Illumination and Night Glare – War Letters of Carson and Reeves McCullers, 1943-1945

File — Box: 3, Folder: 7

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This collection consists of the papers of Dr. Dews, mainly related to his research on Carson McCullers. This material includes posters from film versions of McCullers' books, books and monographs, recordings, photographs, Carson McCullers Society newsletters, playbills and copious scholarly work related to his dissertation and books relating to Carson McCullers, both published and unpublished. In the latter category are the research files for his projected study of the time Carson McCullers lived in a house owned by George Davis at 7 Middagh Street in Brooklyn, New York in the 1940s.

Dates

Other: 1943-1945

Extent

From the Collection: 6 Linear Feet : 6 boxes plus various oversized movie posters and other material

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Processing Information

This folder contains Dr. Dews’ notes on the letters between Carson and Reeves McCullers during World War II and after, which were published in Illumination and Night Glare. The originals are at the University of Texas at Austin, Harry Ransom Research Center. The photocopies themselves are not present, but a list of those items he had reproduced is in the folder. This is true for all the Texas materials he used in his research.