(WRITERS) Group of 20 letters Signed or Signed and Inscribed

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(WRITERS.) Group of 20 letters Signed, or Signed and Inscribed, to the editor Ray Roberts, chiefly regarding on-going publishing projects, by Eudora Welty, John Updike, Stephen Spender, and May Sarton. Some with a copy of Roberts's corresponding letter. Format and condition vary. Vp, [1962-83]

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Stephen Spender. Autograph Letter Signed, turning down the suggestion that he write a biography of Dame Edith Sitwell: "I want to write poems & stories . . . ." 1 page. 19 March 1971 May Sarton. Group of 5 Typed and 2 Autograph Letters Signed, regarding her work, commenting on other writers, and thanking for books sent during a recent illness. Each 1 page. 1962-76 John Updike. Group of 3 Typed Letters Signed, commenting on checklists of his work on which he has made annotations [present]. Each 1 or 1/2 page. 1969-74 Eudora Welty. Group of 3 Autograph and 5 Typed Letters Signed, concerning various matters, with two Documents Signed, each concerning reprint rights. Mostly 1 page. 1952-83.