Correspondence with Theodore Dreiser, 1920-1926.

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Correspondence with Theodore Dreiser, 1920-1926.

Correspondence to Theodore Dreiser from John M. Stahl, President, Allied Arts Association. Some of this correspondence directly concerns the Society of Midland Authors, for which Stahl was corresponding as a Vice-President.

16 items (23 leaves).

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Stahl, John Meloy, 1860-1944

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John Stahl, an economist, writer and farmer, was born in Illinois andbecame the owner of THE ILLINOIS FARMER and the FARMER'S CALL from 1883 and 1916. During this time, Stahl travelled abroad to study agriculture and economic conditions, and he also served as president of the Farmers National Congress between 1905 and 1908. Stahl founded The Society of Midland Authors in 1919 and the Allied Arts Association in 1923. His publications included "The Real Farmer" (1908), "Ju...

Allied Arts Association.

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Society of Midland Authors

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The Society of Midland Authors was formed in 1915 by a group of authors that included Hamlin Garland, Vachel Lindsay, Harriet Monroe, and Alice Gerstenberg. The informal exchange of ideas and the opportunity to form friendships with other writers were the purposes of the group from the beginning. The majority of the Society's early members were from Chicago, and included Clarence Darrow, Jane Addams and Carl Sandburg. The society is open, however, to writers and publishers from Illinois, Indiana...