Louis Bromfield letter and newspaper article, 1939-1973.

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Louis Bromfield letter and newspaper article, 1939-1973.

The collection consists of two items: letter from Bromfield to Mr. Edwin F. Edgett, 11 Dec. 1939, giving permission to use his letter in Edgett's autobiography; also, newspaper biography of Bromfield by Betty Garrett, with the title, Farmer Louis Bromfield, his ideas come of age, from the 16 Aug. 1973 ed. of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, describing Bromfield and Malabar Farm, then owned by the state of Ohio.

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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....

Garrett, Betty

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Bromfield, Louis, 1896-1956

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Louis Bromfield was an American author and conservationist from central Ohio who gained international recognition winning the Pulitzer Prize and pioneering innovative scientific farming concepts. From the guide to the Louis Bromfield correspondence to Edna Wolfe, 1942-1949, (Ohio University) American author and conservationist. From 1939-1969 he lived and did sustainable farming at Malabar Farm, Lucas, Ohio. From the description of [Signature, 19--] / Louis Bromf...