Halsted B. VanderPoel collection of Saturday review papers, 1930-1936.

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Halsted B. VanderPoel collection of Saturday review papers, 1930-1936.

The collection consists chiefly of letters to Henry Seidel Canby and the Saturday review of literature. There are letters addressed to Canby, who served as editor of the Saturday review from 1924 to 1936, from Christopher La Farge, Lafayette B. Mendel, Wallace Notestein, Garnet Smith, and Gilbert McCoy Troxell. Letters to Canby concern contributions to the review, including poetry and book reviews, and Garnet Smith's letter is accompanied by a holograph manuscript. The letter from Mendel discusses work by Boris Sokoloff. There are also letters addressed to Amy Loveman from Notestein, who discusses a multi-volume work on Joseph Chamberlain by James Louis Garvin, and from Charles Seymour.

0.21 linear ft. (1 box)

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Notestein, Wallace, 1878-1969

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Sokoloff, Boris, 1893-

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Smith, Garnet, 1862-

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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...

LaFarge, Christopher, 1897-1956

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LaFarge was an American author, painter, and architect, and was a graduate of the Harvard College Class of 1920. He was the grandson of author and artist John LaFarge and the brother of author Oliver LaFarge (H.C. 1924). From the description of Christopher LaFarge diaries, 1937-1955. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612718347 From the guide to the Christopher LaFarge diaries, 1937-1955., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) ...

Mendel, Lafayette B. (Lafayette Benedict), 1872-1935

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Lafayette Benedict Mendel was born in Delhi, New York, on February 5, 1872. He received a Ph.D. from Yale University in 1893 and remained at Yale all his professional life, attaining the rank of professor of physiological chemistry in 1903. His research focused on nutrition, particularly the amino acids of proteins and the importance of vitamins in diet. He served on the Inter-Allied Scientific Food Commission during World War I and was a member of the National Academy of Sciences. Mendel died i...

Troxell, Gilbert McCoy, 1893-1967.

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Loveman, Amy

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Amy Loveman was born in New York City in 1881. She graduated from Barnard College in 1901. Loveman was the first editor of the Barnard Bulletin. She was one of the founding editors of the "Saturday Review of Literature", established in 1924. When the Book-of-the-Month Club was established in 1926, Loveman was chairperson of the reading department and in 1951 became editor. She received the Columbia University Medal of Excellence in 1945 and the Constance Lindsay Skinner Award in 1946. In 1956, f...

VanderPoel, Halsted B.

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Halsted Billings Vander Poel (1911-2003) began collecting rare books and manuscripts, antiques and art as a young man, but after moving to Rome in 1956, he also turned his attention to the study of Pompeii. For the next forty years, Vander Poel devoted considerable time and financial resources to creating an extensive research library and archive documenting the archaeological investigations at Pompeii. From the description of Halsted B. Vander Poel Campanian collection, ca. 1570-199...

Garvin, J. L. (James Louis), 1868-1947

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Historian, of New Hampshire. From the description of James L. Garvin unpublished articles on Old Allenstown Meeting House and Bear Brook State Park, 1993-2003. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 236168101 ...

Chamberlain, Joseph, 1836-1914

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Joseph Chamberlain was born in 1836; he was educated at University College School, and at the age of sixteen moved from London to Birmingham to join his uncle's screw manufacturing business, Nettlefold and Chamberlain; he became a member of the Birmingham Education Society, the National Education League, and was chairman of the Birmingham School Board [1868-1873]; he was a member of Birmingham Town Council [1872-1880], being Councillor for St Paul's Ward and Mayor [1873-1876]; he was MP for West...

Seymour, Charles, 1885-1963

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Charles Seymour was an author and educator. He served as a delegate to the Paris Peace Conference in 1919. Seymour was president of Yale University from 1937-1950. He was the author of Intimate Papers of Colonel House, 1926-1928. From the description of Charles Seymour papers, 1912-1963 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702206354 Charles Seymour was an author and educator. He served as a delegate to the Paris Peace Conference in 1919. Seymour was presi...