Letters, 1922-1960.

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Letters, 1922-1960.

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Nine letters, some handwritten some typed and all signed, to Alfred Harcourt. Letter 1922, asks Alfred for a loan of $600.00 to help him buy land next to his house in Elmhurst. Letter, 1927, tells him that has accepted an invitation to read a poem at Harvard but declined an invitation to speak on Lincoln at the National Republican Club of New York City. Also includes a note of condolence on the death of Alfred's mother, a note on hearing of a serious accident involving "Hake" Hastings, his writing, books, and personal experiences. One letter, 1961, from Ellen to Sandburg re: some of Sandburg's papers left in Alfred's possession and Sandburg's response to her.

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Sandburg, Carl, 1878-1967

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Carl Sandburg (1878-1967) was an American author, editor and poet. He won three Pulitzer prizes, two for his poetry and the third for his biography of Abraham Lincoln. From the guide to the Carl Sandburg Collection, 1924-1954, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries) American poet, novelist and historian, Carl Sandburg (1878-1967) won two Pulitzer Prizes, one for Abraham Lincoln: the War Years and the other for The Complete Poems of Carl Sandburg ...

Harcourt, Ellen Knowles.

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Harcourt, Alfred, 1881-1954

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Epithet: Major Bengal Staff Corps British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000696.0x000251 Publisher. From the description of Letter, 1920 Sept. 8, New York, to "Dear Folks" [i.e. , T. Debs and associates?, Terre Haute, Ind.?]. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34364454 Correspondence to Lewis Mumford from Alfred Harcourt and his wife, Ellen Harcourt. From the description of ...