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Abigail Johnson
Administrative Information
Conditions Governing Use
Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from Special Collections and University Archives, and the holder of the copyright, if not Old Dominion University Libraries.
Conditions Governing Access
Open to researchers without restrictions.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Box [insert number], Folder [insert number and title], Phillip Raisor Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
Source of Acquisition
Phillip Raisor
Method of Acquisition
Gift.
Processing Information
The collection was processed and finding aid created by Abigail Johnson in 2011.
Biographical or Historical Information
Phillip Raisor was instrumental in founding the Creative Writing Program and the annual Literary Festival while he was a professor of English at Old Dominion University. Raisor was also the English Department chair. Raisor has written short stories, poetry, essays, and articles which have been feartured in numerous literary publications such as the New Virginia Review and Contemporary Literature . He is currently a Professor Emeritus of English at Old Dominion University.
Note written by Kathleen Smith
Scope and Contents
This collection contains material created and collected by Phillip Raisor, a professor in the English Department at Old Dominion University. Included in the collection are material related to the Literary Festival at Old Dominion and personal essays written by Raisor.
Related Material
Old Dominion University Literary Festival Collection (RG 17-3A1)
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Creative writing
- Festivals in literature
- Old Dominion University--Faculty
- Old Dominion University. Department of English
Container List
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 1 Folder 1
Folder 1: Development, ODU Creative Writing Program and Literary Festival1977-1979Preferred Citation
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 1, Development, ODU Creative Writing Program and Literary Festival, 1977-1979, Phillip Raisor Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 2 Folder 2
Folder 2: Publicity, Arts Reunion1978Preferred Citation
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 2, Publicity, Arts Reunion, 1978, Phillip Raisor Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 3 Folder 3
Folder 3: Brochures, Arts Reunion and Literary FestivalundatedPreferred Citation
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 3, Brochures, Arts Reunion and Literary Festival, undated, Phillip Raisor Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 4 Folder 4
Folder 4: Development, Arts ReunionundatedPreferred Citation
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 4, Development, Arts Reunion, undated, Phillip Raisor Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 5 Folder 5
Folder 5: Personal EssaysundatedPreferred Citation
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 5, Personal Essays, undated, Phillip Raisor Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.