"Songs My Mother Didn't Teach Me"
Scope and Contents
Short story in several versions:
Version 1: “All my life I have been haunted by popular songs....” Typed fragment dated July 1978, with handwritten revisions by Jean Rhys in pencil and red ink, 1p.
Version 2: Typed fragment with handwritten revisions and additions by Jean Rhys and an unknown editor in pencil, red and blue ink, 2p.
Version 3: “For most of my life....” Typed with handwritten revisions and additions by Jean Rhys in pencil and black ink, 3p.
Version 4: “I have been haunted....” Typescript with handwritten revisions and inserts to text by Jean Rhys, 5p.
Version 5: Typescript with handwritten revisions by Jean Rhys and an unknown editor in pencil and blue ink, 7p.
Dates
- Creation: 1920 - 1991
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1949 - 1979
Access
This material is open for research use by any registered reader. Physical access to the exercise notebooks is restricted, however photocopies have been provided.
Extent
From the Collection: 15 Linear Feet (30 boxes, 1 oversized folder)
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives Repository
McFarlin Library
University of Tulsa
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Tulsa 74104-3123 USA
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