Jacques Barzun note to Mrs. Arthur Reis 1955

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Jacques Barzun note to Mrs. Arthur Reis 1955

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Letter written apparently in response to offense caused by refusing an invitation by the Women's City Club of New York.

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New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6314644

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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Barzun, Jacques, 1907-2012

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Born in France on November 30, 1907, critic-historian Jacques Barzun came to the United States in 1920 and received his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees from Columbia University. He taught at Columbia until his retirement in 1975, having also for a decade been Dean of Faculties and Provost. From 1975 to 1993 he was Literary Adviser to Charles Scribner's Sons. Among his forty books are biographical-critical studies of William James and Hector Berlioz, several volumes of literary and cultu...