Correspondence on the Czech publication of Thoreau's Walden, 1948-1951.

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Correspondence on the Czech publication of Thoreau's Walden, 1948-1951.

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Contains correpondence regarding the publication of Thoreau's Walden in Czechoslovakia shortly after World War II. Correspondents include Herbert Zimmerman, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Lakeside Press, R.R. Donnelley and Sons Company; Frantisek Laichter, representing the Jan Laichter publishing house in Czechoslovakia; and Rudolph Ruzicka, illustrator. Letters document censorship in Czechoslovakia during this period.

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Laichter, Frantisek

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Zimmerman, Herbert

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Růžička, Rudolph 1883-1978

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Ruzicka was a Czech-American graphic artist and engraver. From the description of Designs for Harvard University, 1951-1973. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612374439 Graphic artist and type-designer, Ruzicka (1883-1978) was born in Bohemia, emigrated to Chicago, where he trained as a wood engraver and designer; continued his studies in New York. During the 1930s he collaborated with Philip Hofer on a number of projects, including a series of engravings for Harvard...

Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862

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Henry David Thoreau (b. July 12, 1817, Concord, Massachusetts-d. May 6, 1862, Concord, Massachusetts), American author, lecturer, naturalist, student of Native American artifacts and life, transcendentalist, land surveyor, and life-long resident of Concord, Massachusetts. He was an active opponent of slavery and a social critic. He graduated from Harvard College in 1837....