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Box 7

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Buck, Pearl S. : Typed manuscript., 1973

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 23
Scope and Contents

Two drafts of the story "Miracle Child" originally published in the December 1973 issue of "Good Housekeeping". Rudin # B-23

Dates: 1973

Burroughs, John : Autographed manuscript., 1906

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 24
Scope and Contents

The original manuscript of Burroughs' essay on the evil effect of extravagant toys upon children. Rudin # B-24

Dates: 1906

Burroughs, William S. : Typed letter to Mr. Nargi. Lawrence, KS.

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 25
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"I do not feel that [Samuel Beckett] has had a specific influence on my own work…I doubt very much if my example has influenced Beckett". Rudin # B-25

Dates: 1841-1993.

Carlyle, Thomas : Signed letter to James Hannay. Chelsea., Oct. 4, 1849

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 26
Scope and Contents

Discusses "Literature as a practical employment". Rudin # B-26

Dates: Oct. 4, 1849

Chandler, Raymond : Typed letter to Angello Hampares. La Jolla, CA., Jul. 28, 1948

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 27
Scope and Contents

A letter to an aspiring mystery writer offering advice. Rudin # B-27

Dates: Jul. 28, 1948

Chandler, Raymond : Typed letter to H.N. Swanson. La Jolla, CA., Jan. 2, 1952

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 28
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Thanks his agent for the gift of a tie. Discusses the coordination of radio and television contracts. Rudin # B-28

Dates: Jan. 2, 1952

Chandler, Raymond : Typed letter to Wesley Hartley. La Jolla, CA., Dec. 3, 1958

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 29
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Discusses whether a college education is necessary for creative writing. "What is necessary to creative writing is a creative mind." Rudin # B-28A

Dates: Dec. 3, 1958

Chappell, Fred : Typed letter to Wesley Hartley. Laconia, NH., May 23, 1995

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 29A
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION From the Collection: Letters by noted authors, many on the subject of writing. Authors represented include: Louisa May Alcott, James Baldwin, Paul Bowles, Pearl Buck, Raymond Chandler, Agatha Christie, Samuel Clemens, Joseph Conrad, Charles Dickens, Arthur Conan Doyle, Theodore Dreiser, T.S. Eliot, William Faulkner, Robert Frost, Zane Grey, Alex Haley, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ernest Hemingway, Sinclair Lewis, Jack London, Thomas Mann, Henry Miller, Margaret Mitchell, Vladimir Nabokov, Ezra Pound, Rod Serling, G.B....
Dates: May 23, 1995

Cheever, John : Two typed letters to Jerry Granat, Apr. 19, 24, 1978

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 30
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Two letters, one stating that he never took a course in writing, the other mentioning some "splendid courses in writing" and also mentioning his father's correspondence with the King. Rudin # B-29

Dates: Apr. 19, 24, 1978

Ciardi, John : Typed letter to Wesley Hartley. Metuchen, NJ., Jul. 18, 1959

 Item — Box: 7, Folder: 30A
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION From the Collection: Letters by noted authors, many on the subject of writing. Authors represented include: Louisa May Alcott, James Baldwin, Paul Bowles, Pearl Buck, Raymond Chandler, Agatha Christie, Samuel Clemens, Joseph Conrad, Charles Dickens, Arthur Conan Doyle, Theodore Dreiser, T.S. Eliot, William Faulkner, Robert Frost, Zane Grey, Alex Haley, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ernest Hemingway, Sinclair Lewis, Jack London, Thomas Mann, Henry Miller, Margaret Mitchell, Vladimir Nabokov, Ezra Pound, Rod Serling, G.B....
Dates: Jul. 18, 1959