Robert Briffault collection. 1934-1993.

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Robert Briffault collection. 1934-1993.

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Contains typed transcripts of correspondence which begin in 1914. The collection is arranged into the following series: research materials, correspondence, photographs, microfilms, and published materials by and about Briffault. It is supplemented by books which have been catalogued for Archives and Research Collections. It was collected by Lawrence F. Koons and William Hixon in preparation for a biography of Briffault which was never written. Researchers are also advised that there are two letters from Briffault to Bertrand Russell, Rec. Acq. 1,027.

60 cm of textual records, photographs, and microfilms.

McMaster University

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Briffault, Robert, 1876-1948

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