Lewis Grizzard papers, 1966-1994

Summary

Creator:

Grizzard, Lewis, 1946-1994

Date:

1966-1994

Extent:

7.2 Linear Feet 17 document boxes, 2 half boxes

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Lewis Grizzard papers, ms3207, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of mainly typed manuscripts for Grizzard's books and newspaper columns. There is also some correspondence, printed material, clippings, and information concerning his performances on stage and on television.

Biographical / historical:

Lewis McDonald Grizzard, Jr. (1946-1994)was an author, humorist, syndicated columnist and stand-up comedian from Moreland, Georgia (Coweta County). He was sports editor of the Athens Daily News while he was a student at the University of Georgia, executive sports editor of the Atlanta Journal, and briefly sports editor of the Chicago Sun Times. In 1977 he came back to Georgia and began writing for the Atlanta Constitution. He was the author of numerous books, many of them based on material from his newspaper columns. Because of a congenital heart defect, he had three open-heart surgeries, and also wrote about these in columns and books. For more information, see the article Lewis Grizzard in the New Georgia Encyclopedia.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Humorists, American -- 20th century.
American wit and humor -- Southern States.
Journalists -- Georgia.
Correspondence
Clippings (information artifacts)
Manuscripts for publication.

Names:

University of Georgia -- Alumni and alumnae
Grizzard, Lewis, 1946-1994 -- Correspondence

Preferred citation:

Lewis Grizzard papers, ms3207, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.