James Purdy letters and enclosure to Peter Owen
Content Description
Letter to his then British publisher, Peter Owen, concerned largely with the publication of Mourners Below, other works in progress, republication of earlier works in Britain, self-promotion, etc. The letters are chatty and characteristic representative of Purdy's early dealings with a publisher while relations were still atypically placid. Accompanied by a Viking publicity flyer for Mourners Below, with a.n.s. in margin, and one envelope.
Dates
- Creation: 1984 April 7-1985 January 14
Creator
- Purdy, James, 1914-2009 (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials entirely in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
7 item (6 pages)
Abstract
Consists of six letters written by James Purdy to publisher Peter Owen, mostly regarding the publication of Purdy's "Mourners Below." Dated between 1984 and 1985, the letters included one enclosure, a Viking Press flyer for "Mourners Below."
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase, 2014.
Shelving Summary
Box 68, F0975: Shelved in SPEC MSS 0099 manuscript boxes.
Processing Information
Processed and encoded by George Apodaca, January 2016.
- Title
- Finding aid for James Purdy letters and enclosure to Peter Owen
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- University of Delaware Library, Special Collections
- Date
- 2016 January 21
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Delaware Library Special Collections Repository