Jody Jones Hunter Collection of Works by Anne Tyler, 1958-1998
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Summary
- Creator:
- Hunter, Jody Jones
- Extent:
- 3.6 Linear Feet
82 Items - Language:
- English.
- Collection ID:
- RL.00597
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection consists primarily of first editions, limited editions, translations, and other editions (many of them autographed or inscribed, 1965-1998) of the works of Anne Tyler, delineating her prolific career. Also includes books about or containing contributions by Tyler (1958-1993); issues of periodicals containing her contributions or reviews of her work (1965-1996); and three pieces of her original correspondence (1979-1989).
- Biographical / historical:
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Hunter is a collector of works by certain southern authors taught by William Blackburn. Tyler is a Duke alumna and Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and short story writer, whose best-known works include novels The Accidental Tourist (1985) and Breathing Lessons (1988).
- Acquisition information:
- The Jody Jones Hunter Collection of Works by Anne Tyler was received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift in 2001.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Elizabeth Arnold
Completed June 13, 2003
Encoded by Elizabeth Arnold
This collection is unprocessed: materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.
- Physical location:
- For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Subjects
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- Subjects:
- Authors, American -- 20th century
Short stories, American -- Women authors
Authors, American -- Correspondence
American literature -- Southern States
Literature -- History and criticism
Authors, American -- Southern States
American fiction -- Women authors
American literature -- 20th century - Names:
- Hunter, Jody Jones
Hunter, Jody Jones
Tyler, Anne
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[Identification of item], Jody Jones Hunter Collection of Works by Anne Tyler, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.