A Guide to the Papers of Nancy Hale
A Collection in
Special Collections
The University of Virginia Library
Accession Number 3646 through 3646-f
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Preferred Citation
Papers of Nancy Hale, Accession #3646 through 3646-f, Special Collections, University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Nancy Hale Bowers: 3646, February 1, 1951; 3646-a, -b, February 28, 1951; 3646-c, June 21, 1954; 3646-d, April 13, 1955; 3646-e, December 30, 1955; 3646-f, December 20, 1956
Scope and Content Information
The collection contains a typescript and a galley proof for The sign of Jonah ; letters and telegrams from Charles Scribner's Sons, Inc. and literary agent Elizabeth Nowall pertaining to the novel together with clipped reviews and three preliminary sketches for jacket illustrations.
The collection also contains manuscripts of short stories, articles, and poems; and manuscript notes and a partial draft for The Prodigal Women. Included is an untitled article about the University of Virginia Hospital with many stereotyped references to African Americans and mountain whites. Also of interest is a speech on the problems of the short story writer given at the University of Virginia Colonnade Club.
The collection also contains copies of some Elinor Wylie correspondence and reminiscences of her by Winifred Welles Shearer.
The collection also contains correspondence with publishers about financial arrangements and other matters, and fan letters from readers, chiefly regarding The Prodigal Women. Correspondents include Frank Crowninshield, Junius Fishburne, Arthur Krock, Dave Randall, Charles Wertenbaker and John Hall Wheelock. There is also a letter to Max Perkins from Evelyn Scott Metcalfe reviewing Hale's Never any more.
Miscellaneous items include a printed copy of Siva by her son William Wertenbaker, photographs from a production of a play and a review of The Prodigal Women by André Maurois.
Contents List
3646-e
3646-e With TLS 5 Oct. 1948 Henry Volkening to Mrs. Bowers and TLS 1 Oct. 1948 Gus to Henry Volkening
3646-e With TLS 17 June 1938 Bruce Gould to Miss Elizabeth Nowell and TLS 20 June 1938 Elizabeth Nowell to Nancy Hale.
3646-e With TLS 28 July 1938 Elizabeth Nowell to Charles Wertenbaker and TLS 28 July 1938 Elizabeth Nowell to Nancy Hale and TLS 11 July 1938 V. Vetluquin to Elizabeth Nowell.
3646-e With TLS 29 June 1955 J.C. Wyllie to Fredson Bowers.
3646-c with TLS Allene Talley (for Vogue ) to Mrs. Charles Wertenbaker (Nancy Hale)
3646-c With TLS Adèle Ballot to Mrs. Nancy Hardin (Nancy Hale).
3646-c
3646-e
3646-e With TLS Ethel Kraimer (secretary to Miss Nowell) to Miss Hale.
3646-f
3646-e
3646-c
3646-c
3646-f
3646-c With ca. 50 sheets of autograph notes and miscellaneous notes and magazine pages of "Shall We Pan the Ladies " by Wolcott Jibbs
3646-e
3646-e
3646-e With ALS Winifred Welles Shearer to Nancy Hale 12 November 1937.
3646-e