1974: Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha | Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Conference

A selection of the essays presented at this year’s conference was published in Volume 14 of Studies in English (1976).

Schedule
Sunday, August 4th
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1974
3:00 PM	Registration Conference Attendees University of Mississippi. Center for Continuation Study 3:00 PM
5:30 PM	Reception Conference Attendees Rowan Oak 5:30 PM
8:00 PM	Film Screening: Intruder in the Dust William Faulkner Clarence Brown University of Mississippi. Center for Continuation Study 8:00 PM
Monday, August 5th
9:30 AM	Welcome Porter L. Fortune Jr., University of Mississippi University of Mississippi. Center for Continuation Study 9:30 AM
10:00 AM	Coffee Conference Attendees University of Mississippi. Center for Continuation Study 10:00 AM
10:30 AM	History of Northern Mississippi David Sansing, University of Mississippi University of Mississippi. Center for Continuation Study 10:30 AM
1:30 PM	Faulkner's Discovery of Yoknapatawpha Joseph Blotner, University of Michigan University of Mississippi. Center for Continuation Study 1:30 PM
2:30 PM	Seminars for Small Groups (1 of 4) Joseph Blotner, University of Michigan Elizabeth Kerr, University of Wisconsin James W. Webb, University of Mississippi Malcolm Cowley, American Academy of Arts and Letters University of Mississippi. Center for Continuation Study 2:30 PM
4:00 PM	Guided Hike Through Bailey's Woods Conference Attendees Bailey's Woods 4:00 PM
8:00 PM	Film Screening: Faulkner's Mississippi: Land into Legend Joseph Blotner, University of Michigan Malcolm Cowley, American Academy of Arts and Letters Elizabeth Kerr, University of Wisconsin Evans Harrington, University of Mississippi University of Mississippi. Center for Continuation Study 8:00 PM
Tuesday, August 6th
9:30 AM	Guided Tour of Oxford and Lafayette County Conference Attendees Various Locations 9:30 AM
8:00 PM	Keynote Address: The Faulkners and the Fictional Families Joseph Blotner, University of Michigan University of Mississippi. Center for Continuation Study 8:00 PM
Wednesday, August 7th
9:30 AM	Evolution of Yoknapatawpha Elizabeth Kerr, University of Wisconsin University of Mississippi. Center for Continuation Study 9:30 AM
10:30 AM	Coffee Conference Attendees University of Mississippi. Center for Continuation Study 10:30 AM
11:00 AM	Seminars for Small Groups (2 of 4) Joseph Blotner, University of Michigan Elizabeth Kerr, University of Wisconsin James W. Webb, University of Mississippi Malcolm Cowley, American Academy of Arts and Letters University of Mississippi. Center for Continuation Study 11:00 AM
1:00 PM	Film Screening: William Faulkner's Mississippi M. C. Falkner J. M. Faulkner William Lamb Elizabeth Kerr, University of Wisconsin Gerald Walton, University of Mississippi University of Mississippi. Center for Continuation Study 1:00 PM
3:30 PM	Tour of Mississippi Room Conference Attendees University of Mississippi Library 3:30 PM
5:00 PM	Picnic at Rowan Oak Conference Attendees Rowan Oak 5:00 PM
8:00 PM	Keynote Address: Isaac McCaslin and the Heritage of Yoknapatawpha Malcolm Cowley, American Academy of Arts and Letters University of Mississippi. Center for Continuation Study 8:00 PM
Thursday, August 8th
9:30 AM	Panel of Local Townspeople James W. Webb, University of Mississippi University of Mississippi. Center for Continuation Study 9:30 AM
10:30 AM	Coffee Conference Attendees University of Mississippi. Center for Continuation Study 10:30 AM
11:00 AM	Seminars for Small Groups (3 of 4) Joseph Blotner, University of Michigan Elizabeth Kerr, University of Wisconsin James W. Webb, University of Mississippi Malcolm Cowley, American Academy of Arts and Letters University of Mississippi. Center for Continuation Study 11:00 AM
1:30 PM	Tour of New Albany, Ripley, and Falkner, Mississippi Conference Attendees University of Mississippi. Center for Continuation Study 1:30 PM
8:00 PM	Drama: That Evening Sun Thomas Farrington Donald McBryde, University of Mississippi Joseph Blotner, University of Michigan Malcolm Cowley, American Academy of Arts and Letters Elizabeth Kerr, University of Wisconsin - Madison Evans Harrington, University of Mississippi University of Mississippi. Center for Continuation Study 8:00 PM
Friday, August 9th
9:30 AM	The Snopses John Pilkington, University of Mississippi University of Mississippi. Center for Continuation Study 9:30 AM
10:30 AM	Coffee Conference Attendees University of Mississippi. Center for Continuation Study 10:30 AM
11:00 AM	Dilsey and the Negroes Malcolm Cowley, American Academy of Arts and Letters University of Mississippi. Center for Continuation Study 11:00 AM
1:30 PM	Seminars for Small Groups (4 of 4) Joseph Blotner, University of Michigan Elizabeth Kerr, University of Wisconsin James W. Webb, University of Mississippi Malcolm Cowley, American Academy of Arts and Letters University of Mississippi. Center for Continuation Study 1:30 PM
2:30 PM	Coffee Conference Attendees University of Mississippi. Center for Continuation Study 2:30 PM
3:00 PM	Panel Discussion: The Riches of Yoknapatawpha Conference Staff University of Mississippi. Center for Continuation Study 3:00 PM
8:00 PM	Keynote Address: The Sole Owner and Proprietor Joseph Blotner, University of Michigan University of Mississippi. Center for Continuation Study 8:00 PM
9:30 PM	Party Conference Attendees University of Mississippi. Center for Continuation Study 9:30 PM
Saturday, August 10th
3:00 PM	News segment: 1974 Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Conference Claude Locke 3:00 PM

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