A Guide to the William Faulkner Collection Faulkner, William. 6074-j

A Guide to the William Faulkner Collection

A Collection in
Special Collections
The University of Virginia Library
Accession number 6074-j


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Repository
Special Collections, University of Virginia Library
Collection Number
6074-j
Title
William Faulkner Collection 1924
Extent
1 item
Location
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

No copies without written permission of the Amherst College Library.

Preferred Citation

William Faulkner Collection, 1924, Accession #6074-j, Special Collections, University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

A gift to the Library from John Lancaster of the Amherst College Library on June 28, 1984.

Scope and Content

Webster, as U.S. Post Office inspector, writes to Faulkner, a postmaster at University, Miss., charging him with neglect of duties and notifying him of his imminent dismissal. The charges include being "a habitual reader of books and magazines" and writing his own book while at work, failure to forward mail, careless handling of mail, irregular hours, indifference to patrons and card playing in the office.

The letter was identified as hoax by University of Virginia Library staff member Joan St. C. Crane in her article "Case No 133733-c " in the Mississippi Quarterly.

Contents List

Mark Webster, U. S. Post Office inspector, to William C. Faulkner, Postmaster at University, Mississippi
1924 September 2
TL (photocopy)