Robert Walter Marks papers, 1890-1979.

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Robert Walter Marks papers, 1890-1979.

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Collection of correspondence, manuscripts, drafts, notes, clippings, photographs, and miscellaneous items reflecting Marks' multifarious career in Charleston (S.C.), New York, and Europe. Much of the collection consists of typewritten manuscripts and drafts of hundreds of published articles, short stories, advertisements, and books. Topics of non-fiction works include photography, hypnotism, wine, automobiles, and mathematics. His published writings include an autobiography. Marks' professional and personal correspondence includes letters from Arnold Gingrich (editor of Esquire magazine), Clare Luce, Alfred Stieglitz, Pierre Salinger, Ruth Benedict, Laura Bragg, Alexander Calder, and Buckminister Fuller. The longest series of letters is his correspondence from 1923-1969 with Thomas Jefferson Tobias, a Charleston businessman and historian. The collection also contains Marks' school papers and related correspondence, notes, and programs from his years at the College of Charleston and Yale University. Other miscellaneous items include clippings of Marks' articles and reviews of his books. 10 audio cassettes, 12 reels of audio tape, and 15 metal phonograph records are of lectures, concerts, and coversations.

51 boxes (24.25 linear ft.)10 sound cassettes.12 sound tape reels.15 sound discs.

College of Charleston, Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library

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College of Charleston, Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library

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