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[Identification of item], in the William Styron letters, 1948-1960, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
Gift, 2007
Processed by: Alice Poffinberger, November 2010
Encoded by: Alice Poffinberger, July 2011
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Dorothy Parker Maloff was an editor at McGraw-Hill, Whittlesey House, and Atheneum, as well as other publishing houses in New York City. Known to Styron as "Didi" Parker.
Collection comprises letters William Styron sent to Parker while he was serving in the Marine Corps and stationed at Camp Lejune in North Carolina. Also includes letters he wrote to her in 1952 from London, Paris, and Rome after he won the Prix de Rome. In addition, there are postcards Styron wrote to her under an assumed name. Styron mainly writes about his love for Parker; other topics include his military activities and training, as well as his novels, other writing, and publications.
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