JONES, MADISON,
1925-
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Madison Jones papers > Correspondence
Series 2
Correspondence,
1956-1989
Boxes 11 - 14
Scope and Content Note
Series 2, Correspondence, 1956-1989, contains letters from family, friends and associates, publishing companies, presses, production companies, students, and readers of his works. Other correspondence includes letters about speaking engagements and honors and awards. Among the many notable correspondents are Jewel Spears Brooker, Cleanth Brooks, Fred Chappell, Brainard Cheney, William Cobb, Harry Crews, Donald Davidson, James Dickey, Sally Fitzgerald, Jessie Hill Ford, Ben Forkner, Michael Hargraves, Walter Havighurst, Harper Lee, Andrew Lytle, Frederick Manfred, Flannery O'Connor, M. L. Rosenthal, Monroe K. Spears, William Styron, Allen Tate, Robert Penn Warren, Floyd Watkins, and Melvin B. Yoken. This correspondence has been divided according to type, i. e, individual correspondents; publishing companies, presses, production companies, readers' services; and readers and students. It is then arranged alphabetically by name within each heading.
The correspondence soliciting Madison Jones's papers by Boston University and Auburn University located in Box 14: folder 20 have been removed and placed in the office files of the Special Collections department. Placeholder pages have been inserted in the file noting the items which have been removed.
Individual Correspondents | ||
Box | Folder | Content |
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11 | 1 | Family: Carroll Jones, 1967, 1969-1970, no date |
11 | 2 | Family: Madison Jones, III, no date |
11 | 3 | Family: Michael Jones, no date |
11 | 4 | Family: Percy Jones,no date |
11 | 5 | Bill M. Barnett, 1987 |
11 | 6 | Rick Barnett, 1984 |
11 | 7 | Henry Denmark Bell, 1968 |
11 | 8 | Madison Smartt Bell, 1979, 1985 |
11 | 9 | Madison Smartt Bell: Endorsement of Last Thing, 23 March 1989 |
11 | 10 | Christine Benagh, 1982 |
11 | 11 | John Bensko, no date |
11 | 12 | John W. Bowling, 1972 |
11 | 13 | Emily Hope Brooker, 1985 |
11 | 14 | Jewel Spears Brooker, 1983-1986 |
11 | 15 | Cleanth Brooks, 1982 |
11 | 16 | Ashley Brown, 1982 |
11 | 17 | Fred Chappell, 1983-1986 |
11 | 18 | Brainard (Lon) Cheney, 1963, 1978, 1984 |
11 | 19 | Fannie Cheney, 1982 |
11 | 20 | William Cobb, 1984 |
11 | 21 | Roger Cole, 1974, 1982 |
11 | 22 | Jack Conroy, 1968, 1971, 1978 |
11 | 23 | Malcolm Cowley, 1963 |
11 | 24 | Elizabeth Cox, 1986 |
11 | 25 | Harry Crews: Endorsement of Last Thing, 7 March 1989 |
11 | 26 | Donald Davidson, 1968 |
11 | 27 | Donald Davie, 1988 |
11 | 28 | James Dickey, 1985 |
11 | 29 | Walter P. Edge, 1985 |
11 | 30 | O. B. Emerson, 1982 |
11 | 31 | Michel Fabre, 1971 |
11 | 32 | Irving Feldman, 1976 |
11 | 33 | Sally Fitzgerald, 1979 |
11 | 34 | Jessie Hill Ford, 1960, 1970, 1978-1979, 1982, 1986 |
11 | 35 | Ben Forkner, 1985 |
11 | 36 | Herbert E. Francis, 1984 |
11 | 37 | Stanley Gettle, 1979 |
11 | 38 | Richard J. Gray, 1969 |
11 | 39 | Frank Green, 1986 |
11 | 40 | Jan Nordby Gretlund, 1978, 1980-1986, 1988 |
11 | 41 | E. R. Hagemann, 1967 |
11 | 42 | James B. Hall, 1971 |
11 | 43 | Michael Hargraves, 1982, 1985 |
11 | 44 | Yolande C. Hasson, 1978 |
11 | 45 | Walter Havighurst to Wickenden, 1960 |
11 | 46 | Edward H. Hobbs, 1978 |
11 | 47 | William Hoffman, 1989 |
11 | 48 | Gene L. Howard, 1986 |
11 | 49 | Jeff Humphries, 1985 |
12 | 1 | Bowen Ingram, 1971 |
12 | 2 | Harper Lee, 1987 |
12 | 3 | Denver Lindley, no date [For additional Denver Lindley correspondence SEE ALSO Box 13: folders 13 and 28.] |
12 | 4 | Andrew Nelson Lytle, 1971, 1981, 1985, no date |
12 | 5 | Viola Goode Liddell, 1970 |
12 | 6 | David McDowell, 1981 [Jessamyn West McPherson to Denver Lindley SEE Jessamyn West] |
12 | 7 | Frederick Manfred, 1974-1975, 1981 |
12 | 8 | Wright Morris, 1983 |
12 | 9 | John H. Napier, 1982 |
12 | 10 | Flannery O'Connor, 1963 |
12 | 11 | Douglas Paschall, 1985 |
12 | 12 | William Parrill, 1985-1986 |
12 | 13 | James Patrick, 1986 |
12 | 14 | George [Peabody?], 1976 |
12 | 15 | Walker Percy, 1971 |
12 | 16 | Devin Perkins, 1990 |
12 | 17 | Stuart Phillips, 1968 |
12 | 18 | Jack Rook, 1972 |
12 | 19 | M.L. Rosenthal, 1986-1987 [For additional M. L. Rosenthal correspondence SEE ALSO Box 13: folder 22.] |
12 | 20 | Elise Sanguinetti, 1982 |
12 | 21 | Roy Simmonds, 1986 |
12 | 22 | William Slavick, 1981 |
12 | 23 | Miller Solomon, no date |
12 | 24 | Monroe K. Spears, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1980-1982, 1985-1986 |
12 | 25 | Monroe K. Spears: Endorsement of Last Things, Apr 13, 1989 |
12 | 26 | William Styron, 1980 |
12 | 27 | Allen Tate, 1969, 1971, 1976, no date |
12 | 28 | Peter Hillsman Taylor, 1985 |
12 | 29 | Simone Vauthier, 1975 |
12 | 30 | Bill Walsh: Endoresement of Last Things, 22 Mar 1989 |
12 | 31 | Robert Penn Warren, 1984-1985 |
12 | 32 | Floyd C. Watkins, 1985 |
12 | 33 | Sterling Watson, 1978, 1987 |
12 | 34 | Jessamyn West to Denver Lindley, no date |
12 | 35 | John Wisner, 1950 |
12 | 36 | Melvin B. Yoken, 1970, 1982 |
12 | 37 | Peter D. Zivkovic, 1984, 1986 |
12 | 38 | Envelopes: Glenn W. Jones, Mark Morrow, Dale Short, HDR, Jr. |
Unidentified Correspondents | ||
12 | 39 | Brooks [?], 1970 |
12 | 40 | Ilde [?], 1982 |
12 | 41 | [Jervie ?], 1980 |
12 | 42 | Maltby [Sykes?], 1970 |
12 | 43 | Mel [?], 1978 |
Publishing Companies, Presses, Production Companies, Readers' Services | ||
13 | 1 | Ace Books: Margaret Blackstone, 1982 |
13 | 2 | Argus Communications: Edmund L. Leach, 1982 |
13 | 3 | Bright Leaf Press: Louis D. Rubin, 1982-1983 |
13 | 4 | Cesco: Stewart Phillips, 1979 |
13 | 5 | Chelsea House: Jeffrey Kosakov, 1986 |
13 | 6 | Crown Publishers: Kaufman, Van Duym, Whipple, Schaffner, Seaver to David McDowell, 1971 |
13 | 7 | Doubleday and Company, Inc.: Shaye Areheart, 1982, 1987 |
13 | 8 | Doubleday and Company, Inc.: Randall E. Greene, 1980 |
13 | 9 | Doubleday and Company, Inc.: Susan Schwartz, 1981-1982 |
13 | 10 | Doubleday and Company, Inc.: Envelope, 1982 |
13 | 11 | Frederic C. Beil Publisher: Frederic C. Beil III, 1986 |
13 | 12 | Halcyon Productions, Inc.: Harold [Colie?], 1969 |
13 | 13 | Harcourt, Brace and Company, Inc.: Denver Lindley, 1956 [For additional Denver Lindley correspondence SEE ALSO Box 12: folder 3 and Box 13: folder 27.] |
13 | 14 | Harold Matson Company, Inc.: Elizabeth McKee, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1980, 1983-1984, 1986 |
13 | 15 | Harper and Row Publishers, Inc.: Sallie W. Coolidge, 1986 |
13 | 16 | Harper and Row Publishers, Inc.: Ted Solotaroff, 1986 |
13 | 17 | Houghton Mifflin Company: Joyce F. Hartman, 1953 |
13 | 18 | Keystone Readers' Service of Birmingham: Don Bradshaw, 1968 |
13 | 19 | Louisiana State University Press: Beverly Jarrett, 1984 |
13 | 20 | Louisiana State University Press: Leslie E. Phillabaum, 1976, 1982 |
13 | 21 | Louisiana State University Press: Michael Pinkston: Included are endorsements of Last Things by M. L. Rosenthal and Allen Wier, 1989 [For additional M. L. Rosenthal correspondence SEE ALSO Box 12: folder 19] |
13 | 22 | Louisiana State University Press: Walter Sullivan to Lloyd G. Lyman with review of Passage Through Gehanna, 1976 |
13 | 23 | Louisiana State University Press: Richard L. Wentworth, 1967 |
13 | 24 | Oxmoor House: John Logue, 1976 |
13 | 25 | Peachtree Publishers, Ltd.: Chuck Perry, 1986 |
13 | 26 | Permanent Press/Second Chance Press: Martin Shepard, 1987 |
13 | 27 | Viking Press, Inc.: Denver Lindley, 1963, no date [For additional Denver Lindley correspondence SEE ALSO Box 12: folder 3 and Box 13: folder 13.] |
13 | 28 | Viking Press, Inc.: Ursula Bender, 1970 |
13 | 29 | W.W. Norton and Company: Katie Nelson, 1985-1986 |
Reviews | ||
13 | 30 | Chattahooche Review: Lamar York, 1981-1986 |
13 | 31 | Southern Review: Lewis P. Simpson, 1984 |
Speaking Engagements and Symposia | ||
13 | 32 | Alabama Journal and Advertiser: Jubilee Writer's Symposium: May Lamar, 1984 |
13 | 33 | Bellarmine College: Wade Hall, 1982 |
13 | 34 | Institute for Southern Studies: Syposium on Robert Penn Warren: Walter P. Edgar, 1981-1982 |
13 | 35 | Institute for Southern Studies: Symposium on Robert Penn Warren: H. Thorne Compton, 1983 |
13 | 36 | South Atlantic Modern Language Association: Christel Bell, 1982 |
13 | 37 | Speech about Andrew Lytle: Manuscript, no date |
Honors and Awards | ||
13 | 38 | Alabama Academy of Distinguished Authors: Lee N. Allen, 1982 |
13 | 39 | Alabama Academy of Distinguished Authors: Speech about Madison Jones: Author unknown, no date |
13 | 40 | Alabama Library Association: Literary Awards Committee: W. Stanley Hoole, 1968 |
13 | 41 | Auburn University Award for Faculty Achievement in the Humanities: Leah Rawls Atkins, 1986 |
13 | 42 | Bruccoli Clark, Inc.: Dictionary of Literary Biography Yearbook: J. M. Brook, 1986 |
13 | 43 | Bruccoli Clark, Inc.: Dictionary of Literary Biography Yearbook: Jean W. Ross, 1986 |
13 | 44 | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation: Fellowship 1973-1974: Stephen L. Schlesinger, 1973 |
Correspondence from Readers and Students | ||
14 | 1 | George Andrews, 1969 |
14 | 2 | Evelyn Bickford, 1985 |
14 | 3 | Brad Byrd, 1986 |
14 | 4 | Johnathan Carroll, no date |
14 | 5 | Cecil N. Dern, 1977 |
14 | 6 | Lee Anne Edwards, 1983 |
14 | 7 | First National Bank of Auburn, 1970 |
14 | 8 | Father Gene: St. Michael's Church, 1978 |
14 | 9 | Ken Hubner, no date |
14 | 10 | Steve Juscik, 1986 |
14 | 11 | Sister Joseph Marie, S.S.N.D., 1970 |
14 | 12 | Dan Monte, 1983 |
14 | 13 | Raymond Moses, 1983 |
14 | 14 | Mrs. Billie S. Mosiman, 1978 |
14 | 15 | Glen Pourciau, 1978 |
14 | 16 | Dave Smith, 1979 |
14 | 17 | Cecil I. Warren, 1963 |
14 | 18 | Harris Westerfield, 1961 |
14 | 19 | Thomas Worthington to Madison P. Jones (father), 1957 |
Correspondence soliciting Jones's papers | ||
14 | 20 | 1967, 1982, 1989 |