- Scope and Contents
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The Ann Petry Manuscripts contains the writings of American author Ann Petry. Writings consist of drafts of Petry’s novels Country Place (1947) and The Street (1946), some with extensive revisions. Some draft pages were written on the back of Negro Women, Incorporated, newsletters and governance documents. Also included are drafts of Petry's review of Margaret Halsey’s Color Blind: A White Woman Looks at the Negro (1946). Correspondence consists of a carbon copy of Petry’s 1944 submission to the Houghton Mifflin Literary Fellowship Contest.
- Conditions Governing Access
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The materials are open for research.
This collection may be housed off-site at Yale's Library Shelving Facility (LSF). To determine if all or part of this collection is housed off-site please check the library's online catalog, Orbis; material for which the location is given as "LSF" must be requested 36 hours in advance. Please consult with Beinecke Access Services for more information. - Conditions Governing Use
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The Ann Petry Manuscripts is the physical property of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the appropriate curator.
- Immediate Source of Acquisition
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Gift of Frances K. Reckling, 1947, and Ann Petry, 1948.
- Arrangement
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Organized into one series: I. Writings, circa 1944-1947
- Dates
- circa 1944-1947
- Extent
- 3.25 Linear Feet (4 boxes)
- Related Names
- Petry, Ann, 1908-1997
- Petry, Ann, 1908-1997
- Reckling, Frances Kraft
- Language of Materials
- English