36. Worst Postmaster Ever - William Faulker

Listen to the historic letters about William Faulkner’s tenure as postmaster at the University of Mississippi. While his notorious reputation as postmaster is no secret, the charges against him are worth exploring in greater depth with his subsequent letter of resignation. See and purchase William Faulkner’s postage stamps here: https://www.littlepostagehouse.com/vintage-postage-bluegreen/Faulkner Sources: Webb, James W. And A. Wigfall Green. William Faulkner of Oxford. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State UP, 1965 The Falkners and the University, Mississippi, Post Office Author(s): Gerald W. Walton Source: The Faulkner Journal, Vol. 5, No. 1 (FALL 1989), pp. 49-50 Published by: The Johns Hopkins University Press "Case No. 133733-C": The Inspector's Letter to Postmaster William Falkner Author(s): JOAN ST. C. CRANE Source: The Mississippi Quarterly , Summer 1989, Vol. 42, No. 3, SPECIAL ISSUE: WILLIAM FAULKNER (Summer 1989), pp. 229-245 Published by: The Johns Hopkins University Press The New Yorker, NOVEMBER 21, 1970 ISSUE THE POSTMASTER By William Shawn, November 13, 1970