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A Guide to the Papers of William Faulkner 1956-1969 Faulkner, William, Papers of 7258-l

A Guide to the Papers of William Faulkner 1956-1969

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Accession Number 7258-l


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Repository
Special Collections, University of Virginia Library
Accession number
7258-l
Title
Papers of William Faulkner, 1956-1969
Physical Characteristics
This collection consists of ca. 330 items.
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred Citation

Papers of William Faulkner, Accession #7258-l , Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

This collection is gift of Mr. Blotner on November 17, 1971.

Scope and Content Information

Papers, 1956-1969, ca. 330 items, concerning William Faulkner's work with Harvey Breit as co-chairman of the Writer's Committee of President Eisenhower's People to People Program. The content of this collection iluustrates the extent of organizational detail necessary to launch a program such as the People to People Program. The collection is divided into two parts: material concerning promotional details, and letters in answer to Faulkner's appeal to famous writers for support for the program. The letters from notable famous writers are listed separately. Also inlcuded is a copy of an article written by Joseph Blotner concerning Faulkner's role with the committee.

Contents List

Material Regarding Promotional and Organizational Details of the People to People Program
  • "In and Out of Books," by Harvey Breit, New York Times Book Review 1956 Oct 14
    Newsclipping
  • People to People News, Vol. 1, no. 2 1956 Oct
    Newsletter
  • In response to "In and Out of Books," column 1956 Oct 11-Nov 23, n.d.
    32 TLS/8 ALS
  • Report of writer's committee 1956 Nov
    TMs (mimeograph), 18 items
  • Circular letters, printed material and miscellaneous 1956
    Papers, 15 items

    regarding People to People Program

  • To William Faulkner 1956 Sep 13- 1957 Jan 8
    16 TLS/ALS

    re People to People Program

  • Jean Ennis file 1956-1957
    32 items

    Correspondence & miscellany re People to People Program

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Correspondence from Notable Writers Regarding People to People Program
  • Conrad Aiken to William Faulkner 1956 Oct 3
    TLS, 1 p. on 1.
  • William Faulkner to Conrad Aiken 1956 Oct 4
    TL (carbon), 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Newton Arvin to William Faulkner 1956 Sep 30
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • William Faukner to Newton Arvin 1956 Oct 2
    TL (carbon), 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Jacques Barzun to Harvey [Breit] 1956 Oct 5
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Jacques Barzun to Harvey [Breit] 1956 Nov 27
    APCS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Saul Bellow to Harvey Breit 1956 Oct 8
    Telegram, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Saul Bellow to Jean Ennis 1956 Nov 24
    APCS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Saul Bellow to William Faulkner 1956 Jan 7
    TLS, 3 p. on 2 l.

    with enclosed questionnaire completed by Saul Bellow

  • John Berryman to William Faukner 1956 Oct 21
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • John Berryman to William Faulkner 1956 Nov 26
    TLS 3 p. on 3 l.

    with enclosed questionnaire completed by John Berryman

  • Elizabeth Bishop to Harvey Briet 1956 Oct 18
    TLS, 2 p. on 2 l.
  • Richard Bissell to William Faulkner 1956 Oct 2
    ALS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • William Faulkner to Richard Bissell 1956 Oct 2
    ALS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Louise Bogan to William Faulkner 1956 Sep 26
    ALS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Louise Bogan to William Faulkner 1956 Oct 16
    TLS, 3 p. on 3 l.
  • Louise Bogan to William Faulkner 1956 Nov 21
    APCS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Louise Bogan to William Faulkner 1957 Jan 21
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Van Wyck Brooks to Jean Ennis 1956 Nov 26
    APCS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Van Wyck Brooks and Malcolm Cowley to Jean Ennis 1956 [Nov 29]
    Telegram, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Van Wyck Brooks to Jean Ennis 1957 Jan 9
    APCS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Completed questionnaire of Van Wyck Brooks n.d.
    TMs, 2 p. on 2 l.
  • Pearl Buck to William Faulkner 1956 Oct 22
    TLS w/env, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Erskine Caldwell to William Faulkner 1956 Sep 26
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • William Faulkner to Erskine Caldwell 1956 Oct 2
    TL (carbon), 1 p. on 1 l.
  • William Faulkner to Erskine Caldwell 1956 Oct 11
    TLS, 3 p. on 3 l.

    with enclosed questionnaire completed by Erskine Caldwell

  • Truman Capote to William Faulkner [1956 Sep]
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Bruce Catton to William Faulkner 1956 Oct 8
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Bruce Catton to William Faulkner 1957 Jan 7
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Marchette Chute to William Faulkner 1956 Sep 26
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Completed questionnaire of Marchette Chute [1956 Oct]
    TMs, 2 p. on 2 l.
  • Marchette Chute to William Faulkner 1956 Nov 23
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Marchette Chute to William Faulkner 1957 Jan 7
    TLS, 1 p. 1 l.
  • Completed questionnaire of Harold Clurman n.d.
    Physical Location: TMs, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Malcolm Cowley to William Faulkner 1956 Sep 27
    TL, 3 p. on 3 l.

    with enclosed questionnaire completed by Malcolm Cowley

  • Malcolm Cowley to William Faulkner 1957 Jan 6
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • H. L. Davis to William Faulkner 1956 Nov 8
    TN, 1 p. on 1 l.

    on bottom TLS, 1956 Oct 11, William Faulkner to H.L. Davis

  • H. L. Davis to William Faulkner 1956 Dec 5
    TLS 1 p. on 1 l.
  • H.L. Davis to William Faulkner 1957 Jan 2
    TN, 1 p. on 1 l.

    on bottom of TLS, 1957 Jan 2, William Faulkner to H. L. Davis

  • H. L. Davis to William Faulkner n.d.
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • John Dos Passos to William Faulkner 1956 Oct 9
    TLS, 2 p. on 2 l.
  • John Dos Passos to William Faulkner 1956 Oct 31
    TLS, 3 p. on 3 l.

    with enclosed questionnaire completed by John Dos Passos

  • John Dos Passos to William Faulkner 1956 Nov 27
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Willliam Faulkner to John Dos Passos 1957 Jan 2
    TLS, ALS

    with note

  • James T. Farrell to William Faulkner 1956 Sep 25
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • James T. Farrell to William Faulkner 1956 Oct 6
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • James T. Farrell to William Faulkner 1956 Oct 18
    TL (carbon) and TLS, 8 p. on 8 l. each
  • James T. Farrell to Director, Informational Media Guarantee Bureau 1956 Nov 15
    TL (mimeographed), 2 p. on 2 l.
  • James T. Farrell to William Faulkner 1956 Nov 27
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • James T. Farrell to Robert M. Bears 1956 Nov 27
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • James T. Farrell to William Faulkner 1956 Jan 10
    TLS, 2 p. on 2 l.
  • Enda Ferber to William Faulkner 1956 Oct 2
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Edna Ferber to William Faulkner 1956 Oct 2
    TLS (copy), 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Edna Ferber to Harvey Breit 1956 Oct 2
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • William Faulkner to Edna Ferber 1956 Oct 3
    TL (carbon), 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Harvey Breit to Edna Ferber 1956 Oct 9
    TL (carbon), 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Edna Ferber to William Faulkner 1956 Nov 23
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Edna Ferber to William Faulkner 1957 Jan 18
    TLS, 2 p. on 2 l.
  • Robert Fitzgerald to William Faulkner 1956 Sep 28
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • William Faulkner to Robert Fitzgerald 1956 Oct 11
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Robert Fitzgerald to William Faulkner 1956 Nov 12
    TNS, 1 p on 1 l.

    on bottom of TLS, 1956 Oct 12, William Miller to William Faulkner

  • Shelby Foote to William Faulkner 1956 Oct 6
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Shelby Foote to Jean Ennis 1956 Nov 24
    APCS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Waldo Frank to William Faulkner 1956 Sep 25
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Waldo Frank to William Faulkner 1956 Oct 16
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Waldo Frank to William Faulkner 1956 Nov 29
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Erle Stanley Gardner to William Faulkner 1956 Oct 9
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Erle Stanley Gardner to Jean Ennis 1956 Oct 9
    TLS, 2 p. on 2 l.
  • Erle Stanley Gardner to Jean Ennis 1956 Oct 9
    TL (carbon), 2 p. on 2 l.
  • Erle Stanley Gardner to William Faulkner 1957 Jan 28
    Physical Location: TLS, 2 p. on 2 l.
  • Paul Green to William Faulkner 1956 Sep 30
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • William Faulkner to Paul Green 1956 Oct 5
    TL (carbon), 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Paul Green to Harvey Breit 1956 Oct 7
    Telegram, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Paul Green to William Faulkner 1957 Jan 11
    TLS, 1 p. 1 l.
  • Horace Gregory to William Faulkner 1956 Oct 17
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Horace Gregory to William Faulkner 1956 [Nov 22]
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Donald Hall to William Faulkner 1956 Oct 2
    TLS, 2 p. on 1 l.
  • Donald Hall to William Faulkner 1956 Oct 3
    TLS, 2 p. on 1 l.
  • William Faulkner to Donald Hall 1956 Oct 3
    TL (carbon), 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Donald Hall To William Faulkner 1956 Oct 14
    TLS, 2 p. on 1 l.
  • Donald Hall to William Faulkner 1956 Nov 21
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Saxe Commins to Donald Hall 1956 Dec 3
    TL (carbon), 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Saxe Commins to Donald Hall 1956 Dec 13
    TL (carbon), 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Donald Hall to Jean Ennis 1957 Jan 5
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Ralph Hancock to William Faulkner 1956 Nov 3
    TLS, 2 p. on 2 l.

    with enclosed vita of Hancock

  • Ralph Hancock to William Faulkner 1956 Nov 25
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Ralph Hancock to William Faulkner 1957 Jan 11
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Robert Hillyer to William Faulkner 1956 Sep 25
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Robert Hillyer to William Faulkner 1956 Oct 5
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.

    with holograph notes on bottom

  • Robert Hillyer to William Faulkner 1956 Nov 23
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • William Faulkner to Robert Hillyer 1956 Oct 11
    TLS, 3 p. on 3 l.

    with enclosed questionnaire completed by Robert Hillyer

  • Robert Hillyer to William Faulkner 1956 Nov 23
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • William Inge to William Faulkner 1956 Oct 6
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.

    with holograph note on bottom by Inge to Harvey [Breit]

  • William Inge to William Faulkner 1956 Nov 24
    TPCS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • William Inge to William Faulkner 1957 Jan 10
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • MacKinlay Kantor to William Faulkner 1956 Nov 1
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Louis Kronenberger to William Faulkner [1956]
    ALS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Joseph Wood Krutch to William Faulkner 1956 Sep 25
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • William Faulkner to Joseph Wood Krutch 1956 Oct 11
    TLS, 3 p. on 3 l.

    with enclosed questionnaire completed by Joseph Wood Krutch

  • Joseph Wood Krutch to William Faulkner 1956 Nov 27
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Joseph Wood Krutch to William Faulkner [1957] Jan 13
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Howard Lindsay to William Faulkner 1956 Sep 23
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Howard Lindsay to William Faulkner 1957 Jan 8
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • William Faulkner to Anita Loos 1956 Oct 11
    TLS, 3 p. on 3 l.

    with enclosed questionnaire completed by Anita Loos

  • Anita Loos to William Faulkner 1956 Oct 15
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Robert Lowell to William Faulkner 1956 Sep 25
    TLS, 2 p. on 1 l.
  • Robert Lowell to William Faulkner 1956 Oct 6
    TPCS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Robert Lowell to William Faulkner n.d.
    TNS, 2 p. on 2 1.

    on questionnaire completed by Robert Lowell

  • Archibald MacLeish to William Faulkner [1956] Oct 7
    TLS, 2 p. on 2 l.
  • Archibald MacLeish to William Faulkner [1956] Oct 16
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Dorothy O. Brisson , Secretary to John P. Marquand to William Faulkner 1956 Oct 8
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • William Faulkner to Peter Mathiessen 1956 Oct 11
    TLS, 3 p. on 3 l.

    with enclosed questionnaire completed by Peter Mathiessen

  • Peter Mathiessen to Jean Ennis n.d.
    ALS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Peter Mathiessen to William Faulkner n.d.
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Mary McCarthy to William Faulkner 1956 Oct 12
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Evelyn Shoemaker, Secretary to James Michener to William Faulkner 1956 Oct 15
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Arthur Misner to William Faulkner 1956 Oct 16
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Marianne Moore to William Faulkner 1956 Sep 26
    TS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Marianne Moore to William Faulkner 1956 Nov 1
    ANS, 3 p. on 3 l.

    on bottom TLS, 1956 Oct 11, William Faulkner to Marianne Moore with enclosed questionnaire completed by Marianne Moore

  • Marianne Moore to Harvey Breit 1956 Nov 27
    APCS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Marianne Moore to William Faulkner [1956 Nov]
    AN, 1 p. on 1 l.

    on bottom TLS, 1956 Nov 20

  • Marianne Moore to William Faulkner 1957 Jan 5
    TLS, 2 p. on 2 l.
  • Lewis Mumford to William Faulkner 1956 Sep 25
    ALS, 2 p. to 1 l.
  • Lewis Mumford to William Faulkner 1956 Oct 6
    TLS, 2 p. on 1 l.
  • Jean Ennis to Lewis Mumford 1956 Oct 11
    TLS (carbon), 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Dudley Nichols to William Faulkner 1956 Sep 25
    TLS, 2 p. on 2 l.
  • Dudley Nichols to Harvey Breit 1956 Oct 7
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Dudley Nichols to William Faulkner 1957 Jan 10
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • George Oppenheimer to William Faulkner 1956 Oct 16
    ALS, 2 p. on 1 l.
  • George Oppenheimer to William Faulkner 1956 Nov 26
    ALS w/env, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • George Oppenheimer to William Faulkner 1957 Jan 21
    ALS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Katherine A. Porter to William Faulkner 1956 Sep 26
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Katherine A. Porter to Harvey [Breit] 1956 Oct 4
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Harvey Breit to Katherine A. Porter 1956 Oct 9
    TL (carbon), 1 p. on 1 l.
  • [William Faulkner] to Merlo Pusey 1956 Oct 11
    TL, 3 p. on 3 1.

    with enclosed questionnaire completed by Merlo Pusey

  • Merlo J. Pusey to William Faulkner 1956 Nov 27
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Merlo J. Pusey to William Faulkner [1957] Jan 9
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Merlo J. Pusey to William Faulkner n.d.
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Marc Rangel to William Faulkner 1956 Nov 12
    TLS, 2 p. on 2 l.
  • Elmer Rice to William Faulkner 1956 Oct 3
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Elmer Rice to William Faulkner 1957 Jan 8
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Mark Schorer to William Faulkner 1956 Sep 28
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • William Faulkner to Mark Schorer 1956 Oct 1
    TL (carbon), 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Mark Schorer to William Faulkner 1957 Jan 28
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Budd Schulberg to William Faulkner [1956 Nov 6]
    TLS, 3 p. on 3 l.

    with enclosed questionnaire complete by Budd Schulberg

  • Ramon J. Sender to William Faulkner 1956 Sep 25
    TLS, 2 p. on 2 l.
  • William Faulkner to Roman J. Sender 1956 Oct 11
    TLS, 3 p. on 3 l.

    with enclosed questionnaire completed Ramon J. Sender

  • Ramon Sender to William Faulkner 1956 Nov 16
    TLS, 2 p. on 2 l.
  • Ramon Sender to William Faulkner 1956 Nov 25
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • John Steinbeck to William Faulkner 1956 Oct 3
    ALS, 2 p. on 1 l.
  • William Faulkner to John Steinbeck 1956 Oct 5
    TL (carbon), 1 p. on 1 l.
  • John Steinbeck to William Faulkner 1956 Nov 28
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Saxe Commins to John Steinbeck 1956 Dec 3
    TL (carbon), 1 p. on 1 l.
  • John Steinbeck to William Faulkner 1957 Jan 11
    ALS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Frederick M. Stern to William Faulkner 1956 Sep 24
    TLS 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Frederick M. Stern to William Faulkner 1956 Nov 21
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Frederick M. Stern to William Faulkner 1957 Jan 8
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Irving Stone to William Faulkner 1957 Jan 9
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Irving Stone to [William Faulkner] 1957 Jan 9
    TLS, 2 p. on 2 l.
  • Phil Stong to William Faulkner 1956 Sep 25
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Phil Stong to William Faulkner [1956 Oct]
    TNS, 1 p. on 1 l.

    on bottom, TLS, 1956 Oct 1, William Faulkner to Phil Stong

  • Phil Stong to William Faulkner 1956 Nov 21
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Phil Song to William Faulkner [1957] Jan 5
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • William Styron to William Faulkner 1956 Oct 15
    ALS, 3 p. on 3 l.

    with enclosed questionnaire completed by William Styron

  • George Tabori to William Faulkner 1957 Jan 7
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Allen Tate to William Faulkner 1957 Oct 6
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Lionel Trilling to Harvey Breit 1956 Oct 8
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Jane Gray, Secretary to Lionel Trilling to William Faulkner 1957 Jan 8
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • William Faulkner to Gore Vidal 1956 Oct 3
    TL (carbon), 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Gore Vidal to William Faulkner [1956]
    TLS, 2 p. on 2 l.

    with enclosed questionnaire completed by Gore Vidal

  • Robert Penn Warren to William Faulkner 1956 Oct 19
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Anthony West to William Faulkner [1956 Nov 29]
    TL, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Memo, Anthony West to William Faulkner [1956 Nov 29]
    TMsS, 3 p. on 3 l.
  • E. B. White to William Faulkner 1956 Oct 5
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Richard Wilbur to William Faulkner [1956]
    ALS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Richard Wilbur to William Faulkner [1957] Jan 10
    ALS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Thornton Wilder to William Faulkner 1956 Oct 5
    ALS, 2 p. on 1 l.
  • Thornton Wilder to William Faulkner 1957 Jan 4
    ALS, 4 p. on 2 l.
  • William Carlos Williams to William Faulkner 1956 Sep 24
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • William Faulkner to William C. Williams 1956 Oct 11
    TLS, 3 p. on 3 l.

    with enclosed questionaire completed by William C. Williams

  • William C. Williams to William Faulkner [1956] Nov 24
    TPC, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • William C. Williams to William Faulkner 1957 Jan 8
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Edmund Wilson to William Faulkner 1956 Sep 25
    TLS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • Edmund Wilson to William Faulkner, 1 p. on 1 l. 1956 Nov 21
    ALS, 1 p. on 1 l.
  • "William Faulkner. Committee Chairman" 1969
    TMsS (carbon), 24 p. on 24 l.

    an article by Joseph Blotner

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