James A. Schiff collection of Reynolds Price letters, 1981-2006

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Summary

Creator:
Schiff, James A., 1958-
Abstract:
James A. Schiff is associate professor in the Department of English and Comparative Literature at the University of Cincinnati. Collection comprises thirteen letters and one postcard Reynolds Price wrote to James Schiff, 1981-2006. Topics include the plays, poems, novels and other writing projects in which Reynolds is engaged, as well as projects completed by Schiff, particularly those related to Price. Other topics include opinions of various writers, especially John Updike, teaching, and the authors' plans to meet. Includes envelopes.
Extent:
0.1 Linear Feet (14 items)
Language:
Materials in English
Collection ID:
RL.11375

Background

Scope and content:

Collection comprises thirteen letters and one postcard Reynolds Price wrote to James Schiff, 1981-2006. Topics include the plays, poems, novels and other writing projects in which Reynolds is engaged, as well as projects completed by Schiff, particularly those related to Price. Other topics include opinions of various writers, especially John Updike, teaching, and the authors' plans to meet. Includes envelopes.

Biographical / historical:

James A. Schiff is associate professor in the Department of English and Comparative Literature at the University of Cincinnati. He received his B.A. from Duke University and his M.A. and Ph.D. from New York University. He is the author or editor of five books on contemporary American fiction, including John Updike Revisited, Understanding Reynolds Price, and Updike in Cincinnati.

Acquisition information:
The James A. Schiff Collection of Reynolds Price Letters was received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift in 2016.
Processing information:

Processed by Alice Poffinberger, February 2017

Accessions described in this collection guide: 2016-0298

Arrangement:

Arranged in chronological order.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Subjects

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Subjects:
Authors, American -- Correspondence
Names:
Schiff, James A., 1958-
Price, Reynolds, 1933-2011

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[Identification of item], James A. Schiff Collection of Reynolds Price Letters, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.