Haruf (Kent) Papers, 1965-2013

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Summary

Title:
Kent Haruf papers
Dates:
1965-2013
Creators:
Haruf, Kent
Abstract:
This collection includes manuscripts, correspondence, and ephemera by and about American author Kent Haruf.
Extent:
116 boxes, 5 volumes, and 5 oversize folders
Language:
The records are in English .
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Kent Haruf papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

Manuscripts are arranged alphabetically by author's last name, and then by title. Included are notes and drafts of all of Haruf's published novels, as well as one unpublished novel, and several short stories and essays.

Correspondence is arranged alphabetically by author's last name, then chronologically. There is extensive correspondence with Haruf's agents at Sterling Lord Literistic, Inc., and later, Nancy Stauffer Associates, as well as publisher Alfred A. Knopf and editor Gary Fisketjon.

The ephemera are arranged in the following subseries: photographs, production and publicity, printed materials by and about Haruf, events and awards, miscellaneous, audio-visual, and realia.

There is one box of oversize manuscripts and correspondence, three additional boxes of oversize materials, five loose oversize folders, five loose scrapbook albums, and one oversize box containing Haruf's typewriter.

The collection is arranged in three major series: Manuscripts (Box 1-51), Correspondence (Box 52-99), and Ephemera (Box 101-112), as well as oversize materials (Box 100, 113-115), arranged primarily in alphabetical order by last name.

Biographical / historical:

Kent Haruf (1943-2014) was an American author. His novels, set in the fictional town of Holt, Colorado, explore the lives of ordinary people living on the high plains in the 20th Century. Plainsong (1999) was a finalist for the National Book Award and Benediction (2014) was shortlisted for the Folio Prize.

Acquisition information:
Purchased from Kent Haruf, 2008 and 2014.
Rules or conventions:
Finding Aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Natalie M. Russell
Date Prepared:
© 2015
Date Encoded:
Machine readable finding aid encoded by Natalie M. Russell on 201502

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information, please go to following web site.

Terms of access:

The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Kent Haruf papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108, US
Contact:
(626) 405-2191
reference@huntington.org
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