Creative writing

The papers span the years 1930-2001 and include correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, periodical publications, schoolwork, and Hollins teaching notes. There are more than 2,500 letters from over 130 correspondents, including many Hollins colleagues and alumnae. Letters of Louis Rubin, Howard Nemerov, Malcolm Cowley, William Jay Smith, Annie Dillard, Lee Smith, Eleanor Wilner, Charles Molesworth , and Rosanne Coggeshall may be found in the collection.

This collection contains personal papers of Richard Dillard, who taught in the Hollins University English and Creative Writing department for 59 years.