Papers of Ann Petry, 1938-2000 (inclusive), 1973-2000 (bulk).

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Papers of Ann Petry, 1938-2000 (inclusive), 1973-2000 (bulk).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/756504152

Collection consists largely of Petry's correspondence with English professor Edward Clark and his wife, Leah R. Caliri-Clark, 1973-1997; an address book, ca.1938; programs, clippings, brochures, and photographs.

.4 linear ft. (1 file box)

Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏

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Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏

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Clark, Edward, 1923-

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Petry, Ann, 1908-1997

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Writer Ann Petry grew up in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, the youngest of three daughers born to Peter and Bertha James Lane. She earned a degree in pharmacy from Connecticut College of Pharmacy in 1931 and worked for several years in the family pharmacy. Her aunt, Anna Louise James, was the first African American woman licensed pharmacist in Connecticut. In 1938 she married George D. Petry and they moved to Harlem where she completed a novel entitled The Street, based upon her experiences there. P...