MenuInventory of the Michael Ruhlman Collection of Reynolds Price, 1986-2006
Abstract
Michael Ruhlman is an American author and alumnus of Duke University.
Collection includes photocopies of correspondence from Reynolds Price to Ruhlman, digitized audio of interviews conducted by Ruhlman with Price and others for a magazine profile, and transcripts of the interviews.
Descriptive Summary
- Repository
- David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
- Creator
- Ruhlman, Michael (collector)
- Title
- Michael Ruhlman Collection of Reynolds Price, 1986-2006
- Language of Material
- English
- Extent
- 0.5 Linear Feet, 10 Items
- Location
- For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Collection Overview
Copies of correspondence from Reynolds Price to Ruhlman, digitized audio of interviews conducted by Ruhlman with Price and others for a magazine profile, cassette tapes, and transcripts of the interviews.
Administrative Information
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Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
However, collection may contain materials to which the Acknowledgment of Legal Responsibilities and Privacy Rights form applies. Patrons must sign this form before using this collection.
Also, all or portions of this collection may be housed off-site in Duke University's Library Service Center. Consequently, there may be a 24-hour delay in obtaining these materials.
Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library to use this collection.
Use Restrictions
The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to Duke University. For more information, consult the copyright section of the Regulations and Procedures of the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library.
Contents of the Collection
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Photocopies of Price's correspondence to Ruhlman. Content includes ongoing writing projects, mutual friends, family news, travels, the AIDS crisis, and other personal topics.
Recordings and Transcripts
16 CDs of interview transcripts of Price, Anne Tyler, and other authors, conducted by Ruhlman for a magazine profile.
[Electronic records have been migrated to a library server. To request access, please contact a reference archivist before coming to use this collection. Original audiovisual materials are closed to use.]
Historical Note
Michael Ruhlman graduated from Duke University in 1985 and is now an author of non-fiction texts. His recent works have focused on cooking, and he has collaborated with several chefs throughout the world. More information about Ruhlman can be found on his website, http://ruhlman.com/.
Reynolds Price was a novelist, short story writer, poet, dramatist, essayist, translator, and James B. Duke Professor of English at Duke University, where he taught creative writing and literature beginning in 1958. He was an alumnus of Duke and of Oxford University, which he attended on a Rhodes Scholarship. He received fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts, and his books were nominated for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award.
Subject Headings
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Michael Ruhlman Collection of Reynolds Price, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
Provenance
The Michael Ruhlman Collection of Reynolds Price were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library as a gift in 2012.
Processing Information
Processed by Meghan Lyon, May 2012
Encoded by Meghan Lyon, May 2012
Accession(s) described in this finding aid: 2012-0096
This collection is minimally processed: materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.
Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and local Style Guide.
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.