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Papers of Louis Auchincloss, Accession #9121-q, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.
This collection was purchased on 1994 December 16.
The collection contains mock-ups of book jackets for various books by Auchinloss, a photograph of the author, three postcards from Auchincloss to collector Charles Miller, a letter from Nan A. Talese to Adele Auchincloss concerning cover artwork, and a corrected holograph manuscript, "The Mavericks," probably from "Powers of Attorney."
A discarded and probably re-written chapter from the novel Powers of Attorney by Louis Auchincloss.
Nan Talese thanks Auchincloss for sending the watercolors for possible use on the book jacket but favors using an oil painting already in a museum for the cover.
Louis Auchincloss furnishes the publishing information for his bibliography L.A. and His Critics.
Louis Auchincloss writes concerning Miller's visit to the house built by his grandfather who later sold it to his richer brother, Hugh
Louis Auchincloss assures Charles L. Miller that he may send any books he wishes to be signed and expresses appreciation for the Vanderbilt piece.
Photograph of Louis Auchincloss, seated in a chair