Katherine Anne Porter Papers,
Series 12, Box 8, Item 1332 |
Special Collections, University of Maryland Libraries |
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Katherine Anne Porter Library
Photo: Papers of Katherine Anne Porter, Special Collections, University of Maryland Libraries. Do not reproduce without permission.*
Katherine Anne Porter (1890-1980) was an important American author, known mostly for her short stories and novel, Ship of Fools. Born in Texas, she spent most of her life outside of the state. She lived for long periods in New York City; Louisiana; California; and Washington, D.C.; as well as Mexico and Western Europe. "María Concepcíon," the first of her mature short stories, appeared in 1922; The Never-Ending Wrong, her last major work, was published in 1977. There were five major collections of her short stories published during her lifetime, including The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter (1965), which won a Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. Ship of Fools, her only full-length novel, was published in 1962, and The Collected Essays and Occasional Writings of Katherine Anne Porter in 1970.
The Katherine Anne Porter Library contains Porter's personal library, numbering nearly 4,000 titles. It includes copies of first editions of all her works, as well as variant and foreign language editions. Most of the library was donated to the University of Maryland by Miss Porter between 1966 and 1969, along with a portion of her personal papers and items of memorabilia. The UM Libraries continue to acquire Porter materials by purchase and donation. Porter's library is primarily housed in the Katherine Anne Porter Room of Hornbake Library.
Items in the Katherine Anne Porter Library are non-circulating. Researchers may view the collection in the Maryland Room on the first floor of Hornbake Library North. The telephone number is (301) 405-9212. For use of this collection during extended hours, all materials must be reserved in advance. Please contact the Curator of Literary Manuscripts for further information.
Researchers may not make photocopies from Porter materials. Copies may be requested by completing a "Duplication Form" and submitting it to the Maryland Room Reference Desk staff. Please see our Duplication Policies for further information.
The personal papers of Katherine Anne Porter are located in the holdings of the Literary Manuscripts unit at the UM Libraries (LMSS 66-5; see http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/1532 and http://digital.lib.umd.edu/archivesum/rguide/kap.jsp).
*Permission to reproduce and distribute this photograph without alteration is granted to educational institutions for non-profit administrative or educational purposes as long as any reproduction carries the following credit line: Papers of Katherine Anne Porter, Special Collections, University of Maryand Libraries. Requests to obtain and for permission to reproduce this photograph for commercial purposes must be directed to Beth Alvarez, Curator of Literary Manuscripts, University of Maryland Libraries, College Park, MD 20742, 301-405-9298.
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