Erskine papers, 1909-1950.

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Erskine papers, 1909-1950.

The papers consist mainly of Erskine's correspondence and a corrected typescript of his autobiography, The Memory of Certain Persons (J.B. Lippincott: New York, 1947). Correspondents include: Martha Dickinson Bianchi, Alexander Meiklejohn, William A. Nitze and George F. Whicher.

2 archive boxes (1 linear ft.)

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Amherst College. Library

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Columbia University

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