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Joseph Blotner Papers, 1852-1992 the Louis Daniel Brodsky Joseph Blotner Papers, 1852-1992 The Louis Daniel Brodsky Collection of William Faulkner Materials The Center for Faulkner Studies Special Collections and Archives Southeast Missouri State University Extent: 23.3 linear feet Accession Number: 1989.001 Abstract: A comprehensive file of Joseph Blotner's research, interview notes, correspondence, and manuscripts compiled during his work on Faulkner: A Biography. Repository: Special Collections and Archives, Southeast Missouri State University Phone: (573) 651-2245; Fax: (573) 651-2666; Email: [email protected] Provenance: Louis Daniel Brodsky, 1989 Citation: Joseph Blotner Papers, Special Collections and Archives, Southeast Missouri State University. Restrictions: N/A Biographical Note: Joseph Blotner (1923-2012), born in Scotch Plains, NJ, dedicated much of his life to William Faulkner. Blotner, a WWII veteran, received a PhD in literature at University of Pennsylvania and taught at the University of Idaho, the University of Virginia, the University of North Carolina and the University of Michigan. In 1962, after Faulkner’s death, his family requested that Blotner write his biography. In 1974, the two-volume, 2,115-page Faulkner: A Biography. Blotner’s work did not stop there. He wrote, edited, and contributed to a dozen books on Faulkner, studied J.D. Salinger, and completed another biography of Robert Penn Warren. The two met after Blotner had convinced the University of Virginia to bring Faulkner on as a writer-in-residence. Blotner was instantly awed by Faulkner’s charisma, and reciprocally, Blotner’s WWII stories inspired Faulkner. That inspiration led to the creation of the novel The Mansion. Many believed that Faulkner: A Biography left out the darker sides of Faulkner’s life due to the relationship between the author and the subject. Blotner and Faulkner were very close friends, so after the death of Faulkner’s wife, Blotner published a much shorter volume of Faulkner’s biography, which included the shortcomings. On his deathbed, Faulkner referred to Blotner as his “spiritual son.” Scope and Content Note: Correspondence, newspapers, photographs, interview notes, magazine articles, research materials, book excerpts, journals, manuscripts, and drawings pertaining to Joseph Blotner’s research that produced Faulkner: A Biography. Joseph Blotner Papers, 1852-1992 The Louis Daniel Brodsky Collection of William Faulkner Materials The Center for Faulkner Studies Special Collections and Archives Southeast Missouri State University Shelf 1 Box 2100: 001 - Colonel William C. Falkner Correspondence, November 24, 1964 – March 12, 1984 002 - Colonel William C. Falkner Misc Research Material, 1852 – March 30 1984 003 - Colonel William C. Falkner Articles & Book CHPS, c. 1900 – c. 1969 004 - Colonel William C. Falkner Newspaper Clippings, March 7, 1937 – October 7, 1984 005 - Maud Butler Falkner Interview Notes, August 19, 1964 – November 18, 1966 006 - Maud Butler Falkner Misc Research Material, 1944-1950 007 - John Wesley Thompson, Justiana Word Interview notes, undated 008 - John Wesley Thompson, Justiana Word Correspondence, September 27 – 29, 1966 009 - John Wesley Thompson, Justiana Word Misc. Research Material, undated. 010 - William Boozer Correspondence (to) January 10, 1966 – August 30, 1984 011 - William Boozer Correspondence (from) November 29, 1965 – October 10, 1987 012 - William Boozer Newspaper Clippings, November 26, 1945 – February 23, 1975 013 - William Boozer Misc. Research Material, 1966 014 - Malcolm Cowley Correspondence (from) November 27, 1947 - December 8, 1987 015 - Malcolm Cowley Correspondence (to) October 24, 1964 - August 24, 1981 016 - Malcolm Cowley Interview Notes and Misc. Research Material July 29, 1964 017 - Robert X. Williams, Sallie Murry Williams, Aunt Tee Correspondence (to), August 24, 1964 – May 7, 1974 018 - Robert X. Williams, Sallie Murray Williams, Aunt Tee Correspondence (from) April 14, 1965 – c. 1974 019 - Robert X. Williams, Sallie Murray Williams, Aunt Tee Interview Notes, August 19, 1964 - November 25, 1965 020 - Bitterweeds, Malcolm Franklin Correspondence, November 27, 1979 021 - Bitterweeds, Malcolm Franklin Articles, Book Chapters and Newspaper Clippings, c. 1977 - November 4, 1980 022 - Bitterweeds, Malcolm Franklin Misc. Research Materials, undated 023 - Malcolm A. Franklin and Judge Franklin Correspondence (to), May 20, 1965 - September 3, 1976 024 - Malcolm A. Franklin and Judge Franklin Correspondence (from), February 9, 1966 – July 25, 1976 025 - Malcolm A. Franklin and Judge Franklin Interview Notes, October 10, 1964 - September 26, 1966 026 - Malcolm A. Franklin and Judge Franklin Magazine Articles and Newspaper Clippings, October 7, 1971 – c. 1972 027 - Malcolm A. Franklin and Judge Franklin Misc. Research Materials, 1965 Box 2101: 001 - Colonel William C. Falkner Interview Notes, December 9, 1964 – August 16, 1974 002 - Howard Duvall Correspondence (From J.B.), October 15, 1974 - February 2, 1979 003 - Howard Duvall Correspondence (To J.B.), January 9, 1974 – June 15, 1977 -1- 004 - Howard Duvall Misc. Research Materials, 1940 005 - Mrs. Walter McLean Jr. Book Photocopies and Newspaper Clippings, January 8, 1968 - October 1976 006 - Mrs. Walter McLean Jr. Misc. Research Materials, March 5 – 8, 1965 007 - A. I. Bezzerides Correspondence (TO), May 17, 1965 – May 31, 1980 008 - A. I. Bezzerides Correspondence (FROM), May 17, 1966 – June 5, 1980 009 - A. I. Bezzerides Misc. Research Materials, June 8, 1966 – July 31, 1975 010 - Colonel Cofield Correspondence, July 26, 1972 011 - Judge J W T Falkner II Misc. Research Materials, undated 012 - Judge J W T Falkner II Interview Notes, December 30, 1964 - November 18, 1966 013 - Colonel Cofield Misc. Research Materials, undated 014 - Genealogy Interview Notes, December 8, 1950 - November 7, 1981 015 - Genealogy Correspondence, March 15, 1966 - November 7, 1981 016 - Genealogy Articles and Books Chapters, c. 1910 – c. 1975 017 - Genealogy Misc. Research Materials, 1968 018 - Henry Falkner Correspondence, April 14, 1983 – April 8, 1984 019 - Phil Stone, Emily Whitehurst Stone Correspondence (FROM J.B.), June 25, 1965 - November 15, 1978 020 - Phil Stone, Emily Whitehurst Stone Correspondence (TO J.B.), March 30, 1965 - November 7, 1984 021 - Phil Stone, Emily Whitehurst Stone Interview Notes, c. 1953 - December 29, 1966 022 - Phil Stone, Emily Whitehurst Stone Articles, Book Chapters, and Newspaper Clippings, c. 1965 - February 23, 1967 023 - Phil Stone, Emily Whitehurst Stone Misc. Research Materials, November 2, 1965, undated 024 - Colonel John Wesley Thompson Falkner Correspondence, December 5, 1963 025 - Colonel John Wesley Thompson Falkner Interview Notes, September 10, 1964 - November 15, 1966 026 - Colonel John Wesley Thompson Falkner Newspapers Clippings, Book Excerpt, and Document Photocopies, undated 027 - Colonel John Wesley Thompson Falkner Misc. Research Materials, 1967 028 - William Fielden Family Correspondence, November 11, 1971 - November 22, 1974 029 - William Fielden Family Interview Notes and Misc. Research Materials, undated 030 - Major and Mrs. L. E. Oldham, Tochie Newspaper Clippings, May 2 – October 17, 1918 031 - Major and Mrs. L. E. Oldham, Tochie Interview Notes, March 21, 1965 - November 17, 1967 032 - Major and Mrs. L. E. Oldham, Tochie Misc. Research Materials, undated 033 - Henry Falkner Articles and Book Chapters, undated 034 - Henry Falkner Misc. Research Materials, March 24 – June 23, 1983, undated Box 2102: 001 - Estelle Oldham Faulkner Correspondence, c. 1957 – October 31, 2005 002 - Estelle Oldham Faulkner Interview Notes, December 9, 1964 – March 28, 1965 003 - Estelle Oldham Faulkner Newspaper Clippings, April 20, 1972 – August 20, 1991 004 - Estelle Oldham Faulkner Misc. Research Materials, October 1964 – April 29, 1968 005 - John(ny) W. T. Faulkner III, Jimmy Faulkner, Chooky Correspondence (TO), March 8, 1965 – May 7, 1974 006 - John(ny) W. T. Faulkner III, Jimmy Faulkner, Chooky Correspondence (FROM) July 29, 1966 - September 13, 1974 -2- 007 - John(ny) W. T. Faulkner III, Jimmy Faulkner, Chooky Newspaper Clippings, November 8, 1950 – February 3, 1976 008 - John(ny) W. T. Faulkner III, Jimmy Faulkner, Chooky Interview Notes, August 1963 – November 15, 1966 009 - John(ny) W. T. Faulkner III, Jimmy Faulkner, Chooky Misc. Research Materials, undated 010 - Murry C. Falkner Correspondence November 30, 1966, undated 011 - Murry C. Falkner Interview Notes, c. 1953 – August 9, 1982 012 - Murry C. Falkner Newspaper Clippings and Book Excerpts, November 12, 1896 013 - Murry C. Falkner Misc. Research Materials, undated 014 - Murry C. Falkner Jr Correspondence (TO), March 20, 1965 – June 22, 1974 015 - Murry C. Falkner Jr. Correspondence (FROM), March 17, 1965 – June 2, 1974 016 - Murry C. Falkner Jr. Interview Notes, November 27, 1964 - November 23, 1965 017 - Murry C. Falkner Jr. Newspaper Clippings, January 28, 1965 – June 17, 1973 018 - Murry C Falkner Jr. Misc. Research Materials, October 30, 1967 – March 31, 1972, undated 019 - Young Dean Falkner, Louise [Dean & Larry Wells] Correspondence (FROM J. B.), August 24, 1964 - September 2, 1982 020 - Young Dean Falkner, Louise [Dean & Larry Wells] Correspondence (TO J.B.), November 11, 1964 – c. 1982 021 - Young Dean Falkner, Louise [Dean & Larry Wells] Interview notes, October 27, 1964 – March 18, 1965 022 - Young Dean Falkner, Louise [Dean & Larry Wells] Articles and Newspaper Clippings, September 27, 1980 - September 6, 1981 023 - Young Dean Falkner, Louise [Dean & Larry Wells] Misc. Research
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