Series 30: Reviews of Welty's Work.

Box 106

 

Reviews of A Curtain of Green (1941)

Hartley, L. p.

“New Stories.” Time and Tide 4 Oct. 1947: 1068. 1 p.

 

Reviews of The Wide Net (1943)

“Briefly Noted.” New Yorker 25 Sept. 1943: 80. 1 p.

Engle, Paul. "3 Volumes Stress Vitality of American Short Story." Chicago Tribune 10 Oct. 1943: 17. 1 p.

Rosenfeld, Isaac. "Consolations of Poetry." New Republic 18 Oct. 1943: 525-26. 2 pp.

Shattuck, Charles. Rev. of The Wide Net. Accent Autumn 1943:124. 1 p.

Trilling, Diana. “Fiction in Review.” Nation 2 October 1943: 386-87, Galleys of 22 Sept. 1943, 23-24. 2 pp.

Woods, Katherine. Rev. of The Wide Net. Tomorrow Nov. 1943:54. 1 p.

 

Reviews of Delta Wedding (1946).

Anderson, Barbara Tunnell. “A Delta Wedding and a 9-Year Old.” Louisville Courier-Journal 19 May 1946, sec. III:10. 1 p.

Appel, David.

“Mississippi Delta Nuptials.” Chicago Daily News 17 April 1946. 1 p.

Balakian, Nona. “New Fiction in Review.” Tomorrow [April? 1946]: 74. Two copies. 2 pp.

Basso, Hamilton. “Look Away, Look Away, Look Away.” New Yorker 11 May 1946: 86, 88-89. 3 pp.

B.C.C. Rev. of Delta Wedding. Providence Journal 14 April 1946, sec. VI: 8. 1 p.

Boatner, Maxine Tull. “Color of Mississippi Lives.” Hartford Courant 21 April 1946, Magazine: 14.

Bookhart, Mary Alice. “Eudora Welty.” Jackson Clarion-Ledger 28 April 1946: 8. 1 p.

Bowen, Elizabeth. “Book Shelf.” The Tatler and Bystander 6 August 1947: 183. 1 p.

Bullock, Florence Haxton. “A Southern Family Sliding Downhill.” Chicago Sun 14 April 1946, sec. 5: 1. Two copies. 2 pp.

Canfield, Dorothy. Rev. of Delta Wedding. Book-of-the-Month Club News May 1946:7. 1 p.

Church, Richard. “A Tale for Laughter.” John O’London’s Weekly 11 July 1947: 483.1 p.

Cournos, John. “The Reviews.” NY Sun 15 April 1946: 21. 1 p.

Dangerfield, George. “A Family Rarely in Repose.” Saturday Review 20 April 1946: 12. 1 p.

Daniel, Frank. “Delta Flavor Aptly Caught.” Memphis Commercial Appeal 7 April 1946: IV 12.

Dexter, Ethel Hathaway. “Delta Wedding.” The Republican [Springfield] [19 or 27] May 1946: D4. 1 p.

Engle, Paul. “Miss Welty’s Full Charm in First Novel.” Chicago Sunday Tribune 14 April 1946, Part 4: 3, 12. Three copies. 6 pp.

Gannett, Lewis. “Books and Things.” NY Herald Tribune 15 April 1946: 19. Two copies. 2 pp.

Gray, James. “Family Life is Theme of Eudora Welty’s Novel.” St. Paul Sunday Pioneer Press 14 April 1946, Magazine:11. 1 p.

Hieronymus, Clara W. “Eudora Welty’s First Novel Called Writing at Its Best.” Tulsa Daily World 7 July 1946. 1 p.

Kane, Harnett T. “Eudora Welty’s Authentic and Vital Talent.” NY Herald Tribune Weekly Book Review 14 April 1946: VII 3. Five copies. 5 pp.

K.H. “Su'th'n Family in Full Array." Philadelphia Inquirer 12 May 1946: 15. 1 p.

McGrath, Thomas. “Life in Mississippi.” New Masses 4 June 1946: 23. 1 p.

Meador, Frank. “A Different Group of Southerners.” Boston Daily Globe 17 April 1946: 12. 1 p.

North, Sterling. “Delta Alpha, Omega?” NY Post 18 April 1946: 30. 1 p.

Poore, Charles. “A Fine Novel of the Deep South.” NYTBR 14 April 1946: 1, 41. Uncorrected Rough Proof of entire issue plus 4 copies of p. 1.

Prescott, Orville. “Books of the Times.” NY Times 17 April 1946: 23. Five copies. 5 pp.

Ricketts, Leone. “Eudora Welty Achieves Rare Mood in her ‘Delta Wedding.’” Jackson Daily News 14 April 1946, sec. 2: 1. Four copies. 4 pp.

Robinson, Ted. “Van Paassen Carries on his Life Story Through War Era.” Cleveland Plain Dealer Pictorial Magazine 28 April 1946: 16. 1 p.

Review of DW included with reviews of several new books. 1 p.

Rosenfeld, Isaac. “Double Standard.” New Republic 29 April 1946: 633-34. Two copies. 2 pp.

Steele, Mary Q. “Little Plot, Enormity of Detail Make Fine Book on Delta Folk.” Chattanooga Times 28 April 1946. 1 p.

Rev. of Delta Wedding. TLS 19 July 1947: 361. Trilling, Diana. “Fiction in Review.” Nation 11 May 1946: 578. Two copies. 2 pp.

Weeks, Edward. “Southern Weddings.” Atlantic May 1946; 154, 156. 2 pp.

Williamson, Margaret. “Essence of the Deep South.” Christian Science Monitor 15 April 1946: 16. Two copies. 2 pp.

Wilson, Kathleen. “Rare Portrait of the South in Eudora Welty’s Novel.” Milwaukee Journal 14 April 1946, sec. V. 1 p.

 

Reviews of The Golden Apples (1949)

Bailey, Mary. Rev. of The Golden Apples. Book-of- the-Month Club News August 1949: 9. 1 p.

Basso, Hamilton. “Morgana, Mississippi.” New Yorker 3 Sept. 1949: 56. 1 p.

Bookhart, Mary Alice. "Eudora Welty Writes Another Magic Story." Jackson Clarion-Ledger 22 Aug. 1949, sec. 1. 1 p.

Bowen, Elizabeth. "Elizabeth Bowen Reviews The Golden Apples." Books of Today. Sept. 1950: 2-3. 1 p.

Breit, Harvey. “Books of the Times.” NY Times 18 Aug. 1949: 19. 1 p.

Brickell, Herschel. “Dragons in Mississippi.” Saturday Review 27 Aug. 1949: 9. Two copies, one is untitled page proof. 2 pp.

Beauchamp, Elise. “Literature and Less.” New Orleans Times-Picayune 28 Aug. 1949, sec II: 15. 1 p.

Cowley, Malcolm. "Seven New Stories by Eudora Welty." 1949. A newspaper review. 1 p.

Guilfoil, Kelsey. "Eudora Welty Spins Her Magic Spell." Chicago Sunday Tribune 14 August 1949, sec. 4: 3. Two copies. 2 pp.

Haxton, Kenneth. "Collection of Short Stories Keeps Welty's Name at the Top." Delta Democrat-Times [Greenville, MS] 21 Aug. 1949: 18. 1 p.

Hobgood, Burnett. "Miss Welty Paints Series of Portraits for Fine Example of Superior Artistry." Lexington Herald Leader. 1 p.

Hutchens, John K. "Books and Things." NY Herald Tribune 18 Aug. 1949: 13. 1 p.

Marshall, Margaret. "Notes by the Way." Nation 10 Sept. 1949: 256. 1 p.

M.M. "Small Town Dreamers Made Vivid." Los Angeles Times 28 Aug. 1949, sec. IV: 9. 1 p.

Rosenberger, Coleman. "Miss Welty's Trance-like Mississippi." NY Tribune Book Review 21 Aug. 1949: 6. Plus Table of Contents. 2 pp.

Sheffield, Martha. "Eudora Welty Adds Statue [sic] to Reputation with Latest Stories, 'Golden Apples.'" Jackson Daily News 18 Sept. 1949, sec. IV: 3. 1 p.

Steegmuller, Francis. "Small-Town Life." NYTBR 21 Aug. 1949: 5. Five Copies. 5 pp.

Thesmar, Sarah. "Living People Grace Pages of Eudora Welty's New Tale." Memphis Commercial Appeal, sec. IV: 12. Two copies. 2 pp.

Rev. of The Golden Apples, TLS 8 Sept. 1950: 561. 1 p.

Weeks, Edward. "Eudora Welty of the Delta." Atlantic Sept. 1949: 80. 1 p.

Wyndham, Francis. "New Novels." 1950. The Observer 27 Aug. 1950. 1 p.

 

Reviews of The Ponder Heart (1954).

Hieronymus, Clara. "Mississippi Magic." Nashville Tennessean 10 Jan. 1954: 18C. 1 p.

Lane, Robert R. "Off the Fiction Shelf." October 1954. 1 p.

Little, Carl Victor. “New Books.” Houston Press 8 Jan. 1954. 1 p.

MacGregor, Martha. "Eudora Welty Excels In Brief, Comic Novel." [1954?]. 1 p.

Poore, Charles. "Books of the Times." NY Times 7 Jan. 1954: 29. 1 p.

Pritchett, V.S. "Bossy Edna Earle Had a Word for Everything." NYTBR 10 Jan. 1954: 5.1 p.

Roberts, Albert. "Ponder Heart is Eudora Welty's Finest Achievement." Jackson Clarion-Ledger 3 Jan. 1954, sec. I: 3. 1 p.

Rosenberger, Coleman. "Eudora Welty Tells a Wise and Comic Story of a Mississippi Town." NY Herald Tribune Book Review 10 Jan. 1954: 1. 1 p.

J.V.d.S. "The Ponder Heart." Gazet Van Antwerpen 4 May 1954. 1 p.

Sampson, Paul. "The Ponders of Clay, Miss.: A Richly Comic Character Study." Washington Post 10 Jan. 1954, sec. B: 6.

Ts of review, pages [1]-3. 3 pp.

Smith, Harrison."Lead Review of the Week." Book Service for Newspapers 9 Jan.1954:[1]-3.

Press release, mimeographed ts. 3 pp.

"Southern Legend." Newsweek 11 Jan. 1954: 82-83. 1 p.

Tunstall, Caroline H. "A Small Comic Masterpiece about a Mississippi Family." 24 Jan. 1954. 1 p.

 

Reviews of The Bride of the Innisfallen.

Arp, Thomas. "Welty's New Book of Short Stories." San Francisco Chronicle 3 April 1955, This World: 16. Two copies. 2 p.

Barkham, John. "Prismatic Observations." Saturday Review Syndicate. Press release, mimeographed ts. 1 p.

Beck, Warren. "The Realization of Sheer Genius." Chicago Tribune 10 April 1955, sec. IV: 3. 1 p.

Benet, Rosemary. Rev. of The Bride of the Innisfallen. Book-of-the-Month Club News. 1 p.

"Collector's Items." Newsweek 11 April 1955: 114-15. Two copies. 1 p.

Davenport, John. “Micrologophily.” The Observer 16 Oct. 1955:12 1 p.

Frye, Harriet. "Miss Welty's Private World of Whimsey." Columbus Dispatch 17 April 1955: 12. 1 p.

Gaither, Frances. "Of the South and Beyond." NYTBR 10 April 1955: 4. Two copies. 2 p.

Gannett, Lewis. "Book Review." NY Herald Tribune 7 April 1955: 19. 1 p.

Haines, Frank. "Miss Welty Magnificent in Newest Short Pieces." 1955. Clarion-Ledger and Jackson Daily News 10 April 1955, sec. IV: 6. 1 p.

Hutchens, John K. "Miss Welty's Somewhat Puzzling Art." NY Herald Tribune Book Review 10 April 1955: 2. Two copies. 2 pp.

J.M.-R. Rev. of The Bride of Innisfallen. Punch 9 Nov. 1955. . 1 pp.

Peden, William. “The Incomparable Welty.” Saturday Review 9 April 1955: 18. 1 p.

Prescott, Orville, "Books of the Times." NY Times 8 April 1955: 19. Two copies. 2 pp.

Shay, Arthur. "Seven Slices of Life Served with Perfection." Chicago Sun-Times 10 April 1955, sec. 3: 4. 1 p.

Spearman, Walter. "Eudora Welty Describes Own Success." Sunday Star-News [Wilmington, N.C.] 17 April 1955. 1 p.

Steggert, Frank X. "Variety of Stories by Eudora Welty." Books on Trial May 1955. 1 p.

Swan, Michael. "New Fiction." [1955 ?]. 1 p.

Tunstall, Caroline. “Eudora Welty’s Tales Waver like Images in an Old Mirror.” Virginian-Pilot 10 April 1955, sec. III:6. Weeks, Edward. "Miss Welty's World." Atlantic May 1955: 76, 78. 1 p.

White, Milton C. "Sensuous Imagery, Vivid Impressions in Welty's New Collection of Stories." State Times [Jackson, MS] 10 April 1955: 3D. 1 p.

 

Reviews of Losing Battles (1970).

Aldridge, John W. “Eudora Welty: Metamorphosis of a Southern Lady Writer." Saturday Review 11 April 1970: 21-24, 35-36. 3 pp.

Bitker, Marjorie M. "Reunion in Mississippi: A Matriarch Turns 90." Milwaukee Journal 26 April 1970, sec. V: 4. 1 p.

Boardman, Anne Cawley. "Eudora Welty's new novel of South worth the wait." Minneapolis Star 29 April 1970, sec. B: 4. Two copies. 2 pp.

Boatwright, James. Rev. of Losing Battles. NYTBR 12 April 1970: 1, 32-34. Three complete issues, two originals of review, one photocopy of review. Bradley, Van Allen. "Eudora Welty's new novel a triumph." Chicago Daily News 11 April 1970, Panorama: 8 and Philadelphia Inquirer 19 April 1970, Book News: 7. Three copies, one from Daily News and two from Inquirer. 3 pp.

Burton, Marda. "Welty Wins the Battle." The Sun Herald [Biloxi, MS]. 1 p.

Caldwell, David S. "Sad Old Clan Loses All, With a Shiny Exception." Pittsburgh Press 12 April 1970, Sec. VI: 6. 1 p.

Cheney, Frances Neel. "Life Seen Through Eyes of Great Artist." Nashville Banner 17 April 1970: 28. One original (2 pp.) and one photocopy. 3 pp.

Coppel, Alfred. "The Keenly Reasoned Welty Prose." San Francisco Sunday Examiner & Chronicle, This World: 30. Original and photocopy. 2 pp.

Davenport, Guy. "Mozartean music in Mississippi." Life 17 April 1970: 10. Three originals and one photocopy. 4 pp.

"Deep South Hoedown." Newsday 11 April 1970. Photocopy. 1 p.

Dollarhide, Louis. "Eudora Welty's 'Losing Battles' Is Magnificent Feast." Mississippi Library News June 1970: 96-98. 2 pp.

Dollarhide, Louis. "Eudora Welty's 'Losing Battles': A Major Work by a Major Writer." Jackson Clarion-Ledger 12 April 1970, sec. E: 6. Three originals, one photocopy. 4 pp.

Donnelly, Tom. "Delicious things to be enjoyed by all." Washington News 17 April 1970: 26. Photocopy. 1 p.

Duhamel, Albert. "Meet the Vaughns!" Boston Herald-Traveler 13 April 1970. Photocopy. 1 p.

Elder, Paul. "Birth of a Classic Novel." San Francisco Examiner 8 May 1970: 37. Photocopy. 1 p.

"Books in Brief." Orlando Sentinel 21 June 1970, sec. F: 18-19. 2 pp.

Fuller, Edmund. "Goings-On in the Rural South." Wall Street Journal 13 April 1970: 16. Three originals, one photocopy. 4 pp.

Gaines, Ervin J. "16 Years Later . . . Eudora Welty is Still a Master." Minneapolis Tribune 26 April 1970, sec. E: 9. Photocopy. 2 pp.

Gilreath, Emily. "Miss Welty Loses the Battle of Words." Cleveland Press 17 April 1970, Showtime: 23. 1 p.

Gossett, Louise Y. "Eudora Welty's New Novel: The Comedy of Loss." SLJ 3.1 (1970): 122-37. 8 pp.

Govan, Christine."Masterpiece of a Family Reunion." Chattanooga Times 28 June 1970, sec. B: 4. 1 p.

VPH. "Tobacco Road Types, Talk, and Din Abound in Eudora Welty's New Book." Omaha Morning World-Herald 26 April 1970. Photocopy. 1 p.

Hall, Wade. "Welty Novel a Dazzling Linguistic Tour de Force." Louisville Courier-Journal 10 May 1970: F4. Original and photocopy. 4 pp.

Hamlin, William C. "The Multitudes Arrive and the Talk Goes On." Kansas City Star 10 May 1970, sec. H: 10. Photocopy. 1 p.

Hartley, Lodwick. "Intricate Folk Comedy." News and Observer [Raleigh, N.C.] 10 May 1970, IV: 6. 1 p.

Hobby, Diana. "Get behind a barefoot boy and push." Houston Post 10 May 1970, Spotlight: 14. Photocopy. 1 p.

Hopper, Lynn. "Miss Welty's Southern Scene More Cheerful." Indianapolis Star 10 May 1970. Photocopy. 1 p.

Hutsell, James K. "Eudora Welty." Huntsville Times 17 April 1970. 1 p.

Idema, James. "Backwoods America Comes Alive in 'Losing Battles.'" Denver Post 19 April 1970, Roundup: 16. Photocopy. 1 p.

Janeway, Elizabeth. "Comic novel with epic characters and unpredictable action." Chicago Sun Times Book Week 12 April 1970: 3. One original, one photocopy. 2 pp.

Kroll, Jack. "The Lesson of the Master." Newsweek 13 April 1970: 90-91. Two copies. 4 pp.

Kuehl, Linda. "Books." Commonweal 42 (18 Sept. 1970): 465-66. 1 p.

Lehmann-Haupt, Christopher. "Books of the Times." NY Times 10 April 1970: 37. Three copies. 3 pp.

Leighton, Betty. "Granny's Vaughn's Clan." Winston-Salem Journal and Sentinel 19 April 1970, sec. D: 4. Original and photocopy. 3 pp.

Macneil, Alan. "Dialogue so true." Connecticut Valley Times Reporter. 1970. 2 pp.

Maxwell, Allen. "Strong Fiction for Spring." Dallas News 5 April 1970, sec. F: 10. Photocopy. 1 p.

Moody, Minnie Hite. "Mississippi Kinfolk Posed for a Portrait." Columbus Dispatch 3 May 1970. Photocopy. 1 p.

Morton, Kathryn “The Reunion.” Virginian-Pilot 3 May 1970, sec. C: 6. Three originals, one photocopy. 4 pp.

Moss, Howard. “The Lonesomeness and Hilarity of Survival.” New Yorker 4 July 1970: 73-75. 2 pp.

Murray, Michele. "Talk is Art in Miss Welty's 'Losing Battles.'" National Observer 27 April 1970: 19. Three originals, one photocopy. 4 pp.

Oates, Joyce Carol. "Eudora's Web." Atlantic April 1970: 118-20, 122. Photocopy. 4 pp.

Parrill, William. "Unique Imagination Earmark of Durrell." Nashville Tennessean 19 April 1970. 1 p.

Price, Reynolds."'Frightening Gift.'" Washington Post 17 April 1970, sec. C: 1, 4. Three originals, one photocopy. 8 pp.

Rev. of Losing Battles. Publisher's Weekly 23 February 1970:149. Two copies. 2 pp.

Rhodes, Richard. "The family way." Washington Post Book World 12 April 1970: 3 and Chicago Tribune Book World 12 April 1970: 3. Three originals, two photocopies. 5 pp.

Robbins, J. Albert. "Voices of a Mighty Family." St. Louis Post-Dispatch 19 April 1970, sec. B: 4. 1 p.

Rogers, W. G. Rev. of Losing Battles. NY Post 13 April 1970: 50, North Carolina Leader 15 April 1970: 5, Waukegan News-Sun 11 April 1970, Youngstown Vindicator 12 April 1970, two unidentified newspapers. Variously titled. Five originals, two photocopies. 7 pp.

Rose, Jeanne. "Land of Laughter, But with a Catch." Baltimore Evening Sun 26 April 1970, sec. D: 5. Photocopy. 1 p.

Rubin, Louis D. "Books: Delight Ending in Wisdom in Welty Novel." Washington Star 26 April 1970, sec. D: 10. Photocopy. 1 p.

Rubin, Louis D. "Everything Brought Out in the Open: Eudora Welty's Losing Battles." Hollins Critic VII.3 (1970): 1-7, 9-12. Complete issue. 1 p.

Ruffin, Carolyn, "Sensitivity runs a poor second." Christian Science Monitor 11 June 1970: 17. Three copies. 3 pp.

Shaffner, Claire. "For Those Who Like Downright Good Story-Telling . . .." Charlotte Observer 12 April 1970, sec. F: 5. 1 p.

"Shangri-la South." Time 4 May 1970: 100-101. Two copies of p. 100, one copy of p. 101. 3 pp.

Short, Kathryn S. "Beautiful Writing of Eudora Welty Apparent in Novel." Baton Rouge Advocate 3 May 1970. Photocopy. 1 p.

Simmons, Mabel C. "Long Wait is Rewarded--New Welty Novel is Here." New Orleans Times-Picayune 26 April 1970, sec. II: 2. Photocopy. 1 p.

Spacks, Patricia Meyer. "Losing Battles--A view of life in Mississippi." Boston Morning Globe, 2 May 1970: 12. Photocopy. Sparrow, Bonita. “New Welty Novel Written to Endure.” Memphis Commercial Appeal 19 April 1970, sec. 6:6. One original, three photocopies. Spearman, Walter. “Eudora Welty is Alive—And How.” Chapel Hill Weekly, 19 April 1970: 4. Two originals, one photocopy. 1 p.

Stuart, Reece. “The Family Resembles a Breughel Painting.” Des Moines Register 17 May 1970. Thornton, Eugenia. “The Vital Eudora Welty.” Cleveland Plain Dealer 19 April 1970, sec. H: 7. Original, two photocopies. Torgerson, Margaret. “Major Literary Event.” Worcester Telegram. 26 April 1970. Vande Kieft, Ruth. “‘Granny’s’ big reunion.” Boston Herald-Traveler 26 April 1970, Book Guide: 3-4. Photocopy. Walsh, Anne C. “Roots and Relationships—The Supporting Mesh.” Phoenix Gazette 18 April 1970, Marquee: 22. Photocopy. Wasson, Ben. “The Time has come . . .” Delta Democrat-Times [Greenville, MS] 19 April 1970: 23. Original and photocopy. 2 pp.

Wellejus, Ed. “The Book Shelf.” Erie Times-News 7 June 1970, sec. E: 14. Wharton, Will. “Kin Turns Out for Granny, 100.” St. Louis Globe-Democrat 19 April 1970. Photocopy. I p.

White, Edward. “ ‘Battles’ Lifts Novelist to Major Rank.” Los Angeles Times 10 May 1970. Photocopy. 1 p.

Wilson, W. Emerson. “Books in the News.” Wilmington News [DE] 29 April 1970. Photocopy. 1 p.

Winfrey, Lee. “‘Losing Battles’—an Author’s Triumph.” Detroit Free Press 19 April 1970, sec. B: 5. Four originals, photocopy. 5 pp.

Woestendiek, Jo. "Eudora Welty Emerges as 'Very Important' American Writer." Houston Chronicle 12 April 1970. Two originals, two photocopies. 4 pp.

Yardley, Jonathan. "The Last Good One?" New Republic 9 May 1970: 33-36. Photocopy. 5 pp.

Yardley, Jonathan. “ ‘Losing Battles’: Farewell to the ‘Southern Novel’?” Greensboro News 12 April 1970. Photocopy. 5 pp.

 

Reviews of One Time, One Place.

Avant, John Alfred. Rev. of One Time, One Place. Library Journal 15 Dec. 1971; 4086. Boozer, William. “Capturing a Time, Place.” Memphis Commercial Appeal 14 Nov. 1971. Photocopy. 1 p.

Cockshutt, Rod. “Of Welty, Wine and a Welshman." News and Observer [Raleigh, N.C.] 21 Nov. 1971, sec. IV: 6. 1 p.

Gill, Brendan. “The Inconstant Past." New Yorker 25 Dec. 1971: 66-68. Two copies. 3 pp.

Govan, Christine. “True Understanding." Chattanooga Times 5 Dec. 1971, sec. B: 4. Photocopy. 1 p.

Hains, Frank. “'One Time, One Place': Photographs of Her Mississippi by Eudora Welty." Jackson Clarion-Ledger 31 Oct. 1971, sec. C: 8. Three copies. 3 pp.

“In Brief." New Republic 12 Feb. 1972: 30-31. 1 p.

Jones, Madison. Rev. of One Time, One Place. NYTBR 21 Nov. 1971: 60, 62, 64. Two originals, one photocopy. 7 pp.

“Kafka and other writers featured in new biographies." Portland Oregonian 14 Nov. 1971. Photocopy. 1 p.

Putney, Michael. “Gift Books: Land, Sea, and the Faces of Man." National Observer 4 Dec. 1971: 22. 2 pp.

Rathborne, Tina. Rev. of One Time, One Place. Harvard Crimson 1 Dec. 1971. Photocopy. p.

Spearman, Walter. “A Mississippi Scrapbook." Chapel Hill Weekly 21 Nov. 1971: 4. Photocopy. 1 p.

Wasson, Ben. “Welty hits again." Delta Democrat-Times [Greenville, MS] 31 Oct. 1971: 25. Two copies. 2 pp.

 

Reviews of The Optimist's Daughter.

“After the Funeral." Philadelphia Inquirer 21 May 1972. Photocopy. 1 p.

Alexander, Holmes. “The Dimension of Character." Tampa Tribune-Times 21 May 1972. Photocopy. 1 p.

Arp, Tom. “From Eudora Welty, Patient, Calm Love." Dallas Morning News 28 May 1972, sec. E: 8. Three copies. 3 pp.

“Bittersweet family story told in new Welty novel." Sunday Oregonian 21 May 1972, sec. F: 4. 1 p.

Boatwright, James. “The Continuity of Love." New Republic 10 June 1972: 24-25. One complete, three photocopies.

EW’s holograph note on one of the photocopies reads: "Dear Bill and Emmy, I was so happy over this review I wanted you to see it--Love, E." (Bill and Emmy are Mr. and Mrs. William Maxwell; Maxwell, a novelist and short story writer, was also a fiction editor at the New Yorker from 1936 to 1976.) 7 pp.

Boozer, William. “'Optimist's Daughter' Is Vintage Welty." Memphis Commercial Appeal 11 June 1972. 1 p.

Braveman, Millicent. “KABC's Book of the Day." Press release from KABC Radio (Los Angeles). Ts, photocopy. 1 p.

Buitenhuis, Peter. “When gossamer becomes a brittle network." The Globe and Mail 10 June 1972. Photocopy. 1 p.

Burton, Hal. “'Small work of genius.'" Newsday 16 May 1972. 1 p.

Cabau, Jacques. “Texas contre Mississippi." Unidentified French magazine, p. 108. Photocopy. 1 p.

Chalon, Jean. "La grand-mere gourmande de la litterature americaine." Le Figaro 20 July 1974, Litteraire: 11. Original and photocopy. 2 p.

Chaney, Frances Neel. "Profound Novel of Love, Death, Old Age." Nashville Banner 19 May 1972: 58. Two copies. 2 pp.

Clemons, Walter. "Chorale of Blunderers." Newsweek 22 May 1972: 100-101. Two originals, one photocopy. 4 pp.

Conklin, Richard W. "Novel That Relives Memories." South Bend Tribune 2 July 1972: 9. 1 p.

M. D. "The Limits of Love." Time 5 June 1972: 88, 90, 92. Three copies. 9 pp.

Davenport, Guy. "Primal Visions." National Review 23 June 1972: 697-98. 1 p.

Davies, Russell. "Californians at play." The Observer [London] 18 March 1973. 1 p.

Donovan, Laurence."Gentle Artistry of Simple Story Hard to Analyze." Miami Herald 21 May 1972. 1 p.

Evett, Robert. "Surprising Novel from Welty." Washington Star 14 May 1972, sec. C: 5. 1 p.

Frazer, Jan. "Radio Script Welty-Optimist's Daughter." Review broadcast on WNOG Radio, Naples, FL, and WDEA Radio, Ellsworth, ME. Carbon ts. with holograph revisions. 2 pp.

Freshwater, Philip. "Of Life and Living." Leisure 18 June 1972: 14. (Newspaper not identified.) 1 p.

Fuller, Edmund. "Miss Welty, Mississippi and Meaning." Wall Street Journal 1 June 1972: 16. Three originals. 3 p.

Gaines, Ervin J. "A master at work." Minneapolis Tribune 21 May 1972, sec. D: 8. 1 p.

Geismar, Maxwell. "Woman of culture and feeling." Chicago Sun-Times 28 May 1972, sec. Five: 22. Photocopy. 1 p.

Govan, Christine. "High Point of a Career." Chattanooga Times 9 July 1972, sec. B: 2. 1 p.

Halliday, Mark. "The craft and wisdom of Eudora Welty." Providence Sunday Journal 9 July 1972, sec. H: 15. 1 p.

Hartley, Lodwick. "Eudora Welty's 'The Optimist's Daughter.'" News and Observer [Raleigh, N.C.] 4 June 1972, sec. IV: 6. 1 p.

Hicks, Granville. "Universal Regionalist." New Leader 7 August 1972: 19. 1 p.

Hill, William B. Rev. of The Optimist’s Daughter. Best Sellers 15 May 1972: 95-96. 1 p.

Holliday, Barbara. "Some Weltian Insight on Life, Dying and Love." Detroit Free Press 21 May 1972, sec. C: 5. Two originals. 2 pp.

Holloway, David. "Recent Fiction." London Daily Telegraph 22 March 1973. 1 p.

"In Mourning.” TLS 30 March 1973: 341. 1 p.

Jackson, Marni. "Eudora Welty's latest book says life is really worthwhile." Toronto Star. Photocopy. 1 p.

Janeway, Elizabeth. Rev. of The Optimist’s Daughter. Saturday Review 1 July 1972: 60. 1 p.

Kennedy, Monsignor John S. "Cultural Clashes." Unidentified periodical. Photocopy. 1 p.

King, Frances. “All systems go." London Sunday Telegraph 18 March 1973. 1 p.

Rev. of The Optimist’s Daughter. The Kirkus Reviews 18 May 1972: 351. 1 p.

Kirsch, Robert. "Trying to Track Down the Respite Novels." Los Angeles Times 25 June 1972, Calendar: 48, 50. 2 pp.

Lane, George. "Chinaberry Trees and Garden Party Chat." Patriot Ledger 16 May 1972: 28. p.

Lashley, Jim “Eudora Welty Has ‘Literary Treat.’ “ Durham Morning Herald 18 June 1972, sec. D: 5. 1 p.

Lawson, Anna. "Precise Parts of an Art that Entertains, Explains." Roanoke Times 21 May 1972, sec. B: 13. Four originals. 4 pp.

Lindau, Betsy. "Some Looks at Books." The Pilot [N.C.] 26 April 1972, sec. B: 2. 1 p.

Lucid, Robert F. "What We Flee." Philadelphia Sunday Bulletin 4 June 1972, sec. 7: 1. Original and photocopy. 2 pp.

Manning, Margaret. "Survival--strangest fantasy of all." Boston Globe 22 May 1972: 19. Two copies. 2 pp.

Morton, Kathryn. "Eudora's Best." Virginian-Pilot 25 June 1972, sec. C: 6. 1 p.

Moss, Howard. "Eudora Welty's new novel about death and class." NYTBR 21 May 1972: 1, 18. Three complete issues, one copy of review (with advertisement on p. 9 attached), one set of galleys. 8 pp.

Murray, Michele. "Eudora Welty Traces a Circle of Empty Lives." National Observer 10 June 1972: 22. Original and photocopy. 2 pp.

Pryce-Jones, Alan. "Viewpoint." TLS 14 July 1972: 800. 1 p.

Rev. of The Optimist’s Daughter. Publisher's Weekly 20 March 1972: 61. Original and photocopy. 2 pp.

K. R. "Stuff of Life at A Funeral." New Haven Register 28 May 1972. 1 p.

Rogers, W. G. “Book of the Week.” Book Service for Newspapers 20 May 1972: 1-2. Mimeographed ts. Two copies. Plus NY Post 16 May 1972—original and photocopy. Wichita Falls Times 21 May 1972, Magazine: 4--two copies. North Carolina Leader 17 May 1972: 5. Variously titled. 9 pp.

Shaffner, Claire. "Southern Upmanship.

Charlotte Observer 11 June 1972, sec. D: 5. 1 p.

Sion, Georges."Decouvrir Eudora Welty." Le Soir 15 May 1974: 26. 1 p.

Spearman, Walter. "Life and Death in the Deep South." Chapel Hill Weekly 21 May 1972: 4. 1 p.

Symons, Julian. "Three novels--three cheers." Sunday Times [London] 18 March 1973. 1 p.

Theroux, Paul. Rev. of The Optimist’s Daughter. Washington Post 14 May 1972, Book World: 5--original and two photocopies. Plus San Francisco Examiner 8 June 1972: 35. 4 p.

Thomas, Phil. "Eudora Welty Heroine Finds Life Linked." AP Book Newsfeatures, Book Reviews. Original and photocopy. 2 p.

Thomas, Sidney. "Novelist Captures Small Town South." Atlanta Journal and Constitution 4 June 1972, sec. C: 8. 1 p.

Thomas, W.H.J. "Current Reading." News and Courier [Charleston, S.C.] 21 May 1972, sec. D: 2. 1 p.

Trail, George Y. "Faulknerian theme lacks Faulkner's sympathy." Houston Post 11 June 1972, Spotlight: 19. Two copies. 2 p Wasson, Ben. "Welty novel is pure literary gold." Delta Democrat-Times [Greenville, MS] 21 May 1972: 25. Two originals and photocopy. 4 pp.

Weeks, Edward. Rev. of The Optimist’s Daughter. Atlantic June 1972: 111-12. Original and two photocopies. 3 pp.

Wharton, Will. “Welty’s south: old judge, young wife.” St. Louis Globe-Democrat 13-14 May 1972, sec. C: 4. Three originals. 3 pp.

Wilson, W. Emerson. "'Optimist's Daughter' probes life, death." Wilmington News [DE] 24 May 1972. 1 p.

Wood, Michael. "Cunning Time." NY Review of Books 29 June 1972: 8-9. Original and photocopy. 5 pp.

Wordsworth, Christopher. "Voice of the turtle." The Guardian 24 March 1973: 25. 1 p.

Yardley, Jonathan. Rev. of The Optimist’ Daughter. Boston Review of the Arts July 1972: 57-58. 3 p.

Yardley, Jonathan. “About Books.” Greensboro Daily News 21 May 1972, sec. E:3.

 

Reviews of The Eye of the Story (1978).

Bargreen, Melinda. "A Collection of Welty." Seattle newspaper 27 Aug. 1978, "Sunday Magazine": 15. 1 p.

Baskin, Bernard. Rev. of The Eye of the Story. The Spectator [Hamilton] 17 June 1978. Photocopy. 1 p.

Barnett, Lynne."What is good fiction, anyway?" Greensboro Daily News 11 June 1978. 1 p.

Bitker, Marjorie. "Star Essays." Milwaukee Journal 28 May 1978. Photocopy. 1 p.

Boozer, William. "The Welty Imagination is Ever-Present." Nashville Banner 29 April 1978: 5. Two orginals. 2 p.

Broyard, Anatole. "On Literature's Porch." NY Times 22 April 1978: 17. Two originals, plus originals from Seattle Post-Intelligencer 14 May 1978, sec. G: 8 and from International Herald Tribune 3 May 1978. 4 pp.

Bunke, Joan. "Pattern and passion." Des Moines Register 14 May 1978. Original and photocopy. 3 pp.

Burris, Mark. "Miss Welty Bridges Gap for Readers." Richmond News Leader 14 June 1978. Rev. of The Eye of the Story. Choice Oct. 1978: 1056. Photocopy. 1 p.

Connor, George. "Other Facets." Chattanooga Times 11 June 1978. Two originals. 2 pp.

Cook, Carole. "Critic, Friend, and Teacher." Saturday Review 29 April 1978: 37-38. Original and photocopy. 3 pp.

Curb, Randall. Rev. of The Eye of the Story. Birmingham News 27 August 1978. 1 p.

Curtis, Cathy. "Near Ms." Daily Californian 19 May 1978, Friday Magazine: 16, 30. 2 pp.

Enholm, Susan. "All about writers and writing." Evening News [Southbridge, MA] 26 July 1978: 9. 1p.

Fox, Thomas. "Reflections on Fiction." Memphis Commerical Appeal 7 May 1978, sec. G: 6. Two copies. 2 pp.

Frank, Michael R. "Welty eyes literature." UCLA Daily Bruin 11 May 1978: 18, 22. Glendinning, Victoria. "Eudora Welty in Type and Person." NYTBR 7 May 1978: 7, 43. Original and photocopy. 5 pp.

Gribbin, Daniel V. "Fiction and Life in a Nutshell." Roanoke Times and World News 20 August 1978. 1 p.

Hall, Wade. "The human dimension in criticism." Louisville Courier-Journal 7 May 1978: D 5. 1 p.

Hartley, Lodwick. "Selected writings by Eudora Welty." News and Observer [Raleigh, N.C.], sec. IV:6. Photocopy. 1 p.

Houston, Levin. "Some Collected Works by Gardner and Welty." Free Lance-Star 24 June 1978, Town & Country Magazine: 6. 1 p.

Howard, Edwin. "From Two Masters of the Trade, Insight on Writing and Writers." Memphis Press-Scimitar 29 April 1978: 6. Two photocopies. 2 pp.

Hyman, Ann. "'Eye of the Story' Is Literate, Entertaining Collection." Times-Union and Journal [Jacksonville] 9 July 1978: G: 11. Photocopy. 1 p.

Johnson, Diane. "Two novelists offer homely wisdom and plain talk." Chicago Tribune Book World 30 April 1978, sec. 7: 3. 1 p.

Kendall, Elaine. "Mississippi's Welty Tips Off Fellow Writers." New Orleans Times-Picayune 10 Aug. 1978, sec. 7: 3. Original and photocopy. Plus review as published in Durham Morning Herald 30 July 1978 and photocopy of review from an unidentified newspaper. 4 pp.

Klinkenberg, Robert p.

"Writers prove exception." Fort Wayne News-Sentinel 10 June 1978: 14W. 1 p.

Leffler, Merrill. "From Eudora Welty, unique curtain-openers." Baltimore Sun 17 Sept. 1978. p.

Leighton, Betty. "A Feast for Anyone Who Hungers for Excellence." Winston-Salem Journal 25 June 1978. Photocopy. 1 p.

Lowery, Beverly. Rev. of The Eye of the Story. American Book Review I.4 (1978): 4-5. Complete issue and original copy. 3 p. Malone, Johnny. “Eudora Welty: A Garden of Southerly Delights." Jackson Sun [Tennessee] 3 Sept. 1978: 4A. 1 p.

Manning, Margaret. "Welty writes on writing." Boston Globe 22 May 1978. 1 p.

May, John R. Rev. of The Eye of the Story. America 7 Oct. 1978: 232. 1 p.

McCabe, Carol. "So nice to have around the house." Providence Journal 25 June 1978. 1 p.

McHaney, Thomas. "Words of Wisdom." The State [Columbia, S.C.] 28 May 1978, sec. E: 4. Photocopy. 1 p.

McKenzie, Alice. “’The Eye of the Story’ Sheds Light on Fiction.” Clearwater Sun 2 July 1978: 4F. 1 p.

Milazzo, Lee. "Eudora Welty: A literary artist." Dallas Morning News 30 April 1978, sec. G: 4. Five originals and photocopy. 7 pp.

Morris, Robert K. "Eudora Welty as critic." St. Louis Globe Democrat 20-21 May 1978, sec. G: 5. Two copies. 2 pp.

Mullinax, Gary. "4 decades of Eudora Welty, for others who love words." News Journal [DE] 28 May 1978. 1 p.

Mysak, Joe. "Southern Belle surprises even the wariest of Yankee reviewers." Summer Spectator 15 June 1978. 2 pp.

Rev. of The Eye of the Story. New Yorker 22 May 1978: 139-40. 1 p.

Overmyer, Janet. "Eudora Welty Collection Is A Treasury of Prose." Columbus Dispatch 13 August 1978. 1 p.

Paul, Kenneth. "Distributing Treasures." Newsday 21 May 1978. Photocopy. 1 p.

Peter, Emmett. "Readable collection from the versatile Eudora Welty." Sentinel Star [FL] 21 May 1978. Two photocopies. 2 pp.

Powers, Ed. “Edora Welty: still a prize-winner." Cleveland Press 29 June 1978. 1 p.

Prothro, Laurie. "An author explains the heart of the matter." Berkeley Gazette 20 Oct. 1978, Weekend Vistas: 10. Original and photocopy. 2 pp.

Rev. of The Eye of the Story. Publisher's Weekly 27 Feb. 1978: 149. Original and photocopy. 2 pp.

Quinn, Ellen Ann. "On Writers and Writing." Capitol Reporter [Jackson, MS]. 1 p.

Reefer, Mary. "She's a Generous Critic and Creator." Kansas City Star 18 June 1978. Photocopy. 1 p.

Romine, Dannye. "Welty's 'Eye of the Story' Deserves a Celebration." Charlotte Observer 30 April 1978: 2F. Three originals. 3 pp.

Rubin, Louis D. Rev. of The Eye of the Story. New Republic 22 April 1978: 32-34. Original and two photocopies. 8 pp.

Serravillo, Lorraine. "The thunderclap at Welty's ears." Christian Science Monitor 17 May 1978: 23. Two originals. 2 pp.

Shaw, Robert B. "A Storyteller's Appreciations." Nation 24 June 1978: 765-66. Photocopy. 2 pp.

Sipper, Ralph B. "An Exploration of Welty's World." San Francisco Examiner & Chronicle 23 April 1978. Photocopy. Final paragraph is photocopy of a ts. 2 pp.

Skube, Michael. “Eudora Welty: The Storyteller as Critic.” Miami Herald 7 May 1978, sec. E:7. 1 p.

Sparks, Christine. Rev. of The Eye of the Story. Daily Press [Newport News, VA] 6 August 1978, Panorama: 17. Original and photocopy. 2 pp.

Sperry, Ralph. Rev. of The Eye of the Story. Best Sellers Oct. 1978: 225. Photocopy. 1 p.

Streissguth, Tom. "Book Score."Daily Breeze/News Pilot 28 April 1978. Photocopy. 1 p.

Thomas, Jane Resh. "There's beauty under her 'good, patient hands'….” Minneapolis Tribune 14 May 1978. Two copies. 2 pp.

Thompson, Francis J. "On the Morality of Fiction." Tampa Tribune-Times 25 June 1978. Photocopy. 1 p.

Wasson, Ben. “Rejoice—a new book by Eudora Welty.” Delta Democrat-Times [Greenville, MS]. 1 p.

“A Eudora Welty Collection, Filled with the Writer’s Life.” Washington Star 14 May 1978. 2 pp.

“Welty’s Tributes.” Chronicles of Culture, p. 21. 1 p.

Wimsatt, Margaret. “A Distaste for Cant, an Ear for Prose." Commonweal 29 Sept. 1978: 632-34. Photocopy. 3 pp.

Wright, Austin. "Eudora Welty's wisdom on writers and writing." Chicago Sun Times Book Week 14 May 1978. 1 p.

"Writing, Analysis 'Separate Gifts.'" 1978. Indianapolis Star 13 Aug. 1978. 1 p.

Yardley, Jonathan. "Pattern and Passion." Washington Post 7 May 1978, sec. E: 1, 6. Original and photocopy. 3 pp.

 

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