The ingoing and outgoing correspondence in this series relates primarily to Philip Butcher's academic career. Correspondents, many of whom were Butchers' mentors, colleagues and students, include Arna Bontemps, Lionel Trilling, and James Alan McPherson among others. Writing projects, conference proposals, research queries and other academic interests are the topics of most letters. A few brief manuscripts can be found within the correspondence.
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Catalogued Correspondence--Arna Bontemps, 1948-1973
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Catalogued Correspondence--Braithwaite-West, 1940-1982
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Edgar Creek, 1943-1996
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Thomas Cripps, 1970-1987
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Ralph Ellison, 1954-1997
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Shelley Fisher Fishkin, 1985-1997
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David Levering Lewis, 1993
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James Alan McPherson, 1971-1984, Undated, 1971-1984, Undated
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William Rhoden, 1997
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Roy Simmonds, 1984-1996
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Publishing Correspondence, 1948-1971
Box 1 Folder 12 to 13
General Correspondence, 1943-1989, (2 Folders)