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

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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.

2 p. + envelope.

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Taylor, Peter, 1917-1994

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Peter Hillsman Taylor was a prize-winning American author, known for his stylish novels and short stories of the American South. Born in Tennessee, Taylor's family travelled throughout the South during his youth, and he credits these experiences with inspiring his later writing. He enrolled at Rhodes College, where Allen Tate urged him to transfer to Vanderbilt to study under John Crowe Ransom; he later followed Ransom to Kenyon College, along with Robert Lowell and Randall Jarrell. He garnered ...

Bradford, Mary Rose

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Bradford, Roark, 1896-1948

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Roark Bradford, novelist, short story writer, and journalist, was born in Lauderdale County, Tenn., where he was raised on a cotton plantation in the Nankipoo-Knob Creek area. In 1924 Bradford moved to New Orleans, La. to take a position at the New Orleans Times-Picayune and in 1926 he devoted himself entirely to writing African-American fiction. From the description of Roark Bradford letter, 1927. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 70696868 Roark Bradford was...