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Correspondence – Letters home from Rice University, 1938-1939

 File — Box: 1854, Folder: 1

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Materials retrieved from Hard Scrabble in June 2014. Personal papers of John Graves includes his letters home to his family from Rice University, 1938-1939; significant correspondence with Samuel Hynes and John Schaffner; letters from his time spent in Spain, 1953-1954, as well as travel documents and receipts, and correspondence from his latter years, 2006-2013. Also included are magazines featuring articles by Graves, original Russell Waterhouse drawings for Goodbye to a River, and some family papers. Original folder titles are in (“) quotation marks.

Dates

  • 1938-1939

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 23 boxes

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Related Materials

Correspondence in accordion file labeled “Personal Letter File.” These letters span 1953-1955 and include personal correspondence between Graves and friends and family during his time in Spain. The original folder has been divided into 8 folders

Repository Details

Part of the The Wittliff Collections Repository

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