Letters, 1958, March 27 to December 29, Providence, Rhode Island and New York City, to Clarence Major, Chicago, Illinois.

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Letters, 1958, March 27 to December 29, Providence, Rhode Island and New York City, to Clarence Major, Chicago, Illinois.

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[1] March 27: sends three poems to Coercion Review; is house-bound and typewriter-rationed; [2] April 2: lists magazines to which he has contributed regularly, and published and unpublished books; [3] July 21: has been in hospitals most of the summer; his novels have had critical praisebut small sales; contributes poetry and short stories to magazines; [4] November 11: has recommended Major for Guggenheim Fellowship; was three times unsuccessful himself; describes health; [5] December 29: discusses and characterizes his books, published, unpublished, and unfinished; describes chronologically experiences with publishers and agents; explains attitude toward various literary forms; gives literary autobiography and describes his writing technique.

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Brown University Archives, John Hay Library

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De Jong, David Cornel, 1901-1967

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Born in Friesland, Netherlands. Began doctorate at Brown University in 1937. Published poems and articles in Nation, Poetry, Southern Review, Atlantic Monthly, etc. From the description of Letters, 1958, March 27 to December 29, Providence, Rhode Island and New York City, to Clarence Major, Chicago, Illinois. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122450331 Born in Friesland, Netherlands. Began his doctorate at Brown University in 1932. Published poems and articles in Nation, Poetry...