Recording of a press conference held to announce the donation of Katherine Anne Porter's papers and library to the University of Maryland and the establishment of the Katherine Anne Porter Foundation, December 15, 1966, Washington, D.C..

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Date
1966-12-15
Summary
Recording of a press conference held to announce the donation of Katherine Anne Porter's papers and library to the University of Maryland and the establishment of the Katherine Anne Porter Foundation, December 15, 1966. Press conference held at KAP's Spring Valley, Washingon, DC, home. Robert Beach introduces President Wilson Elkins, who introduces KAP. KAP discusses the content of her bequest, the experiences that contributed to her art, Ship of Fools, and the Katherine Anne Porter Foundation. Director of the library, Howard Rovelstad, discusses the establishment of the Katherine Anne Porter Room. Porter answers questions from the press on her bequest, on advice to young writers, her artistic intention, and the foundation.
Contributor
Porter, Katherine Anne, 1890-1980
Subject
Literature, Print Culture
Locations
North America; United States; Maryland
Collection
Literature
Unit
Special Collections and University Archives
Rights Statement
In Copyright
Terms of Use
Collection may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the University of Maryland Libraries at http://www.lib.umd.edu/special/contact/home.
Physical Description
7 in; 0:50:22 hh:mm:ss; 1/4" open reel tape
Notes
Katherine Anne Porter papers
Accession 66-5
A guide to the full collection of Katherine Anne Porter papers is available in our archival collections: http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/1532.

Access

Access condition: public.
Other Identifiers
Fedora 2 PID: umd:683991; Handle Identifier: hdl:1903.1/33187; Catalog Key: KAP10.16.19; Filename: litmss-025307

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