George T. McWhorter Reminiscences

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George T. McWhorter

May 10, 1931 - April 25, 2020
OBITUARY
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A ROSTER OF REMINISCENCES

George McWhorter holding his treasured first edition of Tarzan of the Apes

The Worlds of ERB by Reed Crandall and Al Williamson

CONTENTS
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Contents: 0630	Ch. 1: 0631	Ch. 2: 0632	Ch. 3: 0633	Ch. 4: 0634	Ch. 5: 0635	Ch. 6: 0636
Ch. 7: 0637	Ch. 8: 0638	Ch. 9: 0639	Ch. 10 0148	Ch. 11 1519	Ch. 12 Gridley Waves	Ch. 13 UofL Article
.Ch. 14 Collection Tour I	.Ch. 15 Collection Tour II	Ch. 16 2012 Tarzana	Ch. 17 2013 Sunday	Ch. 18 The BB Legacy	Ch. 19 Bulletin Archive	Ch. 20 ERB King of Dreams
.	Ch. 21 Moon Maid Glossary	Ch. 22 Photo Captures	Ch. 23 Martin Poem to George	C h. 24 U of L Tribute	Ch. 25 GTM Obituary	Ch. 26 Dum-Dum Memory

PART 24
GEORGE T. McWHORTER TRIBUTE
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By Delinda Stephens Buie
Delinda was George's closest colleague at the University of Louisville for decades,
and they maintained their relationship after George retired.

A photo of George and Delinda was taken at the ceremony and exhibition on 28 August 2008
honoring George and his gift of an endowment for the Edgar Rice Burroughs Collection.

PART I

A CHRONOLOGICAL ROSTER OF REMINISCENCES
By George T. McWhorter
Wherein it shall be revealed a set of curious chances
by which the subject has arrived at this present
STATION IN LIFE
"Each One As Before Will Chase His Favorite Phantom"
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George T. McWhorter, Jr.: Age 6 Months ~ 1931

George as Army Buck Private: Fort Dix, N. J. ~ Age 20 ~ 1951

McWhorter 10-foot tall 1965 publicity photo from the Radio City Music Hall lobby

George McWhorter in DESERT SONG ~ 1957 (age 26)

McWhorter appointed Curator, Rare Books, at the U of L July 1972 (age 41)

Wherein it shall be revealed a set of curious chances by which the subject has arrived at this present
STATION IN LIFE
By George T. McWhorter
Featured in
THE OWL:
The Official Newsletter of the University of Louisville Libraries
Vol. 6, No. 9 October, 1991

PART 2

Each One As Before
Will Chase His Favorite Phantom
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By George T. McWhorter
Curator of the Edgar Rice Burroughs Collection at the University of Louisville
talks about his efforts to build the collection

BIBLIO
The Magazine for Collectors of Books, Manuscripts, and Ephemera
Volume 1 ~ Number 2 ~ September-October 1996

PART 3

A MUSICAL BIOGRAPHY OF
GEORGE T. McWHORTER
(BARITONE)
(Compiled in March 1980)
and
PROGRAMME GALLERY
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PART 4

RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL:
A REMEMBRANCE
by
GEORGE McWHORTER
www.erbzine.com/mag6/0634.html

featured in
THE OWL
The Newsletter for Employees of the U of L Libraries ~ Vol. 6, No. 11 ~ December 1991

PART 5

THE SEAFARER
Poetry Across A Millennium
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An Anglo-Saxon 1,000 years ago first set down the poem
newly translated by
George McWhorter

PART 6

THE
GEORGE McWHORTER
PHOTO
SCRAPBOOK I
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PART 7

THE
GEORGE McWHORTER
PHOTO
SCRAPBOOK II
www.erbzine.com/mag6/0637.html

PART 8

Burroughs Bulletin 33 Winter 98 - J. Allen St. John portrait of ERB

GTW Projects and Publications
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Burroughs Bulletin & Gridley Wave
Burroughs Bulletin Index
The Nell Dismukes McWhorter Memorial Edgar Rice Burroughs
Collection at the University of Louisville Ekstrom Library
A Lasting Influence: Jessie Kneisel
The Moon Maid Glossary
Dum-Dum Dossier
Edgar Rice Burroughs: King of Dreams
and much more

PART 9

Collector finds movie renews interest in hero
Feature article on George T. McWhorter
by Maria Clark
www.erbzine.com/mag6/0639.html

Inside U of L
A newspaper for the faculty and staff of the University of Louisville
July 2, 1999 ~ Vol. 19 Number 1

PART 10

George McWhorter Lost in the ERB Memorial Collection

HISTORY OF THE
BURROUGHS BIBLIOPHILES
and
BURROUGHS BULLETIN
by
George T. McWhorter
curator of the Edgar Rice Burroughs Collection ~
-the largest institutional
archive of Burroughs materials in the world.

PART 11

Some Scientific Names in the Burroughs Books
Edited by
George T. McWhorter
A Souvenir of the 2003 Dum-Dum ~ Louisville, Kentucky
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PART 12

Gridley Wave Newsletter Archives
Over 20 Years of Monthly Newsletters
Edited by George McWhorter
Black and White Editions
plus Colour Webpages and PDF versions for later editions
http://www.erbzine.com/mag34/3450.html

PART 13

George T. McWhorter: Lord of Tarzan
The Edgar Rice Burroughs Memorial Collection
Reprinted from U of L Magazine ~ Spring 2009 ~ By Ron Cooper
University of Louisville ~ Louisville, Kentucky
http://www.erbzine.com/mag27/2722.html

PART 14

Special Collections/Rare Books ~ Ekstrom Library ~ University of Louisville ~ Kentucky

ERBzine 0402:
George McWhorter's Virtual Tour of the
Nell Dismukes McWhorter
Edgar Rice Burroughs Memorial Collection
TOUR ONE
18 Galleries

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PART 15

ERBzine 3001:
George McWhorter's Virtual Tour of the
Nell Dismukes McWhorter
Edgar Rice Burroughs Memorial Collection
TOUR TWO
30 Galleries

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PART 16

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GEORGE McWHORTER DUM-DUM 2012 GREETING
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A video greeting to attendees of the 2012 Dum-Dum from Burroughs Bibliophiles
Spiritual Leader and Jeddak of Jeddaks, George T. McWhorter ~ University of Louisville

FILM: "A Conversation with George McWhorter" by Allison Bohl
https://vimeo.com/38592149
..
THE MANY FACES OF GEORGE McWHORTER

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Fans had a chance to meet George in person
at the 2013 Dum-Dum in Louisville, KY ~ August 8-12
and marvel at the incredible McWhorter Memorial ERB Collection
Enjoy online visits to Burroughs Conventions at:
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PART 17

A SUNDAY WITH GEORGE McWHORTER
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After the 2013 Louisville Dum-Dum
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For us, the highlight of the 2013 Louisville Burroughs Convention was
the Sunday we spent with the greatest of all ERB fans: George McWhorter.
He has soloed at his church for 40 years
- and we were thrilled to finally have the chance to hear him perform.
Despite his 80 years, George's voice is still rich and powerful and fully captivates his audience.
Later we dined and drove around the city, and ended our visit at his apartment.

PART 18

THE BURROUGHS BIBLIOPHILES AND BULLETIN LEGACY
Over the years George devoted a tremendous amount of time and personal resources to the publishing of a new series of quarterly Burroughs Bulletins as well as the monthly newsletter: The Gridley Wave. George gave ERBzine permission to release electronic versions of all his Gridley Waves and to reprint all these zines back to Issue No. 1. George's Burroughs Bulletin was a gorgeous slick magazine with each issue devoted to an ERB title.
After reaching the end of Burroughs titles the BB Board of Directors decided that perhaps the daunting task of publishing these magazines and newsletters on such a regular basis should be turned over to a younger man. The job was taken over by Henry Franke.
Leaving this labour of love that he had invested so many thousands of dollars and man-hours over decades was very difficult, but he prided himself in the quality and regularity of these hundreds of publications which had brought countless ERB devotees to the fold.

Read all the Gridley Wave Newsletters from 1959-2010
Starting at ERBzine 3450

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See all the covers and contents of the
BURROUGHS BULLETIN
published by George McWhorter

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and at the
Official Burroughs Bibliophiles Website
www.burroughsbibliophiles.com

PART 19

The Official Publication of The Burroughs Bibliophiles
Over 80 Reprints Endorsed by
George T. McWhorter (Editor and Publisher)
Read them online - Released Weekly in ERBzine

CONTENTS

PART 20

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Edgar Rice Burroughs:
King of Dreams
by George T. McWhorter
READ ALL PAGES HERE
Reprinted from Library Review 30 ~ May 1980
University of Louisville ~ Louisville, Kentucky
I have scanned and re-typed the text from this 41-page article.
All the pages and illustrations are here in two sizes
and the entire article is also posted in an ERBzine PDF file.
Part I | Part II | Part III | PDF Version

PART 21
MOON MAID GLOSSARY
FROM THE MOON MAID TRILOGY BY
EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS

Compiled by George McWhorter
Revised by Duane Adams for ERBzine in 1999
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PART 22
PHOTOS CAPTURED BY GOOGLE ON ERBzine
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A few photos Googled off ERBzine.com
GEORGE and FRIENDS :: Pt. 1
GEORGE ON SCREEN
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FILM: "A Conversation with George McWhorter" by Allison Bohl
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PART 23
The Real George of the Jungle

George McWhorter's mother, Nell,
Taught him how to read so well
That he devoured many books,
And best of all he got his hooks
Into the tales by Edgar Rice,
Which tales did his young mind entice
To read each one that he could find
To feed and grow his yearning mind.
He read of Tarzan, tall and strong,
Jungle Lord, knew right from wrong.
He traversed over Planet Mars
With he who wore a captain's bars;
He went to Venus on a ship
That left for Mars then did a flip;
He roamed the Arizona West
With Shoz-Dijiji, on a quest;
He hiked with Bridge and Billy Byrne,
Then to the Inner World did turn;
He ne'er forgot that Caspak land
And rode herd on the Bar Y brand.

And when they thought he'd done it all,
He'd just begun to have a ball:
Setting up at Louisville
For other fans, the wondrous thrill
Of seeing books in jackets, fine,
And scenes of Tarzan on a vine,
Magazines and lobby cards
With tales of jeds and jungle guards;
Toys and games and photographs,
Figurines of tall giraffes.
And more, and more, and more, and more,
Enough to fill the Earth's huge core!
Burroughs' heroes all became
Kings or lords with lasting fame.
And likewise, George, the Super Fan
Has earned the kudos: "You da man!"
And all the fans from East to West,
Give George a hand, for he's the best.

--John "Bridge" Martin

PART 26
A Fond Memory of George and the Louisville Dum-Dums he hosted

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