Correspondence of H. L. Mencken, 1909-1972 1909-1972

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Correspondence of H. L. Mencken, 1909-1972, 1909-1972

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Correspondence of H. L. Mencken, 1909-1972 1909-1972

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308 letters written by the editor and social critic Mencken to 42 recipients: journalists, contributors, men-of-letters, friends. Subjects include politics, language, publishing, manners of people of the U.S., literary circles. Includes a few related letters by others and 65 photocopies of approximately 140 letters from Mencken to Harry Barnes and to Kemp. Texts include 7 brief draft articles by Mencken. 6 articles, etc, about Mencken. Decision by the US Court of Appeals in the Esquire case, 1945. 7 graphic items: 4 photographs, X-ray portrait of Mencken, caricature, print.

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308 letters.

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eng,

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University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Department of Special Collections

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SNAC Resource ID: 6354950

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