Edith Wharton, 1862-1937 : production material, ca. 1963-1964.

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Edith Wharton, 1862-1937 : production material, ca. 1963-1964.

Corrected typescripts, research material and notes. A biography, for young adults, of the novelist, a contemporary of Henry James, who wrote about New York society life in such noted works as The House of Mirth and The Age of Innocence.

Manuscripts: 9 folders.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7815465

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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