Andrew H. Sparks papers, 1930-1989

Summary

Creator:

Sparks, Andrew Horace, 1919-1989

Date:

1930-1989

Extent:

11.8 Linear Feet 24 document boxes, 1 card file box, 1 oversized box, 2 oversized folders

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Andrew H. Sparks papers, ms2777, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains notes and finished stories researched by Sparks while writer for and editor of Atlanta Weekly magazine; together with correspondence, unpublished short stories, and a novel entitled Wild Islands.

Biographical / historical:

Andrew H. Sparks, Jr. (1919-1989) was a journalist and editor for the Atlanta Magazine. He graduated from the University of Georgia in 1940, and served in the 8th U.S. Army Air Force during World War II. Mr. Sparks met and married Olive Ann Burns, author of Cold Sassy Tree, and had a son John A. Sparks, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, and a daughter Becky Sparks of Atlanta.

Custodial history:

Gift of the estate of Mr. Sparks's wife, Olive Ann Burns Sparks, 1991.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

American literature -- Georgia.
Conservation of natural resources -- Georgia.
Historic preservation -- Georgia.
Authors, American -- Georgia.
Journalists -- Georgia.
Newspapers -- Georgia.
Fiction.
Periodical editors -- Georgia.

Names:

Atlanta weekly

Preferred citation:

Andrew H. Sparks papers, ms2777, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.