A Guide to the Letter from Erskine Caldwell to Jakie Pruett, 1979 February 3
A Collection in the
Clifton Waller Barrett Library
The Special Collections Department
Accession Number 7971-u
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Preferred Citation
Letter from Erskine Caldwell to Jakie Pruett, Accession #7971-u, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.
Acquisition Information
This collection was purchased on 1991 December 9.
Scope and Content Information
In this letter, 1979 Feb 3, from Erskine Caldwell, Scottsdale, AZ, to Jakie Pruett, Caldwell replies that he never really had heroes either in his early or later years, but that he had always admired writers and authors generally, and wanted to be one himself.