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Descriptive Summary of the Collection
Biography of O’Connor, William Van, 1915-1966
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Inventory of the William Van O’Connor. Faulkner Research Papers, 1925-1953
Machine-readable finding aid encoded by Polly Smith, 2009. ©2009. |
Descriptive Summary of the Collection |
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| Creator | O’Connor, William Van, 1915-1966 |
| Title | William Van O’Connor. Faulkner Research Papers |
| Dates | 1925-1953 |
| Extent | 0.1 linear feet (3 folders) |
| Abstract | Material concerning William Faulkner assembled in 1951-1953 by Professor William Van O’Connor while teaching at the University of Minnesota, in preparation for a study of Faulkner’s work. Mainly newspaper clippings and articles about or by Faulkner, and a few letters to O’Connor from publishers, Hollywood associates and others, and the British Air Ministry regarding Faulkner’s service in the Royal Air Force. |
| Language | Materials are in English. |
| Repository | Newberry Library, Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections |
| Collection Call Number | Midwest MS 141 |
| Collection Stack Location | 3a 35 3 |
Administrative Information
Cite As
William Van O’Connor. Faulkner Research Papers, The Newberry Library, Chicago.
Provenance
Unknown.
Processed by
Virginia Hay Smith, 2008
Access
The William Van O’Connor. Faulkner Research Papers are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room (Priority III).
Ownership and Literary Rights
The William Van O’Connor. Faulkner Research Papers are the physical property of the Newberry Library. Copyright may belong to the authors or their legal heirs or assigns. For permission to publish or reproduce any materials from this collection, contact the Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections.
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Biography of O’Connor, William Van, 1915-1966
American professor of English.
Born in Syracuse, New York, in 1915, and educated at Syracuse and Columbia Universities, O’Connor taught at Ohio State, University of Minnesota and University of California at Davis. Much in demand as a visiting scholar, O’Connor produced many articles, reviews and books, including studies of Wallace Stevens and William Faulkner. He also wrote poetry, fiction and drama. He died, suddenly, in 1966.
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Scope and Content of the Collection
Material assembled in 1951-1953 by scholar William Van O’Connor for a study of the work of William Faulkner. Mainly newspaper clippings, many from the The Oxford Eagle of Oxford, Mississippi, either about or by Faulkner, and several articles. Also, a group of incoming letters from people associated with Faulkner, which consists of responses to O’Connor’s search for personal information about the novelist, particularly his military career in the Royal Air Force and his experience as a Hollywood scriptwriter.
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Arrangement
Arranged by type of material in 3 folders.
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Selected Search Terms
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Names
- Faulkner, William, 1897-1962
- O’Connor, William Van, 1915-1966
Subjects
- American literature -- History and criticism
- Correspondence --1951-2000
- Manuscripts, American
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| Folder | Contents | ||||||||||
| 1 | Incoming correspondence, 1951-1952 | ||||||||||
| 2-3 | Clippings, articles by or about William Faulkner | ||||||||||