Foster, Ruel E. (Ruel Elton), 1916-
Person
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Ruel Foster, Professor of English, Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3461
Overview
Papers of Ruel Foster, a former professor of English and Chairman of the English Department, West Virginia University. Includes material related to author Thomas Wolfe (box 6); an extensive series of correspondence with acclaimed Appalachian writer Jesse Stuart (boxes 1-3 and 8); and letters from Helen Pancake, mother of Breece D'J Pancake (box 6). Also includes records related to the publication of Foster's book on Jesse Stuart in Twayne's United States Author Series, a photographic...
Dates:
1906-2000; Majority of material found in 1940-2000