Percy-Suhor Letters

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: Collection 31

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Scope and Contents

The Walker Percy and Charles Suhor correspondence is comprised of four letters and one journal article, dating from 1971-1975. These letters include Percy's response to Suhor's critique of Love in the Ruins, as well as a discussion on linguistics.

Dates

Created: 1971-1975
Other: Majority of material found in 1971-1975
Other: Date acquired: 01/05/2005

Creator

Percy, Walker (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use

Physical rights are retained by the J. Edgar and Louis S. Monroe Library, Loyola University New Orleans. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. Copyright Laws.

Biographical or Historical Information

Charles Suhor was born in New Orleans in 1935. An educator, literary critic, musician, and amateur linguist, Suhor wrote a review of Walker Percy's work, Love in the Ruins, which Carolyn Davis sent a copy of to Percy in 1971. Percy responded, after which Suhor initiated a correspondence with Percy in 1975.

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