Letters Pertaining to Publications by Carl Van Vechten

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{"value"=>"<p>The correspondence is mainly incoming letters to Van Vechten regarding his works such as <span class=\"title\">Blind-Bow Boy, Lords of The Housetops</span> and <span class=\"title\">Nigger Heaven</span>. This section is reflective of the fact that Van Vechten's works were widely read by the public both in the United States and abroad. Correspondents include Ralph Barton, James Branch Cabell, Mabel Dodge Luhan, Langston Hughes, Sinclair Lewis, H. L. Mencken and Gertrude Stein.</p>"}
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1962
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  1. Blind-Bow Boy
  2. Borzoi
  3. Excavations
  4. Feathers
  5. Firecrackers
  6. In the Garret
  7. Interpreters and Interpretations
  8. Kittens
  9. Lords of the Housetops
  10. Merry-Go-Round: Music of Spain
  11. Music After the Great War
  12. Music and Bad Manners
  13. Nigger Heaven
  14. Parties
  15. Peter Whiffle
  16. Peter Whiffle Illustrated
  17. Prancing Nigger
  18. Red
  19. Sacred and Profane Memories
  20. Spider Boy
  21. Tattooed Countess
  22. Tattooed Countess: regards the opening of the play
  23. Tiger in the House
  24. Tow Headed Blind Boy
  25. Unfinished Biography