| Abstract |
Correspondence, newspaper columns, and periodical publications reflect Knox's literary career from the 1920s through 1975. The bulk of correspondence concerns her columns published between 1933 and 1974 in the "Charlotte News" and the "Charlotte Observer." Other correspondence deals with various aspects of life in Charlotte, the North Carolina Press Association, "Life" magazine, the Cook-Kelley-Cottrell gambling case, race relations in Charlotte, W. J. Cash's "Mind of the South," Charles Lindbergh, Margaret Mitchell, and socialism. Includes memos regarding Knox's work; genealogical notes concerning the Knox and Kilpatrick families; literary manuscripts of William Bryan of Craven County; materials related to Knox's effort to publish a children's book and her efforts related to cerebral palsy facilities; and Knox's writings related to the Junior League. Also contains World War I-related materials, such as correspondence, including letters from servicemen in France, Germany, and England; newspaper clippings; and a scrapbook, which contains letters, photographs, sketches, typescripts, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous printed material relating to Knox's acquaintances and the war in general. A collection of poems concerns various aspects of the war. |
| Access restriction | Joyner- No access restrictions. |
| Cite as |
Dorothy Repiton Knox Papers (#180), Special Collections Department, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. |
| Terms of use | Joyner- Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law. |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner- Gift of Miss Dorothy R. Knox. |
| Biographical note | Dorothy Repiton Knox (b. January 31, 1896), a native of Charlotte, N.C., worked as a Red Cross volunteer during World War I. She aided servicemen at the Southern Railway Station as well as destitute families in the poorest sections of Charlotte and surrounding mill villages. A member of the Charlotte Junior League, she published numerous articles locally and in the national Junior League publication. She penned regular columns for the "Charlotte News" and the "Charlotte Observer" between 1933 and 1974. |
