"Books recording the mores and folkways of small segments of our society are often of great sociological value. Such records may be scientific reports or interesting fiction. In the latter group are Julia Mood Peterkin's books, which attempt to record the lives of the South Carolina coastal Negroes known as Gullahs. Mrs. Peterkin's description of the lives of these exotic and unusual people has brought her literary recognition. For two of her short stories, she received the O'Henry Memorial Prize Award, and for her novel, Scarlet Sister Mary, a Pulitzer Prize. Despite her literary fame, factual knowledge about Mrs. Peterkin's life is sparse and fragmentary. To compile information not hitherto available in one source, along with bibliographical data relative to Julia Peterkin and her works, is the purpose of this study"--Introduction. / "June, 1959." / At head of title: Florida State University. / Typescript. / "Submitted to the Graduate Council of Florida State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts." / Advisor: Robert Clapp, Professor Directing Paper. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 38-43).
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_257375 |
| Contributors | Stem, Louise Timberlake (authoraut), Clapp, Robert (professor directing thesis.), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University, Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource (ii, 43 leaves), computer, application/pdf |
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