Eric Knight papers. 1908-1944

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Eric Knight papers. 1908-1944

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/beinecke.knight

The papers contain writings and other papers documenting the literary career of Eric Knight, as well as personal papers, many of which concern his support of the Allied cause in World War II and his military service.

Total Boxes: 18; Linear Feet: 10.25

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6349406

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Knight, Eric Mowbray, 1897-1943

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Also contains correspondence from Knight's wife, Jerrie Knight. From the description of Correspondence with Theodore Dreiser, 1933-1936. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155891496 Eric Knight (1897-1943), movie critic, scriptwriter and novelist, was born in Yorkshire but spent most of his adult life in the United States. His works include the bestsellers Lassie Come-Home (1940) and This Above All (1941). From the description of Eric Knigh...

Knight, Eric, 1897-1943

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Author. From the description of Correspondence of Eric Knight, circa 1930-1943. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79455300 Eric Mowbray Knight was born on April 10, 1897 in Leeds, the third son of Frederick Harrison and Hilda Creasser Knight. Frederick Knight, a wholesale jeweller, died in the Boer War, leaving his family in poverty. Hilda Knight went to St. Petersburg as governess to the children of Princess Xenia, and later to America, while her sons were distrib...

United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...