Bruccoli Collection

The Matthew J. Bruccoli
John O'Hara Collection, 1927-1976

Inventory

Prepared by Brian K. DeLuca, November, 2002; revised December 2004
1 record storage box, 1 cubic foot, 11th floor

Biographical Note

John O'Hara was born in 1905 in Pottsville, Pennslyvania. He began his professional writing career as a reporter for one of Pottsville's two newspapers. His first novel, Appointment at Samarra, was published in 1935. This was followed in 1935 by another novel, Butterfield 8. Rage to Live was published in 1949 and met with tremendous commercial succes, but was critically panned. O'Hara wrote several other novels over the course of his life, but his short stories won him critical acclaim and praise. Possibly influenced by Sinclair Lewis and others, O'Hara was a social novelist whose works focused on the so-called "American Establishment." O'Hara died in 1970.

Matthew J. Bruccoli was born on August 21, 1931. He earned his Master's degree and a Ph.D. from the University of Virginia. Bruccoli began work on a bibliography of John O'Hara's works while on the faculty at The Ohio State University. Bruccoli also published a biograhy of O'Hara 1975. Bruccoli is a specialist in modern American literature and is a renowned expert on F. Scott Fitzgerald. In 1962 Bruccoli joined with C. E. Frazer Clark, Jr. to start Bruccoli Clark Layman to publish special limited editions of literary works. The company incorporated in 1976 and began producing the Dicitonary of Literary Biography. Bruccoli served as a Professor of English and the Director, Center for Editions of American Authors, at the University of South Carolina from 1969-1976. In 1976 he became the Jefferies Professor of English, University of South Carolina. Bruccoli is the author and editor of dozens of articles, bibliographies, biographies, and texts on major American writers including F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Raymond Chandler, James Gould Cozzens, and John O'Hara.

Scope and Content

The Matthew J. Bruccoli John O'Hara Collection was donated to Kent State University in 1987. The collections consists of documents, corrospondence, and manuscripts pertaining to Bruccoli's research and publication of articles and other works on the author John O'Hara, primarily The O'Hara Concern : A Biography of John O'Hara (1975).

In addition to this collection of manuscript material, Dr. Bruccoli donated an extensive collection of O'Hara's books, all of which are cataloged in KentLINK. Playbills for Pal Joey are filed in the Playbill Collection.

Box 1

Folder-- Contents

Series 1 -- Manuscripts, notes and proofs of M. Bruccoli's various works on John O'Hara
  1. Manuscript: John O'Hara: A Descriptive Bibliography, M. Bruccoli, [n.d.]
  2. Manuscript: John O'Hara: A Descriptive Bibliography, M. Bruccoli, [n.d.]
  3. Typescript: John O'Hara: A Descriptive Bibliography, M. Bruccoli, [n.d.]
  4. Page Proofs: John O'Hara: A Descriptive Bibliography, M. Bruccoli, [n.d.]
  5. Photocopies: John O'Hara: A Descriptive Bibliography, M. Bruccoli, [n.d.]
  6. Untitled Essay: M. Bruccoli, [n.d.]
  7. Correspondence: from Marilyn Hails, Production editor, "Tough Guys" to M. Bruccoli, March 14, 1968
  8. Manuscript, page proofs, photocopies of essay, "Appointment at Samarra: The Importance of Knowing What You Are Talking About" by M. Bruccoli, 1968
  9. Front matter and notes from the O'Hara Concern by M. Bruccoli, 1975
Series 2 --Correspondence to M. Bruccoli pertaining to his research on John O'Hara
  1. Correspondence: from John O'Hara to Matthew J. Bruccoli, Oct, 21 1962
  2. Correspondence: from John O'Hara to Matthew J. Bruccoli, Jan. 8, 1963
  3. Correspondence: from John O'Hara to Matthew J. Bruccoli, June 26, 1963
  4. Correspondence: from John O'Hara to Matthew J. Bruccoli, Feb. 12, 1966
  5. Correspondence: from Donald S. Klopfer to Matthew J. Bruccoli, Jan. 22, 1963
  6. Correspondence: from Albert Erskine to Matthew J. Bruccoli, June 5, 1964
  7. Correspondence: from Albert Erskine to Matthew J. Bruccoli, July 3, 1964
  8. Correspondence: from Albert Ereskine to Matthew J. Bruccoli, Dec. 29, 1975
  9. Correspondence: from Esther Margolis to Matthew J. Bruccoli, Mar. 25 1975
  10. Correspondence: from Albert Erskine to L.L. Winship, Nov. 23, 1965
  11. Correspondence: from Albert Erskine to Sidney Jacobs, Dec. 2, 1965
  12. Correspondence: from Albert Erskine to Matthew J. Bruccoli, Dec. 9, 1965
  13. Correspondence: from Albert Erskine to Matthew J. Bruccoli, Jan. 22, 1970
  14. Correspondence: from K.B. O'Hara to Matthew J. Bruccoli, [n.d.]
  15. Correspondence: from F.A. Hetzel to H. Hobbs, April 14, 1965
  16. Correspondence: from A. Rota to Matthew J. Bruccoli, July 12, 1966
  17. Correspondence: from Bernard Quaritch, Ltd. to Matthew J. Bruccoli, Nov. 14, 1967
  18. Correspondence: from Bernard Quaritch, Ltd. to Matthew J. Bruccoli, Nov. 23, 1967
  19. Correspondence: from Howell, W.R. to Matthew J. Bruccoli, Nov. 29, 1967
  20. Correspondence: from G. Hilmer Lundbeck to Matthew J. Bruccoli, Feb. 2, 1973
  21. Correspondence: from Anthony Rota to Matthew J. Bruccoli, June 20, 1975
  22. Correspondence: from Frank Darchinger to Matthew J. Bruccoli, July 24,1975
  23. Correspondence: from Frank Darchinger to Matthew J. Bruccoli, Aug 27, 1975
  24. Correspondence: from Frank Darchinger to Matthew J. Bruccoli, Aug. 27, 1975
  25. Correspondence: from Matthew J. Bruccoli to H.W. Schwartz, Jan. 19 [n.d.]
  26. Correspondence: from George Frazier to Matthew J. Bruccoli, Dec. 5,1967
  27. Correspondence: from Philip B. Eppard to Matthew J. Bruccoli, July 2, 1975
  28. Correspondence: from Anthony Rota to Matthew J. Bruccoli, July 11, 1975
  29. Correspondence: from Hampton Books to Matthew J. Bruccoli, July 16,1975
  30. Correspondence: from Philip B. Eppard to Matthew J. Bruccoli, July 23,1975
  31. Correspondence: from Matthew J. Bruccoli to Norman Kane, July 28, N.D.
  32. Correspondence: from Linda Williams to Matthew J. Bruccoli, April 3, 1975
Series 3 -- Correspondence and papers of John O'Hara
  1. Tamaqua Pennsylvania Courier Payroll records, 2 pages, O'Hara Listed, 1927
  2. Telegram: from John O'Hara to Ruth Sato, Jan. 13, 1935
  3. Telegram: from John O'Hara to Ruth Sato, Jan. 23, 1935
  4. Correspondence: from John O'Hara to Ruth Sato, Feb. 10, 1935
  5. Contract between John O'Hara and Robert D. Andrews, proceeds from "Flight from Glory"
  6. Correspondence: from John O'Hara to Clifford Odets, July 4, 1953
Series 4 -- Other correspondence
  1. Correspondence: from George Frazier to Matthew J. Bruccoli, May 14, 1970
  2. Correspondence: from Charles W. Mann to Matthew J. Bruccoli, June 4, 1970
  3. Correspondence: from Charles W. Mann to Matthew J. Bruccoli, Photocopy of signed dedication in front of a book, July 27, 1970
  4. Correspondence: from W. Carl Jackson to Matthew J. Bruccoli, July 27, 1970
  5. Correspondence, newspaper article: from George Frazier to Matthew J. Bruccoli, Aug 28, 1970
  6. Correspondence: from Charles W. Mann to Matthew J. Bruccoli, Sept. 4, 1970
  7. Correspondence: from George Frazier to Matthew J. Bruccoli, 1970
  8. Correspondence: from Vernon Sternberg to Peter P. Mcn. Gates, Nov. 13, 1974
  9. Correspondence: from R.H. to Mrs. Louis Henry Cohn (Margie), Nov. 15, 1967
  10. Invitation: to Matthew J. Bruccoli to John O'Hara memorial service from Random House Publishers,May 13, 1970
  11. Correspondence: from Matthew J. Bruccoli to Charles W. Mann, May 14, 1970
  12. Correspondence: from Matthew J. Bruccoli to Charles W. Mann, June 8, 1970
  13. Correspondence: from Matthew J. Bruccoli to Lynn Strong, March 18, 1975
  14. Correspondence: from Vernon Sternberg to U.S. Trust Company of New York, March 19, 1975
  15. Correspondence: from Donald S. Klopfer to Matthew J. Bruccoli, Sept. 9, 1975
  16. Correspondence: from Ruth Sato to Matthew J. Bruccoli, Oct. 24, 1975
  17. Correspondence: from B. Barbara Friedberg to Matthew J. Bruccoli, Feb. 15, 1976
Series 5 -- Miscellaneous materials
  1. "Friend of Princeton University Library" letter, from Richard M. Huber, Feb. 13, 1967
  2. Correspondence: from Mac E. Barrick to Matthew J. Bruccoli, and a booklet entitled "Proverbs and Sayings from Gibbsville, PA. John O'Hara's use of proverbial materials", by Mac E. Barrick, Sept. 7, 1967
  3. Correspondence: from T. J_____ to _________,Sept. 29, 1975, includes photocopied material
  4. Review of Matthew J. Bruccoli's "The O'Hara Concern", by Hoke Norris, 1975
  5. Caricature of John O'Hara: artist unknown, [n.d.]
  6. Play: "The General's Return from One Place to Another", by "John O'Hara", note by John O'Hara on front indicating that play is not his and note by Matthew J. Bruccoli on verso of last page indicating the same, [n.d.]
Series 6 -- Photographs (used in The O'Hara Concern)
  1. Photographs and jacket designs for The O'Hara Concern
  2. Photographs and jacket designs for The O'Hara Concern





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