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MC 298
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Margaret S. Sullivan Papers (MC 298)
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These are the papers of Margaret Sue Sullivan, PhD (1935-2012). They include her school papers, research materials (mainly focusing on Carson McCullers and Lillian Smith) from graduate school through her later life, newspaper clippings of local and national events, copies of her dissertation, photographs, audio recordings and a varied and voluminous correspondence.
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1897-2011
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13 boxes (13 c.f.)
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English
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Margaret Sue Sullivan, Caron McCullers, Reeves McCullers, Lillian Smith, American Literature, Margarita Smith, Rita Smith,
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30:24
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Margaret Sullivan reading the letters connected with Reeves death.
"Saturday" [probably November 21, 1953, just after Reeve's suicide on Thursday] letter from Bob [probably Bob Meyers] saying "Up until now Mr. Porter hasn't had anything more to say about the release of Reeves from the official medical officers. As we have explained, inasmuch as he was discovered in the hotel some hours later, there is always the question of determining the exact cause of death. We can do nothing about finalizing the services until then. Janet [Flanner] and John [Brown] both to be here all this week. They say they can be ready at a moment's notice. We shall probably have to hold the services in the morning because of cremation needs. I shall cable the exact time. Monique and Richard Richt [?] have phoned and will be here. About Bachivillers, they too will know. Shall I call Sarah Morris [?]. All of us here feel badly about the whole thing, in spite of the troubles Reeves gave us the whole year. Don't forget, they were real problem to him, too. He was mentally sick and we must all look at it from that angle. I shall write in more detail about the service. Incidentally I can't find a reference to a Bach double concerto other than the one in D for two violins. Is that it?
Saturday, December 5, 1953 from Janet Flanner, describing the funeral service for Reeves in the American church, with John L. Brown reading the 23rd Psalm. She described the flowers, mentioned the preacher's biblical passages, named those who attended, including Truman [Capote?], and the interment ceremony in the American Legion cemetery in Neuilly. She also mentioned that the McCullers' housekeeper was there, and will call her in a day or two about the dogs. Flanner said that Reeves had been a brave soldier and this was the end of his war, adding that perhaps the war had played its part and destroyed his resistance to ordinary life. "There were surely none of us who did not weep for him. . . we all felt forgiveness and pity and fondness and human love. . .I can't write more. His disappearance and absence from your scene must give you the liberty for work, which is your inheritance from him now"
November 23, 1953 from Simone Brown sending their condolences and telling McCullers of the progress of shipping her 4 trunks and getting the export licenses, damage insurance, etc. relating to them. Simone will send the keys separately
November 22, 1953 probably from Ira and Edith Morris extending sympathy and hoping to see Carson in December
November 25, 1953 from Ferry (or maybe Jerry) sending love and sympathy
sympathy note mailed on November 26, 1953 from Muriel Rickhauser
November 27, 1953 sympathy note from Bob and Vivian Crozier
letter dated "Saturday" from Natalie Murry, of Contadori Publishing, expressing sympathy and saying that Reeves' death was his great gift to Carson
November 29, 1953 sympathy note from Dorothy D. Harvey
November 30, 1953 letter from Mary Tucker, offering sympathy and inviting McCullers to come visit them in Lexington, Virginia
undated sympathy note from H. Wittle "Bill" Fittleson
Dec 1, 1953 letter on NY Times stationary from John P. Callahan in Karachi, Pakistan expressing sympathy
sympathy note mailed December 1, 1953 from Lillian Hellman (Margaret Sullivan comments that there is another of those Xerox messages that says that in New York and/or in Texas all this material has been Xeroxed, adding "I hope that is true")
December 5, 1953 sympathy note from Newton Arvin
sympathy letter mailed December 8, 1953, from Howard Mandel, also enclosing 8 color photos of Howard, Frank (in the yellow shirt), Carson taken at the McCullers' home outside Paris, complete with their housekeeper, Madame Joffre, and their two dogs
December 5, 1953 letter from Elizabeth at Yaddo expressing her sympathy and also inquiring about Carson's health and telling of her own
January, 1954 letter (Long) from Lillian Smith expressing her sympathy and her belief that Carson will endure.
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MC298-5-1-058b
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Cassette Tape 12 Side B -- Letters to Carson McCullers about Reeves' Death
Date
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1953-1954
Medium
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cassette tape
Bach double concerto
Bachivillers
Carson McCullers
Contadori Publishing
Dorothy d. Harvey
H. Wittle "Bill" Fittleson
Howard Mandell
Janet Flanner
John L. Brown
Lillian Hellman
Lillian Smith
Madame Joffre
Margaret S. Sullivan
Mary Tucker
Monique Richt
Muriel Rickhauser
Natalie Murry
Neuilly
Newton Arvin
Reeves McCullers
Richard Richt
Robert Meyers
Sarah Morris
Simone Brown
suicide
Truman Capote
Yaddo
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MC 298
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Margaret S. Sullivan Papers (MC 298)
Description
An account of the resource
These are the papers of Margaret Sue Sullivan, PhD (1935-2012). They include her school papers, research materials (mainly focusing on Carson McCullers and Lillian Smith) from graduate school through her later life, newspaper clippings of local and national events, copies of her dissertation, photographs, audio recordings and a varied and voluminous correspondence.
Date
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1897-2011
Extent
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13 boxes (13 c.f.)
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https://archives.columbusstate.edu/findingaids/mc298.php
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Margaret S. Sullivan Collection (MC 298)
Columbus State University Archives
Columbus, Georgia
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English
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no restrictions.
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Margaret Sue Sullivan, Caron McCullers, Reeves McCullers, Lillian Smith, American Literature, Margarita Smith, Rita Smith,
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00:30:43
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Margaret Sullivan reading:
November 7, 1961 letter from Frances and Albert Hackett about Carson's illness and hand issues. Describes a wildfire in their area of Los Angeles and their evacuation plans, they are coming to New York soon to see plays and to see her
July 7, 1961 letter from Elizabeth Schmack [?] describing a drought in Switzerland and her hopes to move soon to Zurich in autumn, will keep the chalet. Sorry to hear that Carson had lost the picture of Annemarie and the poem
June 11, 1963 note about a call to thank Mrs. Charles T. Ables for Ida's purse, and to thank McCullers for the Ballad of the Sad Café
note dated around Christmas and New Year's from Mary Tucker thanking McCullers for a poinsettia and talking of various parties, an article about Edward Albee's work, refers to McCullers' pneumonia
August 14, 1963 letter from Grace S. McCallister thanking McCullers for a party on August 2
July 20, [1962?] letter from Jo [Joanne Gomme?] thanking her for a gift of a silver tray that McCullers sent her as a wedding present
January 19, 1965 letter from Alex apologizing for not writing and saying was a wonderful experience it was to serve as her nurse and to thank Dr. Mercer for her hospitality
21 April, 1966 letter from George Freedley regarding the "Ballad of Carson McCullers" and his meeting of her at Cherry Grove with Jane and Paul Bowles
May 11, 1966 McCullers reply asking for his review of "The Ballad of Carson McCullers"
November 15 letter from Jim Spicer about meeting her "that rainy afternoon" and asking to meet her again. He remarks on reading Clock Without Hands and her collected works and how much he admires them
undated note from Joe "to remind you of me who drove you and Max from Peggy's" and hopes to visit her soon
undated letter from Howard Moody who will see her when next at Glen Paterson's
March 25 from Josephine Mullins who says "I hesitate in writing to you but I remember you and your mother. . . from when you lived next door to us on Stark Avenue, I also remember you as a musician"
undated letter from Melven J. Lasky [Floria Lasky's brother] thanking her for flowers McCullers sent, hopes to see her soon
march 21, 1950 postcard from the Bahamas thanking Carson for her cable signed C.L.R
March 21, 1950 letter rom Viola W. Bernard thanking McCullers for her invitation to a fundraiser, and replying to McCullers request for a recommendation about a doctor in Nyack saying she doesn't know anyone to recommend, and also mentions elephants at the Clarkstown Country Club
undated letter from Dr. Sigbert Hershfield in Rome to Carson and Reeves thanking her for her gift of a book and her invitation to Paris, discusses his father's illness, and declines their invitation, glad to hear that the country life "agrees with you both and you are in a better state, especially with Reeve's gastric ulcers"
January 14, 1953 partial letter from Ira Morris to Reeves and Carson from Morocco detailing the on-going riots and unrest, and their pleasant time spent in Marrakesh and are waiting for their visas before going on to West Africa for two weeks
March 2, 1953 letter from Dr. Hugh Gainsbourgh in London saying that it was good to hear from Carson, discussing Reeve's illness and a recommended low-fat diet and recommending another doctor for a second opinion and hopes to see them in Paris sometime
March 13, 1950 letter from Fran Sullivan about The Member of the Wedding opening on Broadway, and hopes she will go on writing for the theater and the Empire Theater where it was performed.
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cassette tape
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MC298-5-1-008b
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Cassette Tape 14 Side B -- Letters to Carson McCullers
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1950-1966
Language
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English
Albert Hackett
Annemarie Schwarzenback
Bahamas
Ballad of Carson McCullers
Ballad of the Sad Cafe
Carson McCullers
Cherry Grove
Clarkstown Country Club
Clock Without Hands
Edward Albee
Elizabeth Schmack
Empire Theater
Fran Sullivan
Frances Hackett
gastric ulcers
George Freedley
Glen Paterson
Grace S. McCallister
Howard Moody
Hugh Gainsbourgh
Ida Reeder
Ira Morris
Jane Bowles
Jim Spicer
Joanne Gomme
Josephine Mullins
London
Los Angeles
Margaret S. Sullivan
Marrakesh
Mary Mercer
Mary Tucker
Melven J. Lasky
Morocco
Mrs. Charles T. Ables
Paul Bowles
pneumonia
Reeves McCullers
Rome
Sigbert Hershfield
Stark Avenue
Switzerland
Viola W. Bernard
wildfires
Zurich
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Identifier
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MC 298
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Margaret S. Sullivan Papers (MC 298)
Description
An account of the resource
These are the papers of Margaret Sue Sullivan, PhD (1935-2012). They include her school papers, research materials (mainly focusing on Carson McCullers and Lillian Smith) from graduate school through her later life, newspaper clippings of local and national events, copies of her dissertation, photographs, audio recordings and a varied and voluminous correspondence.
Date
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1897-2011
Extent
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13 boxes (13 c.f.)
Is Referenced By
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https://archives.columbusstate.edu/findingaids/mc298.php
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Margaret S. Sullivan Collection (MC 298)
Columbus State University Archives
Columbus, Georgia
Columbus State University Archives does not claim to control the rights of reproducing for all materials in the collection. The publishing party assumes all responsibility for clearing reproduction rights and for any infringement of the U. S. Copyright Code and agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Columbus State University, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all suits, claims, actions, and expenses.
Language
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English
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no restrictions.
Medium
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Margaret Sue Sullivan, Caron McCullers, Reeves McCullers, Lillian Smith, American Literature, Margarita Smith, Rita Smith,
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00:31:18
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These are letters from celebrities, close friends and some fan letters, read by Margaret Sullivan. They include:
a get well card from President and Mrs. Johnson dated January 23, 1967
a note from Robert Lantz dated May 12, 1966 saying that he knows that Brando has written and that John Huston hopes to see her in Ireland next year
a fan letter dated November 15, 1966 from "Antaclito", a Filipino immigrant whose real name is Zoro David
a note dated May 3, 1966 from Andre Girard describing his reaction to the film, The Member of the Wedding, and saying that he and Marielle hope to stop by to see McCullers the following week
a thank-you note with no date from Mary Rodgers Guattel
a note dated August 4, 1963 from Cheryl Crawford referring to Mary Mercer's Bentley and hoping to have a Bentley race with her
a letter from David Garrett dated November 19, 1959 about meeting McCullers at a party in New York with Hindu diplomats and Alsatian dogs and would like to visit her around Christmas
an undated note from Betsy Brewer about the acceptance of Aeneas' book of Greek sketches and a visit to her of Ben Edwards. She also asks McCullers how the arrangement for Alice Rowald's [?] apartment in Paris is going and comments that she hopes Edward Albee's play is going well [perhaps referring to the Broadway production of The Member of the Wedding.]
a letter dated September 11 [with no year but obviously written during World War II] from Mary M expressing worry about Reeves, asking about being able to publish an extract from Carson's current book in Bazaar, and knowing that Carson would like to be in France in the midst of the danger, but reassuring her that her writing was also very important
an undated note from H. William Vitalson thanking McCullers for a gift of her book, with a guest list on the back; a Special Delivery
envelop dated July 8, 1958 [empty]
a letter dated August [no year] from Pete about his time spent at the beach in Massachusetts writing 9 hours a day trying to finish his novel
a postcard of the Hollywood Bowl with no date from "Speed" and a note that says "Everyone loves your book"
a note dated October 7, 1953 from J. Jean Evans about some books they had discussed
a letter dated March 10, 1950 from Harold Strauss of Knopf Books declining to become Carson McCullers' editor until she had made a clean break with Houghton-Mifflin
a letter dated February 25, 1950 from Harrel Wolfolk thanking McCullers for her gift of an inscribed copy of her book and describing a frenetic housewarming party outside Charleston, South Carolina
a note dated March 6, 1950 from Egon Hostovskty congratulating Carson on the dramatization of The Member of the Wedding and saying that he hopes to see her soon
a letter dated November 7, 1959 from Mary Tucker and Carson's reply [unread since they were "transcribed by Mother"]
a letter dated June 8, 1953 from Cheryl Crawford addressed to "Darling Carson and Reeves" referring to her current work on a play, hoping that Carson will finish Clock since she's rolling on it and not interrupt that work with another play and wishing that Carson had seen Camino Real
a letter dated July 15, 1953 from Tennessee Williams saying that he is in Barcelona and Frank is in Rome. Just before leaving Rome he had tried to see Reeves in the hospital but he had already checked out. He said that his relations with Frank were strained. Paul Bowles is in Madrid and Williams had convinced Visconti to hire Paul to write some dialog for an Italian movie. Williams also mentions that he has heard that "Miss Capote" is in Europe but they haven't seen each other. He also talks about his bulldog, Mr. Moon, who is in Rome with Frank.
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cassette tape
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MC298-5-1-007a
Title
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Cassette Tape 13 Side A -- Special Letters
Description
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Letters to Carson McCullers from celebrities, close fiends and selected fan letters.
Date
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1940s, 1950-1967
Language
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English
Alics Rowald
Andre Girard
Antaclito
Barcelona
Ben Edwards
Betsy Brewer
Carson McCullers
Cheryl Crawford
Clock Without Hands
David Garrett
Edward Albee
Harold Strauss
Harrel Wolfolk
Houghton-Mifflin
Jean Evans
Knopf Books
Lady Bird Johnson
Margaret S. Sullivan
Marlon Brando
Mary Mercer
Mary Rodgers Buattel
Mary Tucker
Paul Bowles
President Lyndon Johnson
Robert Jones
Rome
Tennessee Williams
The Member of the Wedding
Truman Capote
Visconti
World War II
WWII
Zoro David