Lois Cooling papers, 1943-1947.

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Lois Cooling papers, 1943-1947.

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This collection consists of eighty-six items, primarily letters, from American author Henry Miller (1891-1980) to Lois Cooling. Cooling was a friend of Miller's and his typist. In the letters, Miller describes his move to Big Sur, gives Cooling instructions for typing his manuscripts and methods of remuneration, reports on the progress of his writing, and provides glimpses of his daily activities. Some of the other subjects discussed are Miller's watercolors and books, his marriage to Janina Martha Lepsksa and the birth of Valentine Miller. Several letters from Janina Lepska Miller to Cooling and from Cooling to Miller are also included. The collection also contains three water colors, one by Miller, typescripts of manuscripts, and articles about Miller.

86 items.

Boston Public Library, Central Library in Copley Square

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Boston Public Library, Central Library in Copley Square

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Boston Public Library. Special Collections.

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Cooling, Lois,

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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...