[ilds] miller collection purchased

[William Apt]

Greetings all:

 

The Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin directs the bulks of its purchasing power to obtain "archives".  It would not be surprising that UT is the institution referenced.

 

WILLIAM APT

Austin TX  
 
> From: godshawl at ucmail.uc.edu
> To: Charles-Sligh at utc.edu; ilds at lists.uvic.ca
> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:19:39 -0400
> Subject: Re: [ilds] miller collection purchased
> 
> Do you think, perhaps, Texas? Or Ohio State U? 
> 
> 
> 
> W. L. Godshalk *
> Department of English * *
> University of Cincinnati* * Stellar Disorder *
> OH 45221-0069 * *
> ________________________________________
> From: ilds-bounces at lists.uvic.ca [ilds-bounces at lists.uvic.ca] On Behalf Of Charles Sligh [Charles-Sligh at utc.edu]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 10:00 AM
> To: ilds at lists.uvic.ca
> Subject: [ilds] miller collection purchased
> 
> This news just announced.
> 
> This sale is a major victory for keeping Miller's collection of
> manuscripts and personal artifacts all in one place.
> 
> > http://acn.liveauctioneers.com/index.php/features/auction-houses/2176-pba-sells-henry-miller-collection-in-private-treaty-sale
> > PBA sells Henry Miller collection in private-treaty sale
> > Written by Auction House PR
> > Tuesday, 16 March 2010 07:15
> >
> > SAN FRANCISCO - In an announcement made yesterday, March 15,
> > PBA Galleries confirmed that a major American research
> > institution has purchased via private treaty the rare and
> > extensive collection of Henry Miller items that were to be
> > auctioned on March 18, 2010 as part of the Library of Roger
> > Wagner. The collection of important manuscripts, letters, and
> > archival material by the acclaimed American novelist and
> > members of his circle includes the typed manuscript for the
> > first draft of Tropic of Capricorn and Henry Miller's Paris
> > notebooks. "The literary significance of these extraordinary
> > notebooks can hardly be overstated," a press release from PBA
> > Galleries states. "They capture the thoughts and reflections
> > of Miller during his time of greatest creativity, and provide
> > the basis for the works which were to make him famous." The
> > material in the collection is from Miller’s personal archives.
> > In addition to his own manuscripts and letters, there are
> > letters from his many friends and literary associates,
> > including Anais Nin, Lawrence Durrell, Erica Jong and others.
> >
> > Roger Wagner commented, "I'm happy to know that this important
> > archive will stay together and be accessible to the scholars
> > and fans of Henry Miller."
> >
> > Read more:
> > http://acn.liveauctioneers.com/index.php/features/auction-houses/2176-pba-sells-henry-miller-collection-in-private-treaty-sale#ixzz0iLb7Bg5U
> 
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