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1 Title:   Mark Harris letter to Arthur Mizener  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Harris, Mark, 1922-2007  
  Dates:   1975 October 28  
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The collection consists of one handwritten letter on University of Pittsburgh letterhead: dated October 28, 1975, "Dear Arthur Mizener," signed "Mark Harris," regarding page-proofs Harris is sending.
  
  Identifier:   ms321  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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2 Title:   Harry Crews letters  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Crews, Harry, 1935-2012  
  Dates:   1958-1969  
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This collection contains five letters from Harry Crews to a former girlfriend, four letters are dated 1958, and one is from 1969.
  
  Identifier:   ms4015  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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3 Title:   Truman Capote papers  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Capote, Truman, 1924-1984  
  Dates:   1931-1976  
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The collection consists of papers of Truman Capote from 1931-1976. Papers include correspondence, two corrected typescripts, and a partially filled scrapbook containing clippings about Capote. Correspondence discusses Capote's writings, publication details, and possible changes or deletions in Capote's works.
  
  Identifier:   ms1612  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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4 Title:   Erskine Caldwell letters to his editors  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Caldwell, Erskine, 1903-1987  
  Dates:   1952-1960  
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The collection consists of correspondence from Erskine Caldwell to his editors (1952-1960). Correspondence regard travel plans, Caldwell's novels and current projects. In a letter to Arthur H. Thornhill from Victor Webright, dated February 16, 1953, Weybright critisizes Caldwell's The Bastard, and writes that it should not be released at this time.
  
  Identifier:   ms2557  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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5 Title:   Mary Rose Taylor collection regarding Tom Wolfe  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Wolfe, Tom (1930-2018)  
  Dates:   1987-2007  
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The collection consists primarily of correspondence between Mary Rose Taylor and Tom Wolfe, a file related to the 2004 Margaret Mitchell House and Museum fundraising event, and clippings related to Wolfe's A Man in Full.
  
  Identifier:   ms4459  
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6 Title:   Julia Mood Peterkin letter to M. H. Kowan  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Peterkin, Julia Mood, 1880-1961  
  Dates:   1938 January  
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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.
  
  Identifier:   ms1461  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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7 Title:   William Alfred Sutton papers  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Sutton, William Alfred, 1915-  
  Dates:   1930-1974  
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The collection consists of papers of William A. Sutton documenting his relationship with Erskine and Virginia Caldwell. Included is correspondence to and from Erskine and Virginia Caldwell as Sutton prepares to write a biography on Caldwell. The collection also contains both personal and professional information about Caldwell, a few copies of Caldwell manuscripts, and some newspaper clippings.
  
  Identifier:   ms2383  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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8 Title:   H.L. Mencken material  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Unknown  
  Dates:   1900-1956  
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The collection consists of drafts for articles, clippings and several pieces of correspondence, all related to Mencken.
  
  Identifier:   ms2614  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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9 Title:   Mel New collection of Harry Crews papers  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Crews, Harry, 1935-2012  
  Dates:   1986-1990  
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The collection consists of typewritten letters, and one handwritten note, from Harry Crews to Melvyn New, regarding Crews' novels, essays, deadlines, returning from a sabbatical, a copy of a play no one has seen, and his feelings for Mel. Correspondence are personal in nature, and the letter dated Franklin Parish, September 15, 1986, mainly regards being locked up. The collection also consists of three Blood issue: A drama in two acts typescripts, and photocopies of reviews of Body. One review is inscribed by Crews: "Mell: if not for you, we both know this book might never have been written ... Not too shabby for an old drunk written off as finished, eh?"
  
  Identifier:   ms3350  
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10 Title:   Harry Crews' letters to James Leo Herlihy  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Crews, Harry, 1935-2012  
  Dates:   1972-1973  
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The collection consists of two letters from Harry Crews to author James Leo Herlihy, from 1972-1973. Herlihy is known for his novels All Fall Down (1960) and Midnight Cowboy (1965), as well as his play Blue Denim (1958), all of which were adapted for film. The first letter concerns the University of Florida Writers' Conference, of which Crews is director. Crews updates Herlihy on the dates of the conference, discusses compensation for his attendance, and requests a picture and biographical sketch that includes Herlihy's publications. In the second letter, Crews thanks Herlihy for his praise of his book and suggests that they get together soon.
  
  Identifier:   ms3834  
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11 Title:   The Cunning and the Haunted screenplay  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Jessup, Richard, 1925-1982  
  Dates:   September 1956  
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Consists of one screenplay written by Georgia author Richard Jessup in 1956. This final revised draft later became the film The Young Don't Cry.
  
  Identifier:   ms4199  
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12 Title:   Joel Benton papers  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Benton, Joel, 1832-1911  
  Dates:   1892-1908  
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Letters (1892-1908) from Joel Benton mainly from Poughkeepsie (N.Y.) to a Mr. Miller. Benton discusses his progress in his research of Thomas Holley Chivers, composes an interesting description of the poet's son, relates his discoveries especially in Southern papers and magazines, and discusses the purchase of books.
  
  Identifier:   ms844  
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13 Title:   Kent Anderson papers  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Anderson, Kent, 1945-  
  Dates:   1987-1993, undated  
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This collection includes Kent Anderson's file of reviews of his first book, Sympathy for the Devil, as well as a draft of the prologue and first chapter of his second book, Night Dogs.
  
  Identifier:   ms4366  
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14 Title:   Frances Mayes papers  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Mayes, Frances  
  Dates:   1980-2010  
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The collection consists of correspondence, fan mail, in-house publication materials, photographs, galley copies, advance copies, articles, reviews and posters related to the Mayes' publications. Also included are Under the Tuscan Sun movie materials (such as media kits, posters, CDs, screenplays) and Mayes' teaching materials from San Francisco State University.
  
  Identifier:   ms3429  
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15 Title:   Henry W. Longfellow letter to Andrew A. Lipscomb  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882  
  Dates:   1853 July 4  
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The collection consists of a letter from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow to Andrew A. Lipscomb dated Cambridge, July 4, 1853. Longfellow discusses his view of slavery "the meanest form of tyranny," the influence of newspapers upon public opinion, and his future meeting with Lipscomb.
  
  Identifier:   ms653  
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16 Title:   Dorothy Canfield Fisher letters  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Fisher, Dorothy Canfield, 1879-1958  
  Dates:   1939-1950  
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The collection consists of three typed letters written by Dorothy Canfield Fisher from Arlington, Vermont. In them, she relates her interest and friendship for Samuel Tupper, a Georgia novelist. With one letter to Tupper's mother and two to Tupper himself, Fisher recounts his visits to her Vermont home, his knowledge and grasp of the art of fiction, the similarities of Southerners and Vermonters, her readings for the Book-of-the-Month Club, and other literary matters.
  
  Identifier:   ms1122  
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17 Title:   John R. Woodward papers  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Woodward, John R.  
  Dates:   circa 1908-1971  
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The collection consists mostly of the writings and correspondence of John R. Woodward. Many of the writings are stories about dogs. Also included are photographs and photo negatives of dogs, as well as additional printed materials containing stories by Woodward. In this preliminary sorting the correspondence, both business and personal, is arranged chronologically. The news articles "ABOUT DOGS" were destroyed, but they can be found in either the Georgian-American, Atlanta Journal or The Atlanta Constitution. Most of the writings are stories about dogs. The miscellaneous material consists of dog photographs and printed materials containing stories by Woodward. Photo negatives of dogs are also included in this collection.
  
  Identifier:   ms1579  
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18 Title:   Richard Harwell collection  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Harwell, Richard Barksdale  
  Dates:   1972-1986  
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The collection consists of correspondence between Richard Harwell and the Caldwells, as well as various clippings.
  
  Identifier:   ms2803  
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19 Title:   Harry Crews papers  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Crews, Harry, 1935-2012  
  Dates:   1953-2006  
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The collection consists of the literary papers of American writer Harry Crews. These papers document his writing career up through the publication of his twentieth book, An American Family: The Child With the Curious Marking (2006). Typed and holograph manuscripts, correspondence, clippings, conference material, awards, literary and film contracts, financial statements, and photographs make up the bulk of materials, which generally date from the mid-1960s onward. Correspondence includes Crews' mentor Andrew Lytle (who first published Crews in The Sewanee Review), letters from college friends/apprentice writers, and rejection slips and correspondences from prospective literary agents and publishers. Letters from the period when Crews published his first two novels -- The Gospel Singer, Naked in Garden Hills - include correspondence with his first literary agent, Bert Cochran, of American Authors, Inc., with John Hawkins of Paul Reynolds, Inc., who succeeded Cochran, and with Crews' editor at William Morrow, Jim Landis. Correspondence appears from other American writers - John Ciardi, Seymour Epstein, Maxine Kumin, William Meredith, Henry Van Dyke and others -- with whom Crews became acquainted through the Bread Loaf Writers Conference and the University of Florida Writers Conference, the latter which he co-directed between 1970-1974 with fellow UF writer and professor Smith Kirkpatrick. Other writers represented include Malcolm Braly, Robert Olen Butler, Erskine Caldwell, Daniel Mark Epstein, Barry Hannah, Jim Harrison, Joseph Heller, James Leo Herlihy, William Hjortsberg, Maxine Kumin, Norman Mailer, Tom McGuane, Tim McLaurin, Donn Pearce, James Tiptree, Dan Wakefield, Charles Willeford and Miller Williams. In the 1970s there is also correspondence between Crews and his friend and fellow Florida writer/screenwriter Donn Pearce describing the screenwriting business, and an increasing flow of letters from anxious would-be producers seeking options on his novels. This period also is marked by the appearance of correspondence with editors at Playboy and Esquire, with whom Crews contracted to write magazine articles and (at Esquire) a monthly column, and with subsequent publishers and editors at Atheneum, Harper & Row, and Alfred A. Knopf in the United States and at Martin Secker & Warburg in England. In the 1990s correspondence files begin to include writers like Jay Atkinson, former student of Crews', and Mississippi novelist Larry Brown, who first approached Crews as a fan in 1990 and with whom he would remain friends until Brown's death in 2004.
  
  Identifier:   ms3340  
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20 Title:   Calder Willingham papers  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Willingham, Calder, 1922-1995  
  Dates:   1942-1995  
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The collection consists primarily of screenplays, scripts, and unfinished work written by Calder Willingham. The most well-documented work in the collection is Rambling Rose, for which there are several drafts of screenplays, documents, and clippings. Screenplays for Little Big Man are also included, as well as scripts and treatments for projects that apparently never materialized. The collection also includes essays Willingham wrote on a number of topics, such as writing, philosophy, religion, and his upbringing. There is a substantial amount of correspondence including letters between Willingham and fellow authors Herman Wouk and James T. Farrell. Correspondence begun while Willingham was in college at the University of Virginia includes two love interests as well as David T. Bazelon, who would become a noted social critic. Some interviews and reviews of his work also form part of the collection.
  
  Identifier:   ms3908  
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