Eudora Welty Collection Series 12. The Optimist's Daughter Z/0301.000/S
This series includes early drafts and working papers for Eudora Welty's novel, The Optimist's Daughter, as it first appeared in The New Yorker in 1969. Entitled "Baltimore," "An Only Child," and "Poor Eyes" in its early versions, these typescript, carbon typescript, and ribbon pages display Welty's handwritten revisions and notes. The series also includes the complete draft of the Random House novel published in 1972, which expands upon The New Yorker version and features editorial corrections; Welty's handwritten revisions throughout, primarily of words or phrases; substantial deletions; and many paste-overs, often using photocopied sheets. The Optimist's Daughter won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1973.
Read MoreThis series includes early drafts and working papers for Eudora Welty's novel, The Optimist's Daughter, as it first appeared in The New Yorker in 1969. Entitled "Baltimore," "An Only Child," and "Poor Eyes" in its early versions, these typescript, carbon typescript, and ribbon pages display Welty's handwritten revisions and notes. The series also includes the complete draft of the Random House novel published in 1972, which expands upon The New Yorker version and features editorial corrections; Welty's handwritten revisions throughout, primarily of words or phrases; substantial deletions; and many paste-overs, often using photocopied sheets. The Optimist's Daughter won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1973.
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"Baltimore" / "An Only Child." The New Yorker Story, Early Drafts. Box 17a, Folder 1a, Page 1.
Creator: Welty, Eudora
Filename: Z0301-12-17a-1a-01-001-1.tif
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"Baltimore" / "An Only Child." The New Yorker Story, Early Drafts. Box 17a, Folder 1a, Page 2.
Creator: Welty, Eudora
Filename: Z0301-12-17a-1a-01-002-1.tif
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"Baltimore" / "An Only Child." The New Yorker Story, Early Drafts. Box 17a, Folder 1a, Page 3.
Creator: Welty, Eudora
Filename: Z0301-12-17a-1a-01-003-1.tif
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"Baltimore" / "An Only Child." The New Yorker Story, Early Drafts. Box 17a, Folder 1a, Page 4.
Creator: Welty, Eudora
Filename: Z0301-12-17a-1a-01-004-1.tif
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"Baltimore" / "An Only Child." The New Yorker Story, Early Drafts. Box 17a, Folder 1a, Page 5.
Creator: Welty, Eudora
Filename: Z0301-12-17a-1a-01-005-1.tif
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"Baltimore" / "An Only Child." The New Yorker Story, Early Drafts. Box 17a, Folder 1a, Page 6.
Creator: Welty, Eudora
Filename: Z0301-12-17a-1a-01-006-1.tif
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"Baltimore" / "An Only Child." The New Yorker Story, Early Drafts. Box 17a, Folder 1a, Page 7.
Creator: Welty, Eudora
Filename: Z0301-12-17a-1a-01-007-1.tif
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"Baltimore" / "An Only Child." The New Yorker Story, Early Drafts. Box 17a, Folder 1a, Page 8.
Creator: Welty, Eudora
Filename: Z0301-12-17a-1a-01-008-1.tif
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"Baltimore" / "An Only Child." The New Yorker Story, Early Drafts. Box 17a, Folder 1a, Page 9.
Creator: Welty, Eudora
Filename: Z0301-12-17a-1a-01-009-1.tif
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"Baltimore" / "An Only Child." The New Yorker Story, Early Drafts. Box 17a, Folder 1a, Page 10.
Creator: Welty, Eudora
Filename: Z0301-12-17a-1a-01-010-1.tif
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"Baltimore" / "An Only Child." The New Yorker Story, Early Drafts. Box 17a, Folder 1a, Page 11.
Creator: Welty, Eudora
Filename: Z0301-12-17a-1a-01-011-1.tif
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"Baltimore" / "An Only Child." The New Yorker Story, Early Drafts. Box 17a, Folder 1a, Page 12.
Creator: Welty, Eudora
Filename: Z0301-12-17a-1a-01-012-1.tif
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"Baltimore" / "An Only Child." The New Yorker Story, Early Drafts. Box 17a, Folder 1a, Page 13.
Creator: Welty, Eudora
Filename: Z0301-12-17a-1a-01-013-1.tif
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"Baltimore" / "An Only Child." The New Yorker Story, Early Drafts. Box 17a, Folder 1a, Page 14.
Creator: Welty, Eudora
Filename: Z0301-12-17a-1a-01-014-1.tif
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"Baltimore" / "An Only Child." The New Yorker Story, Early Drafts. Box 17a, Folder 1a, Page 15.
Creator: Welty, Eudora
Filename: Z0301-12-17a-1a-01-015-1.tif
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"Baltimore" / "An Only Child." The New Yorker Story, Early Drafts. Box 17a, Folder 1a, Page 16.
Creator: Welty, Eudora
Filename: Z0301-12-17a-1a-01-016-1.tif
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"Baltimore" / "An Only Child." The New Yorker Story, Early Drafts. Box 17a, Folder 1a, Page 17.
Creator: Welty, Eudora
Filename: Z0301-12-17a-1a-01-017-1.tif
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"Baltimore" / "An Only Child." The New Yorker Story, Early Drafts. Box 17a, Folder 1a, Page 18.
Creator: Welty, Eudora
Filename: Z0301-12-17a-1a-01-018-1.tif
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"Baltimore" / "An Only Child." The New Yorker Story, Early Drafts. Box 17a, Folder 1a, Page 19.
Creator: Welty, Eudora
Filename: Z0301-12-17a-1a-01-019-1.tif
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"Baltimore" / "An Only Child." The New Yorker Story, Early Drafts. Box 17a, Folder 1a, Page 20.
Creator: Welty, Eudora
Filename: Z0301-12-17a-1a-01-020-1.tif
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"Baltimore" / "An Only Child." The New Yorker Story, Early Drafts. Box 17a, Folder 1b, Page 21.
Creator: Welty, Eudora
Filename: Z0301-12-17a-1b-01-021-1.tif
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"Baltimore" / "An Only Child." The New Yorker Story, Early Drafts. Box 17a, Folder 1b, Page 22.
Creator: Welty, Eudora
Filename: Z0301-12-17a-1b-01-022-1.tif
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"Baltimore" / "An Only Child." The New Yorker Story, Early Drafts. Box 17a, Folder 1b, Page 23.
Creator: Welty, Eudora
Filename: Z0301-12-17a-1b-01-023-1.tif
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"Baltimore" / "An Only Child." The New Yorker Story, Early Drafts. Box 17a, Folder 1b, Page 24.
Creator: Welty, Eudora
Filename: Z0301-12-17a-1b-01-024-1.tif
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"Baltimore" / "An Only Child." The New Yorker Story, Early Drafts. Box 17a, Folder 1b, Page 25.
Creator: Welty, Eudora
Filename: Z0301-12-17a-1b-01-025-1.tif
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"Baltimore" / "An Only Child." The New Yorker Story, Early Drafts. Box 17a, Folder 1b, Page 26.
Creator: Welty, Eudora
Filename: Z0301-12-17a-1b-01-026-1.tif
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"Baltimore" / "An Only Child." The New Yorker Story, Early Drafts. Box 17a, Folder 1b, Page 27.
Creator: Welty, Eudora
Filename: Z0301-12-17a-1b-01-027-1.tif
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"Baltimore" / "An Only Child." The New Yorker Story, Early Drafts. Box 17a, Folder 1b, Page 28.
Creator: Welty, Eudora
Filename: Z0301-12-17a-1b-01-028-1.tif
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"Baltimore" / "An Only Child." The New Yorker Story, Early Drafts. Box 17a, Folder 1b, Page 29.
Creator: Welty, Eudora
Filename: Z0301-12-17a-1b-01-029-1.tif
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"Baltimore" / "An Only Child." The New Yorker Story, Early Drafts. Box 17a, Folder 1b, Page 30.
Creator: Welty, Eudora
Filename: Z0301-12-17a-1b-01-030-1.tif