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Box 12

 Container

Contains 23 Results:

Wilbur, Richard : Autographed letter to Mr. Cary. Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT., Aug. 5, 1959

 Item — Box: 12, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents

Discusses the process of revision. "The point is that the smallest word counts". Rudin # B-149

Dates: Aug. 5, 1959

Wilder, Thorton : Autographed letters to James Thomson. Florence.

 Item — Box: 12, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents

Manuscript with cover letter. Wilder defends the Silent Generation, predicting how it will affect America's future. Rudin # B-150

Dates: 1841-1993.

Wilder, Thorton : Autographed letter to Jay L. Bradley. Capri., Oct. 28, 1926

 Item — Box: 12, Folder: 13
Scope and Contents

Discusses the pursuit of a career in writing and the pros and cons of attending college. Rudin # B-151

Dates: Oct. 28, 1926

Wilder, Thorton : Autographed postcard to Harry Thornton Moore. Hamden 17, CT., Oct. 28, 1960

 Item — Box: 12, Folder: 14
Scope and Contents

"Imaginative narration is a very stern mistress; she wants no other gods but herself". Rudin # B-152

Dates: Oct. 28, 1960

Wilder, Thorton : Autographed letters to Dalma Brunauer. Hamden, CT., 1974, 1975

 Item — Box: 12, Folder: 15
Scope and Contents

Letter 12/9/1974 - Thanking her for her thoughtful essay on ""Bridge of San Luis Rey"" and remarking that many are angry that he does not more strongly affirm Christian doctrine. Letter 11/11/1975 - Discusses how his Protestant upbringing relates to ""Bridge of San Luis Rey"". (With unrelated Willa Cather envelope signed and addressed to Wilder) Rudin # B-153

Dates: 1974; 1975

Williams, Tennessee :Typed letter to Audrey, Nov. 7, 1969

 Item — Box: 12, Folder: 16
Scope and Contents

"America is very cruel to its artists who have had reversals of fortune." Rudin # B-154

Dates: Nov. 7, 1969

Williams, Tennessee : Typed letter to Tim Moore. San Francisco, CA., Aug. 14, 1976

 Item — Box: 12, Folder: 17
Scope and Contents

Writing to a potential "traveling companion", Williams mentions that "I never fall out of love, which makes it a sad sort of poem". Rudin # B-155

Dates: Aug. 14, 1976

Williams, William Carlos : Typed letter addressed to Dear Uhlman. Rutherford, NJ., May 29, 1951

 Item — Box: 12, Folder: 18
Scope and Contents

"The structure of the poem must be changed and not merely must it speak about new things". Rudin # B-157

Dates: May 29, 1951

Williams, William Carlos : Autographed manuscript. Rutherford, NJ., Aug. 17, 1951

 Item — Box: 12, Folder: 19
Scope and Contents

A tribute to the great American photographer, Alfred Eisenstadt. Rudin # B-158

Dates: Aug. 17, 1951

Wilson, Edmund : Autographed letter addressed to Dear Hazel. Red Bank, NJ., Nov. 12, 1927

 Item — Box: 12, Folder: 20
Scope and Contents

A long chatty letter referring to his work and to his reading. Thinks New York is an awful place to live and coments, "I haven't met an intelligent clergyman…since I have been here." Rudin # B-159

Dates: Nov. 12, 1927