Ferrol Sams Papers
Scope and Contents
The Ferrol Sams collections contains eleven boxes of handwritten and typed book manuscripts, both edited and unedited; it also contains the author’s correspondence and other personal papers.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1972-2007
- Creation: 1954-2007
Conditions Governing Access
Unrestricted access. All requests subject to limitations noted in departmental policies on reproduction.
Conditions Governing Use
To quote in print, or otherwise reproduce in whole or in part in any publication, including on the World Wide Web, any material from this collection, the researcher must obtain permission from (1) the owner of the physical property and (2) the holder of the copyright. Persons wishing to quote from this collection should consult the reference archivist to determine copyright holders for information in this collection. Reproduction of any item must contain the complete citation to the original.
Biographical / Historical
Ferrol Sams, Jr., was born in Woolsey, Georgia on September 26, 1922. He received a bachelor’s degree from Mercer University in 1942 and attended Emory University Medical School for a year before leaving to enlist in the military in World War II. After the War, he continued his studies at Emory, where he met and married his wife, Helen Fletcher, who was also studying medicine. Receiving his M.D. in 1949, Sams and his wife opened a family practice in Fayetteville, where they would work until retirement. At the age of 60, Sams published his first book based on his youth, Run with the Horsemen. He would continue to publish two more semi-biographical books with The Whisper of the River and When All the World Was Young in addition to five other published works. On January 29, 2013, Dr. Sams passed away at his home in Fayetteville, Georgia, survived by his wife, four children, eight grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren.
Extent
21.25 Linear Feet (11 archival boxes) : Paper materials, publications, notebooks, diaries, and VHS tape
Language of Materials
English
Subject
- Mercer University (Organization)
- Title
- Ferrol Sams Papers
- Author
- Laura Botts, Sharon Tingley, Kathryn Wright, and Brandon Miley (2021)
- Date
- 2021
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Sponsor
- Gift of Ferrol Sams
Repository Details
Part of the Mercer University Archives and Digital Initiatives Repository