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Mississippi Writers A Portfolio of Portraits

 Unprocessed Collection
Identifier: AM15-108

Form of Material

Packet titled "Featuring Twenty Noted Authors from the Cradle of Storytellers Mississippi Writers A Portfolio of Portraits". Contains two sets of twenty black and white portraits and a list of biographical facts of nineteen of the authors measuring 11x14 ½ inches. The packet is copyrighted by the University Press of Mississippi in 1981, ISBN 0-87805-145-7, and lists a cost of $10.00. The authors included:

1. Sherwood Bonner

2. Hodding Carter

3. Ellen Douglas

4. John Faulkner

5. William Faulkner

6. Shelby Foote

7. Barry Hannah

8. Dumas Malone

9. Berry Morgan

10. Willie Morris

11. Walker Percy

12. William Alexander Percy

13. Irwin Russell (no biographical data)

14. Elizabeth Spencer

15. James Street

16. Margaret Walker

17. Eudora Welty

18. Tennessee Williams

19. Richard Wright

20. Stark Young

Dates

  • Creation: Copyright 1981

Conditions Governing Access

Noncirculating; available for research.

Extent

.25 Cubic Feet : 302A.B1.A5

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Given By: Oral History Department

Date of Receipt: August 31, 2015

Title
Mississippi Writers A Portfolio of Portraits
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Historical Manuscripts and Photographs Repository

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