Papers, 1935-1955.

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Roberts, Kenneth Lewis, 1885-1957. Papers, 1935-1955.

Papers, 1935-1955.

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Papers of an historical novelist from Maine. Included are 4 signed typescript letters and one signed handwritten letter. The letters date from 1935 to 1951. One letter is to Mr. Bosworth dated January 29, 1935 relating to the sale of the Arnold journal and Maine's preservation of historic items. The second letter is to Mr. Bosworth dated February 20, 1935 and relates to Frank Deering, a collector in Maine. The third letter to the Salem Marine Society in Salem, Massachusetts dated March 1, 1942 relates to the log of the privateer Holkar. The fourth letter to Prof. Milton Ellis of the New England Quarterly dated June 2, 1944 relates to Herbert's description of Mill Prison. The fifth letter is to Ernest C. Miller of the West Penn Oil Company dated January 27, 1951 and refers to Henry Gross's dowsing. Included also is a newspaper clipping with a review of his book Henry Gross and his dowsing rod. Included also is a pre-publication typescript copy of his novel Boon Island which includes a cover letter from the president of Doubleday dated August 29, 1955.

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