Mary Gillett papers concerning Bugles at the Border
Scope and Contents
Material relating to "Bugles at the Border" (Winston-Salem: John F. Blair, 1968), an historical novel for children set in Charlotte during the Revolutionary War. Includes typescript, proof, and printed copies of the book and original illustrations by Bruce Tucker.
Dates
- Creation: 1968
Creator
- Gillett, Mary (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Some material may be copyrighted or restricted. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections.
Biographical Note
Gillett was a pioneer woman advertizing executive who moved to Charlotte in 1930. Her firm, Ayer and Gillett, was once the largest advertising agency in North Carolina. Her first novel was Shadows Slant (1937). Bugles at the Border won North Carolina's highest award for juvenile fiction, the Juvenile Literature Award (presented annually by the North Carolina branch of the American Association of University Women), in 1969.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Material relating to "Bugles at the Border" (Winston-Salem: John F. Blair, 1968), an historical novel for children set in Charlotte during the Revolutionary War. Includes typescript, proof, and printed copies of the book and original illustrations by Bruce Tucker.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Richard L. Casanova, 1976.
Physical Description
(5 items, including 1 volume bound, 1 volume unbound, and 2 drawings).
Processing Information
Processed by James Kusik.
Missing Title
- Gillett, Mary Bugles at the border.
- Charlotte (N.C.) History 18th century Fiction.
- Mecklenburg County (N.C.) History 18th century Fiction
Subject
- Gillett, Mary (Person)
- Title
- Mary Gillett papers concerning Bugles at the Border
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- James Kusik
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscript Collections, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, UNC Charlotte Repository
Atkins Library, UNC Charlotte
9201 University City Blvd
Charlotte NC 28223 United States
spec-coll@uncc.edu
