Papers, 1932-1970 (bulk 1938-1965).

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Papers, 1932-1970 (bulk 1938-1965).

This collection is described in two parts. Part I consists largely of Jackson's literary manuscripts in the form of original manuscripts, typescripts, and printed galleys; diaries (1932-1936); journals; correspondence, including letters (1944-1965) from Jackson's parents and photocopies of Jackson's letters (1948-1965) to her parents, as well as general correspondence (ca. 2700 items) including letters from literary agents, personal friends, and the general public; scrapbooks; college notebooks; watercolors; and drawings. Part II consists of Shirley Jackson papers removed from the papers of Jackson's husband, Stanley Edgar Hyman, in 1993 and includes literary manuscripts; correspondence, such as letters to Jackson from her future husband, written while both were students at Syracuse University (the other side of the correspondence is located in the repository's collection of Hyman papers), and letters from Jackson's parents, and others; and diary kept by Jackson as a high school student. Correspondents include Harvey Breit, Kenneth and Elizabeth Burke, Bennett Cerf, Roald Dahl, Fanny McConnell Ellison, Ralph Ginzburg, Nat Hentoff, Bernard Malamud, Mary Margaret McBride, Howard Nemerov, Isaac B. Singer, James Thurber, Louis Untermeyer, and Jay Williams.

20.4 linear ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7292958

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Roald Dahl (13 September 1916 – 23 November 1990) was a British author of popular children's literature and short stories, a poet, and wartime fighter ace. Dahl was born in Wales to affluent Norwegian immigrant parents, and spent most of his life in England. He served in the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War. He became a fighter pilot and, subsequently, an intelligence officer, rising to the rank of acting wing commander. He rose to prominence as a writer in the 1940s with works ...

Cerf, Bennett, 1898-1971

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BIOGHIST REQUIRED Author & publisher. Columbia A.B. 1919; Litt.B. 1920. From the guide to the Bennett Cerf Papers, ca. 1898-1977., (Columbia University Rare Book and Manuscript Library, ) Publisher and editor. Founder of Random House, New York, with Donald S. Klopfer; president, 1927-1966; and chairman of the board, 1966- Other publishing affiliations include Bantam Books (New York) and Modern Library, Inc. (New York). From the description of Calling card : N...

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Hentoff, Nat

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Hyman, Stanley Edgar, 1919-1970.

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Singer, Isaac Bashevis, 1904-1991

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McBride, Mary Margaret, 1899-

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Burke, Elizabeth Batterham

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Ginzburg, Ralph

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Breit, Harvey.

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Burke, Kenneth

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Nemerov, Howard

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Untermeyer, Louis, 1885-1977

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Thurber, James, 1894-1961

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Williams, Jay, 1914-1978

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