Otto Penzler on the legacy of Elmore Leonard
The University of South Carolina recently acquired Elmore Leonard's papers. To mark the occassion, they invited down Otto Penzler, a close friend of Leonard, to speak to the great writer's legacy.
Here's a little more about the collection, from the University of South Carolina website:
The complete Elmore Leonard archive includes more than 450 drafts of manuscripts, short stories and screenplays, typed on his signature yellow paper. It features all of his 45 novels, magazine pieces, appointment books, extensive research files, letters, photographs, director’s chairs from movie sets, his National Book Foundation award for distinguished contribution to American letters, his desk and typewriters. There are even a few of his Hawaiian shirts and a pair of sneakers. In all, the collection includes 150 boxes holding 2,400 linear feet of documents.
