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Dr. Sidney Isenberg Collection on Carson McCullersWLU.Coll.0097

Dr. Sidney Isenberg Collection on Carson McCullersWLU.Coll.0097


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Repository
Washington and Lee University, James G. Leyburn Library Special Collections and Archives
Identification
WLU.Coll.0097
Title
Dr. Sidney Isenberg Collection on Carson McCullers Inclusive 1948-1971
Quantity
.2 Linear Feet
Creator
McCullers, Carson
Creator
Isenberg, Sidney
Creator
Carr, Virginia Spencer
Creator
Cleckley, Hervey M. (Hervey Milton)
Language
English .

Administrative Information

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Online Access

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Preferred Citation

Preferred citation: [Identification of item], Dr. Sidney Isenberg Collection on Carson McCullers, WLU Coll. 0097, Special Collections and Archives, Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA.

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Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Dr. Sidney Isenberg.

Biographical / Historical

Lula Carson McCullers was a famous American author.

Scope and Contents

This collection includes 67 items collected by Dr. Sidney Isenberg, a member of the Class of 1942, Washington and Lee University, from his friendship with Carson McCullers, including letters to him from McCullers, from other people about her, an inscribed poem, and memorabilia.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Correspondence
  • Poetry
  • Williams, Tennessee
  • Women authors

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Carr, Virginia Spencer
  • Cleckley, Hervey M. (Hervey Milton)
  • Isenberg, Sidney
  • McCullers, Carson
  • Williams, Tennessee
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Container List

Text box: 1 folder: 1
Control folder
English.
Text box: 1 folder: 2
Correspondence (McCullers & Sydney Isenberg)
March 9, 1948 - May 6, 1948English.
  • Text box: 1 folder: 2
    Carson McCullers to Dr. Sidney Isenberg
    1948-03-09English.
  • Text box: 1 folder: 2
    Carson McCullers to Dr. Sidney Isenberg
    1948-04-13English.
  • Text box: 1 folder: 2
    Carson McCullers to Dr. Sidney Isenberg
    1948-04-14English.
  • Text box: 1 folder: 2
    Carson McCullers to Dr. Sidney Isenberg
    1948-05-01English.
  • Text box: 1 folder: 2
    Carson McCullers to Dr. Sidney Isenberg
    1948-05-06English.
Text box: 1 folder: 3
Correspondence (McCullers & Sydney Isenberg)
May 12, 1948 - Nov. 24, 1948English.
  • Text box: 1 folder: 3
    Carson McCullers to Dr. Sidney Isenberg
    1948-05-12English.
  • Text box: 1 folder: 3
    Carson McCullers to Dr. Sidney Isenberg
    1948-05-26English.
  • Text box: 1 folder: 3
    Carson McCullers to Dr. Sidney Isenberg
    1948-08-11English.
  • Text box: 1 folder: 3
    Carson McCullers to Dr. Sidney Isenberg
    1948-09-28English.
  • Text box: 1 folder: 3
    Carson McCullers to Dr. Sidney Isenberg
    1948-11-24English.
Text box: 1 folder: 4
Correspondence (McCullers & Sydney Isenberg)
Dec. 1, 1948 - Oct. 6, 1952English.
  • Text box: 1 folder: 4
    Carson McCullers to Dr. Sidney Isenberg
    1948-12-01English.
  • Text box: 1 folder: 4
    Carson McCullers to Dr. Sidney Isenberg
    1949-02-21English.
  • Text box: 1 folder: 4
    Carson McCullers to Dr. Sidney Isenberg
    1950-09-02English.
  • Text box: 1 folder: 4
    Carson McCullers to Dr. Sidney Isenberg
    1950-10-03English.
  • Text box: 1 folder: 4
    Carson McCullers to Dr. Sidney Isenberg
    1952-04-30English.
  • Text box: 1 folder: 4
    Carson McCullers to Dr. Sidney Isenberg
    1952-10-06English.
Text box: 1 folder: 5
Correspondence (McCullers) Typed transcripts
1948 - 1950English.
Text box: 1 folder: 6
Telegrams (McCullers to Sydney Isenberg)
April 9, 1948 - Sept. 1, 1954English.
  • Text box: 1 folder: 6
    Carson McCullers to Dr. Sidney Isenberg
    1948-04-09English.
  • Text box: 1 folder: 6
    Carson McCullers to Dr. Sidney Isenberg
    1948-05-16English.
  • Text box: 1 folder: 6
    Carson McCullers to Dr. Sidney Isenberg
    1950-10-10English.
  • Text box: 1 folder: 6
    Carson McCullers to Dr. Sidney Isenberg
    1950-10-25English.
  • Text box: 1 folder: 6
    Carson McCullers to Dr. Sidney Isenberg
    1953-11-26English.
  • Text box: 1 folder: 6
    Carson McCullers to Dr. Sidney Isenberg
    1953-12-27English.
  • Text box: 1 folder: 6
    Carson McCullers to Dr. Sidney Isenberg
    1954-09-01English.
  • Text box: 1 folder: 6
    Carson McCullers to Dr. Sidney Isenberg
    1962-11-04English.
Text box: 1 folder: 7
Correspondence (Virginia S. Carr to Sidney Isenberg)
1970 - 1971English.
  • Text box: 1 folder: 7
    Stanley Lewis to Virginia Spencer Carr
    1970-06-23English.
  • Text box: 1 folder: 7
    Virginia Spencer Carr to Dr. H. M. Cleckley
    1970-09-28English.
  • Text box: 1 folder: 7
    Dr. Hervey Cleckley to Dr. Virginia Spencer Carr
    1970-10-05English.
  • Text box: 1 folder: 7
    Virginia Spencer Carr to Dr. Sidney Isenberg
    1970-11-16English.
  • Text box: 1 folder: 7
    Virginia Spencer Carr to Dr. Sidney Isenberg
    1970-12-08English.
  • Text box: 1 folder: 7
    Virginia Spencer Carr to Dr. Sidney Isenberg
    1970-12-24English.
  • Text box: 1 folder: 7
    Virginia Spencer Carr to Dr. Sidney Isenberg
    1971-01-27English.
  • Text box: 1 folder: 7
    Virginia Spencer Carr to Dr. Sidney Isenberg
    1971-01-31English.
  • Text box: 1 folder: 7
    Virginia Spencer Carr to Dr. Sidney Isenberg
    1971-03-12English.
  • Text box: 1 folder: 7
    Interview questions for Dr. Sidney Isenberg
    N. D.English.
  • Text box: 1 folder: 7
    Carson McCullers to [David]
    1941-07-19English.
Text box: 1 folder: 8
Correspondence (Hervey Cleckley to Sidney Isenberg)
1948 - 1950English.
  • Text box: 1 folder: 8
    Dr. Hervey Cleckley to Dr. Sidney Isenberg
    1948-04-02English.
  • Text box: 1 folder: 8
    Dr. Hervey Cleckley to Dr. Sidney Isenberg
    1948-05-31English.
  • Text box: 1 folder: 8
    Dr. Hervey Cleckley to Dr. Sidney Isenberg
    1950-10-29English.
Text box: 1 folder: 9
Correspondence (Margarita Smith to Sidney Isenberg)
1968English.
  • Text box: 1 folder: 9
    Rita Smith to Dr. Sidney Isenberg
    1968-05-29English.
Text box: 1 folder: 10
The Dual Angel (inscribed copy)
1951English.
  • Text box: 1 folder: 10
    Manuscript: The Dual Angel: A Meditation on Origin and Choice
    1951English.
Text box: 1 folder: 11
Memorabilia
N. D.English.
  • Text box: 1 folder: 11
    Carson McCullers to the Editor about the Columbus [Georgia] Public Library
    1946English.
Text box: 1 folder: 12
Memorabilia (Mademoiselle)
1953English.
Text box: 1 folder: 13
Memorabilia (Member of the Wedding)
N. D.English.
Text box: 1 folder: 14
Memorabilia (Article on Tennessee Williams)
N. D.English.