Papers pertaining to the University of Virginia Great War exhibit and other items [manuscript], 1917-1919, 1974-1994.

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Papers pertaining to the University of Virginia Great War exhibit and other items [manuscript], 1917-1919, 1974-1994.

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The collection contains material pertinent to the publication of a keepsake for the exhibit including correspondence regarding the use of a Robert Graves poem, a brief essay by James Dickey, photographs, diagrams and paste-ups. There are also page proofs for the never published "Order my firing squad for the afternoon" by the ficticious W.W. Windstaff edited and illustrated by Stephen Longstreet; a copy of one page of the manuscript for "Trench raid" by Raymond Chandler; and two pieces of World War I souvenir embroidery.

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University of Virginia. Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7922948

University of Virginia. Library

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Graves, Robert, 1895-1985

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Robert (Von Ranke) Graves was born in London in 1895. He attended King's College School and Rokeby School, Wimbledon, Copthorne School, Sussex, Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey, 1907-14. In 1926, he received a B. Litt. From St. John's College, Oxford. He was the author of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, autobiographies, historical novels, essays, librettos, criticism, short stories, and children’s books. Graves also translated and edited a number of works. He died in 1985 in Deya, Majorca, Sp...

Longstreet, Stephen, 1907-2002

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Stephen Longstreet was an artist, novelist, and screenwriter who lived and worked primarily in New York and Los Angeles. From the description of Stephen Longstreet papers, 1925-1990. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702182422 American author. From the description of Sketch of William Faulkner [manuscript] 1944. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647944597 American novelist. From the description of Letter to Matthew J. Bruccoli [manus...

Chandler, Raymond, 1888-1959

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Born Raymond Thornton Chandler in Chicago on July 23, 1888; studied at Dulwich College, London, and privately in France and Germany; began career as contributor of verse, essays, book reviews and special articles to daily and weekly papers in London, 1909; served with Canadian Expeditionary Force and R.A.F. during WWI; afterwards, returned to US to become an officer in various independent oil corporations; began writing fiction contributions to magazines in 1933; published his first novel, The b...

Windstaff, W. W., 1898-1931

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Dickey, James Ronald, 1934-

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American poet; b. 1923. From the description of Papers, 1954-1970. (Washington University in St. Louis). WorldCat record id: 26089516 Poet and author. Born 1923. From the description of May Day sermon to the women of Gilmer County, Georgia ... : corrected typescript, circa 1967. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71132470 James Dickey, (1923-1997), American poet and novelist. From the description of James Dickey papers, circa 1924-1997 (bulk 1961...