Patricia Rowe Willrich papers, 1949-1996
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Summary
- Creator:
- Willrich, Patrica Rowe
- Extent:
- 2.25 Linear Feet
750 Items - Language:
- English.
- Collection ID:
- RL.01394
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Patricia Rowe Willrich Papers, 1948-1996, are comprised of published and unpublished autobiographical writings; essays and lectures on contemporary American authors; correspondence with contemporary American authors; and miscellaneous other papers related to 20th century American literature. The writers featured in the correspondence include Maxine Hong Kingston, Larry McMurtry, John McPhee, Reynolds Price, Wallace Stegner, Peter Taylor, and Anne Tyler. The most extensive correspondence is with Anne Tyler and is arranged in the Anne Tyler Papers Series.
- Biographical / historical:
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Particia Rowe Willrich was a free-lance writer, speaker, and teacher who made presentations about selected contemporary American authors at bookstores, libraries, clubs, senior centers, etc.
- Acquisition information:
- The David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library recieved the collection as a gift from Mason Willrich in 1998.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Don Sechler
Completed October 28, 1998
Encoded by Don Sechler
This collection is unprocessed: materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.
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- 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 -- Interviews
American literature -- 20th century -- Criticism
Authors, American -- 20th century -- Correspondence - Names:
- Willrich, Patrica Rowe
Maxine Hong Kingston -- Correspondence
Larry McMurtry -- Correspondence
John McPhee -- Correspondence
Anne Tyler -- Correspondence
Wallace Stegner -- Correspondence
Reynolds Price -- Correspondence
Peter Taylor -- Correspondence
Patricia Rowe Willrich
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[Identification of item], Patricia Rowe Willrich Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.