“One Acre”
Item
Williams, Joy. Letter. 2026. “‘One Acre’”, 2026, Joy Williams: Honored Guest, accessed February 11, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/joy-williams/item/1159
- Title
- “One Acre”
- Description
- Proof for an essay in Harper's Magazine by Joy Williams
- Subtitled “On devaluing real estate to keep land priceless,” this essay questions the accepted notions of land ownership and property value while chronicling Williams’ efforts to devalue her own piece of land in Siesta Key, Florida.
- Creator
- Williams, Joy
- Contributor
- Harper's Magazine
- Date
- [2001]
- Subject
- Williams, Joy, 1944-
- Publisher
- Not published
- Source
-
Joy Williams Papers
Box 13 Folder 4 - Type
- Manuscript
- Format
- Paper, 8.5x11 in.
- JPEG, 400 ppi
- Rights
- http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/
- Identifier
- mss158-02-13-04-08-016
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mss158-02-13-04-08-017
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mss158-02-13-04-08-018
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mss158-02-13-04-08-019
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mss158-02-13-04-08-020
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mss158-02-13-04-08-021
- mss158-02-13-04-08-022
- Language
- English
- Item sets
- Joy Williams: Honored Guest
- Site pages
- Florida
Williams, Joy. Letter. 2026. “‘One Acre’”, 2026, Joy Williams: Honored Guest, accessed February 11, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/joy-williams/item/1159













