Box 14
Contains 18 Results:
Eliot, T.S. : Typed letter to Rufus Alexander. London., Jan. 9, 1956
Offering criticism of a submitted poem. Rudin # B-38
L'Amour, Louis : typed letter to Gary Lorenz., Feb. 11, 1987
L'Amour gives advice on writing. Rudin # B-64A
L'Amour, Louis : typed letter to Mr. Juscik, November 24, 1987
…"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
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth : Signed document., Apr. 3, 1860
A check-like receipt acknowledging payment of $150 "for copyright on 1000 Hiawatha". Rudin # B-68
Mitchell, Margaret : Typed letter to Mrs. Guedry. Atlanta, GA., Jan. 21, 1937
Mitchell says she does not know what happened to her characters after "Gone With the Wind" ended. Rudin # B-86
Mitchell, Margaret : Typed letter to Miss Martin., Feb. 17, 1937
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, Margaret : Typed letter to Hershel Brickell, July 6, 1937
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, George Bernard : Signed letter and manuscript addressed to "Dear Madam". Guildord, London., May 15, 1900, May 2, 1927
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
Shaw, George Bernard : Typed letter to Ernest Rhys, Everyman's Library. London, Mar. 28, 1912
Shaw refuses to write a preface for the novel "Yeast". Rudin # B-109A
Shaw, George Bernard : Typed letter to W.S. Kennedy, The Incorporated Stage Society. London., Jun. 25, 1919
Shaw discusses Henry James's abilities as a playwright and a possible production of his own new play, "Heartbreak House". Rudin # B-111A