Ernest Hemingway letters

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2020

Descriptive Summary

Title: Ernest Hemingway letters

Dates: 1956-1958

Collection Number: Consult repository

Creator/Collector: Hemingway, Ernest

Extent: 4 letters

Repository: Sonoma State University Library

Rohnert Park, California 94928

Abstract: Denne Petitclerc met Ernest Hemingway while Peticlerc was working as a reporter for a Miami, Florida newspaper. Four personal letters from Hemingway were donated to the Ruben Salazar Library in 1969 by Petitclerc. They are from a correspondence Petitclerc held with Hemingway in the late 1950s. The four letters, written from Europe and Cuba on hotel stationary, are replies to previous letters from Petitclerc.

Language of Material: English

Access

Collection is open for research by appointment.

Publication Rights

The library can only claim physical ownership of the collection. Users are responsible for satisfying any claimants of literary property.

Preferred Citation

Ernest Hemingway letters. Sonoma State University Library

Scope and Content of Collection

This collection contains 4 letters. The materials are organized in a total of one container.

Indexing Terms

Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961

Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961 -- Correspondence

Petitclerc, Denne Bart

Journalists -- California -- Santa Rosa