Papers from the library books of John Dos Passos, 1898-1984.

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Papers from the library books of John Dos Passos, 1898-1984.

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The collection consists of inserts found in library books belonging to John Dos Passos. The collection contains postcards of European art and architecture; an embroidered postcard; a few stamps, chiefly with19th century postmarks; fragments of letters probably used as book marks; a notice concerning a meeting of the Harvard classical club; notes of addresses and phone numbers; and two small snapshots of a castle. Also a gift tag from "Charlie" [Charles R. Walker?] for a volume of Euripides; a cover letter from Takashi Hayashi to W. Horsley Gantt for a volume of poetry sent to Dos Passos; and a cover letter from David Garst to Elizabeth Dos Passos for a biography of Rosewell Garst. Also clippings regarding Emiliano Zapata and the Mexican Revolution, 1911-1919, with an accompanying postcard of [a morgue?] set up in a home with the bodies of three bullet riddled men displayed.

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University of Virginia. Library

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University of Virginia. Library

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Gantt, W. Horsley (William Horsley), 1892-1980

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Garst, David

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Harvard Classical Club.

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Dos Passos, John, 1896-1970

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American novelist. From the description of One Man's Initiation, 1917, 1968-1969. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63937079 American author, From the description of State of the nation [manuscript], 1944. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647807708 American author. From the description of Screenplay by John Dos Passos [manuscript], 1934 October 15. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647830975 F...

Hayashi, Takashi, 1897-1969

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Zapata, Emiliano, 1879-1919

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Emiliano Zapata (b. 8 August 1879, Morelos, Mexico–d. 10 April 1919, Morelos, Mexico) was a leading figure in the Mexican Revolution, the main leader of the peasant revolution in the state of Morelos, and the inspiration of the agrarian movement called Zapatismo. He was born in the rural village of Anenecuilco (Morelos State), where peasant communities were under increasing pressure from the small landowning class who monopolized land and water resources for sugar cane production with the suppo...