Hitz, Benjamin D., Correspondence, Incoming and Outgoing: Nebraska State Historical Society, 1943
Scope and Content of the Collection
The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence between Benjamin D. Hitz and librarians, booksellers, experts, and friends of Cather's, relating to Hitz's search for information about Willa Cather and for first editions of her work. Among the correspondents are Frederick B. Adams, Jacob Blanck, E.K. Brown, Flora Bullock, Philip C. Duschnes, Dorothy Canfield Fisher, William A. Jackson, Howard S. Mott, and Louise Pound. There is a small collection of incoming and outgoing Willa Cather correspondence, including twelve original Cather letters and some copies, plus a few miscellaneous letters relating to her. Because Cather was extremely protective of her privacy, these letters deal with various aspects of her writing and not with her personal life. In addition, Hitz collected a miscellany of notes for studies on her biography, bibliographies and criticism.
Dates
- Creation: 1943
Creator
- From the Collection: Cather, Willa, 1873-1947 (Person)
- From the Collection: Hitz, Benjamin D. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The Benjamin D. Hitz-Willa Cather Papers are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 5 folders at a time maximum (Priority II).
Repository Details
Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository
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