Cassette Tape 04 Side B -- Reeves to Carson McCullers, Letters 6-12
Description
Letters from Reeves McCullers to Carson McCullers written during his service as a U.S. Army Ranger during World War II. These are his letters numbers 6-12
Cassette Tape 04 Side A -- Reeves to Carson McCullers Letters 1-5, Camp Forrest
Description
Letters from Reeves McCullers to Carson McCullers. These are letters 1 to 5, written while Reeves was at Camp Forrest before his deployment to Europe during World War II.
Letters to Carson McCullers from celebrities, close fiends and selected fan letters.
Date
1940s, 1950-1967
Language
English
Original Format
cassette tape
Duration
00:31:18
Transcription
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.
Annemarie Schwarzenbach Cassette Tape 2 Side A -- Letters I
Description
Sullivan reads several letters from Annemarie Schwarzenbach written from the Belgium Congo, Lisbon, Portugal and Morocco during 1941 and 1942.
Date
1941-1942
Language
English
Coverage
Morocco, Angola, Belgian Congo, Lisbon, Portugal
Subject
Letters written by Annemarie Schwarzenbach to Carson McCullers during 1941 and 1942. Schwazenbach was traveling in Africa during this time and describes what she was seeing to McCullers, as well as discussing literature, finances, their relationship, and her hopes for the future.
Original Format
Cassette Tape
Duration
00:27:22
Transcription
Sullivan reads several letters from Annemarie Schwarzenbach written from the Belgium Congo, Lisbon, Portugal and Morocco during 1941 and 1942. Annemarie discusses her relationship with McCullers as “a bitter, loving fight”. “You have suffered from me.” She also talks about her reactions to being in the Belgian Congo and traveling along the rivers, lakes and forests of the country. She also mentions her reaction to Carson’s Reflections in a Golden Eye, refers to Klaus and Erika [Mann], her own divorce, to a visit of Carson to Columbus, money worries, her gratitude for Carson’s letters and cables, her views on writing and on book, her “last bad time in New York”, her isolation, death and eternity, hopes to see Carson in Mexico “or where ever” after the war, of having Carson translate her book, as she hopes to translate Reflections [Reflections in a Golden Eye]. One letter is dated March 20, 1942 from the boat sailing from Angola to Lisbon, and concerns a recent serious illness of Caron, finishing her novel, dealing with “the unpleasant atmosphere, the small colony circle”, her decision to leave Leopoldville and return to Lisbon, hoping to return to Switzerland or perhaps London and continuing her anti-Fascist efforts, “your last book was pure, almost perfect”, and finally from Morocco.in June of 1942.
A crowd of men sitting at tables acround a room conversing and eating. A man in a white shirt stands from his table.
Date
circa 1950
Creator
Bibb Recorder
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A crowd of men, all wearing white shirts, sitting at tables acround a room conversing and eating.
Date
circa 1950
Creator
Bibb Recorder
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Five men standing in a room in front of floral curtains. From left to right: Perry Thomas, W.R. Murparr, W.L. Carr, John Smith, and J.S. Turner.
Date
circa 1950
Creator
Bibb Recorder
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A monument dedicated to those that served in World War II. A the top is a bald eagle with the words, "Roll of Honor--Those who are serving our country in the Med Forces of the United States". There is a list of names below that inscription of those serving in the forces and those that are back home.
Date
1949
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Kenneth Roberts sitting sideways in a chair with his legs crosses.
Date
1945
Format
Negatives Included
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Kenneth Roberts sitting in a chair while looking straight into the camera.
Date
1945
Format
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