CARR, VIRGINIA SPENCER.
Virgina Spencer Carr collection
Virgina Spencer Carr collection
Emory University
Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library
Atlanta, GA 30322
404-727-6887
rose.library@emory.edu
Permanent link: http://pid.emory.edu/ark:/25593/8z3hk
Table of Contents
Descriptive Summary
| Creator: | Carr, Virginia Spencer. |
|---|---|
| Title: | Virgina Spencer Carr collection |
| Call Number: | Manuscript Collection No. 1067 |
| Extent: | 1 linear ft. (1 box) |
| Abstract: | Collection of papers of Virginia Spencer Carr, English professor and author, including photographs, printed material, correspondence, subject files, and audio recordings. |
| Language: | Materials entirely in English. |
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
Researchers must contact the Rose Library in advance to access audio-visual materials in this collection.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
All requests subject to limitations noted in departmental policies on reproduction.
Related Materials in Other Repositories
Virginia Spencer Carr papers, Special Collections, University of Delaware and Virginia Spencer Carr papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
Source
Purchased from Virginia Spencer Carr, 2007.
Citation
[after identification of item(s)], Virginia Spencer Carr collection, Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University.
Appraisal Note
Acquired by Director of the Rose Library, Stephen Enniss, as part of the Rose Library's holdings in American literature.
Processing
Unprocessed collection.
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Collection Description
Biographical Note
Virginia Spencer Carr (1929-), English professor and author of biographies of Carson McCullers (1975) and Dos Passos (1984). Her other books include Understanding Carson McCullers and Katherine Anne Porter’s ‘Flowering Judas’; Women Writers Texts and Contexts, and Paul Bowles: A Life.
Scope and Content Note
The collection consists of papers of Virginia Spencer Carr, including correspondence from James Dickey and Cleanth Brooks to Carr and Mary Robbins, photographs, printed material, audio recordings, and subject files concerning the Emory University Creative Writing Institute.
Arrangement Note
Unprocessed collection.
Container List
| Box | Folder | Content |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | Cassette tapes, photographs, undated correspondence, newspaper clippings, Emory Creative Writing Institute materials, June 21 to July 19, 1977 |
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