Henry Louis Mencken

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Henry Louis Mencken (1880-1956) was a famous American journalist, critic, and author. His most well-known work is "The American Language". He also founded the journal "The American Mercury", which went on to influence magazines such as "The New Yorker". He was a colorful, outgoing literary figure of his time, and is thought to have written over 100,000 letters over the course of his life.

From the guide to the Henry Louis Mencken Letter (MS 116), April 1 [?], (University of Colorado at Boulder Libraries. Special Collections Dept.)

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referencedIn Houghton Mifflin Company correspondence and records, 1832-1944. Houghton Library
referencedIn Alexander Woollcott correspondence, ca. 1856-1943 (inclusive), 1920-1943 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Paul Green Papers, 1880-1992 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection
referencedIn John Reed papers, 1903-1967. Houghton Library
referencedIn Lord Alfred Douglas Collection, 1890-1951 William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, UCLA
referencedIn Howe, E. W. (Edgar Watson), 1853-1937. Edgar Watson Howe papers, 1872-1960 Houghton Library
referencedIn Joseph Ishill papers, 1888-1966. Houghton Library
referencedIn Albert Stephens Borgman autograph collection, 1600-1950. Houghton Library
referencedIn Ludlow mss., 1898-1948 Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
referencedIn Braithwaite, William Stanley, 1878-1962. Papers, 1897-1930 Houghton Library
referencedIn Oscar Wilde and his Literary Circle Collection: Correspondence, 1819, 1849-1957, 1962 William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, UCLA
referencedIn Review of Reviews (New York, N. Y.), Golden Book Magazine, editorial correspondence, 1921-1935. Houghton Library
referencedIn Oswald Garrison Villard papers Houghton Library
creatorOf Henry Louis Mencken Letter (MS 116), April 1 [?] University of Colorado at Boulder Libraries. Special Collections Dept.
referencedIn The defeat of Alphonso, 1900-1930. Houghton Library
referencedIn Eastman, Max Forrester, 1883-1969. Eastman mss. 1892-1968 Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
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associatedWith Borgman, Albert Stephens, 1890-1954 person
correspondedWith Braithwaite, William Stanley, 1878-1962 person
associatedWith Douglas, Alfred Bruce, Lord, 1870-1945 person
associatedWith Eastman, Max, 1883-1969 person
associatedWith Green, Paul, 1894-1981 person
associatedWith Houghton Mifflin Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Howe, E. W. (Edgar Watson), 1853-1937 person
correspondedWith Ishill, Joseph. person
associatedWith Ludlow, Louis, 1873-1950 person
associatedWith Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956 person
correspondedWith Reed, John, 1887-1920 person
associatedWith Review of Reviews (New York, N. Y.) corporateBody
correspondedWith Villard, Oswald Garrison, 1872-1949 person
associatedWith William Andrews Clark Memorial Library corporateBody
correspondedWith Woollcott, Alexander, 1887-1943 person
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Birth 1880

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