Ro of Varna - First draft (4)
Scope and Contents
The Alison Lurie papers (1911-2020, bulk 1937-2020) contains notes, drafts, and printer's proofs of books by Lurie including Love and Friendship, Imaginary Friends, Real People, Foreign Affairs, The War Between the Tates, The Truth About Lorin Jones, Women and Ghosts, and The Last Resort; notes, drafts, and manuscripts of short stories and other unpublished works; personal journals and diaries kept by Lurie from the late 1930s until 2020; and correspondence. Correspondents include Saul Bellow, Robert Creeley, Sue Kaufman, David Garnett, Edward Gorey, Christopher Isherwood, Olivia Manning, Arthur Mizener, Anthony and Violet Powell, Philip Roth, Jean Stafford, and Edmund Wilson. The collection also includes a draft of the first chapter of Real People, annotated by Philip Roth.
Dates
- Majority of material found within 1937 - 2020
- 1911 - 2020
Creator
- From the Collection: Lurie, Alison. (Person)
- From the Collection: Lurie, Alison. (Title of work: Love and friendship..) (Person)
- From the Collection: Lurie, Alison. (Title of work: Imaginary friends..) (Person)
- From the Collection: Lurie, Alison. (Title of work: Real people..) (Person)
- From the Collection: Lurie, Alison. (Title of work: Foreign affairs..) (Person)
- From the Collection: Lurie, Alison. (Title of work: War between the Tates..) (Person)
- From the Collection: Lurie, Alison. (Title of work: Truth about Lorin Jones..) (Person)
- From the Collection: Lurie, Alison. (Title of work: Women and ghosts..) (Person)
- From the Collection: Lurie, Alison. (Title of work: Last resort..) (Person)
- From the Collection: Lurie, Alison. (Title of work: Truth and consequences..) (Person)
- From the Collection: Lurie, Alison. (Title of work: Familiar spirits..) (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
Extent
16 cubic feet. (16 cubic feet.)
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
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