Papers, 1947-1985

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Papers, 1947-1985

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"The Ida Compton papers contain mostly letters writing by Ida Kay Compton to Sinclair Lewis and others, dating from 1947 to 1985. Also included are clippings about Sinclair Lewis, including some written by and about Ida Kay Compton. In addition, the papers contain audio recordings of Lewis in the 1940s."--Finding aid.

1.42 linear ft.

Saint Cloud State University

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Compton, Ida L., 1917-1985

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"Ida Kay Compton was born on June 14, 1917 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. While a graduate student at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts in 1947, she met Sinclair Lewis. Lewis had recently moved to Williamstown from Duluth, Minnesota. Compton, who was known as Ida Kay, wrote a book review on Lewis' 1947 novel, Kingsblood Royal, and was summoned by Lewis to his farm, Thorvale. Here began a friendship that lasted until Lewis' death in 1951. Ida married Williams College chemistry faulty...

St. Cloud State University. University Archives and Special Collections

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Lewis, Sinclair, 1885-1951

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Sinclair Lewis (b. Feb. 7, 1885, Sauk Centre, MN–d. January 10, 1951, Rome, Italy) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright. He was the first American to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1930. ...