| Scope and content |
Papers of Peter Hillsman Taylor (1908-1995, undated) documenting the life and literary career of the noted American short story writer, novelist, biographer, and playwright, who specialized in subjects related to the Upper South, including manuscript materials and correspondence, especially his World War II letters to his wife, Eleanor Ross Taylor; proofs of published materials; loose manuscripts from the Stuart Wright Book Collection; and oversized materials, by or about Peter Hillsman Taylor, Madison Smartt Bell, Robert Penn Warren, Eudora Welty, and others, in English and French language. |
| Access restriction | No access restrictions. |
| Cite as |
Stuart Wright Collection: Peter Hillsman Taylor Papers (#1169-013) East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA |
| Terms of use | Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law. |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner- Purchased from Stuart Wright, 6/21/2010. |
| Biographical note | Peter Hillsman Taylor (1917-1994) was a noted short story writer, novelist, playwright, and educator from Tennessee known for writing about characters from Tennessee and the tension between the old, rural South and the new, industrial South. Taylor was married to the poet Eleanor Ross Taylor. |
