A Guide to the John Steinbeck Collection
A Collection in the
Clifton Waller Barrett Library of American Literature
Accession number 6239-r
University of Virginia Library
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Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.
Preferred Citation
John Steinbeck Collection, Accession 6239-r, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library
Acquisition Information
Purchase 1987 December 29
Funding Note
Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities
Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- John J. Mullen
- John Steinbeck
- Pat Covici
- Rupert Andrus
Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- New York, New York
- S. Easton, Massachusetts
Item Listing
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The Short Reign of Pippin IV by John Steinbeck1957Galley Proof, 111 pages
[With a six-line holograph (uncorrected) inscription to Rupert Andrus written and signed by the author. This is one of only twenty extra galleys printed to send to advance readers among critics and the trade. Printed on rectos only .]
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John J. Mullen , The Viking Press, Inc. , New York, New York , to Rupert Andrus , S. Easton, Massachusetts1957 Jan 15TLS, 1 page
[Regarding the new "amusing and satirical novel" by John Steinbeck , and arranging to send a galley, autographed by the author, to Andrus.]
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Rupert Andrus to John J. Mullen , The Viking Press, Inc . New York, New York1957 Feb 2TL (carbon), 1 page
[Expressing his appreciation for the autographed galleys of The Short Reign of Pippin IV by John Steinbeck , and praising the book.]
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John Steinbeck on The Viking Press, Inc.[1957]TLS (electrostatic copy), 1 page
[Letterhead, to "Dear Pat" [ Pat Covici ], and typed at the top, "A LETTER FROM JOHN STEINBECK TO HIS EDITOR ABOUT `THE SHORT REIGN OF PIPPIN IV'," explaining that the book was written "because it's fun," and saying that it should be read in "a spirit of play."]