Papers of Nancy Hale, Accession #3646 through 3646-f, Special
Collections, University of Virginia Library,
Charlottesville, Va.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Nancy Hale Bowers: 3646, February 1, 1951; 3646-a, -b, February 28, 1951; 3646-c, June 21, 1954; 3646-d, April 13,
1955; 3646-e, December 30, 1955; 3646-f, December 20, 1956
The collection contains a typescript and a galley proof for The sign of Jonah ; letters and telegrams from Charles Scribner's Sons, Inc. and literary agent Elizabeth Nowall pertaining to the novel together
with clipped reviews and three preliminary sketches for jacket illustrations.
The collection also contains manuscripts of short stories, articles, and poems; and manuscript notes and a partial draft for
The Prodigal Women. Included is an untitled article about the University of Virginia Hospital with many stereotyped references to African Americans
and mountain whites. Also of interest is a speech on the problems of the short story writer given at the University of Virginia
Colonnade Club.
The collection also contains copies of some Elinor Wylie correspondence and reminiscences of her by Winifred Welles Shearer.
The collection also contains correspondence with publishers about financial arrangements and other matters, and fan letters
from readers, chiefly regarding The Prodigal Women. Correspondents include Frank Crowninshield, Junius Fishburne, Arthur Krock, Dave Randall, Charles Wertenbaker and John Hall
Wheelock. There is also a letter to Max Perkins from Evelyn Scott Metcalfe reviewing Hale's Never any more.
Miscellaneous items include a printed copy of Siva by her son William Wertenbaker, photographs from a production of a play and a review of The Prodigal Women by André Maurois.
3646-e With TLS 28 July 1938 Elizabeth Nowell
to Charles Wertenbaker and TLS 28 July 1938 Elizabeth
Nowell to Nancy Hale and TLS 11 July 1938 V. Vetluquin
to Elizabeth Nowell.