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Book collecting -- United States

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 351 Collections and/or Records:

Woolmer to McCarthy. Carbon, 1 page, December 18, 1980

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 4
Contents

Received Triquarterly. “The Scalphunters” is powerful, but confused about characters. Comments on the stuffing genitals into victim’s mouths. Mentions reading John Yount.

Dates: December 18, 1980
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-092, Woolmer Collection of Cormac McCarthy / Correspondence

Woolmer to McCarthy. Carbon, 1 page, February 23, 1981

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 4
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Suggests getting together if McCarthy comes out East.

Dates: February 23, 1981
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-092, Woolmer Collection of Cormac McCarthy / Correspondence

Woolmer to McCarthy. Carbon, 1 page, July 3, 1981

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 4
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Promising to look for the Browning book. Asks if McCarthy couldn’t use a good agent.

Dates: July 3, 1981
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-092, Woolmer Collection of Cormac McCarthy / Correspondence

Woolmer to McCarthy. Carbon, 1 page, October 6, 1981

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 4
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Has asked John Malcolm Brinnin [Gertrude Stein and Dylan Thomas biographer] about agents and his is Dorothy Olding of the Harold Ober Associates, Inc. Waiting for “the western” to come out; is buying up copies of Orchard Keeper to hand out to friends.

Dates: October 6, 1981
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-092, Woolmer Collection of Cormac McCarthy / Correspondence

Woolmer to McCarthy. Carbon, 1 page, November 23, 1981

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 4
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Congratulations on receiving the MacArthur grant. Wall Street Journal clipping about the grant from November 19, 1981 included.

Dates: November 23, 1981
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-092, Woolmer Collection of Cormac McCarthy / Correspondence

Woolmer to McCarthy. Carbon, 1 page, May 4, 1983

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 5
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Recommending agent Peter Shepherd who handles Muriel Spark in the U.S. and suggests McCarthy contact him.

Dates: May 4, 1983
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-092, Woolmer Collection of Cormac McCarthy / Correspondence

Woolmer to McCarthy. Carbon, 1 page, May 28, 1983

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 5
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Gave copy of Orchard Keeper to neighbor who is reading it for a second time. Sending photo for inscription.

Dates: May 28, 1983
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-092, Woolmer Collection of Cormac McCarthy / Correspondence

Woolmer to McCarthy. Carbon, 1 page, June 20, 1983

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 5
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Thanks for signing the photograph.

Dates: June 20, 1983
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-092, Woolmer Collection of Cormac McCarthy / Correspondence

Woolmer to McCarthy. Carbon, 1 page, November 29, 1984

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 5
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Asking when western will be published; inquires about status of agent search

Dates: November 29, 1984
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-092, Woolmer Collection of Cormac McCarthy / Correspondence

Woolmer to McCarthy. Carbon, 1 page, December 16, 1984

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 5
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Glad Blood Meridian is coming out; offers $100 to buy Xerox copy McCarthy had sent to Peter Shepherd [copy in box 1 folders 10 and 11].

Dates: December 16, 1984
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-092, Woolmer Collection of Cormac McCarthy / Correspondence

Woolmer to McCarthy. Carbon, 1 page, February 1, 1985

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 5
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Received the Xerox copy from Peter Shepherd; surprised at Shepherd’s lack of response to McCarthy. Praises Blood Meridian; asks if McCarthy actually traveled the country described. Endorsed/canceled check to McCarthy included, as is a Spring 1985 advertisement for Random House.

Dates: February 1, 1985
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-092, Woolmer Collection of Cormac McCarthy / Correspondence

Woolmer to McCarthy. Carbon, 1 page, February 16, 1985

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 5
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Received his copy of Blood Meridian; likes the Dali painting. Will send copy for inscription if McCarthy agrees.

Dates: February 16, 1985
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-092, Woolmer Collection of Cormac McCarthy / Correspondence

Woolmer to McCarthy. Carbon, 1 page, March 18, 1985

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 5
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Sending copy of Blood Meridian for signature; discusses reviews and mentions meeting Dali once.

Dates: March 18, 1985
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-092, Woolmer Collection of Cormac McCarthy / Correspondence

Woolmer to McCarthy. Carbon, 1 page, May 2, 1985

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 5
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Sending Xerox of Times review. Mentions meeting Albert Erskine at a fugitive poets exhibit at The University of Virginia. Newspaper clipping from April 28, 1985 Times included.

Dates: May 2, 1985
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-092, Woolmer Collection of Cormac McCarthy / Correspondence

Woolmer to McCarthy. Carbon, 1 page, November 23, 1985

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 5
Contents

Follow-up on Curtis book. Recent auction at only $22,000 but not a fine set.

Dates: November 23, 1985
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-092, Woolmer Collection of Cormac McCarthy / Correspondence

Woolmer to McCarthy. Carbon, 1 page, December 17, 1985

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 5
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Christmas greetings.

Dates: December 17, 1985
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-092, Woolmer Collection of Cormac McCarthy / Correspondence

Woolmer to McCarthy. Carbon, 1 page, March 19, 1986

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 6
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Sorry he missed McCarthy’s phone call; Asks about status of Curtis book.

Dates: March 19, 1986
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-092, Woolmer Collection of Cormac McCarthy / Correspondence

Woolmer to McCarthy. Carbon, 1 page, July 15, 1986

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 6
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Sending a “have-list” of his CMcC collection [not included]; offers to buy anything McCarthy has that’s not on the list.

Dates: July 15, 1986
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-092, Woolmer Collection of Cormac McCarthy / Correspondence

Woolmer to McCarthy. Carbon, 1 page, August 22, 1989

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 7
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Inquiring how to pronounce “Suttree.” Arguing with friend that it is “Suhtree.”

Dates: August 22, 1989
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-092, Woolmer Collection of Cormac McCarthy / Correspondence

Woolmer to McCarthy. Carbon, 1 page, June 10, 1990

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 7
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Woolmer and Staley thinking of coming out in to El Paso in October.

Dates: June 10, 1990
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / SWWC-092, Woolmer Collection of Cormac McCarthy / Correspondence