Oliver La Farge Collection 1886-1966 (bulk 1924-1966)

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Oliver La Farge Collection 1886-1966 (bulk 1924-1966)

Hand written and typescript drafts of short stories and articlescomprise the bulk of the collection, along with a large body of correspondenceand a small amount of financial and legal documentation. La Farge's writingsreflect his interest Native American culture and language.

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Oliver La Farge studied anthropology at Harvard University where he took part in an archaeological expedition to northern Arizona where he studied Navajo ruins. He earned a Hemenway Fellowship that extended to graduate research in Guatemala with the Middle American Research Institute of Tulane University. While writing the report of his research trip, La Farge also began writing his first novel, Laughing Boy, which won a Pulitzer Prize in 1929. La Farge was a prolific writer, publishing 24 books...

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Boston, Mass., publishing firm. From the description of Houghton, Mifflin and Company note [manuscript], 1899 April 18. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 715378844 ...

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