Van Wyck Brooks letters, 1927-1963.

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Van Wyck Brooks letters, 1927-1963.

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The collection consists of twenty-four letters and cards, including: to Edward Francis Edgett, 22 June 1927, asking for books to review; to Henry Seidel Canby, 3 Jan. 1931, describing his literary activities and plans; note to photographer Pirie MacDonald, 27 Oct. 1931, granting permission to make a photographic print for Sara Maynard, written on a typed letter from Pirie MacDonald to Miss Maynard; to Ted Kidder, 30 Nov. 1936, about his son joining one of Kidder's archaeological expeditions; to Art Young, 18 Jan. 1939, suggesting he publish a book of his portraits; to Malcolm Cowley, 31 Oct. 1939, disagreeing with the political position taken by the League of American Writers on the eve of World War II. Also, five letters to Mr. or Mrs. Lindin, 1935-1941, with commentary on Scandinavian writers and news of his own work; seven letters and 3 postcards to Hermann and Dorothy Hagedorn, 1934-1962, friendly letters full of family news and activities; two letters and a telegram to Herman Hagedorn from Brooks' wife, Gladys, describing her husband's illness, confirming that he has died, and describing the services.

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Edgett, Edwin Francis, 1867-1946

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Edwin Francis Edgett (1867-1946) was the dramatic editor of the Boston Evening Transcript, and an 1894 graduate of Harvard College. He published multiple books on theater and theater history, including Slings And Arrows. He was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts, was married to Evelyn Torrey Edgett, who was born in 1869, and he died in Cambridge, Massachusetts....

Canby, Henry Seidel, 1878-1961

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Writer, editor, critic. From the description of Reminiscences of Henry Seidel Canby and Amy Loveman : oral history, 1955. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122481130 Epithet: editor of 'Saturday Review of Literature' British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000758.0x0001e2 Canby was a critic, editor and Yale University professor (1899-1922). He was one of the founder...

Brooks, Van Wyck, 1886-1963

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American author and critic. From the description of Typed letter signed : Westport, Ct., to Stark Young, 1937 Apr. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270874884 Van Wyck Brooks was an author and educator, known for his study of, and influence on, American culture. After graduating from Harvard, he sought a literary career in New York and London, writing chiefly for magazines. While teaching at Stanford he developed his first books of criticism, leading up to his first signifi...

Cowley, Malcolm, 1898-1989

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American editor and writer. From the description of Letter to Matthew Bruccoli [manuscript], 1975 December 30. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647812058 From the description of Papers of Malcolm Cowley [manuscript], 1969. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647810601 From the description of Papers of Malcolm Cowley [manuscript], 1936-1955. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647874698 Malcolm Cowley was an influential liter...

Hagedorn, Dorothy

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Young, Art, 1866-1943

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Art Young (1866-1943) was a leading socialist cartoonist and humorist whose work appeared in The Masses (1910-1917) and elsewhere. He was born in Monroe, Wisconsin, studied at the Academy of Design in Chicago, where he first illustrated news stories and saw his cartoons published in various newspapers. In 1895 Young moved to New York where his work was published in Life and where he became a socialist and, in 1910, one of the founding members of the artists and writers cooperative that produced ...

MacDonald, Pirie, 1867-1942

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Hagedorn, Hermann, 1882-1964

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Hermann Hagedorn was born in New York City in 1882 and educated at Harvard University, the University of Berlin, and Columbia University. From 1909 to 1911 he was an instructor in English at Harvard. Hagedorn was a friend and biographer of Theodore Roosevelt and served as Secretary and Director of the Theodore Roosevelt Association from 1919 to 1957. Hagedorn died in Santa Barbara, California in 1964. From the guide to the Hermann Hagedorn papers, 1898-1970, (Beinecke Rare Book and M...