Psychanalysis and Recent Fiction, printed, 1920
Scope and Contents note
Primarily manuscript and printed examples of Dell's writings. Included are manuscript copies of published novels Moon-Calf, The Briary-Bush and An Unmarried Father, plus unpublished stories, plays, novels, and fragments of novels. There are numerous poems and articles, both published and unpublished, and scrapbooks of clippings that contain examples of Dell's literary reviews. In the notebook section there are two notebooks written in the form of letters to Stanley Pargellis, entitled: "Daughters of Dreams and of Stories, Letters to Stanley Pargellis from Floyd Dell, 1952" and "Now That Our Youth Begins to Fade, A Letter to Stanley Pargellis, 1952". Also, there is a collection of publications of the WPA penned by Dell; Dell himself wrote in an attribution to his work if there was no credit given on the document.
The notations AD, ADS, TD, and TDS after the title of the work indicate Autograph Document, (in Dell's hand); Autograph Document Signed, Typed Document, or Typed Document Signed. Some are a combination of both, or printed with autograph annotations.
Dates
- Creation: 1920
Creator
- From the Collection: Dell, Floyd, 1887-1969 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The Floyd Dell papers are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 5 folders at a time maximum (Priority II).
Repository Details
Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository
60 West Walton Street
Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
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