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Miles C. Horton, Jr., Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1990-137
Abstract

Correspondence and printed materials of Miles C. Horton, Jr., a resident of Newport (Giles County), Virginia, includes letters from Annie Dillard, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Pilgrim at Tinker Creek and materials relating to poet Randall Jarrell.

Dates: 1961 - 1988

Jaffe-Lankes Family Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2019-014
Abstract

This collection contains two main sets of materials: Correspondence between Louis I. Jaffe and J. J. Lankes from 1930 to 1942 and correspondence between Alice Jaffe (Louis' widow) and J. B. Lankes (J. J.'s son) from 1980 to 1985. In addition, there is a small folder of notes and letter excerpts created by J. B. Lankes in the early 1980s.

Dates: 1930-1942, 1980-1985

Henry James Letters

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1974-008
Abstract

The collection consists of four letters, all written while Henry James was in England, one each to Lady Grace Baring, "Mrs. Sheridan," the Society of Authors, and writer George Gissing.

Dates: 1889 - 1909

Mary Johnston Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2025-033
Abstract

This collection contains a letter from Mary Johnston sent in response to Mr. Gifford C. Terry's letter, asking her to autograph a copy of "To Have and to Hold." Mary Johnston was an author and an advocate for woman suffrage.

Dates: May 14, 1935

Dayton M. Kohler Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1971-002
Abstract

This collection contains the papers of Dayton M. Kohler (1906-1972), a professor of English at Virginia Tech and an authority on modern American literature. Includes correspondence from noted authors, typescript drafts of essay-reviews for Masterplots, manuscripts of articles written by Kohler, and a collection of materials associated with various authors.

Dates: 1889 - 1971

Berry Morgan Galley Proofs

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1969-002
Abstract

This collection contains the author's proof of Berry Morgan's novel, Pursuit (1966).

Dates: 1966

Ann Eve Moss Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1990-028
Abstract

The materials in this collection include photographs, playbills, news clippings, and other memorabilia from Ann Eve Moss's early career as a chorus girl for the Ziegfield Follies, as well as manuscript copies of her unpublished novels.

Dates: 1920 - 1990

Carol M. Newman, Jr., Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1978-004
Abstract This collection contains the papers of Carol Montgomery Newman, Jr., a graduate of Virginia Tech (BS in biology, 1931), writer and editor for The New Yorker (1949-1972), and Virginia Tech Department of English faculty member (1934-1949, 1972-1975). Includes correspondence relating to The New Yorker, including letters and notes from Charles Addams, Louis Auchincloss, S.J. Perelman, J. D. Salinger, and William Shawn; other...
Dates: 1930 - 1987

Beatrice Kean Seymour Papers

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Identifier: Ms-1985-011
Abstract

Beatrice Kean Seymour (1886-1955) was a British author. The collection consists of the original manuscript of her novel The Happier Eden (1937) and two letters.

Dates: 1936 - 1939

Welford D. Taylor Collection on Sherwood Anderson

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2015-020
Abstract

This collection contains several series of materials: correspondence to and from Sherwood Anderson, correspondence and research files about Sherwood Anderson, and a small group of photographs, audio, video, and graphic art materials. Materials generated by Anderson date from 1918-1940. Other materials date from about 1929-2006.

Dates: 1918-2006, n.d.

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