Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Corle, Edwin, 1906-1956.
- Abstract:
- The Corle mss., 1942-1965, consists of letters between author Edwin Corle, 1906-1965, and his publishers, series editors, and magazine editors in addition to writings including Corle's stories, essays, novels, non-fiction books, and extensive holograph and typescript drafts of a multi-volume novel, The Californians, left uncompleted upon his death.
- Extent:
- 4 Boxes
- Language:
- Materials are in English .
- Preferred citation:
[Item], Corle mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Background
- Biographical / Historical:
Author, Edwin Corle, 1906-1956, is known for his realistic portrayals of Native American life in the early 20th century. After a brief career writing for radio Corle began writing numerous short stories and non-fiction pieces for magazines. In 1934 his Mojave: A Book of Stories was published. This was followed a year later by his first and most successful novel Fig Tree John based on a Cahuilla Indian from southern California. In addition to other novels, Corle also wrote non-fiction, including books on the Grand Canyon and the Gila River. In the 1950s, Corle began what was to be his most important work, a multi-volume novel called The Californians. The work was left uncompleted upon his death.
- Scope and Content:
Consists of letters between Corle and his publishers, series editors, and magazine editors and writings including Corle's stories, essays, novels, non-fiction books, and extensive holograph and typescript drafts of a multi-volume novel, The Californians, left uncompleted upon his death.
The majority of correspondence concerns Corle's writings in the 1950s: the technical aspects of the publishing of The Gila: River of the Southwest the ideas for the proposed multi-volume series of novels The Californians,as well as Corle's attempts to sell his ultimately unpublished work of popular science Space, Time, and Man. An early group of letters from the 1940s were written while Corle was in the military, and deal mostly with his assignments.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift, 1997.
- Arrangement:
Arranged into two series: Correspondence and Writings.
- Physical location:
- ALF (Auxiliary Library Facility)
Indexed Terms
- Subjects:
- Authors, American--Correspondence
Indians of North America.
Letters
Literature
Correspondence - Names:
- Corle, Edwin, 1906-1956.
Corle, Edwin, 1906-1956 --Correspondence.
Corle, Edwin, 1906-1956. Californians. - Places:
- Radio authorship
Indians of North America--History--20th century
America--History--20th century
Intellectuals--Books and reading--America--History--20th century
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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- PREFERRED CITATION:
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[Item], Corle mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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1200 East Seventh StreetBloomington, Indiana 47405-5500, USA
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- CONTACT:
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(812) 855-2452liblilly@indiana.edu