H.L. and Sara Haardt Mencken collection, 1886-1951.

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H.L. and Sara Haardt Mencken collection, 1886-1951.

The bulk of the H.L. and Sara Haardt Mencken Collection materials (1886-1951) includes correspondence between Sara Haardt and Mencken on their relationship and Mencken's opinions on writing, the film industry, Baltimore, and national and international events of the 1920s and 1930s. The Collection also includes all of Sara's published and unpublished works, other materials related to her career, and correspondence with other prominent writers.

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Doubleday, Doran & Company.

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Bodine, A. Aubrey, 1906-1970

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Goucher College. Library

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