Finding Aid for the Henry Faulkner Collection, 1940-1981
MS-1398University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN
Encoded by: Will Dewey, August 24, 2006
Summary Information
Henry Faulkner Collection
Date/Date Range : 1940-1981
4.5 linear feet
Abstract: This is a collection of Faulkner's poetry, correspondence and records, both personal and business, as well as interviews, newspaper clippings, and official documents collected by House. These papers range from August 1940 to August 1981
MS-1398
University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN
Access and Use
Collection is property of Special Collections
Collection is open for research.
The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.
[Identification of Item], Henry Faulkner Papers, MS-1398. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.
Arrangement
This collections consists of 3 boxes.
Biography / History
Henry Faulkner (1924-1981) was born in Egypt, Kentucky. His flamboyant lifestyle carried him from a traumatic childhood in rural Kentucky through a bohemian existence in New York, Los Angeles, Key West and Sicily. To the public, he was an eccentric rebel but to his friend Tennessee Williams, a "brilliant" poet.
Collection Scope and Content Note
This collection of manuscripts consists of papers of the artist and poet Henry Faulkner. The collection was contributed and originally assembled by Charles House, author, for the purpose of writing a biography of Faulkner, The Outrageous Life of Henry Faulkner: Portrait of an Appalachian Artist . The University of Tennessee Press, 1988. The organization and classification of the contents reflects this intention.
Subject Terms
- Faulkner, Henry, 1940-1981
Contents List
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Folder
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Art business-records (misc.) (undated)
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1
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Folder
2
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Art business-records (Oct. 6, 1957-July 21, 1980)
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1
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Folder
3
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Art business-records (A.B. Closson's Jr. Co.) (Feb. 7, 1961-May 14, 1974)
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1
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Folder
4
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Art business-records (The Gallery) (July 19,1961-July 21, 1971)
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1
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Folder
5
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Art business-records (R.&R. Robinson's, Inc.) (Nov. 20, 1964-April 19, 1980)
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1
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Folder
6
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Art Business-correspondence (Jan. 12, 1958-Aug. 8, 1980)
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1
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Folder
7
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Art Business-promotional material (flyers, etc.)
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1
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Folder
8
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Faulkner's personal correspondence (Aug. 12, 1963-Aug. 8, 1980)
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1
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Folder
9
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Faulkner's correspondence to Henry Hornsby (1949-1950)
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1
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Folder
10
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Correspondence to Faulkner (Jan. 9, 1946-Spet. 4, 1964)
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1
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Folder
11
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Correspondence to Faulkner (Jan. 11, 1965-April 22, 1981)
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1
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Folder
12
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Correspondence from "Beetles" (Bound notebook with some loose letters) (Sept. 25, 1947-March 22, 1952)
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1
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Folder
13
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Correspondence to Faulkner (misc.) (undated)
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1
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Folder
14
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Correspondence from Settle (CPA) (to and about Faulkner)
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1
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Folder
15
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Correspondence (to and about Faulkner) arranged by Charles House (#1-14) (Dec. 12, 1957-Dec. 1973)
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1
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Folder
16
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Correspondence (to and from Faulkner) arranged by Charles House (#1-63) (Oct. 1946-Jan. 1967)
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1
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Folder
17
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Correspondence-misc. (Aug. 22, 1950-April 16, 1981)
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1
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Folder
18
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Correspondence (to and from Faulkner) arranged by Charles House [no. 1-no. 127] (Aug. 12, 1940)
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1
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Folder
19
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Correspondence (to and from Faulkner) arranged by Charles House (Dec. 16, 1977 [no. 128]-Dec. 28, 19?? [no. 229])
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1
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Folder
20
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Misc. documents (receipts, etc.)
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1
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Folder
21
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Misc. personal items (school texts, framed picture, photo negative, etc.)
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2
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Folder
1
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Prose and Poetry Pieces
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2
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Folder
2
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Selection of writings and poems
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2
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Folder
3
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Henry's Prose (bound noetbook) somewhat arranged by House
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2
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Folder
4
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Henry's Poetry, somewhat arranged by House
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2
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Folder
5
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Reports from Kentucky Childrens Home
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2
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Folder
6
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Reports from St. Elizabeth Hospital
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2
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Folder
7
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Reports from New York State Psychiatric Institute
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2
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Folder
8
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Reports from 1964 Diagnostic Evaluation
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2
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Folder
9
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Faulkner's report from St. Elizabeth
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2
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Folder
10
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Poems and newsletters from St. Elizabeth's Hospital
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2
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Folder
11
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Correspondence to Charles House (loose letters)
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2
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Folder
12
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Correspondence to Charles House (bound notebooks)
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3
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Folder
1
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Interviews (bound notebooks #1): Henry Faulkner, Alice Delanier (empty file), Marian Broadus, Mr. and Mrs. Anse McWhorter, Greene and Edna Settle, Wilson Faulkner, Elsworth Taylor, James Herndon
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3
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Folder
2
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Interviews (bound notebook #2): Captain Tony Tarracino and Margaret Forestman, Lois Faulkner, Margaret Forestman, Wright Langley, Suzy De Poo, Marjorie Milken, Contance Freeman, Floy Thompson, Ouida George, Charles Hudson, Tennessee Notes, Herlihy's Notes (empty file), Charles House's Notes ("My Notes")
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3
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Folder
3
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Interviews (bound notebook #3): Mrs. John Faulkner, Art Auction Tape, Laura Faulkner, James L. Herlihy (empty file), Pleas HIll, Robert Kersey, Frank Close and Bradley Pickleshimer, Bob Morgan, Richard Heyman, Gary and Cindy Blum.
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3
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Folder
4
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Interviews (bound notebook #4[blue]): Taormina Interviews: Daphne Phelps, Roberto, Mirella Panerella, Giovanni Panerello, Carlo Panerello, Madeline Laugheson, Henry Simpson
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3
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Folder
5
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Bound newspaper clippings (also contains copy of Faulkner's will) (arranged by Charles House)
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3
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Folder
6
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Bound newspaper clippings (articles on his death, etc.) (arranged by House)
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3
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Folder
7
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Unbound newspaper clippings #1
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3
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Folder
8
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Unbound newspaper clippings #2
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3
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Folder
9
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Collectors of American Art , 4 pamphlets (1956-1959)
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3
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Folder
10
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Magazines ( Arts Magazine , 3 issues)
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3
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Folder
11
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Magazines ( Art News , 3 issues)
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3
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Folder
12
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Misc. Magazines ( Esquire , Sat. Review , Palm Beach Life )
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