John Donald Wade papers, 1946-1950

Summary

Creator:
Wade, John Donald, 1892-1963
Date:
1946-1950
Extent:
4.75 Linear Feet 9 document boxes, 1 half box
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

John Donald Wade papers, ms2945, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of the papers of John Donald Wade during the years 1946-1950. The major part of the collection is correspondence - letters from Wade soliciting manuscripts for the Georgia review, response letters from authors (including Flannery O'Connor, Robert Penn Warren, Sinclair Lewis, and others), letters relating to Wade's horticultural interests, and some personal letters. Also included are clippings, printed material, writings by Wade, and thesis research by Anne Wade Rittenberry.

Biographical / historical:

"A noted biographer, essayist, and literary-review editor, John Donald Wade is best remembered for his participation in the Vanderbilt Agrarian movement of the 1930s and especially his contribution to the symposium that was to become that movement's manifesto, I'll Take My Stand: The South and the Agrarian Tradition (1930). Wade, a Macon County native who spent much of his life in Georgia , was not as prolific as some of his Agrarian colleagues, notably Donald Davidson, John Crowe Ransom, Allen Tate, and Robert Penn Warren, and as a result did not attain their fame." - For more information see the article John Donald Wade in the New Georgia Encyclopedia.

Acquisition information:
The John Donald Wade Papers were acquired by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library on December 10, 1996. They were purchased from Anne Wade Rittenberry, daughter of John Donald Wade.

Access and use restrictions

Preferred citation:

John Donald Wade papers, ms2945, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.