Stuart Wright Collection: Wright Morris Papers, 1950-1985, undated

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Stuart Wright Collection: Wright Morris Papers, 1950-1985, undated

1950-1985

Papers of Wright Morris (1950-1985, undated) documenting the life and literary career of the noted Central City, Nebraska-born American novelist, photographer, and essayist, including his correspondence with William Cole, who edited his novel Man and Boy; also uncorrected proofs of the third installment of his autobiography, A Cloak of Light: Writing My Life, photographic prints, printed materials, and loose manuscript items transferred from the Stuart Wright Book Collection.

2.05 Cubic Feet, 3 archival boxes, 8 oversized folders, 85 items,

eng, Latn

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Wright, Stuart Thurman, 1948-

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Stuart Wright was the owner and publisher of Palaemon Press Limited, a private press that published books, pamphlets and broadsides by Southern authors. He was a bibliographer and collector of Southern literature.Stuart Wright was born 30 March 1948. He attended Roxboro (N.C.) High School and Wake Forest University, graduating from the latter in 1970 with B.A. degrees in German and music. After attending the London School of Chiropody/Smae Institute in England, he returned to Wake Forest in 1972...

Morris, Wright, 1910-1998

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Long regarded as one of America's most gifted writers, Wright Morris authored over thirty-three books. He was born in Central City, Nebraska, on 6 January 1910. His novel, A Field of Vision, won the National Book Award in 1957, and Plains Song won the 1981 American Book Award for Fiction. In addition to his novels, he is the author of a number of photo-text books, books of criticism, and several collections of short stories. He taught English at San Francisco State College, and he and his wife, ...