Douglas Woolf Narratives
Collection
Identifier: MSS-300-BC
Scope and Content
This collection consists of 21 pieces of Woolf's writing. It contains numerous short stories published in journals, one book review, and several chapters (published in installments in a literary journal) of his novel John-Juan. The post-war experiences of former soldiers figure into more than one of his manuscripts. His protagonists are often marginal figures, underdogs, people who lead unglamourous lives, or outsiders fraught with confusion, delusions, or disappointment in life. The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century Literature in English explains the relative obscurity of Woolf's characters and themes by the fact that "his understanding of the world was far in advance of his society's." This relative obscurity as well as the variety in Woolf's writing is evident in the writings which comprise this collection.
Dates
- 1948-1967
Language of Materials
English.
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Copy Restrictions
Limited duplication of CSWR material is allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for compliance with all copyright, privacy, and libel laws. Permission is required for publication or distribution.
Biography
Douglas Woolf was born in New York, New York in 1922. He attended Harvard, the University of New Mexico, and the University of Arizona. He worked in many areas (including being a route driver, a journalist, a social worker, and a screenwriter) and for many years he was an itinerant worker who took time off to dedicate to writing. Often, he wrote during travels to other countries or ghost towns in the United States. He was a freelance writer as well as co-publisher and editor of Wolf Run Books. He served in the U.S. Army Air Forces, where he served as Flight Officer in North Africa during World War II. He published several novels and collections of stories including The Hypocritic Days, Fade Out, Wall to Wall, Signs of a Migrant Worker, On Us, and Ya! John-Juan; Two Novels.
Extent
1 box (.38 cu. ft.)
Abstract
This collection consists of 21 writings by Douglas Woolf, author of short stories, novels and book reviews.
- Title
- Finding aid of the Douglas Woolf Narratives, 1948-1967
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Karen Stocker
- Date
- ©2000
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
Revision Statements
- June 28, 2004: PUBLIC "-//University of New Mexico::Center for Southwest Research//TEXT (US::NmU::MSS 300 BC::Douglas Woolf Narratives)//EN" "nmu1mss300bc.sgml" converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (sy2003-10-15).
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu