Faulkner, William, 1897-1962

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Typescript on half-sheets; handwritten and typed fragments and notes; journal reprint.

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Adult Education Council talk: "Although there is no denying Faulkner was a southerner...." Also, appears as an article for the Daily Northwestern Dimension Magazine Supplement.

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Ellmann's introductory and concluding words: "The award to William Faulkner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in November 1950 aroused more approval than many of thses awards...."

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William Faulkner.

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"Joe" writes, in part: "...I sent Random House your name with others for a complimentary copy of Faulkner. Not long ago I received a letter from Richard Elman at Columbia...." Includes Ellmann's suggestions/comments for Frank's manuscript.

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The John Bennett Shaw Collection is comprised of extensive collections of modern literature, books relating to Native Americans, early travel, and Oklahoma, archival materials, photographs, pamphlets, phonographic discs. The modern authors represented include William Faulkner, Ernest Hemingway, Thomas Wolfe, John Steinbeck, and Katherine Mansfield.

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Updates Ellmann on the progress of his thesis on the time aspect of Joyce's and Faulkner's works; the translation of Ellmann's Joyce biography; and other topics.

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Meriwether praises Ellmann's Joyce biography; discusses furture projects on Faulkner; other topics.

Scope and Contents An artificial collection that consists of single and/or small groups of letters, small groups of related literary materials, individual or small groups of manuscripts such as poems and similar individual pieces which were deemed at one time to be of sufficient bulk to be placed into separate collections. These materials were acquired independently of larger collections. The period covered is primarily the first half or so of the twentieth century, but there are selected items dating well...

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Photo-reproduction of a group photo of the Mississippi Gamma-Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity.

Pictured in upper row: James Guthrie, Spencer Wood, Charlie Townsend, Charles Williams [?], Rufus Creekmore, Wade Creekmore, Sam Brister, Russell Pigford, P. Givhan Hill, David Gray, William Faulkner. Pictured in lower row: unidentified, Loury Simmons, Ben F. Wasson, Harry Rainold, Walter Rivers, Dave Callahan, Gary Sutherland, Stephen Greaves, Pete Wilson.