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Step into the world of a writer’s becoming.

Eudora Welty was more than a Pulitzer Prize–winning author — she was a daughter, a traveler, a photographer, and a sharp observer of the world around her. Today, we invite you to experience the stories that shaped her life and continue to inspire new ones.

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literary legacy

The Eudora Welty Foundation preserves and promotes Welty’s literary legacy while cultivating spaces for readers, writers, and scholars to connect. From her Jackson home and blooming garden to her letters, photographs, and friendships, the Foundation stewards her story — not as something behind glass, but as something alive and in conversation with today.

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From lectures and readings to special programs, join us in keeping literature vibrant and Welty’s spirit alive.

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FROM THE ARCHIVEs

Discover photographs, letters, and manuscripts that reveal the wit, creativity, and generosity of Eudora’s life.

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THE HOUSE & GARDEN

Step inside the light-filled rooms where stories were written and walk through the garden that Welty tended with care.

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THE PORTFOLIO

Purchase Eudora’s Portfolio.

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Handwritten letter dated June 22, 1975, from 1119 Pinehurst Street, Jackson, Mississippi. The letter is addressed to Margaret, discussing a trip to Santa Barbara, expressing gratitude, and mentioning the joy of the visit.