Wendy Burden:
A Preliminary Inventory of Her Collection of Peter Matthiessen Letters at the Harry Ransom Center
| Creator: | Burden, Wendy, 1927- | |
| Title: | Wendy Burden Collection of Peter Matthiessen Letters | |
| Dates: | 1944-1948 | |
| Extent: | 2 boxes (.84 linear feet) | |
| Abstract: | This collection contains over 100 letters from Matthiessen to Wendy Burden, now named Katharine B. Morgan and also known as Wendy Morgan. | |
| Call Number: | Manuscript Collection MS-54138 | |
| Language: | English |
| Access: | Open for research. Researchers must create an online Research Account and agree to the Materials Use Policy before using archival materials. | |
| Use Policies: | Ransom Center collections may contain material with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in the collections without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which the Ransom Center and The University of Texas at Austin assume no responsibility. | |
| Restrictions on Use: | Authorization for publication is given on behalf of the University of Texas as the owner of the collection and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder which must be obtained by the researcher. For more information please see the Ransom Centers' Open Access and Use Policies. |
Administrative Information
| Preferred Citation | Wendy Burden Collection of Peter Matthiessen Letters (Manuscript Collection MS-54138). Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin. | |
| Acquisition: | Gift, 2019 (2019-02-001-G) | |
| Processed by: | Christine Bethke, 2019 |
| Repository: |
Scope and Contents
| This collection contains letters written by Peter Matthiessen to Wendy Burden (now named Katharine B. Morgan and also known as Wendy Morgan). Morgan, an author, corresponded with Matthiessen from 1944 to 1948, which includes his time in the U.S. Navy. | ||
Related Material
| Related materials at the Harry Ransom Center include the Peter Matthiessen Papers, the Peter Matthiessen Collection, the Don DeLillo Papers, the Norman Mailer Papers, the Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. Records, the Sonora Babb Papers, the Benjamin C. Bradlee Papers and the James Jones Papers. | ||