Wallace McClure Collection on Gone With the Wind
This collection houses a variety of materials that Wallace McClure collected regarding the book, movie, and stage versions of Gone With the Wind. Among these items are a transcribed telegram from Margaret Mitchell Marsh, a State Department report, reminiscences from Anne McClure and Josephine Powell Beaty, a book review, two magazines, a 20-page program from the movie, and many newspaper clippings.
Dates
- 1939 November 19-1974 November
Conditions Governing Access
Collections are stored offsite and must be requested in advance. See www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.
Conditions Governing Use
The UT Libraries claims only physical ownership of most material in the collections. Persons wishing to broadcast or publish this material must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants on www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet (1 quarter box)
Abstract
This collection houses a variety of materials that Wallace McClure collected regarding the book, movie, and stage versions of Gone With the Wind. Among these items are a transcribed telegram from Margaret Mitchell Marsh, a State Department report, reminiscences from Anne McClure and Josephine Powell Beaty, a book review, two magazines, a 20-page program from the movie, and many newspaper clippings.
Biographical/Historical Note
Wallace McClure was born to William Kyle and Eliza Parsons (Lewis) McClure in Knoxville, Tennessee on July 30, 1890. He earned his A.B. (1910) and LL.B. (1911) from the University of Tennessee and his A.M. (1915) and Ph.D. (1924) from Columbia University. He was admitted to the Bar in Knoxville in 1911 and to the Bar of the United States District Court in 1920. McClure was twice married: once to Helen Mellen and once to Anne Taylor. He had three sons with his first wife: William Kyle, George Mellen, and Wallace.
For the vast majority of his professional career, McClure worked as an economic analyst for the Foreign Service Auxiliary (1920-1951). He was also involved in education, serving as a visiting lecturer at the University of Virginia (1954-1955), as a Fulbright Lecturer at the University of Dacca in East Pakistan (1955-1956), as Consulting Director of the World Rule of Law Center (1958), and as a Visiting Professor of Law at Duke University (1958-1961). He authored numerous books and articles on such subjects as state constitution making, commercial policy, executive agreements, world law, and world legal order. McClure died in March of 1984 in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Arrangement
This collection is in four folders in a single box.
Acquisition Note
Wallace McClure donated these materials to Special Collections.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository