Guide to the Letters to James White, 1958-1959
Special Collections, James P. Adams Library.
Rhode Island College
600 Mount Pleasant Ave
Providence, RI, 02908
Tel: 401-456-8380
email:digitalcommons@ric.edu
Published in 2023
Collection Overview
| Title: | Letters to James White |
| Date range: | 1958-1959 |
| Creator: | O’Connor, Frank, 1903-1966 |
| Extent: | 0.01 cubic feet. |
| Abstract: | Letters from Frank O’Connor and Richard Wilbur to Dr. James White in late 1950s. |
| Language of materials: | English. |
| Repository: | Special Collections, James P. Adams Library. |
| Collection number: | MSS-0118 |
Scope & content
The collection includes one letter from Irish author Frank O’Connor, and one letter from Richard Wilbur, a two-time Pulitzer Prize poet and professor at Wesleyan University. Both letters were written to Dr. James White, an English professor at Rhode Island College in the late 1950s. O’Connor appreciates White’s offer to speak at the college and asks for a delayed invitation after his time in Ireland. Wilbur expresses gratitude for White’s invitation but declines since he has taken on too many lectures and readings.Access Points
Subject Names Subject Organizations Subject Topics Geographical Names Document TypesArrangement
The collection is arranged in chronological order.
Biographical/Historical Note
Biographical information is unavailable at this time.Access & Use
| Access to the collection: | The collection is open for research. |
| Use of the materials: | Researchers are advised to contact Rhode Island College Special Collections for questions regarding permissions to reproduce, distribute, or otherwise publish material from this collection. Although Rhode Island College has physical ownership of the collection, it does not necessarily hold literary rights. It is up to the researcher to determine the owners of the literary rights and to obtain any necessary permissions from them. |
| Alternate form: | This collection has not been digitized. For information about obtaining digital copies, please contact the Rhode Island College Special Collections. |
| Preferred citation: | Letters to James White, MSS-0118, Special Collections, James P. Adams Library, Rhode Island College. |
| Contact information: | Special Collections, James P. Adams Library. Rhode Island College 600 Mount Pleasant Ave Providence, RI, 02908 Tel: 401-456-8380 email:digitalcommons@ric.edu |
Administrative Information
| ABOUT THE COLLECTION | |
| Acquisition: | Provenance of the collection is unknown, however it was likely donated by Dr. James White, former professor in the English Department at Rhode Island College. The collection as in the holdings of Special Collections prior to 2019. |
| Processing information: | The collection was described by Special Collections intern, Melissa Moniz, in 2023 under the supervision of Digital Archivist and Special Collections Librarian, Veronica L. Denison. |
| ABOUT THE FINDING AID | |
| Author: | Finding aid prepared by Melissa Moniz and Veronica L. Denison. |
| Encoding: | This finding aid was encoded by Veronica L. Denison, 2023. |
| Descriptive rules: | Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) |
Additional Information
| Location/Existence of copies: | This collection has not been digitized. For information about obtaining digital copies, please contact the Rhode Island College Special Collections. |