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Box 8

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Contains 41 Results:

Highsmith, Patricia : Typed letter to M. Harrison. Ticino, Switzerland., Jan. 29, 1987

 Item — Box: 8, Folder: 23
Scope and Contents

A letter about her work; what spurred her to start writing; and her favorite books. Rudin # B-56

Dates: Jan. 29, 1987
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4690, Gail and Stephen Rudin literary autograph collection

Hughes, Langston : Typed later to Marshall Best, editor of Viking Press. New York, NY, Sep. 7, 1946

 Item — Box: 8, Folder: 24
Scope and Contents

Hughes writes to Viking Press discussing modern Negro poets and the need for an updated anthology that would include their poetry. Rudin # B-57

Dates: Sep. 7, 1946
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4690, Gail and Stephen Rudin literary autograph collection

Humphries, Rolfe : Typed letter to Wesley Hartley., Sep. 5, 1959

 Item — Box: 8, Folder: 24A
Dates: Sep. 5, 1959
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4690, Gail and Stephen Rudin literary autograph collection

James, Henry : Autographed letter to Frederic MacMillan. Cambridge, MA., Nov. 17, 1881

 Item — Box: 8, Folder: 25
Scope and Contents

James confesses he is homesick for London. Rudin # B-58

Dates: Nov. 17, 1881
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4690, Gail and Stephen Rudin literary autograph collection

James, Henry : Autographed letter to Mrs. Bigelow. 34 De Vere Gardens., Dec. 14, 1895

 Item — Box: 8, Folder: 26
Scope and Contents

James writes of many topics including his wish to leave London, his increasing physical difficulty of writing and his great literary ambitions. Rudin # B-59

Dates: Dec. 14, 1895
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4690, Gail and Stephen Rudin literary autograph collection

Jameson, (Margaret) Storm : Typed letter to Wesley Hartley. London, England., Mar. 22, 1961

 Item — Box: 8, Folder: 26A
Dates: Mar. 22, 1961
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4690, Gail and Stephen Rudin literary autograph collection

Jones, James : Three typed letters to Lafayette Young. Ft. Myers Beach, FL., 1951

 Item — Box: 8, Folder: 27
Scope and Contents

Among many topics, Jones discusses writing, religion, depression and his weaknesses compared to other writers. Accompanied by a letter to Young from Lowney Handy mentioning Jones, and a typed copy of "The Atlantic's" March 1951 flattering review of "From Here to Eternity". Rudin # B-60

Dates: 1951
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4690, Gail and Stephen Rudin literary autograph collection

Jones, James : Typed letter to Leonard Lyons. Ft. Myers Beach, FL., Apr. 30, 1952

 Item — Box: 8, Folder: 28
Scope and Contents

Writes regarding writing a guest column in the "New York Post" about the "two most important days in a first novelist's first publication". Rudin # B-61

Dates: Apr. 30, 1952
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4690, Gail and Stephen Rudin literary autograph collection

Jong, Erica : Typed letter to Dusty Sklar. Weston, CT., Jul. 30, 1977

 Item — Box: 8, Folder: 29
Scope and Contents

Jong addresses the theme of the constant strain between commerically successful and artistically acclaimed books. Rudin # B-61A

Dates: Jul. 30, 1977
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4690, Gail and Stephen Rudin literary autograph collection

Kennedy, Margaret : Typed letter to Wesley Hartley. London, England., Nov. 19, 1959

 Item — Box: 8, Folder: 29A
Dates: Nov. 19, 1959
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4690, Gail and Stephen Rudin literary autograph collection

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