19th and 20th century literary correspondence

Collection

Identifier: RHC-46

Staff Only

Collection Description

Collection of 19th and early 20th century correspondence and autographs from American authors. Includes personal and official routine correspondence primarily to and from American writers, including Louisa May Alcott, Christopher Morley, H.L. Mencken, Bertrand Russell, Carl Sandburg, Upton Sinclair, and Erle Stanley Garnder. Collected by Harvey E. Lemmen.

Dates

Creation: 1812-1988

Creator

Lemmen, Harvey (Collector, Person)

Access to Materials

Collection is open for research use. Materials may be accessed by request at Special Collections and University Archives in Seidman House. Materials do not circulate.

Publication Rights

For information on copyright or permissions for this collection, contact Grand Valley State University Special Collections.

Extent

0.42 Linear feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Preservica Internal URL

https://us.preservica.com/explorer/explorer.html#prop:4&63b49d17-b8fe-493a-a572-9302dd363675

Preservica Public URL

http://gvsu.access.preservica.com/archive/sdb%3Acollection|63b49d17-b8fe-493a-a572-9302dd363675/

Source of Acquisition

Acquired from Harvey E. Lemmen in 1995.

Related Names

Subject

Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888 (Person)
Gardner, Erle Stanley, 1889-1970 (Person)
Morley, Christopher, 1890-1957 (Person)
Mencken, H.L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956 (Person)
Russell, Bertrand, 1872-1970 (Person)
Sandburg, Carl, 1878-1967 (Person)
Sinclair, Upton, 1878-1968 (Person)

Subjects

Genre / Form

Correspondence

Topical

Classifications

- RHC. Regional and Historical Collections

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: 19th and 20th century literary correspondence, RHC-46
Author: Special Collections & University Archives
Date: 2014
Description rules: Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description: Undetermined
Script of description: Code for undetermined script
Language of description note: English

External Documents

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Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Grand Valley State University Special Collections and University Archives Repository

http://gvsu.edu/library/specialcollections/

Contact:
Seidman House
1 Campus Drive
Allendale MI 49401 United States
616-331-8726
collections@gvsu.edu