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American Literature -- Virginia

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Sherwood Anderson Correspondence with Llewellyn Jones

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2015-044
Abstract

This collection consists of eight letters written by American author Sherwood Anderson to Llewellyn Jones between 1916 and 1924 with three undated (but likely from the same period). Jones was the literary editor for the Chicago Evening Post. The correspondence primarily discusses the reviews of Anderson's works by Jones and other critics.

Dates: 1916-1924, n.d.

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

Mary Sinton Leitch Correspondence with J. J. Lankes

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2017-001
Abstract

The collection includes 27 letters (some with covers and envelopes) written by Mary Sinton Leitch to J. J. Lankes between 1932 and 1950. Introduced by a mutual friend, Leitch and Lankes maintained a more than 18-year correspondence that contained conversations of personal news & friends, the Virginia literary and art scene, and their own writing and artistic efforts (including Lankes collaborations with poet Robert Frost).

Dates: 1932 - 1950

Marvin H. Neel Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2016-022
Abstract

This collection includes biographical resources, ephemera, correspondence, and writings and woodcut prints by and related to Marvin H. Neel (1908-1978), created between 1933 and 1988.

Dates: 1933 - 1988

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.

Nancy Byrd Turner Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2005-009
Abstract

This collection includes correspondence, newsclippings, poems, and notes assembled by Beverly Carper Powley for a biographical article on Nancy Byrd Turner, a Virginia poet.

Dates: 1930 - 1988