Lewis Gaston Leary papers, 1920-1985 [manuscript].

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Lewis Gaston Leary papers, 1920-1985 [manuscript].

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Correspondence, subject files, writings, and photographs of Leary and others. Correspondence is with writers and other critics and scholars. It includes letters, 1954 and 1972(?), from Robert Penn Warren (1905- ); 1928-1964, from Marc Van Doren (1894-1972); and 1944-1968, from Lionel Trilling (1905-1975). These letters discuss academic and critical matters, and include some letters from Van Doren and Trilling to persons other than Leary. Also included are letters, 1952-1970, between Leary and poet Ezra Pound and others related to the publication of books and articles by Leary about Pound's work; and letters, 1909-1932, to A. H. Thorndike (1871-1933), professor of English at Columbia University, concerning academic and scholarly matters. Subject files deal largely with Leary's experiences as a faculty member, especially at Columbia University.

625 items (1.5 linear ft.).

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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