Box 14

Regarding a panel discussion of Jewish Humor. Rudin # B-17

Cather writes with disdain reflecting her feelings towards Hollywood and celebrity culture. Also included are two handwritten letters of admiration dated 5/9/1943 and 5/27/1946 from Liddell to Cather. Rudin # B-26A

Offering criticism of a submitted poem. Rudin # B-38

L'Amour gives advice on writing. Rudin # B-64A

…"I doubt if I was ever influenced by any other writer, even when I was beginning.…But I never had any desire to imitate any other writer"…"My only hang-up…is critics: I do not believe any writer should read his reviews or criticisms of his work."... "I also believe that I am only now becoming a good writer." L'Amour closes the letter with comments regarding Van Gogh, Poe, Irving and Whitman, among others. Rudin # B-64A

A check-like receipt acknowledging payment of $150 "for copyright on 1000 Hiawatha". Rudin # B-68

Mitchell says she does not know what happened to her characters after "Gone With the Wind" ended. Rudin # B-86

Mitchell explains her "no autograph" policy and admits that she does not own a first edition of "Gone With The Wind". Rudin # B-87

Mitchell tells Brickell she looks forward to his visit. In a two page postscript she discusses the "bad year" that she has had since the publication of "Gone With the Wind". She mentions imposters, bothersome tourists, her "armor against success" and the lawsuit against "Gone With the Wind". Rudin # B-87A

Shaw offers unsigned witty criticism of a play titled, "Thomas Ellwood's Guest". Accompanied by a letter mentioning the hypothesis of creative evolution put forward in the 1921 preface to "Back to Methuselah". Rudin # B-102