Wilder, Thornton, 1897-1975

One ALS discussing summer work, plans, and the marketing and distribution of his recently published The Bridge of San Luis Rey (Longmans, 1927).

One ALS responding to a request for information about Vivien Leigh.

Autograph letter, signed, on letterhead of The Roosevelt Hotel, thanking Hargett for restaurant and other recommendations in New Orleans. With envelope.

One autogaph letter, signed, concerning Wilder's schedule and literary matters. With envelope.

One ALS, with envelope, concerning a misrouted book. With clipping.

One ALS to E. W. Gibbs of Nome, Alaska, with envelope, and one TLS to "Tracy" accompanying unidentified signed volumes (not present).

One ALS to actress Ruth Gordon, dated "Oct. 14 1973," and four ALS to her son Jones Harris, dating from 1943 through 1965, discussing work, Harris's studies, travel, and other topics.

Two ALS, with envelopes, discussing Wilder's health and research, including work by Sartre and Camus, and conditions in Germany, where Hutchinson was staying at the time.

Two autograph manuscript letters, signed, from Wilder to Harry Moore. The first discusses concerns to bear in mind when choosing the title for a work. The second thanks Moore for sending a copy of his The Collected Letters of D. H. Lawrence, and discusses both the content of Lawrence's letters and Moore's editing work. The first letter is with envelope.

Papers consist of four ALS to Otto de Greiff and two holograph drafts, sent to de Greiff for translation, relating to events during a trip to Bogota, Columbia. There is an interview on North American literature and theater and a speech on theater in Columbia. Includes two envelopes.

Two autograph manuscript letters, signed, discussing Cardinal John Henry Newman. Also includes a carbon of a typescript letter from Saltalamacchia, asking Wilder for his opinion of Newman.

With envelopes.

Autograph letters, signed, sent while aboard the S. S. Olympia en route to Europe. Two letters, addressed to the Glendening family, concern social matters. One letter, addressed to John Glendening, consists of a long paragraph about the theme of an unidentified book by Wilder, with a suggestion that Glendening add the text to the end of his paper. Also includes an unused envelope bearing Wilder's address and telephone number in Connecticut. With envelope.

Four autograph letters, signed, and one autograph holiday card, signed, to long-time friends. Letters discuss travel, work, new books, and other personal matters.

Fourteen ALS and eight APcS, most dating from the late 1940s, from Wilder to Harrison.

Seven ALS discussing work, the theater and literature, including the work of Frederico García Lorca, Robert Musil and Franz Blei, and mentioning Mabel Dodge Luhan, "Dr. Preminger," "Dr. Horch," James Joyce and others.

Five autograph letters, initialed, discussing literary and personal matters. Letters mention work by Herlihy, including the film adaptation of Herlihy's novel Midnight cowboy (1969), health, relationships, Ash Wednesday observances, Gertrude Stein, and Garson Kanin. More than one letter offers advice on the practice of writing. With four envelopes.

Two autograph letters, signed, and one autograph postcard, signed. Letters discuss personal and literary matters, including O'Neill's use of language in "The Iceman Cometh".