Erskine Caldwell collection

The collection consists of 12 items dating from 1933 to 1979, specifically 5 souvenir typescripts, 2 letters, 2 first-day issue envelopes, 1 tracing of his hand, 1 card, and 1 photo.

5 souvenir typescripts (Tss):

• Tss., "Balm of Gilead", 6 pp.

• Tss., "Where the Girls Were Different", 9 pp.

• Tss., "Tobacco Road", 1 p. blue paper.

• Tss., "The Weather Shelter", 1 p. blue paper.

• Tss., "Gold-Fever", 15 pp., chapter 1 of God's Little Acre (1933).

2 Typed Letters Signed (TLS):

• TLS to David Gwinn, 28 November 1972, thanking Gwinn and hoping that he "can ride in your airplane with you up front one of these times."

• TLS to Marshall Bean, 17 August 1977, other materials sent to Bean in a large envelope, has been a writer since his early teen years, has l6ived seven years in Mount Vernon and Portland, Maine.

5 Ephemera:

• Tracing of Caldwell's hand, signed by him.

• Envelope, first day of issue honoring Carl Sandburg, post-marked January 1978, signed by Caldwell.

• Envelope, first day of issue honoring John Steinbeck, post-marked 27 February 1979, signed by Caldwell.

• Signed card: "Erskine Caldwell ok? Upside-down? EC".

• B&w photo, 24 March 1977 and later dates, Chronicle Files.

Collection on consignment with LDRB.