Additional Papers of Nancy Hale

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
160 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Brenda Gunn
Phone: (434) 924-1037
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Restrictions:

There are no restrictions.

Terms of access:

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred citation:

Additional Papers of Nancy Hale, Accession #3646-g, 3646-h, Special Collections, University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Summary

Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Additional Papers of Nancy Hale, Accession #3646-g, 3646-h, Special Collections, University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection contains manuscripts, typescripts and galley proofs of novels and short stories as well as notes, clippings, correspondence with publishers and literary agents, and letters from friends, readers. and directors or attendees at various writing programs. Included are the typescript of Dear beast, and galleys of A New England girlhood and Heaven and Hardpan farm.

Correspondents, usually represented by one or two letters, include Frank [X] Barron, Mariesta Bloom, Catherine Drinker Bowen, Fredson Bowers, Constance Carrier, Charles Scribner's Sons, Mary Ellen Chase, John Ciardi, Robert M. Coates, George G. Coughlin, Richard Frede, Daniel Fuchs, John Holmes, Katie Letcher, Victoria Lincoln, William Maxwell, Mary Margaret McBride, James Mconkey, Elizabeth Nowell, Harold Ober, Theodore Peterson, John Lowell Pratt, santha Rama Rau, Nancy Wilson Ross, May Sarton, William Seward, William Sloane, Hollis Summers, Joyce Warren, James Wharton.

The collection also contains phonorecords of a 1950 interview with Hale, "Author meets the critics" and readings from "Little Boy & his grandmother" and "Uncle Paul."

with TLS William to Nancy and exerpt of letter from Frederic H. Powell

Acquisition information:
3646-g was a gift of Nancy Hale Bowers, August 11, 1958. 3646-h was a gift of Nancy Hale Bowers, December 14, 1959.
Physical description:
This collection consists of ca. 450 items.