Reuel K. Wilson papers relating to Edmund Wilson, 1942-1977.

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Reuel K. Wilson papers relating to Edmund Wilson, 1942-1977.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702171986

The collection consists of letters from Edmund Wilson and his wife Elena Wilson to Reuel K. Wilson, and other materials concerning Edmund Wilson. Letters, 1949-1977 and undated, discuss Edmund Wilson's work and travels, family news, and Reuel's education at preparatory schools and study of Slavic languages in Poland and at the University of California. Some letters written by Elena Wilson date from after Edmund's death. Other materials include a letter from Edmund Wilson, in Russian, to a friend in the Soviet Union following his trip there in 1935; other notes by Edmund Wilson; a copy of Edmund Wilson's will, and documents pertaining to his library; and printed articles and a typescript poem by Vladimir Nabokov.

0.42 linear ft. (1 box) + 1 portfolio.

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8023732

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Wilson, Reuel K., 1938-....

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Edmund Wilson (1895-1972), American literary critic and author. Reuel K. Wilson (1938-), son of Edmund Wilson and author Mary McCarthy, professor of modern languages and literatures, University of Western Ontario. From the description of Reuel K. Wilson papers relating to Edmund Wilson, 1942-1977. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702171986 ...

Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1899-1977

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Vladimir Nabokov was a Russian and American novelist, poet, short-story writer, lecturer, and literary critic. From the description of Vladimir Nabokov papers, 1918-1987 bulk (1934-1975) [microform]. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 210012737 From the description of Vladimir Nabokov papers, 1918-1987 bulk (1934-1975). (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122465556 From the guide to the Vladimir Nabokov papers, 1918-1987, 1934-1975, (The New Y...

Wilson, Elena, 1906-1979

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Elena Wilson (1906-1979), was born in Reims, France. The family of her father, Georg Hermann Mumm, were founders of Mumm's Champagne. Her mother, Olga Struve, was born in Japan, where Elena's grandfather served as Russian ambassador. Elena Mumm emigrated to the United States in her twenties and worked as an editor for Town and Country during the 1930s-40s. She married American literary critic Edmund Wilson in 1946. After Edmund Wilson's death, she served as his literary executor and edited a col...

Wilson, Edmund

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Edmund Wilson was an American novelist, poet, essayist, and literary critic. From the description of Edmund Wilson collection of papers, 1922-1978. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122596904 From the guide to the Edmund Wilson collection of papers, 1922-1978, (The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.) American author and critic. From the description of Typewritten letters signed...