Finding Aid for the Katherine Anne Porter Letters to Margaret Winkler, 1946-1967
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UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
Manuscripts Division
Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
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Descriptive Summary
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.
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library,
Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright,
are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of
the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the
copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC
Regents do not hold the copyright.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Joan Palevsky, 1987.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Katherine Anne Porter Letters to Margaret Winkler (Collection 1517). Department of Special Collections,
Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.
Biography
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.
Scope and Content
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.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Porter, Katherine Anne, 1890-1980--Correspondence.
Women novelists, American--20th century--Archival resources.
Genres and Forms of Material
Letters.
Other Index Terms Related to this Collection
Winkler, Margaret, addressee.
Related Material
Container List
n.d.
Physical Description: 5 items.
Box 1, Folder 1
Autograph card signed. Hotel West Weston, New York.
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 1
Autograph letter signed. 26 October. Olympic Hotel, San Francisco.
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 1
Typewritten letter signed. 18 or 19 August. Stearns Hotel, Ludington, Michigan.
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 1
Typewritten letter signed.
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 1
Typewritten letter signed. “16 June” pencilled at top of page.
Physical Description: 1 item.
1946
Physical Description: 2 items.
Box 1, Folder 2
Autograph card.
March 12, 1946
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 2
Autograph letter signed. With envelope.
December 25, 1946
Physical Description: 1 item.
1947
Physical Description: 2 items.
Box 1, Folder 3
Typewritten letter signed. With envelope.
December 7, 1947
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 3
Autograph letter signed. With envelope.
December 1947
Physical Description: 1 item.
1948
Physical Description: 6 items.
Box 1, Folder 4
Typewritten letter signed.
June 21, 1948
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 4
Typewritten letter signed.
June 2, 1948
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 4
Typewritten letter signed.
September 20, 1948
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 4
Typewritten letter signed.
October 12, 1948
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 4
Typewritten letter signed.
November 11, 1948
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 4
Autograph card signed.
November 27, 1948
Physical Description: 1 item.
1949
Physical Description: 13 items.
Box 1, Folder 5
Typewritten letter signed.
January 1, 1949
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 5
Typewritten letter signed.
February 21, 1949
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 5
Typewritten letter signed.
March 2, 1949
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 5
Autograph card signed. Postmark date only.
March 9, 1949
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 5
Autograph card signed.
April 12, 1949
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 5
Typewritten letter signed.
April 25, 1949
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 5
Autograph card signed.
May 15, 1949
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 5
Typewritten letter signed.
May 19, 1949
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 5
Typewritten letter signed.
May 23, 1949
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 5
Autograph card signed.
June 1, 1949
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 5
Typewritten letter signed.
June 21, 1949
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 5
Typewritten letter signed.
September 15, 1949
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 5
Typewritten letter signed.
December 23, 1949
Physical Description: 1 item.
1950
Physical Description: 3 items.
Box 1, Folder 6
Typewritten letter signed.
February 21, 1950
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 6
Typewritten letter signed.
March 21, 1950
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 6
Autograph card signed.
August 20, 1950
Physical Description: 1 item.
1953
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 7
Typewritten letter signed. With envelope.
May 16, 1953
Physical Description: 1 item.
1954
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 8
Typewritten letter signed.
June 17, 1954
Physical Description: 1 item.
1955
Physical Description: 4 items.
Box 1, Folder 9
Autograph card signed. Written on 12th Night, 1956.
February 5, 1955
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 9
Autograph card signed.
February 1, 1955
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 9
Typewritten letter signed.
May 24, 1955
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 9
Autograph card signed.
June 17, 1955
Physical Description: 1 item.
1957
Physical Description: 2 items.
Box 1, Folder 11
Typewritten letter signed.
May 26, 1957
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 11
Typewritten letter signed.
October 5, 1957
Physical Description: 1 item.
1959
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 12
Typewritten letter signed.
January 14, 1959
Physical Description: 1 item.
1962
Physical Description: 2 items.
Box 1, Folder 13
Autograph card signed. Hotel Eden, Rome.
June 9, 1962
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 13
Autograph card signed. Hotel Prince de Galles, Paris.
December 4, 1962
Physical Description: 1 item.
1966
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 14
Typewritten letter signed. Washington, D.C.
April 22, 1966
Physical Description: 1 item.
1967
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 15
Autograph card signed.
May 14, 1959
Physical Description: 1 item.
Photographs
Physical Description: 9 items.
Box 1, Folder 16
Photograph. “Lucifer in the glass-room”
June 21, 1957
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 16
Photograph. “Last Christmas 1956 with cards on manelpiece.”
December 1956
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 16
Photograph. Porter Home, [Roxbury Road, Southbury, Connecticut].
n.d.
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 16
Photograph. Photograph in postcard format of Katherine Anne Porter.
1954
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 16
Photograph. “Paul made this in the bay window of the House in Roxbury Road. K.A.P.”
April 1956
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 16
Photograph. “Front from Northeast near driveway. Paul made this.” With envelope.
January 2, 1956
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 16
Photograph. [Katherine Anne Porter on stairway with dog].
n.d.
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 16
Photographs. Katherine Anne Porter and Margaret Winkler[?].
n.d.
Physical Description: 2 items.
Box 1, Folder 16
Photograph. Katherine Anne Porter and unidentified person.
n.d.
Physical Description: 1 item.
1962
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 16
Invitation to reception for publication of Porter's
Ship of Fools
April 2, 1962
Physical Description: 1 item.
Journals
Physical Description: 4 items.
Box 1, Folder 17
Accent, vol.6, no.4.
(Spring 1946)
Physical Description: 2 copies.
Note
Both are inscribed Porter, p.[211].
Box 1, Folder 17
Accent, vol.7, no.3.
(Spring 1947).
Physical Description: 1 item.
Note
Inscribed by Porter, p.182.
Box 1, Folder 17
Sewanee Review, vol.55, no.1.
(Winter 1947).
Physical Description: 1 item. Inscribed by Porter, p.[1].
Westwood Hills Press.
1947
Physical Description: 2 items.
Box 1, Folder 18
Westwood Hills Press (vol.21, no.25, pp.1,6). “Katherine Anne Porter speaks on subject of writing novels.”
July 10, 1947
Physical Description: 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 18
Westwood Hills Press (vol.21, no.41, pp.1, 6). “Katherine Anne Porter writes views on debate.”
September 4, 1947
Physical Description: 1 item.
