An Inventory of His Collection at the Harry Ransom Center
Creator:
Perry, George Sessions,
1910-1956
Title:
George Sessions Perry Collection
Dates:
1910-1964, undated
Extent:
13 record center cartons (13.00 linear feet), 15 galley files (gf), 2
oversize folders (osf)
Abstract:
George Sessions Perry was an American
author and journalist known for his novels and short stories about rural Texas life.
His collection consists primarily of typed and handwritten manuscripts for his
novels, short stories, and magazine articles. The collection also contains a
substantive amount of his correspondence and letters received by his wife.
Call Number:
Manuscript Collection
MS-3237
Language:
English
Access:
Open for research. Part or all of this collection is housed off-site and may
require up to three business days' notice for access in the Ransom Center's
Reading and Viewing Room. Please contact the Center before requesting this
material: reference@hrc.utexas.edu.
Administrative Information
Acquisition:
Purchases, 1963-1978 (R1706, R1789, R6861, R7109)
Processed by:
Hagan Barber, Jack Boettcher, and Betsy Nitsch, 2012
Note:
This finding aid replicates some information previously available only in a card
catalog. Please see the explanatory note at the end of this finding aid for
information regarding the arrangement of the manuscripts as well as the
abbreviations commonly used in descriptions.
