A Guide to the John Steinbeck Collection
A Collection in the
Clifton Waller Barrett Library of American Literature
Accession number 6239-a
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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-a, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library
Acquisition Information
Purchase
Funding Note
Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities
Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Los Angeles
- Mexico
- Sierra [Nevada Mountains
Item Listing
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John Steinbeck to Harry [Thorton] Moore[1936 Feb or Mar]ALS, 2 p.
[Discusses his new book [ In Dubious Battle ] in detail; briefly discusses return from Mexico , hard work of writing, thematic value of towns cut off from the outside world, his being "kicked around" particularly Tortilla Flat , weather; mentions Los Angeles , Sierra [Nevada Mountains ], The New Republic . ]