Sophus Keith Winther

Sophus and Eline Winther and the O’Neills had a long-lasting friendship like no other in the O’Neill’s lives. Sophus was a confidant to his famous playwright friend and the the only person given the honor of reading Long Day’s Journey Into Night other than Carlotta. Sophus wrote several books about his friend—Eugene O’Neill, A Critical Study.

The Travis Bogard Reading Room and Library holds the extensive correspendence between the two couples, mostly of Carlotta’s hand-written letters to Eline and Sophus and several written by O’Neill himself. The letters offer a fascinating insight into their relationship and the Winther’s many visits to Tao House. Unfortuntely few of the reciprocating letters from the Winthers to the O’Neills are in the collection.