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Guide to the William Saroyan Correspondence with Goldie Weisberg, 1930-1938
M1155
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Description
The collection consists of 55 letters from Saroyan totaling 153 pages and 36 letters and cards from Weisberg. The letters
are intensely literary and show a side of Saroyan that becomes virtually invisible to documentation after his popular success
in 1934. (Notes taken from dealer Peter B. Howard's description)
Background
Goldie Weisberg was a fellow writer whose work Saroyan had discovered in a literary magzine. Saroyan initiated the correspondence,
which focuses on their respective reading, writing, and work lives.
Extent
.25 linear ft.
Restrictions
Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights
reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To
obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the
Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections.
Availability
None.