A Guide to the Correspondence of and about William Faulkner at the University of Virginia, 1956-1963. Faulkner, William, Correspondence of and about 7362, 7362-a

A Guide to the Correspondence of and about William Faulkner at the University of Virginia, 1956-1963.

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Repository

Special Collections, University of Virginia Library

Accession number

7362, 7362-a

Title

Correspondence of and about William Faulkner, 1956-1963

Physical Characteristics

This collection consists of 66 items.

Language

English

Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Correspondence of and about William Faulkner at the University of Virginia, 1956-1963, Accession # 7362, 7362-a, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Processing Information

These letters were an archival transfer from the Department of English at the University of Virginia to the Library on the November 27, 1963 and on May 26, 1967.

Scope and Content Information

There is correspondence, 1956-1960, between William Faulkner and Floyd Stovall, Chairman of the Department of English, concerning Faulkner's position as writer-in-residence at the University and his appointment as the Balch Lecturer in American Literature. There is also correspondence, 1960, between Faulkner and Weldon Cooper, Secretary to the Board of Visitors, concerning Faulkner's appointment as the Balch Lecturer. Correspondence, July - October 1960, of Floyd Stovall concerning Faulkner's appointment as the Balch Lecturer contains correspondence with Edgar F. Shannon, Jr., President of the University and William L. Duren, Jr., Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. There are correspondence and papers, 1960-1962, of Joseph L. Blotner, Department of English, concerning public readings by Faulkner. Other correspondence of Blotner concerns specific readings by Faulkner on May 26, 1961 and on May 17, 1962. Correspondents include: William H. Runge, Curator of Rare Books; Weldon Cooper, Secretary to the Board of Visitors; Edgar F. Shannon, Jr., President; Thomas H. Blanton, Senator; Paul Saunier, Jr., assistant to the President; Woodrow W. Wilkerson, Superintendent of Public Education; and, numerous professors and deans of Virginia colleges and universities. Also included is correspondence, 1960-1963, which contains a memorial written by Joseph L. Blotner in December 1962; a letter, October 1, 1962, from Edgar F. Shannon, Jr. to Murray L. Goldsborough concerning the possible commission of Goldsborough to paint a portrait of William Faulkner for Faulkner's daughter, Jill Summers, and for the University of Virginia; and, a letter, November 4, 1963, from Fredson Bowers, Chairman of the Department of English, to John Cook Wyllie, University Library, concerning some Faulkner letters.