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Bradford, Roark, 1896-1948. Letter to Professor Munson [manuscript], 1935 December 17.

Title: Letter to Professor Munson [manuscript], 1935 December 17.

In the letter (1935 December 17), Bradford suggests that Munson write a study of one of his better short stories.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647897733 View

Ober, Harold, 1881-1959. Correspondence with H. N. Swanson [manuscript], 1942-1951

Title: Correspondence with H. N. Swanson [manuscript], 1942-1951

Correspondence of Harold Ober, New York, and West Coast representative, H. N. Swanson, Los Angeles , includes copies of letters by William Faulkner.The correspondence concerns William Faulkner's work for Warner Brothers, including the movie possibilities of "Intruder in the dust." People mentioned include Robert Buckner, Bennett Cerf, Raymond Chandler, James Geller, and William Herndon. The collection also includes an official agreement with Warner Bros., a flier advertising "Intruder in the dust"; and a copy of "The private world of William Faulkner" by Roark Bradford.

ArchivalResource: 62 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/277632322 View

Wilson, James Southall, 1880-1963. Correspondence relating to the Southern Writers Convention sponsored by the "Virginia Quarterly Review" at the University of Virginia, October 23-24, 1931 [manuscript], 1931-1932.

Title: Correspondence relating to the Southern Writers Convention sponsored by the "Virginia Quarterly Review" at the University of Virginia, October 23-24, 1931 [manuscript], 1931-1932.

The collection consists of Wilson's correspondence with authors he invited to the convention, particularly Conrad Aiken, Sherwood Anderson, Katharine Anthony, John Peale Bishop, James Boyd, Roark Bradford, Herschel Brickell, Maxwell Struthers Burt, James Branch Cabell, Henry Seidel Canby, Willa Cather, Maristan Chapman, Emily Clark, Irvin S. Cobb, Donald Davidson, William Edward Dodd, William Faulkner, John Gould Fletcher, Ellen Glasgow, Isa Glenn, Paul Green, Sara Haardt, Archibald Henderson, DuBose Heyward, Gerald W. Johnson, Mary Johnston, H.L. Mencken, Margaret Prescott Montague, Julia Mood Peterkin, Ulrich Bonnell Phillips, Josephine Pinckney, Burton Rascoe, Lizette Woodworth Reese, Cale Young Rice, Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice, Amelie Rives, Elizabeth Madox Roberts, Herbert Ravenal Sass, Mrs. Laurence Stallings, T.S. Stribling, Allen Tate, Irita Van Doren, Thomas Wolfe, and Stark Young.

ArchivalResource: 75 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647806920 View

Wilson, James Southall, 1880-1963. Papers of James Southall Wilson [manuscript], 1908-1936.

Title: Papers of James Southall Wilson [manuscript], 1908-1936.

The collection contains manuscripts of articles and poetry by Wilson, Nancy Tucker Wilson and Lawrence Lee; professional correspondence; topical files; and gradebooks and examinations from English courses taught by Wilson. Major subjects include the Bread Loaf School of English of Middlebury College; Edgar Allan Poe; the Southern Writers Conference, 1931; the Dictionary of American Biography; and University of Virginia committees on correspondence teaching and college unity.

ArchivalResource: ca. 555 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647826789 View

Douglas, Judith Hyams, 1875-1955. Judith Hyams Douglas papers, 1897-1955 (bulk 1911-1955).

Title: Judith Hyams Douglas papers, 1897-1955 (bulk 1911-1955).

The Judith Hyams Douglas Papers consist of letters from prominent Louisiana writers and political figures, speeches, photographs, business papers, and newspaper clippings documenting her work in organizations pertaining to child labor, woman suffrage, peace movements, Jewish refugees, the juvenile court, women's clubs, and the Mississippi River flood control programs. They also contain two copies of the charter and by-laws of Le Petit Salon (1925, 1927), a copy of Laville Bremer's Guide to New Orleans and Environs (7th ed., 1950), and a microfilm copy of Judith Hyams Douglas' scrapbook (1903-1955).

ArchivalResource: 700 items.3 v.1 microfilm reel.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/143316741 View

Taylor, Peter, 1917-1994. Peter Taylor letter to Mrs. Bradford, 1963 Oct. 5.

Title: Peter Taylor letter to Mrs. Bradford, 1963 Oct. 5.

Taylor writes to Mrs. Roark Bradford, 5 Oct. 1963, thanking her for her comments about his short story, with praise and reminiscences of her husband, writer Roark Bradford, and news of his own circumstances, including where he is living and the publication of his next book. Includes envelope.

ArchivalResource: 2 p. + envelope.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/173022969 View

Gannett, Lewis, 1891-1966. Papers, 1681-1966 (bulk 1900-1960)

Title: Lewis Gannett papers, 1681-1966 (inclusive) 1900-1960 (bulk).

Correspondence, manuscripts, diaries, journals, notebooks, legal and business papers, memorabilia, photos, and other papers, together with Gannett family papers. Includes correspondence of Gannett's grandfather and father, Unitarian clergymen Ezra Stiles Gannett of Boston and William Channing Gannett; 91 letters, 1796-1817, from Gannett's great-grandfather Caleb Gannett to John Mico Gannett, and journals of his grandmother Anna Tilden Gannett.

ArchivalResource: 51 boxes (25.5 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00670/catalog View

Harris, Corra, 1869-1935. Corra Harris correspondence, 1905-1935.

Title: Corra Harris correspondence, 1905-1935.

The collection consists of correspondence of Corra Harris from 1905-1935. The family correspondence (1905-1935) contains mainly letters between Harris and her daughter Faith. Other family correspondees include her husband Rev. Lundy Harris, her father Tinsley Rucker White, and her sister Hope Harris. The Faith Harris and Harry Leach correspondence includes letters between Faith and Harry as well as some letters to others. The letters begin in 1908 (before their marriage in 1910) and continue up to Faith's death in 1919. Much of the general correspondence (1906-1935) relates to Harris' writing, including letters to editors, publishers, writers, friends, and others. Notable among the correspondents are the editors George H. Lorimer, W.F. Bigelow, Edward Bok, Hamilton Holt, and Authur Vance; writers Roark Bradford, Harry Stillwell Edwards, Joel Chandler Harris, E.W. Howe, Jack London, H.L. Mencken, and Medora Fields Perkerson; newspapermen Clark Howell, Walter Hines Page, and William Allen White; and scholars Edwin Mims, and Howard Odum. The miscellaneous correspondence consists mainly of letters addressed to the publishers of Harris' novels, and correspondence addressed to Bettie Raines, when she was managing much of Harris' business.

ArchivalResource: 30 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38478256 View

Bradford, Roark, 1896-1948. Roark Bradford letter, 1927.

Title: Roark Bradford letter, 1927.

Letter from Roark Bradford to H. C. Leach of THE FORUM, referring to his works the "River Witch," BOOK OF ETHIOPUS, and probably OL' MAN ADAM AN' HIS CHILLUN.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70696868 View

Alexander Woollcott correspondence, ca. 1856-1943 (inclusive), 1920-1943 (bulk).

Title: Alexander Woollcott correspondence, ca. 1856-1943 (inclusive), 1920-1943 (bulk).

Correspondence with the American drama critic Alexander Woollcott from authors and actors about the theater and the film industry.

ArchivalResource: 27 boxes and 11 volumes (22.5 linear ft. )

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00746/catalog View

Bradford, Roark, 1896-1948. Roark Bradford papers, 1927-1949

Title: Roark Bradford papers, 1927-1949

This collection contains handwritten and typed correspondence, photographs, manuscripts, telegrams, teaching notes, printed material, clippings and other papers of Roark Bradford, a New Orleans author specializing in African-American folk dialect. Also includes artwork, such as woodcuts by J. J. Lankes, and drawings by Lucian Dent and others.

ArchivalResource: 2.5 linear feet (5 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/317411922 View