Research Materials---Xerox copies of correspondence---John Crowe Ransom/Allen Tate, 1952

Item — Box: 11, Folder: 4

Scope and Contents

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The largest part of the collection consists of Xerox copies and page proofs of Dr. Young’s books: The Literary Correspondence of Donald Davidson and Allen Tate (1974); The New Criticism and After (1977); and Gentleman in a Dustcoat (1976). This section also contains the longhand copy of Dr. Young’s Gentleman in a Dustcoat: A Biography of John Crowe Ransom.

Another part of the collection contains Research Materials, consisting of Xerox copies of the voluminous correspondence between John Crowe Ransom and family members as well as professional colleagues. These letters range in date from before World War I up to the 1970s.

There’s only one file of correspondence between Dr. Young and others, but within that file is an original letter from Flannery O’Connor. She had written to John Crowe Ransom about her work in her story A Circle of Fire, and he had enclosed that letter in his correspondence with Professor Young. (See Box 1, File 1)

Dates

Creation: 1952

Creator

From the Collection: Young, Thomas Daniel (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The physical materials from this collection may be viewed only in the reading room of Vanderbilt’s Special Collections and University Archives. Materials should be requested two to three days in advance to facilitate easier access. Contact specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu to schedule an appointment.