Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Papers of Ann   Beattie  , Accession #10414-t,-u, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

This collection was deposited 1990 March 26 and 1990 June 21.

Scope and Content Information

The papers contain manuscripts (setting copy), galley and page proofs of Chilly scenes of winter and Distortions; and draft and proofed manuscript of Picturing Will.

Also manuscripts or proofs of various short stories and articles including "Alex Katz," "Installation #6," "Mine," "People, places and things that will appear / that will never appear in my writing," "Performances," "San Miguel de Allende," "Scott McDowell," "Summer people," "Taking hold," "The wedding cake in the middle of the road," "Windy day at the resevoir."

There are also uncorrected page proofs of advance copies of 22 books sent to her for review including Against joie de vivre, Bad girls, The bridesmaid, Close company, Color of light, The courtyard, The distant lover, Dogeaters a novel, and Grace.

Also The innocent, The irreversible decline of Eddie Socket, Latecomers, The music room, My one and only, Onion, Physical culture, Three thousand dollars stories, Triangulation, We find ourselves in moontown stories, The women in her dreams, and Where you once belonged.