Correspondence, 1936-2014, undated

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The Correspondence Series is divided into the Correspondence, chronological subseries and the Correspondence, alphabetical by name subseries. Materials arrived in different accessions and original divisions have been retained. The subseries includes multiple runs of general correspondence arranged in a loose chronological order. The chronological correspondence consists of letters to and from family, friends, teachers, and admirers of his work. Early letters vividly depict his relationships with family members and friends. Many of the letters dated between 1954 and 1958 concern his education at Duke University and as a Rhodes Scholar at Merton College, Oxford University. His early development as an author is documented here as well as in the Writings Series. From 1961 onward, letters also provide information about his career as a professor at Duke University. The alphabetical correspondence subseries comprises correspondence between Price and other writers, literary figures, celebrities, and close friends. These letters concern both personal and literary matters. Frequently the correspondents commented on each other's recent publications or on work in progress. Numerous letters to and from Eudora Welty and Stephen Spender reveal much about their strong influence on Price's development as a writer. The series also contains a great many letters from Allan Gurganus; Polly Holliday; Jeff Humphries; Josephine Humphreys; Wallace Kaufman; Joe Porter; Lee Smith; and William Blackburn.

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