Robert Lax papers, [ca. 1938]-1990.

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Robert Lax papers, [ca. 1938]-1990.

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Correspondence, manuscripts, drawings, photographs, and printed material of Lax. Included are letters of Mark and Dorothy Van Doren and Thomas Merton. The bulk of the collection is comprised of Lax's poetry and journal manuscripts, many written in Patmos and Kalymnos, Greece, and originally sent to Emil Antonucci of the Journeyman Press in New York for publication. Also, printed photographs and unprinted negatives of pictures taken by Lax, primarily in Greece.

17 linear ft. ( 31 boxes & 1 package)

Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7783271

Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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Merton, Thomas, 1915-1968

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Thomas Merton was born on January 31, 1915 in Prades, France to Owen Merton (an artist from New Zealand) and Ruth Jenkins Merton (an artist from the United States), and grew up in New York, Bermuda, France, and England. Merton studied both in Europe and America, and he received a BA and an MA in journalism from Columbia University in 1938 and 1939. In 1938, Merton converted to Catholicism. He taught for two years at St. Bonaventure College in New York before entering the Abbey of Gethsemani i...

Journeyman Press (New York, N.Y.)

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Antonucci, Emil

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Van Doren, Dorothy, 1896-1993

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American author and editor. From the description of Typed letter signed : New York, to Edward Wagenknecht, 1938 Nov. 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270868259 ...

Lax, Robert

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BIOGHIST REQUIRED Poet & editor (Columbia University B.A., 1938) who was born in 1915. From the guide to the Robert Lax Papers, [ca. 1938]-1990, (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library, ) Poet & editor (Columbia University B.A., 1938) who was born in 1915. From the description of Robert Lax papers, [ca. 1938]-1990. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 606938033 ...

Van Doren, Mark, 1894-1972

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Correspondence to Lewis Mumford from Mark Van Doren and his wife, Dorothy Van Doren. From the description of Letters, 1965-1978, to Lewis Mumford. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155877479 Mark Van Doren was an American author, scholar, and educator. He is probably best remembered for his long tenure as Columbia professor, where he was noted for his inspired Humanities courses and respect for students. His poetry was meticulously well-crafted and gr...