Julia Mood Peterkin letter to M. H. Kowan, 1938 January

Summary

Creator:
Peterkin, Julia Mood, 1880-1961
Date:
1938 January
Extent:
1 folder(s) (1 letter)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Julia Mood Peterkin letter to M. H. Kowan, ms 1461. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of a letter written on a sheet of Lang Syne Plantation letterhead, undated (accompanying enveloped postmarked Jan 20, 1983), addressed to Mr. M. H. Kowan of Columbus, Ohio, signed "Julia Peterkin". The letter is written in reply to queries by Mr. Kowan about the fictive process, including the source of characters and the novelist's motivations in producing a work of fiction, she responds, "My writing came from a wish to record people, happenings that appealed to me. Everything I have written as fiction has had a parallel in my experience..." She continues for a total of 28 lines discussing her literary efforts and the reasons behind them.

Biographical / historical:

Julia Mood Peterkin was a South Carolina novelist. She won the Pulitzer Prize in 1929 for her novel, Scarlet Sister Mary, which was later adapted for the stage.

Access and use restrictions

Preferred citation:

Julia Mood Peterkin letter to M. H. Kowan, ms 1461. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.