Percy-Romagosa Collection, 1972-1993, bulk 1982-1993.

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Percy-Romagosa Collection, 1972-1993, bulk 1982-1993.

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This collecion documents the relationship between Walker Percy and Elmo L. Romagosa. It consists mainly of brief letters. Eighteen of these were from Percy to Romagosa--the first was written in 1972; the others were written between 1982 and 1989. The collection's remaining eighteen letters also derive from the Percy-Romagosa relationship. Correspondents include Robert Coles, the psychiatrist and writer; Shelby Foote, the historian and novelist who was Percy's lifelong friend; and Jay Tolson, a Percy biographer. This collection concludes with two folders: one contains twenty-nine negatives and six prints of Percy, his friends, and his family taken by Romagosa, apparently in the late 1980s; the other contains miscellaneous items.

38 boxes (0.20 linear ft.)

Loyola University (New Orleans, La.). Monroe Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8135661

Loyola University (New Orleans, La.). Monroe Library

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Romagosa, Rev. Elmo L., 1924-1999,

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Coles, Robert Stephen

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Robert Coles is a child psychiatrist who worked at Harvard University, social activist, and prolific author. His work especially concerns the experiences of children, but he has also written about contemporary literature, psychology, religion, and other dimensions of American culture. From the description of Robert Coles papers, 1954-1990. WorldCat record id: 26180492 ...

Percy, Walker, 1916-1990

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William Walsh, an Irish-Catholic New Orleanian born in 1925, joined the Society of Jesus in 1942. He left the order in 1973, but remained ambilavent about his decision to enter secular life. Walsh was at a personal crossroads when he read Lancelot, trying to determine his future. Having also been impressed by Percy's earlier writings, particularly The Message in the Bottle, he believed that Percy could be a source of guidance. As it turned out, Walsh and Percy never met in person and they spoke ...

Tolson, Jay

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Foote, Shelby.

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Shelby Foote was a novelist and historian, who was born in Greenville, Miss., in 1916; attended the University of North Carolina, 1935-1937; served in the Mississippi National Guard and then as field artillery captain in Northern Ireland, 1940-1944; and worked for the Associated Press, 1944-1945. In 1949, "Tournament," his first novel, was published. Foote moved to Memphis in 1954. From the description of Shelby Foote papers, 1935-1999 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 14121417 ...