A Guide to the John Steinbeck Collection #6239-a

A Guide to the John Steinbeck Collection Steinbeck, John. 6239-a

A Guide to the John Steinbeck Collection

A Collection in the
Clifton Waller Barrett Library of American Literature
Accession number 6239-a

University of Virginia Library

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Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Processed by: Special Collections Department Staff

Repository

University of Virginia. Library. Special Collections Dept. Alderman Library University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 USA

Collection Number

6239-a

Title

John Steinbeck Collection 1934-1962

Extent

1 item

Creator

Location

Language

English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred Citation

John Steinbeck Collection, Accession 6239-a, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library

Acquisition Information

Purchase

Funding Note

Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

Harry [Thorton] Moore
John Steinbeck

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

Los Angeles
Mexico
Sierra [Nevada Mountains

Item Listing

Letters

John Steinbeck to Harry [Thorton] Moore
[1936 Feb or Mar]
ALS, 2 p.

[Discusses his new book [ In Dubious Battle ] in detail; briefly discusses return from Mexico , hard work of writing, thematic value of towns cut off from the outside world, his being "kicked around" particularly Tortilla Flat , weather; mentions Los Angeles , Sierra [Nevada Mountains ], The New Republic . ]