Papers of Peter Kavanagh, 1960.

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Papers of Peter Kavanagh, 1960.

The collection pertains to the controversy over Kavanagh's publication and forced destruction of excerpts from letters of John Quinn and contains a letter from Kavanagh to Matthew Bruccoli about the incident, a signed copy of his publication announcement "The John Quinn Letters A Pandect," and five clippings.

7 items.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7337237

University of Virginia. Library

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Bruccoli, Matthew J. (Matthew Joseph), 1931-2008

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Matthew Joseph Bruccoli (August 21, 1931 – June 4, 2008) was an American professor of English at the University of South Carolina. He was the preeminent expert on F. Scott Fitzgerald. He also wrote about other writers, notably Ernest Hemingway, Thomas Wolfe and John O'Hara, and was editor of the Dictionary of Literary Matthew Joseph Bruccoli was born in 1931 in The Bronx, New York to Joseph Bruccoli and Mary Gervasi. He graduated from the Bronx High School of Science in 1949. He studied at Cor...

Kavanagh, Peter (Peter John)

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Proprietor of the Peter Kavanagh Hand Press. From the description of Papers of Peter Kavanagh, 1960. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 32136029 ...

Quinn, John, 1870-1924

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John Quinn (1870-1924) was a corporation lawyer in New York City who amassed an important private collection of paintings, drawings and sculpture as well as books and manuscripts of contemporary authors. In addition to promoting modern and avant-garde art in all forms, he particularly encouraged the work of members of the Irish Literary Revival, the artists of the Paris School, and English and American writers of his time. In 1923 he sold his manuscript and library holdings to subsidize his art ...