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Letter from Stephen Vincent Benét to Lou Whitfield Miller
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This undated letter from Stephen Vincent Benét to Mrs. Lou Whitfield Miller, Benét discusses his heritage from Minorca to St. Augustine, Florida, and states that he has not yet used Florida as a background in any of his stories.
Letter from Lydia de Bechevet to Lou Whitfield Miller, October 24, 1939
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Lydia de Bechevet apologies for not responding sooner as she has not been at the address that Lou Whitfield Miller sent her letter to for over a year. Bechevet chose Florida as a setting for her stories because she views the West as...
Correspondence between Elizabeth Kilday and Charles A. Rawlings, December 13, 1939
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Elizabeth Kilday informs Charles A. Rawlings that Lou Whitfield Miller hopes to receive biographical information from Rawlings for her Guide to Florida in Fiction. Charles A. Rawlings responds to Mrs. Miller on verso of the original...
Letter from Edwin Granberry to Lou Whitfield Miller, May 5, 1939
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Edwin Granberry directs Lou Whitfield Miller where to find biographical information about himself. Granberry explains that Florida is a setting for many of his stories because it is familiar and inspiring to him. He states that he...
Letter from MacKinlay Kantor to Lou Whitfield Miller, December 13
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MacKinlay Kantor explains to Lou Whitfield Kantor that he used Florida as a setting for "The Noise of Their Wings" because it appealed to him and he used to fish below Chokoloskee.
The author of this letter is flattered to help Lou Whitfield Miller in her research as long as it is not for commercial use. The author provides autobiographical information and says that they plan to remain on the Florida coast. The...
Letter from Eustace L. Adams to Mrs. Miller, October 21, 1939
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Eustace L. Adams writes to Lou Whitfield Miller guessing that she has written two-hundred stories that take place in Florida. Adams enjoys the diversity and color of Florida. Adams placed a story in Tarpon Springs not only because of the...
Letter from Rex Beach to Lou Whitfield Miller, October 26, 1939
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Rex Beach lists stories that he has used Florida as the setting for. Rex Beach lived in Florida as a child and went to school in Tampa and at Rollins College, and now has a home in Sebring.
Letter from Joseph Hergesheimer to Lou Whitfield Miller, December 1, 1939
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Joseph Hergesheimer explains that he has written stories based in Florida, such as "Tropical Winter, but in a satirical fashion. Hergesheimer states that he much prefers a maple tree to a palm tree although he has happily visited...
Letter from Alexander Key to Lou Whitfield Miller, May 7, 1939
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Alexander Key updates Lou Whitfield Miller with another one of his stories that takes place in Florida called "Red Snapper, and will be published shortly.
Letter from Adams to Lou Whitfield Miller, October 26, 1939
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Adams explains their use of Florida as a setting for many short stories. Adams used to spend their winters in Hibernia Florida, but now go to South Carolina.
Letter from Alexander Key to Lou Whitfield Miller, April 10, 1939
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Alexander Key provides Lou Whitfield Miller an autobiographical summary as well as a list of stories and illustrations that relate to Florida. He asks Miller if she sees Christine Scarborough to send his regards to her.
Letter from Susan Williams Benson to Lou Whitfield Miller, April 19, 1939
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Susana Williams Benson writes to Lou Whitfield Miller, providing an autobiographical summary as well as a list of her stories, some of which taking place in Florida. Benson discusses Florida hurricanes and the story of Gasparilla.
Letter from Beirne Lay, Jr. to Lou Whitfield Miller, December 20, 1939
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Beirne Lay, Jr. discusses a copy of the Atlantic Monthly by his father. He explains that his father's stories were all based in the South, until he had to stop writing to give more attention to his loved ones.
Letter from Bessie Marchant to Lou Whitfield Miller, December 9, 1939
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Bessie Marchant recalls writing her story "The Secret of the Everglades, which is her only story based in Florida. Marchant enjoyed the environment of the Everglades and used an encyclopedia entry to aid her writing on the subject.
Letter to Lou Whitfield Miller, September 13, 1939
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The author of this letter discusses their story "There Is a Tide" which takes place in Florida. The author went through many Florida natives to make sure that their information and descriptions were accurate. The author was "disgusted so...
Letter from Bernie Borchardt to Lou Whitfield MIller, October 21, 1939
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Bernie Borchardt has done writing for Florida's Suniland magazine, and describes other stories he has written. He has chosen Florida for many of his settings because he has lived there most of his life.
Letter from Florence Palmer to Lou Whitfield Miller, February 26, 1939
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Florence Palmer writes to Lou Whitfield Miller answering her with biographical information about herself. Palmer hopes to write more stories based in the "romantic and colorful" setting of Florida.
Letter from Theodore Pratt to Lou Whitfield Miller, February 23, 1939
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Theodore Pratt lists stories he has written under both his name and his pseudonym Timothy Brace of which take place in Florida. He refers to reviewing Lou Whitfield Miller's list of stories and his inability to do so. Includes an...
Correspondence between Lou Whitfield Miller to Elmer H. Davis, November 6, 1939
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Lou Whitfield Miller sends Elmer Davis a typed letter inquiring about Davis' choice in using Florida as a setting for his story "White Pants Willie, in order to gather information for her master's degree research. Elmer Davis responds...
Letter from Rose Wilder Lane to Lou Whitfield Miller, November 13, 1939
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Rose Wilder Lane says that her story "Innocence" is the only story she has written with a Florida background that she can remember. She supposes she may have chosen the setting due to a vague childhood memory.
Edith Hope writes to Lou Whitfield Miller shocked to find that her letter from last August had not been answered. Hope attributes this lack of response to their prolonged illness. She hopes her biographical information can still be...
Letter from M.K.R. to Lou Whitfield Miller, May 29, 1939
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The author of this letter explains to Lou Whitfield Miller that they chose Florida as a setting for their stories naturally after enjoying living there. They enclosed a biographical sketch and points Miller in the direction of...
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