Henry Miller collection. [1937-1963].

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Henry Miller collection. [1937-1963].

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The collection consists of correspondence including: letters and postcards to Alfred Perlè€s, letters and postcards to Graham Ackroyd, letters to Father Brocard Sewell, and miscellaneous letters to and from publishers and others. Also included are watercolours, sketches, and photographs plus typescripts, with holograph corrections, for "Max", "Quiet Days in Clichy", Miller's preface to "Hollywood Hallucination" by Parker Tyler, "This Is My Answer", and "Just Wild About Harry".

18 cm of textual records. -- ca. 80 postcards. -- 1 watercolour. -- 3 drawings. -- 9 photographs.

University of Victoria Libraries, UVic

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SNAC Resource ID: 7941929

University of Victoria Libraries, UVic

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Miller, Henry, 1891-1980.

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Novelist. From the description of Papers, 1952-1957. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155457225 Henry Miller (1891-1980) was an American author. He was known for his experimental, surrealist novels, such as Tropic of Cancer, which mixed fiction and autobiography. His writing was controversial for its graphic depictions of sexuality, leading to a 1964 obscenity trial in the United States, Grove Press, Inc. v. Gerstein. From the guide to the Henry Miller Letter, unda...

Perles, Alfred

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Alfred Perles was born in Vienna to Czech parents. He was a writer who lived for many years in the literary circles of Paris, associating with writers such as Henry Miller and Lawrence Durrell. While in Paris, he published a magazine called "The Booster", which contained excerpts from the work of Miller, Durrell, and Anais Nin. One of his main claims to fame may be that he was the model for the character of "Carl", who figures in several of Miller's early autobiographical novels. Perles moved to...

Ackroyd, Graham

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Artist. From the description of Letters, 1959-1967. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 36237185 ...

Stettner, Irving, 1922-....

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Sewell, Brocard

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Father Brocard Sewell was a literary critic and editor of the journal, "The Aylesford Review". From the description of Brocard Sewell fonds. [1922-1963]. (University of Victoria Libraries). WorldCat record id: 651604513 ...