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Pearson, Norman Holmes, 1909-1975

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1909-04-13 - 1975

Biography

Norman Holmes Pearson (Yale 1932), professor of English and American Studies at Yale University and officer in the Office of Strategic Services during the Second World War. Pearson collaborated with curator Donald Gallup to develop the Yale Collection of American Literature, playing an instrumental role in the acquisition of the papers of H.D. and Bryher.

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James Purdy papers

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 44
Abstract:

The papers document aspects of Purdy's early literary career. Major correspondents include Carl Van Vechten, John Cowper Powys, Edith Sitwell,Paul Bowles, and Gerald Brenan.

Dates: 1944-1973
Found in: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > James Purdy papers

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