Jean Stafford papers
Scope and Contents
The Jean Stafford papers contains proofs of A Mother in History (1966), a non-fiction book based on interviews with Marguerite Oswald, the mother of Lee Harvey Oswald, and Bad Characters, a book of short stories (1964).
Dates
- Creation: 1964-1966
Creator
- Stafford, Jean, 1915-1979 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
University records - Copyright held by Wesleyan University; all other copyright is retained by the creator - In Copyright – Non-Commercial Use Permitted
Biographical / Historical
Jean Stafford (1915-1979) was a Pulitzer Prize winning writer of novels, short stories, non-fiction, and children's literature. She spent the 1964-1965 academic year as a resident fellow in the Center for Advanced Studies at Wesleyan University.
Extent
1 Linear Feet (1 oversize flat box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Contains proofs of A Mother in History (1966) and Bad Characters (1964).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated to Wesleyan by Professor Joseph Reed through the Friends of the Wesleyan Libraries.
Subject
Topical
- Title
- Jean Stafford papers, 1964-1966
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Jeffrey Makala, 2000 Encoded by Valerie Gillispie, February 2008
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the University Archives Repository