James Linville interview of Harold Brodkey transcripts and sound recordings
Summary
Audiocassettes and one microcassette, typed transcripts, typescript drafts, correspondence, and miscellaneous notes by Linville.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1986-1996
Language of Materials
English
Restrictions on Access
Retrieval requires permission of curator.
Conditions Governing Use
Includes audiovisual and/or digital media: audiocassettes and one microcassette.
Extent
.5 linear feet (1 box)Historical Note
Harold Brodkey’s Paris Review interview regarding “The Art of Fiction” was conducted by PR managing editor James Linville in five sessions over a period of three years, and appeared in the winter 1991 issue of the magazine. The transcripts were cut and pasted to form a coherent text that was collaboratively edited multiple times by Brodkey, Paris Review publisher George Plimpton, and Linville.
Arrangement
Unprocessed.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
George Plimpton letter to James Linville, undated: Source of acquisition--Glenn Horowitz Bookseller, Inc.. Address--7 West 18th St, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10011. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--2008 January 30. Accession number--2008M-21.
Processing Information
Minimal description derived from existing records and converted to online finding aid, Betts Coup, 2020.
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Linville, James. James Linville interview of Harold Brodkey transcripts and sound recordings, circa 1986-1996 (2008M-21): Guide
- Status
- completed
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard University.
- Date
- 2018 November 16
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou04391
Repository Details
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