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Research papers and correspondence of Allan Nevins, chiefly those pertaining to his work at the Huntington Library. Included are research papers on the Civil War, drafts to the third and fourth volumes of the Ordeal of the Union, lectures, and shorthand books kept by his secretary at the Huntington, Lillian K. Bean. The correspondence deals chiefly with the publication of the last two volumes in the Ordeal of the Union and was conducted by Lillian Bean. Also included is correspondence between Allan Nevins and his wife Mary, and Lillian Bean. Significant correspondents represented in this collection are: James Truslow Adams; John Edwin Bakeless; Grayson Louis Kirk; Alfred A. Knopf; Archibald MacLeish; Fred Delbert Schwengel; Eunice Kennedy Shriver; Charles Scribner's Sons; Adlai Ewing Stevenson; Irving Stone; and Arnold Toynbee.
Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date
approximately 1950-1982.
Call number
mssNevins
Creator
Nevins, Allan (1890-1971)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Gift of Dorothy Graham, October 1976.
Restrictions
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Associated people
Adams, James Truslow, (1878-1949.)
Bakeless, John, (1894-1978.)
Kirk, Grayson L. (1903-1997.)
Knopf, Alfred A., (1892-1984.)
MacLeish, Archibald, (1892-1982.)
Schwengel, Fred, (1907-1993.)
Shriver, Eunice Kennedy. (1900-1965.)
Stevenson, Adlai E. (1903-1989.)
Stone, Irving, (1889-1975.)
Toynbee, Arnold,
Associated organization
Charles Scribner's Sons.
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