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Thomas Wolfe Collection, Accession 6348-g, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library
Deposit 1971 Sep 29
Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities
[Includes newspaper clippings, postcards, and photos regarding Asheville, North Carolina and Thomas Wolfe ; includes wallpaper from Wolfe's birthplace and postcards to Moore from Mabel Wolfe Wheaton and Fred Wolfe and Mary Wolfe . ] (Bound in red imitation leather with gilt decoration)
[Includes maps of Western North Carolina , newspaper clippings and postcards regarding Asheville, North Carolina , clippings, postcards, from Moore's travels, clippings regarding Thomas Wolfe from The New York Times and Asheville Citizen Times , clipping of a poem about Wolfe by Dr. Willis A. Parker , clippings announcing deaths of Aline Bernstein and Sinclair Lewis , letters from Maxwell Perkins , and copies of Wolfe's letters.] (Bound in brown imitation leather with gilt decoration)
[Sends New Year's wishes; talks about his work, plans, visit of his English publisher; discusses outrage Look Homeward, Angel has caused in Asheville ; thinks far too many copies have been sold in Asheville where maybe a dozen people would have understood and appreciated the book; suggests easier, familiar reading to some people in Asheville who read maybe 2 books a year; feels like an exile, but will continue writing.]
[Praises Of Time and the River ; says she was the first person in Portland to buy the book, a first edition; talks about spring in Maine and Mackworth Island , the most perfect place she ever saw.]
[Sneaks letter out against doctor's orders; says he has a hunch about his approaching death; reminisces about the 4th of July, 3 years ago, when Perkins picked him up from the boat in New York and they had a drink; says he has since thought of Perkins a thousand times; wants to see him again; speculates on himself should he survive illness; says he is certainly deeper and wiser and would try to be a better