Manuscript Mondays – License to Carry: Hemingway, Salinger, and the Archive of Lillian Ross
May 12 @ 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM EDT
Manuscript Mondays
Free, Live Webinar
Monday, May 12, 2025
8:00 PM Eastern
“License to Carry: Hemingway, Salinger, and the Archive of Lillian Ross”
Presenter: Sarah Funke Butler
Moderator: Gerald “Jay” Gaidmore
In a recently uncovered letter, Ernest Hemingway suggested to Lillian Ross that she get “a license to carry,” so lethal was her writing. Through an examination of a new trove of letters between them, as well as material from Ross’s archive, independent scholar Sarah Funke Butler will discuss Ross’s relationship with Hemingway, Salinger, and others; their views on Ross as a friend and writer; and the importance of her literary legacy.
Sarah Funke Butler
Sarah Funke Butler of Funke Literary is a literary agent with a specialty in archives and archival material, especially relating to 20th-century literature, the arts, and feminism. She represents authors and literary estates on placing their archives with institutions and aids private collectors in developing their collections.
Butler holds a degree from Harvard with a concentration in English & American Literature & Language, specializing in 20th-century American literature. She also has a Masters in Library Science with a specialty in Rare Books and Archives.
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