[First Letter from Brainard Cheney to Flannery O'Connor]
Creation: 1953-22-03
This letter is in response to O’Connor’s introductory letter on February 8, 1953. Writing from his home in Smyrna, Tennessee, Cheney takes this opportunity to sympathize with O’Connor’s bad reviews; his own writing has received its share of negative reactions! Here, Cheney opens the door on another interesting facet of their relationship: Catholicism and conversion. Over the course of their correspondence, they will spend many letters discussing theology and their favorite theologians.
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[First Letter from Brainard Cheney to Flannery O'Connor]
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Date
Creation: 1953-22-03
Description
This letter is in response to O’Connor’s introductory letter on February 8, 1953. Writing from his home in Smyrna, Tennessee, Cheney takes this opportunity to sympathize with O’Connor’s bad reviews; his own writing has received its share of negative reactions! Here, Cheney opens the door on another interesting facet of their relationship: Catholicism and conversion. Over the course of their correspondence, they will spend many letters discussing theology and their favorite theologians.
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Copyright; licensed to Vanderbilt University
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Letters (correspondence)
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MS0004, Brainard Bartwell Cheney and Frances Neel Cheney Papers, Box 03, Folder 18
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“[First Letter from Brainard Cheney to Flannery O'Connor],” Gallery, accessed August 25, 2026, https://gallery.library.vanderbilt.edu/items/show/1021.