Summary
| Creator: |
Carr, Virginia Spencer
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| Date(s): |
1911-2004 |
| Bulk Dates: |
1990-2004 |
| Call Number: |
MSS 0527 |
| Language: |
English
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| Abstract: |
The Virginia Spencer Carr Papers comprises three groups of materials: I. Papers related to Tennessee Williams, ca. 1911-1996,
II. Papers related to Paul Bowles, ca. 1911-2004,
III. Personal papers, ca. 1945-2002. The bulk of the material is research, correspondence, manuscripts, and publisher's proofs
toward her biography of Paul Bowles.
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| Physical Description: |
40 linear feet
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| Immediate Source of Acquisition: |
Gift and Purchase, Virgina Spencer Carr, 2005, 2007, 2008. |
| Processing Information: |
Finding aid encoded by Lauren Connolly, September 2015, and Tiffany Saulter, November 2015. Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard |
Biographical and Historical Notes
Virginia Spencer Carr is the John B. and Elena Diaz-Verson Amos Distinguished Chair in English Letters, Department of English,
Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia. She is the author of The lonely hunter : a biography of Carson McCullers (Doubleday,
1975; Carroll & Graf Publishers, 1985) and Dos Passos, a life (Doubleday, 1984), and Paul Bowles : a life (Scribner, 2004).
Scope and Contents
The Virginia Spencer Carr Papers comprises three groups of materials:
I. Papers related to Tennessee Williams, ca. 1911-1996
II. Papers related to Paul Bowles, ca. 1911-2004
III. Personal papers, ca. 1945-2002
The bulk of the material is research, correspondence, manuscripts, and publisher's proofs toward her biography of Paul Bowles.
Using these materials
General
Boxes 1-40: Shelved in Library Annex
Access Information
Access is limited pending completion of processing. Material in annex requires 24-hour notice for retrieval.
Preferred Citation
MSS 0527, Virgina Spencer Carr papers, Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware.
Conditions Governing Use
Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the
U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. Please
contact Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, http://library.udel.edu/spec/askspec/
Container List
Series I. Papers related to Tennessee Williams, ca. 1911-1996
Research files including correspondence, notes, photographs, clippings, reviews, bibliography, life chronology, and other
research material
| Research files, with photographs of Williams |
Box 1 |
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| Research files |
Box 2 |
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| Research files |
Box 3 |
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| Research files, with folder with items signed by Tennessee Williams |
Box 4 |
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| Research files, includes correspondence with James Laughlin |
Box 5 |
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| Research files, includes interview material and material related to Carson McCullers |
Box 6 |
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| Research files, including chronology for 1979-1990 |
Box 7 |
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| Research files, including chronology for 1911-1977 |
Box 8 |
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Series II. Papers related to Paul Bowles, ca. 1911-2004
Research files including correspondence, chronologies, plus numerous typescript drafts and publishers’ proofs of Carr’s biography,
Paul Bowles: a Life
| Correspondence and research material from libraries and institutions |
Box 9 |
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| Correspondence and research material from libraries and institutions (cont’d) |
Box 10 |
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| Paul Bowles chronology, 1911-1947 |
Box 10 |
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plus draft of completed chronology
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| Paul Bowles chronology, 1948-1970 |
Box 11 |
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| Paul Bowles chronology, 1996 |
Box 12 |
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Some correspondence with Bowles and interview notes
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| Small trunk of Paul Bowles’s letters to Carr |
Box 13 |
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| Subject files A-F |
Box 33 |
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| Subject files F-P |
Box 34 |
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| Subject files R-Z |
Box 35 |
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| VSC Correspondence and subject material re PB |
Box 36 |
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| Research, research assistants and works by Bowles |
Box 37 |
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| Research, some related to Bowles’s music |
Box 38 |
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| Research (Bowles’s early life), Bowles’s correspondence, health, will, estate, obituaries |
Box 39 |
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Paul Bowles: a Life
| Correspondence with editors at Scribners and early typescript drafts |
Box 14 |
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| Manuscript notes and typescript drafts |
Box 15 |
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| Typescript drafts – “miscellaneous versions, out of order” |
Box 16 |
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| Typescript drafts, including draft read by Allen Hibbard |
Box 17 |
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| Typescript drafts, including drafts read by Robert McBath |
Box 18 |
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| Typescript drafts, including draft read by Polly Marks Smith |
Box 19 |
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| Typescript drafts, including draft read by Phillip Ramey |
Box 20 |
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| Typescript drafts, including draft edited by Robert Burns |
Box 21 |
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| Typescript drafts – “Misc, no order” |
Box 22 |
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| Typescript drafts, miscellaneous |
Box 23 |
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| Typescript drafts, miscellaneous |
Box 24 |
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| Typescript drafts, including early draft titled “Mektoub: a Biography of Paul Bowles” |
Box 25 |
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| Typescript drafts, including drafts edited by “Alexis or Ilene” |
Box 26 |
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| Typescript drafts, including editing by others |
Box 27 |
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| Typescript drafts, including “4th version Dec. 19, 2003 read by Alexis Gargagliano” and miscellaneous notes |
Box 28 |
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| Typescript drafts, including “Complete 7 longest Mss” |
Box 29 |
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| Typescript drafts, including “draft read to Bowles Dec/Jan 1998-99 Tangier” and draft edited by Bowles |
Box 30 |
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| Typescript drafts, including drafts edited by Scribner editors and read by legals |
Box 31 |
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Publishers’ proofs and copy of advance uncorrected proofs
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Series III. Personal papers [Box 40]
Includes family correspondence, magazine and clippings, teaching files, and material related to Yaddo. Also includes an oversize
1969 issue of Palm Beach Daily News.
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