Manuscripts

Lawrence Clark Powell papers

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Description: The majority of the collection consists of correspondence between Lawrence Clark Powell and historian Andrew Rolle (1943-1990 - 7 folders). In the correspondence they often discuss their current book projects, articles, etc. They also discuss other historians and authors (John Caughey, Robert Glass Cleland, etc.), as well as Occidental College, the Huntington Library, the Zamorano Club, and UCLA. Along with the correspondence are several typewritten copies of manuscripts by Powell (book reviews, etc.). There is also one postcard from Benjamin De Casseres to Andrew Rolle (1943).
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1943-2001.
Call number: mssPowell
Creator: Powell, Lawrence Clark (1906-2001)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Andrew Rolle, March 2002.
Associated people: De Casseres, Benjamin,; Rolle, Andrew F.
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