MenuPreliminary Inventory of the Patricia Rowe Willrich Papers, 1949-1996
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The Patricia Rowe Willrich Papers, 1948-1996, are comprised of published and unpublished autobiographical writings; essays and lectures on contemporary American authors; correspondence with contemporary American authors; and miscellaneous other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.
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Patricia Rowe Willrich Papers, 1949-1996
- Creator
- Willrich, Patrica Rowe
- Extent
- 2.25 Linear Feet, 750 Items
- Repository
- David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
- Location
- For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
- Language
- English.
Administrative Information
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Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
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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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Expand AllTypscripts of college essays, short stories, autobiographical sketches, and essays on contemporary American authors.
Includes correspondence with Seventeen magazine concerning stories submitted for publication.
Autobiographical writings and short stories, chiefly written for creative writing classes.
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.
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.
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.
Includes cassette tape and transcript of a1990interview with Reynolds Price.
Includes photographs of Stegner and correspondence with others concerning Stegner's death.
Williams is an editor at Viking Press. Includes correspondence with and concerning Arturo Islas.
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.
Notes written by Willrich after meeting Anne Tyler for lunch on several occasions between 1986-1993;notes from letters and articles about Tyler.
Historical 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.
Subject Headings
- 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
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.
Processing Information
Processed by Don Sechler
Completed October 28, 1998
Encoded by Don Sechler
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
This collection is unprocessed: materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.