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willrich Preliminary Inventory of the Patricia Rowe Willrich Papers, 1949-1996 Processed by: Don Sechler; machine-readable finding aid created by: Don Sechler

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Machine-readable finding aid derived from paper by means of scanning and OCR; OCR file edited for typographical errors before encoding. Microsoft Word Date of source: October 28, 1998 Processed by Don Sechler October 28, 1998; Finding Aid encoded by Don Sechler, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University, October 28, 1998 Description is in English. 12-31-2005 PUBLIC "-//Duke University::David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library//TEXT (US::NDD::::Patricia Rowe Willrich Papers)//EN" "willrich.xml" converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (sy2003-10-15). Also, the top level of the finding aid (above the dsc) changed to conform to current Rubenstein Library and NC EAD standards as laid out in the Inventory Style Guide and in the NCEAD Best Practice Guidelines. Within the dsc, dates for series were normalized. These changes were made by Michelle Belden. Also, container TYPE and LABEL attribute values were standardized according to the Rubenstein Library EAD 2002 manual and the NCEAD eadlocal.ent by Ruth E. Bryan.The tag list inside index was changed to indexentry by Ruth E. Bryan. Preliminary Inventory of the Patricia Rowe Willrich Papers, 1949-1996 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript LibraryDuke UniversityDurham, North Carolina 27708-0185

Descriptive Summary Patricia Rowe Willrich Papers, 1949-1996 Willrich, Patrica Rowe 2.25 Linear Feet 750 Items David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. English. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Patricia Rowe Willrich Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.

Provenance

The David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library recieved the collection as a gift from Mason Willrich in 1998.

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Processed by Don Sechler

Completed October 28, 1998

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Biographical Note

Particia Rowe Willrich was a free-lance writer, speaker, and teacher who made presentations about selected contemporary American authors at bookstores, libraries, clubs, senior centers, etc.

Collection Overview

The Patricia Rowe Willrich Papers, 1948-1996, are comprised of published and unpublished autobiographical writings; essays and lectures on contemporary American authors; correspondence with contemporary American authors; and miscellaneous other papers related to 20th century American literature. The writers featured in the correspondence include Maxine Hong Kingston, Larry McMurtry, John McPhee, Reynolds Price, Wallace Stegner, Peter Taylor, and Anne Tyler. The most extensive correspondence is with Anne Tyler and is arranged in the Anne Tyler Papers Series.

Subject Headings

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Authors, American--20th century-Correspondence American Literature--20th century--Criticism Authors, American--20th century--Interviews Patricia Rowe Willrich Maxine Hong Kingston--Correspondence Larry McMurtry--Correspondence John McPhee--Correspondence Reynolds Price--Correspondence Wallace Stegner--Correspondence Peter Taylor--Correspondence Anne Tyler--Correspondence Detailed Description of Collection: Accession 1998-0465 Writings and Speeches

Typscripts of college essays, short stories, autobiographical sketches, and essays on contemporary American authors.

1 Early Writings, ca. 1948-1949 (2 folders)

Includes correspondence with Seventeen magazine concerning stories submitted for publication.

College Writings,1960 Creative Writing, 1979-1991, undated (9 folders)

Autobiographical writings and short stories, chiefly written for creative writing classes.

Poetry, 1984-1985 Essays on Contemporary Authors

Essays and lectures written by Willrich for presentations on contemporary American authors at bookstores, libraries, clubs, senior centers, etc. Arranged alphabetically by author or subject.

Anne Beattie, undated Saul Bellow - first draft, undated Truman Capote, 1983-1993, undated (4 folders) Raymond Carver, 1990 John Cheever, undated Anne Dillard, undated E.L. Doctorow, undated (2 folders) Louise Erdrich, 1991 Richard Ford, undated Ellen Gilchrist, undated Gail Godwin, undated Kazuo Ishiguro, undated William Kennedy Maxine Hong Kingston, 1990 Anne Morrow Lindbergh Bobbi Anne Mason Cormac McCarthy, undated Larry McMurtry, 1987, 1990 (2 folders) Toni Morrison, 1993 Joyce Carol Oates, undated Reynolds Price, undated Southern Literature, 1992 San Francisco Literary History Stanford Writing Program, undated Wallace Stegner, 1991 Gertrude Stein, undated William Styron, undated Peter Taylor, undated Anne Tyler, undated John Updike, undated Alice Walker, undated Eudora Welty, undated "Patricia Rowe Willrich: Literary Works, Vol. I-III"

Duplicates of some of Willrich's writings and correspondence. Volume I: Essays on American Fiction Writers; Vol. II: Correspondence with American Authors; Volume III: Autobiographical and Creative Writings, Professional Notes.

Correspondence1980s-1990s

Willrich's correspondence with American authors. Some correspondence files include transcripts of interviews, notes, clippings, and other related materials. Files are arranged alphabetically by author. For Anne Tyler's correspondence see the Anne Tyler Papers Series.

2 Roger Angell Anne Beattie Peter Benchley Carolyn Cassady Alan Cheuse Robert Croft Gail Goodwin Elizabeth Hardwick William Kennedy Maxine Hong Kingston John L'Heureux Ann McLaughlin Larry McMurtry John McPhee Joyce Carol Oates Reynolds Price

Includes cassette tape and transcript of a1990interview with Reynolds Price.

Nesta Ramazani Wallace Stegner

Includes photographs of Stegner and correspondence with others concerning Stegner's death.

Elizabeth Tallent Peter Taylor Alice Walker Eudora Welty Alan Williams

Williams is an editor at Viking Press. Includes correspondence with and concerning Arturo Islas.

Anne Tyler Papers

Chiefly correspondence between Willrich and Anne Tyler, 1983-1996.Includes some writings about Tyler's work and notes and recollections of meetings with Tyler. Topics of letters include family issues, travel, and writing. In several letters Tyler responds in depth to Willrich's questions about her life and work.

3 Correspondence, 1983-1996 (13 folders) Notes, 1986-1996 (10 folders)

Notes written by Willrich after meeting Anne Tyler for lunch on several occasions between 1986-1993;notes from letters and articles about Tyler.

Miscellaneous 3 Clippings Kepler's Bookstore Bookgroup, Fall1994 Suggested Summer Reading Lists Promotional Materials Course Fliers Pen/Faulkner Materials,1989 Book Proposal