Correspondence, 1966, no date

File — Box: 1, Folder: 1

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This material includes typescript drafts of the musical version of McCullers’ Broadway play, The Member of the Wedding, as well as two one act plays, The Exquisite Psycho and the Sunless Sea. In addition there is a draft, with heavy editing in Berne’s handwriting, so of which is in shorthand. Also included is a small amount of correspondence (mostly fan mail). Finally there is a folder relating to Virginia Spenser Carr and her biography of McCullers.

Dates

Other: 1966, no date

Extent

From the Collection: 1 Cubic Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Processing Information

This folder contains 4 items:

1) A note from Oliver Evans to Carson McCullers attached to the London Magazine review of Evan’s biography titled Carson McCullers, Her Life and Work. It mentions the positive reviews he has received on this biography, and also how depressed Tennessee Williams is about his latest reviews. The note is dated April 26, 1966.

2) A note [draft with corrections] from Carson to Andre Girard on McCullers stationary. It mentioned her shyness in the face of his artistic genius, as well as how much she is looking forward to seeing him and his wife Marielle Bancou. It is dated May 10, 1966.

3) An undated note [draft with correction] to Tennessee Williams concerning a recent biography of Ernest Hemmingway.

4) An undated draft note to Mr. Freedley concerning her work on a musical version of the Member of the Wedding and her new novel. She also asks for a copy of his review for the Morning Telegraph on the Ballad of Carson McCullers. On the other side is what appears to be a bit of dialog from The Exquisite Psycho, dated May 5, 1966.