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Creator: | Miller, Henry, 1891-1980. |
Title: | Henry Miller Letter |
Inclusive Dates: | undated |
Quantity: | 1 folder (SC) |
Abstract: | Letter from American author Henry Miller to Guy Repp, Broadway actor. |
Language: | English |
Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
Henry Miller (1891-1980) was an American author. He was known for his experimental, surrealist novels, such as Tropic of Cancer, which mixed fiction and autobiography. His writing was controversial for its graphic depictions of sexuality, leading to a 1964 obscenity trial in the United States, Grove Press, Inc. v. Gerstein.
The Henry Miller Letter consists of a two-page, handwritten letter sent by Miller to the Broadway actor Guy Repp. Miller expresses an interest in the theater and asks if Repp is still active in that world.
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Other collections at SCRC also contain correspondence from Miller. Most significant is the collection from Miller's American publisher, the Grove Press Records, which includes legal records and clippings from the obscenity trial for Tropic of Cancer.
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Henry Miller Letter
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Created by: LMD
Date: 13 October 2009
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