Eudora Welty letters to Francis Murphy, 1962-1976.

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Eudora Welty letters to Francis Murphy, 1962-1976.

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Five letters of Eudora Welty to Francis Murphy (usually addressing him as Frank) and one letter of Francis Murphy transmitting a letter to the Smith College Mortimer Rare Book Room. -- Letter, 1962 Jul. 7, 1119 Pinehurst St., Jackson, Miss. Welty discusses Mary Lavin (?), a picture of whom she had enclosed though it is no longer with the letter. She also says she misses Northampton and the people there "& especially did I wish for having someone to mourn with over William Faulkner--his funeral is today." -- Christmas card, 1962 Dec. 19 (postmark). Welty thanks him for sending her a letter and a copy of a speech by W. A. Auden. -- Letter, 1963 Nov. 12. Welty explains to Murphy that she is living with her invalid mother and must, therefore, ask him not to visit her at this time in Jackson. -- Letter, 1976 Jun. 8. Welty accepts Murphy's offer to read at Smith College again if he can fit her into the schedule, possibly in October. -- Letter and postcard, 1976 Oct. 25 (postmark). Welty raves about how she enjoyed coming to Smith to read and about her stay in New York. -- Letter of Francis Murphy to Ruth Mortimer, 1978 Jun.6, transmitting Welty's letter of 1976 Jun. 8 to the Rare Book Room.

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Smith College, Neilson Library

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Murphy, Francis, 1932-

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Welty, Eudora, 1909-2001

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American author. From the description of Typed letter signed : Jackson, Miss., to Charles Ryskamp, Director of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1985 Jan. 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270875021 The short story writer and novelist Eudora Alice Welty was born on April 13, 1909, in Jackson, Miss. In 1946 she published Delta wedding, her first novel. Her novel The optimist's daughter won the Pulitzer Prize in 1969. She was a lecturer and writer-in-residence at numerous colleges....