An Inventory of His Collection at the Harry Ransom Center
Creator:
Capote, Truman, 1924-1984
Title:
Truman Capote Collection
Dates:
1936-1987, undated
Extent:
3 boxes (1.26 linear feet)
Abstract:
The collection includes manuscripts written
by the American author Truman Capote, numerous clippings containing reviews of his
work, and
adaptations of his work by other authors. Also present are materials for Truman Capote: The Story of His Bizarre and Exotic Boyhood by an Aunt Who
Helped Raise Him (1983) by Marie Rudisill.
Joan Sibley and Michael Ramsey, 2012
Note: This finding aid replicates and replaces information
previously available only in a card catalog. Please see the explanatory note at the
end of
this finding aid for information regarding the arrangement of the manuscripts as well
as the
abbreviations commonly used in descriptions.
Sound Recordings were transferred to the Ransom Center's Sound Recording collection and are described individually in a list at the end of this finding aid and in a searchable database
