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                  <text>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.</text>
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                  <text>By accessing the CSU Digital Archives, the user agrees to give proper acknowledgement to the CSU Archives and further agrees to secure permission in advance from the CSU Archives to publish any item in any way, in whole or in part, from its collections. The Archives preferred citation is:&#13;
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August 13, 1963 note from Mrs. Barbara Blakemore thanking Carson for including her&#13;
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July 19, 1963 letter from Leonard Byrne saying that he is delighted to hear of a new book and the opening of Ballad&#13;
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24 September 1957 letter from Ben asking her to call him&#13;
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November 7 card from Sherke [?] thanking Carson for her beautiful orchid&#13;
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January 5, 1954 card from Jane and Bob Stanton announcing the birth of Alexander Hardy and recalling a visit to Nyack and apologizing for being so long in thanking her for it&#13;
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December 29 Christmas card from Takako Shinano of Tokyo, Japan&#13;
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undated card from another Japanese correspondent Mrs. Mitahashi asking for some American stamps&#13;
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several Christmas cards of various dates&#13;
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get well cards of various dates&#13;
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Valentine cards&#13;
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various empty envelopes&#13;
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August 2, 1963 postcard from Oliver Evans saying "addendum to yesterday's letter" if there is any difference between your inside rooms and Capote's "Other Rooms" I fail to see it&#13;
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June 14, 1963 letter from Oliver Evans thanking her for her wire and saying that he intends to arrive in Nyack in a week or less&#13;
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February 26, 1963 letter from Oliver Evans saying that he is relieved she will cooperate with him in a biography of her&#13;
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March 1962 letter from Oliver Evans with a copy of an article of his from the MLA journal [Sullivan reads extensively from this essay]&#13;
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letter dated "Thursday" from Dr. Katherine Cohen [Carson's psychiatrist in London] describing her vacation scenery and routine, and her difficulties at entering Holland due to an expired passport&#13;
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October 2 and 3 letter from Dr. Katherine Cohen in Rotterdam, saying that she is sorry her first letter went astray&#13;
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February 10, 1954 letter from Mary Alberta Hinton to an unnamed person [perhaps Carson's mother, Margarite Smith?] saying that she is sorry about the misfortunes befalling her and how important it is to get back on her feet to help Carson and Rita&#13;
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a "long newsy letter" dated December 28, 1953 from Bessie Hicks of Columbus, Georgia to Mrs. Lamar Smith [Carson's mother] about the death of Mattie and her help with Herman's illness, about family and friends in Columbus, also mentions the shipment of "her mirror, such a lovely thing" [probably the pier mirror that she took to Nyack when she moved in with Carson]</text>
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