Papers, 1929-1950.

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Papers, 1929-1950.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122468863

Contains annotated drafts of Matthiessen's published works: Sarah Orne Jewett (1929), American Renaissance (1941), Henry James: The Major Phase (1944), The James Family (1947), From the Heart of Europe (1948), Theodore Dreiser (1951), and several minor works, ca. 1940-1950. Also includes 8 journals that Matthiessen kept in 1947-1948 during his travels in Czechoslovakia and Austria.

6 boxes (2 linear ft.)

Houghton Library

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James, Henry, 1843-1916

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Jewett, Sarah Orne, 1849-1909

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Dreiser, Theodore, 1871-1945

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Matthiessen, F. O. (Francis Otto), 1902-1950

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Matthiessen was an American literary scholar, teacher, and critic. From the description of Papers, 1929-1950. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122468863 From the guide to the Papers, 1929-1950., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) F.O. Matthiessen was an American literary critic and a Harvard professor of history and literature. From the description of Correspondence with Hugh T. Cunningham, 1946-1950. (Harvard Univer...

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