Langdon Elwyn Mitchell papers 1883-1936

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Langdon Elwyn Mitchell papers 1883-1936

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Langdon Elwyn Mitchell (1862-1935), American poet and playwright, used the pseudonym John Philip Varley. His best-known plays were Becky Sharp (1899) and The New York Idea (1906). He taught playwriting at the University of Pennsylvania from 1928 to 1930. His father was S. Weir Mitchell, neurologist and author. Collection consists primarily of manuscripts and typescripts of poems written by Mitchell from 1884 to 1915. Also, manuscript notes for his writings and some personal correspondence, 1888-1933.

5.25 linear feet (6 boxes)

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6312271

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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