Manuscripts

Joseph Campbell letter to "Dear Mr. Griffis,"

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Description: This letter is chiefly about the Irish writer Joseph Campbell (1879-1944). Campbell does talk a little about some of his own publications and writing. Mr. Griffis had gotten the two authors confused. The letter was written in New York City.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1952, March 1.
Call number: mssHM 78349
Creator: Campbell, Joseph (1904-1987)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Sandra Dirks, October 14, 2009.
Dimensions: 28 cm :

Victor Kravchenko letters to "Mr. White,"

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These two letters talk about Kravchenko's article "Who Will Succeed Stalin?" which was published in the Saturday Evening Post in 1947. Mr. White might be an editor.

mssHM 79865-79866

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Joseph Hickox letter to Laurence D. Peabody

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This letter was written by Joseph Hickox to Laurence D. Peabody (a member of the U.S. Army who was stationed in Germany at the time). Laurence D. Peabody was the son of George W. Peabody, a friend of Hickox's. In the letter, Hickox talks about Albert Einstein's trip to Mt. Wilson in the 1930s. He talks in detail about conversations they had and how he and Einstein would play pool. He also states that he would demonstrate "a practical application of the Theory of Relativity when I rotated the 100 inch dome while he stood on the moving platform." He also talks about Einstein's interest in astronomy.

mssHM 80438

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Sir Walter Scott letter to "Dear Laidlaw,"

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In the letter Scott talks about greyhounds and a "Mr. Mathews." The letter is undated (the date is written as August 1822 in another hand).

mssHM 78390

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Joseph Heller letter to Paul Hardacre

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This typewritten letter, written to Professor Paul Hardacre (who taught at Vanderbilt University) is as follows: Dear Professor Hardacre: Many thanks to you for sending me the photograph from The Times. I envy that man lying on the grass in Cornwall, not merely because he is reading Catch-22, but because he appears to be having a much better time doing it than I had all summer traipsing about all through Europe for Holiday magazine, which is why it has taken me so long to acknowledge your kindness in sending me the clipping. Thank you again. Cordially, Joseph Heller [signed]." With the letter is a newspaper clipping of an article entitled "Writing novels slowly but with hardly a catch," about Joseph Heller, from The Times, October 17, 1975.

mssHM 78362

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Thomas Campbell letter to "My Dear Sir"

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Regarding Shakespeare's drama, "The Tempest".

mssHM 11450

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William Boyd Allison letter to "My dear Mr. Cole,"

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In this letter to the otherwise unidentified Mr. Cole, Allison writes that he may not be available as planned due to a scheduled dinner with friends.

mssHM 29213

Joseph Campbell letter to "Dear Mr. Griffis,"

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