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Accession Number: 51
Harriette Simpson Arnow Papers, 1936-1986
Bulk Dates: 1949-1986
0.2 Linear Feet
Online Catalog
Record (BANC)
Overview & Series Description
Series I - Personal/Biographical
Series II - Correspondence
Series III - Writings
Series IV - Photographs
Related Berea College Archives
William J. Hutchins Papers, RG 3.04
Council
of the Southern Mountains Records, SAA 1
Appalachian Center Records, RG 5.09
Series Description
1 Manuscript Box
| Series I |
Personal/Biographical |
Box 1 |
Biographical material from published sources, numerous clippings,
early bibliographies of Arnow’s work, and a guide to her
manuscript materials at the University of Kentucky.
Box 1
- Personal / Biographical
| Series II |
Correspondence (1899-1935) |
Box 1, cont. |
Correspondence concerning Arnow’s work and her opinions
on the interpretation and understanding of the Appalachian region.
She expresses both gratitude for encouragement she received while
at Berea and the hope that Berea College will come to a better
understanding of the “Southern Appalachian.”
Box 1, continued
- Correspondence, 1936-1984
| Series III |
Writings |
Box 1, cont. |
Reviews, textual excerpts, book jackets and related items for Mountain
Path, Hunter’s Horn, The Dollmaker (including
the 1984 film version), Seedtime on the Cumberland,
and The Kentucky Trace. Of particular interest are manuscript
fragments of the Christmas portion of The Dollmaker consisting
of a small handwritten notebook, a typescript with notations,
a few galley-sheets, and a book jacket. Some miscellaneous writings
are also represented, including Arnow’s pamphlet, “What
Berea Meant to Me.”
Box 1, continued
- Writings: Mountain Path
- Writings: Hunter’s Horn
- Writings: The Dollmaker
- Writings: The Dollmaker-Manuscript fragments
- Writings: Seedtime on the Cumberland
- Writings: The Kentucky Trace
- Writings: Miscellaneous
| Series IV |
Photographs |
Box 1, cont. |
Photographs include views of one room Pulaski County schools Arnow
taught in (with written notations) and Detroit News photos
of Arnow and children at home.
Box 1, continued
- Photographs
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