Henry Volkening collection of J.F. Powers 1930-1949.

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Henry Volkening collection of J.F. Powers 1930-1949.

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The Henry Volkening Collection of J.F. Powers contains correspondence dating from 1930 through 1949. The letters appear in a single series and are divided into two subject categories: correspondence with Jim Powers and letters promoting other clients' works (primarily Christine Weston). The materials in this collection document the early years of Powers' writing career. In correspondence with his agent, Powers discusses revising and renaming some of his stories as he prepares to publish Prince of Darkness and Other Stories. He examines the effect his titles may have on Catholic readership and comments on the difficulty of publishing in The New Yorker and Harper's. Powers frequently mentions submitting stories to Chuck Shattuck of Accent for criticism, though Shattuck's comments do not appear in the correspondence.

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Southern Illinois University, Morris Library

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Southern Illinois University, Morris Library

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Powers, J. F. (James Farl), 1917-1999

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James Farl Powers was a writer and novelist. One of his earliest stories, The Valiant Woman, received the O. Henry Award in 1947 while his first novel won 1963's National Book Award. Wheat that Springeth Green, Powers' fifth and final published work, was nominated for the National Book Award as well. Powers' religious upbringing and education provided him with subject matter that was the basis for several of his works: the interaction of clergy and the secular world. Born in central Illinois to ...

Volkening, Henry T.

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Henry T. Volkening was a literary agent and co-founder of Russell and Volkening, Inc., a literary agency of New York City, N.Y. From the description of Henry T. Volkening papers on Thomas Wolfe, 1929-1940. WorldCat record id: 676809982 ...

Weston, Christine, 1904-1989

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Indic author; b. Christine Goutiere; emigrated to the U.S., ca. 1923; d. 1989. From the description of Christine Weston collection, 1944-1988. (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 70969765 ...