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Finding Aid for the Katherine Anne Porter Letters to Margaret Winkler, 1946-1967
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Title: Katherine Anne Porter Letters to Margaret Winkler,
Date (inclusive): 1946-1967
Collection number: 1517
Creator: Porter, Katherine Anne, 1890-1980
Extent: 1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
Abstract: Katherine Anne Porter (1890-1980) worked for the
Fort Worth critic (1917) and the
Rocky Mountain news (1918), lectured, and accepted various appointments as writer-in-residence at several universities (1945- ). Her published
books include:
Flowering Judas and other stories (1935),
Pale horse, pale rider (1939), and
Ship of fools (1962). The collection consists of correspondence and cards from Katherine Anne Porter to Margaret Winkler, some printed
materials, and photographs.
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Born as Callie Russell Porter on May 15, 1890 in Indian Creek, Texas; worked for the
Fort Worth critic in 1917 and the following year joined the staff of the
Rocky Mountain news; spent extended periods of residence in Mexico, 1920-31; went to Europe in 1931; after 1945, she lectured and accepted various
appointments as writer-in-residence at several universities; her published books include:
Flowering Judas and other stories (1935),
Pale horse, pale rider (1939), and
Ship of fools (1962); she wrote to Margaret Winkler, who worked in the Westwood Book Store in Westwood, California; died September 18,
1980 in Silver Spring, Maryland.
Collection consists of correspondence and cards from Katherine Anne Porter to Margaret Winkler. Also contains some printed
materials and photographs of Porter, her home, and her friends.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Porter, Katherine Anne, 1890-1980--Correspondence.
Women novelists, American--20th century--Archival resources.
Letters.
Other Index Terms Related to this Collection
Winkler, Margaret, addressee.
Katherine Anne Porter Papers.
Available at Archives & Manuscripts Department, University of Maryland, College Park.