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MUM00341

Finding-Aid for the Flannery O’Connor SMMSS (MUM00341)

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Descriptive Summary

Scope and Contents Note

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Descriptive Summary

PURL:

http://purl.oclc.org/umarchives/MUM00341/

Creator:

O’Connor, Flannery

Title:

Flannery O’Connor SMMSS.

Inclusive Dates:

1942-1952

Materials in:

English

Abstract:

Collection consists of a Christmas card, newspaper clippings, and an invitation related to the life and work of Flannery O’Connor. Items were created 1942-1952.

Quantity:

1 box.

Number:

MUM00341

Location:

B-9.

Repository :

The University of Mississippi
J.D. Williams Library
Department of Archives and Special Collections
P.O. Box 1848, University, MS 38677-1848, USA
Phone: 662.915.7408
Fax: 662.915.5734
E-Mail: archive@olemiss.edu
URL: https://www.olemiss.edu/depts/general_library/archives/

Cite as:

Flannery O’Connor SMMSS (MUM00341). The Department of Archives and Special Collections, J.D. Williams Library, The University of Mississippi.

Scope and Contents Note

Collection consists of a Christmas card, newspaper clippings, and an invitation related to the life and work of Flannery O’Connor. Items were created 1942-1952.

Restrictions

Access Restrictions

Open.

Use Restriction

The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be “used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship or research.” If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of “fair use”, that user may be liable for copyright infringement.

Container List

Flannery O’Connor SMMSS

1.1 ANS. December 22, 1942. Pen and watercolor Christmas card by Flannery O’Connor sent to Mildred Porter. Milledgeville, Georgia. (#2000-87). Note: Features two flying geese with the words, “If you don’t hurry, we won’t get there in time to say ‘Merry Christmas from M.F. O’Connor.'” Part of a collection which contained a first edition of Wise Blood, clippings regarding O’Connor’s career, and a 1952 invitation to Wise Blood book signing.

1.2 Clippings. Undated [1942-1952]. Various newspaper clippings regarding the career of Flannery O’Connor; publication of Wise Blood, fellowships from The Kenyon Review, and 1954 inclusion of “The Life You Save May Be Your Own” in O’Henry Collection of Best Short Stories. Part of a collection which contained a first edition of Wise Blood, the 1942 Christmas card, and a 1952 invitation to Wise Blood book signing.

1.3 TDS. May 3, 1952. Invitation to signing for Wise Blood at the Ina Dillard Russell Library of the Georgia State College for Women, May 15, 1952. Part of a collection which contained a first edition of Wise Blood, clippings regarding O’Connor’s career, and a 1942 Christmas card.