Burton Egbert Stevenson Papers 1900-1951

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Burton Egbert Stevenson Papers 1900-1951

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Anthologist, author, and librarian. Correspondence with poets and other writers, comments on the origin of quotations, obscure biographical data on literary figures, and negotiations with publishers relating to the compilation of Stevenson's anthologies. Includes correspondence and administrative files from his service as European representative of the American Library Association, including material on the American Library in Paris, founded in 1918. Also contains drafts and copies of his own writings.

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Library of Congress. Manuscript Division

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Library of Congress. Manuscript Division

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