Kenneth Roberts letters to Franklin P. Adams, 1918.

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Kenneth Roberts letters to Franklin P. Adams, 1918.

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The collection consists of two typewritten letters from Roberts to Adams: 25 Feb. 1918, accompanying some contributions, mentioning his leaving the Post, and his efforts to join the Intelligence Department; 20 June 1918, from Captain Roberts, with seven numbered statements, humorously mimicking a military form letter.

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Roberts, Kenneth Lewis, 1885-1957

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Novelist. From the description of Papers of Kenneth Lewis Roberts, 1919-1956. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71063732 American author specializing in the writing of richly detailed historical fiction. From the description of Papers of Kenneth Roberts, 1911-1947. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 32136005 American novelist, born Kennebunk, Maine, 1887. Staff correspondent for the Saturday evening post, 1919-; author of many historical novels ...

Adams, Franklin P. (Franklin Pierce), 1881-1960

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Franklin Pierce Adams was a journalist and writer. Born in Chicago, he decided to become a writer and moved to New York, where he wrote for various newspapers. His signature column was The Conning Tower, an enormously popular compilation of satire, light verse, literary criticism, politics, and social commentary, all made accessible by Adams' unpretentious wit. His friends in the New York literary circle also contributed to his column, including Dorothy Parker, Sinclair Lewis, Edna Ferber, and G...