A Guide to Katherine Anne Porter Letters, 1947, 1961 Porter, Katherine Anne Letters, 1947, 1961 10219-c

A Guide to Katherine Anne Porter Letters, 1947, 1961

A Collection in
The Clifton Waller Barrett Library
The Special Collections Department
Accession Number 10219-c

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Repository

Special Collections, University of Virginia Library

Accession number

10219-c

Title

Katherine Anne Porter Letters, 1947, 1961

Physical Characteristics

3 letters

Language

English

Abstract

The collection consists of three letters, 1947 & 1961, from writer Katherine Anne Porter to editors of the Kenyon Review.

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

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Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred Citation

Katherine Anne Porter, Letters, 1947-1961, in the Clifton Waller Barrett Library, Accession #10219-c, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

These letters were purchased by the Library from Bev Chaney Jr. Books, Ossining, N.Y., 23 February 1988.

Contents List

Letter 15 Sep 1947

TLS, 1 p.

Katherine Anne Porter, Santa Monica, California, to John Crowe Ransom, Editor of the Kenyon Review, writing that she doesn't feel too bad about his rejection of her manuscript which was the first in eighteen years, and describing life in Santa Monica.

Letter 3 Feb 1961

TLS, 1 p.

Katherine Anne Porter, Washington, D.C., to Robie Macauley, Editor of the Kenyon Review, forwarding 87 pages of Ship of Fools , as well as the cast of characters, commenting on the writing and editing of the book, and indicating the value of their friendship, with ANS by KAP at bottom.

Letter 19 Mar 1961

TLS, 1 p.

Katherine Anne Porter, Washington, D.C., to Robie Macauley, editor of the Kenyon Review, chiding him for doing the job like a novelist instead of an editor, and suggesting certain revisions.