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Letters to James Korges

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0016
Finding aid note: Stored off-site at the Library Service Center. Please request this material via woodson@rice.edu or call 713-348-2586.

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of letters written to James Korges in his capacity as editor of "Critique: Studies in Modern Fiction" by such literary figures as Erskine Caldwell, Dickey, Caroline Gordon, William Goyen, Frederick Manfred, Brian Moore, Anais Nin, Joyce Carol Oates, Ramsey, Tate, and Yvor Winters. Also included are a 1926 Theodore Dreiser letter and a letter written in 1953 by Sean O'Casey to Korges, then a senior at Rice University and editor of the student newspaper, "The Thresher".

Dates

  • 1926 - 1975

Creator

Restrictions on Access

This material is open for research.

Conditions Governing Access

Stored off-site at the Library Service Center. Please request this material via woodson@rice.edu or call 713-348-2586.

Restrictions on Use

Permission to publish from the Letters to James Korges must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.

Biographical Note

Literary critic James Korges wrote about authors Erskine Caldwell and Anais Nin in the late 1960s and early 1970s, in addition to editing the journal, "Critique: Studies in Modern Fiction." Korges is a Rice University alumnus.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract:

The collection consists of letters written to James Korges in his capacity as editor of ">Critique: Studies in Modern Fiction" by such literary figures as Erskine Caldwell, Dickey, Caroline Gordon, William Goyen, Frederick Manfred, Brian Moore, Anais Nin, Joyce Carol Oates, Ramsey, Tate, and Yvor Winters. Also included are a 1926 Theodore Dreiser letter and a letter written in 1953 by Sean O'Casey to Korges, then a senior at Rice University and editor of the student newspaper, "The Thresher."

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in alphabetical order by last name of the correspondent.

Provenance

The Letters to James Korges were donated by Korges' estate in February, 1975.

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Letters to James Korges, 1926-1975
Status
Completed
Date
2004
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository

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Contact:
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA

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