Erskine Caldwell papers

Descriptive Summary
Title: Erskine Caldwell papers
Creator: Caldwell, Erskine, 1903-1987
Creator: Caldwell, Virginia
Inclusive Dates: [circa 1930-1978]
Language(s): English
Extent: 13.2 Linear Feet (4 document boxes, 1 half box, 7 oversized boxes, 2 flat boxes)
Collection Number: ms1156
Repository: Hargrett Library
Abstract: The collection consists of papers of Erskine Caldwell from ca. 1930-1978. Includes several manuscripts of Caldwell's works, both published and unpublished; a small amount of correspondence; scrapbooks of memorabilia from Caldwell and his wife Virginia's travels; newspaper clippings, magazine articles, photographs, and advertising ephemera pertaining to Caldwell and his writings; awards presented to Caldwell; and photographs.

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Collection Description

Historical Note

Erskine Caldwell (1903 – 1987) was an author who grew up in the American South. He is most famous for his novels Tobacco Road and God's Little Acre, which won him critical acclaim because of his writings about poverty, racism and social problems in the South. He became controversial among his fellow Southerners, however, because they felt like he was was deprecating the people and culture of the region.

Organization and Arrangement

Arranged by record type.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Erskine Caldwell papers. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding aid prepared on: 2009 September 11.

General Notes

Cataloged as part of the Georgia Archives and Manuscripts Automated Access Project: A Special Collections Gateway Program of the University Center in Georgia.

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Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Related Collections in this Repository

Related collections in this repository: Ira S. and Caroline Bell Caldwell papers.

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

1. Writings: Manuscripts, and Proofs
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1	1	"The Cold Winter" proof w/corrections
1	2	"Crossing Kansas" typescript w/corrections
1	3	"The Empty Room" proof w/corrections
1	4	Jackpot typescript w/corrections & manuscript
1	5	"Joe Craddock's Old Woman" proof w/corrections
1	6	"A Lover of Horses" typescript w/corrections
1	7	"Memorandum" proof w/corrections
1	8	"Molly Cotton-Tail" proof w/corrections
1	9	"Pablo" (a play) typescript w/corrections
1	10	"Picking Cotton" proof
1	11	"The Sunfield" proof w/corrections
1	12	"Uncle Henry's Love Nest" proof
1	13	"A Woman in the House" proof w/corrections
1	14	Adaptation: Ray McIver-"The Ballad of Candy Man Beechum"
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14		Erskine Caldwell: A Bibliography (manuscript)

 

2. Printed Material
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1	15	"Call It Experience" (Writer's Digest, 1951 August)
1	16	"Chekov Through the Eyes of the Writers of the World" (Soviet Literature, 1980 # 1)
1	17	Commentary on illustration by Roberta Egan (An Illustration Is Worth a Thousand Words)
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2	48	Printed Material: Programs and miscellany

 

3. Criticism, Interpretation, etc.
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1	18	MacDonald, Scott "An Evaluative Check-list of Erskine Caldwell's Short Fiction" ( Studies in Short Fiction, 1978)
1	19	Martin, Jay "Erskine Caldwell's Singular Devotions
1	20	Talmy, Vladimir (trans.) "A Soviet Critic on Erskine Caldwell"

 

4. Bibliography

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"Anthologies Containing EC Stories and Comments"

 

5. Book Jackets
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2	1	38 Stories
2	2	Annette
2	3	The Bastard and Poor Fool
2	4	Call It Experience
2	5	Certain Women
2	6	Claudelle Inglish
2	7	Close to Home
2	8	Complete Stories of Erskine Caldwell (Selections)
2	9	The Courting of Susie Brown
2	10	Episode in Palmetto
2	11	Erskine Caldwell's Gulf Coast Stories
2	12	Georgia Boy
2	13	God's Little Acre
2	14	God's Little Acre-The Book of the Film
2	15	Gretta
2	16	Gulf Coast Stories
2	17	A House in the Uplands
2	18	In Search of Bisco
2	19	Jackpot-Selected Stories
2	20	Jenny
2	21	Journeyman
2	22	Kneel to the Rising Sun
2	23	A Lamp for Nightfall
2	24	The Last Night of Summer
2	25	Love and Money
2	26	Men and Women
2	27	Miss Mamma Aimee
2	28	The Negro in the Well and Other Stories
2	29	Place Called Estherville
2	30	The Sacrilege of Alan Kent
2	31	Say, Is This the USA
2	32	Southways
2	33	The Sure Hand of God
2	34	A Swell Looking Girl
2	35	This Very Earth
2	36	Tobacco Road
2	37	Tobacco Road-The Play
2	38	Tobacco Road. God's Little Acre, Trouble in July
2	39	Tragic Ground
2	40	Trouble in July
2	41	We Are the Living
2	42	The Weather Shelter
2	43	When You Think of Me
2	44	Where the Girls Were Different
2	45	A Woman in the House
2	46	Writing in America
2	47	Unidentifiable book jackets

 

6. Personal Material
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3	1	Bequests
3	2	Biographical material
3	3	Caldwell, Mrs. I.S.-Articles
3	4	Caldwell, Mrs. I.S.-Medal for English composition
3	5	Caldwell. Mrs. I.S.-Various Veracious Verses
3	6	Caldwell, Virginia-Bookplate design
3	7	Christmas cards
3	8	Genealogy-Cosby Family
3	9	Letters
3	10	Miscellany

 

7. Awards, Certificates, Memorabilia, etc.
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4	1	American Academy of Arts and Letters and National Institute of Arts and Letters-Ceremonial Program, 1976
4	2	American Academy of Arts and Letters and National Institute of Arts and Letters-Ceremonial Program, 1978
4	3	Bulgarian Short Story medal, 1970
4	4	French Line, "Liberté", (LeHavre, NY) medal
4	5	Instituto Cultural Dominico Americano 1947-77 medal
4	6	Jacksonville, FL-Ambassador-At-Large certificate, 1970
4	7	Jacksonville, FL-Key to the city
4	8	Miss and Mr. Nude America Contest-Judge's ribbon
4	9	Poland-500th Anniversary medal
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5	1	Tuscon Press Club Horseshoe, 1944-64
5	2	United Airlines plaque, 1959
5	3	King of Spades poster inscribed "Skinny"
5	4	Portable knotholes "for peeping purposes" from Tom Baugh
5	5	Russian passport and street pass, 1930s
5	6	Caricature of Erskine Caldwell-Unsigned
5	7	Caricature of Erskine Caldwell-Signed Svárte
5	8	Cartoon of Caldwell characters-Signed Hirshfeld
5	9	Cartoon with caption, "C'mon, they just caught Erskine Caldwell down to Lacyville"
5	10	Cartoon with caption, "He's reading F. Scott Fitzgerald now. You should have been here when he was reading Erskine Caldwell."
5	11	La Agencia de Comunicación International de los Estados Unidos de América, etc.-Certificate, 1978
5	12	Marquis Who's Who in America-Certificate
5	13	University of Virginia Alumni Association -Certificate, 1977
5	14	Bulgarian Short Story Award-Certificate, 1973
5	15	Cartoon with caption, "Literary Renegades", etc.
5	16	Air France-Certification of crossing sound barrier, 1979
5	32	Sketch of Erskine Caldwell - signed Hans Bendix, 1959

 

8. Photographs
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5	17	1935
5	18	1939
5	19	1955
5	20	1959
5	21	1960
5	22	1969
5	23	1970
5	24	1971
5	25	1973
5	26	1975
5	27	1976
5	28	1977
5	29	1978
5	30	1981-82
5	31	Undated

 

9. Oversize Material
		Awards, Certificates, and Memorabilia
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6	1		University of South Florida Celebration of Literature Award-Plaque, 1977
6	2		The Press and Union League Club of San Francisco-Caricature of Erskine Caldwell by "Pancho", 1960
6	3		The Raven Society, University of Virginia-Certificate, 1959
6	4		Styrofoam "Happy Face" inscribed "Occupant Occupied"
6	5		Georgia Writers Association Literary Achievement Award-Certificate, 1968
6	6		Cartoon with caption, "It's always Christmas underneath the Signet tree"
6	7		State of Arizona, Office of the Secretary-Certificate, 1953
6	8		The Euphemian Literary Society-Diploma, 1959
6	9		The Authors Club of Los Angeles-Certificate
6	10		The Ferdinand Phinizy Lectures 1975 Proudly Presents...Erskine Caldwell -Broadside
6	11		Illustration from Swedish version of Georgia Boy by John Lindquist - signed by Erskine Caldwell, 1970 January
		Photographs
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6	11		Erskine Caldwell seated, holding cigarette
6	12		Erskine and Virginia Caldwell in New York City, 1978
		Scrapbooks
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7	1		1952-54
7	2		1955
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8	1		1956-57
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9	1		1957
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10	1		1958
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11	1		1959
11	2		1960
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12	1		1961
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13	1	Clippings, Magazine articles, etc

 

10. Artifacts
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1	1	Kup's Show cup
1	2	University of Virginia "Alumni Fun" 1965 pewter cup
1	3	Press and Union League Club of San Francisco black cat
1	4	Bronzed baby shoe labeled "Erskine Caldwell"
1	5	Military helmet marked "Herbst"
1	6	Military helmet worn while correspondent in Moscow