Samuel Putnam papers, 1908-1950.

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Samuel Putnam papers, 1908-1950.

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The Samuel Putnam papers contain Putnam's correspondence and the manuscripts of several of his books and articles, particularly his translations. The first twelve boxes contain typed manuscripts of his two major translations, Cervantes', Don Quixote and Rabelais' works. Boxes 12 through 21 contain Putnam's correspondence from 1908 until his death in 1950, in chronological order. Also included is his wife Riva's correspondence on his behalf from 1950 to 1962. Since carbons were kept of most of Putnam's letters, this correspondence provides an almost complete record of his creative and translation work. Holograph and typed manuscripts of both published and unpublished works, primarily from Putnam's later years, form the next segment of the collection, including the uncompleted second volume of European Caravan, an anthology of European writers. Boxes 37-40 contain photographs taken by Mrs. Putnam in Brazil. Packages 1-8 contain his scrapbooks of clippings, although Package 6, his Brazilian trip album, includes several letters as well.

40.00 boxes (12 cu. ft.)

Southern Illinois University, Morris Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7158719

Southern Illinois University, Morris Library

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Covici, Pascal, 1885-1964

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American editor and publisher. From the description of Correspondence, 1924-1966 (bulk 1938-1964). (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 122494228 ...

Communist party of America

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Rabelais, François, approximately 1490-1553?

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Putnam, Riva.

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Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel ˜deœ, 1547-1616

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Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, (born September 29?, 1547, Alcalá de Henares, Spain—died April 22, 1616, Madrid), was a Spanish novelist, playwright, and poet. He is the author of Don Quixote. Britannica (2 April 2018): https://www.britannica.com/biography/Miguel-de-Cervantes ...

Putnam, Samuel, 1892-1950

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Samuel Putnam was born in Illinois in 1892 and was educated at the universities of Illinois and Chicago. He served as a reporter on the Chicago Tribune, Evening Post, and other papers during the blooming of the Chicago Renaissance, when meeting, interviewing, and working with such notables as Harriet Monroe, Harold Stearns, H.L. Mencken, and Thorstein Veblen. Friendship with Pascal Covici led to his undertaking a translation of the works of Aretino and to joining many of the Chicago literary fig...