Henry Steele Commager., 08/23/1962-08/23/1962

File — Box: 1, Folder: 12.1

Identifier: 51831

Collection-level Scope and Content Note

From the Collection:

The John L. Brown Papers 1, consist of 99 folders of correspondence from literary and artistic luminaries, including writers Sylvia Beach, John Dos Passos, Anne Fremantle, Katherine Anne Porter, Alice B. Toklas; philosopher Jacques Maritain; photographer Brassai; poets Marianne Moore, Wallace Stevens, and Giuseppe Ungaretti, and many more. Correspondence is arranged alphabetically.

Dates

08/23/1962-08/23/1962

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Extent

From the Collection: 0.63 Linear Feet (3 Hollinger Slim Document Cases)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Container Summary

1 TLS from historian and educator Henry Steele Commager to John L. Brown. Signed "Felix." Writing from his teaching post at Cambridge University, England. Reference to attending a conference of the European American Studies Association held that week at Cambridge and meeting Jean Baptiste Duroselle (1917- ). Reference also to author Dorothea Krook and the recent publication of her book on Henry James, "The Ordeal of consciousness in Henry James," (Cambridge University Press, 1962).

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

COMMAGER, HENRY STEELE - CORRES. TO BROWN, JOHN L. 1962: Typed Letter Signed

BROWN, JOHN L. - CORRES. FROM COMMAGER, HENRY STEELE 1962: Typed Letter Signed

DUROSELLE, JEAN BAPTISTE - REFERENCE BY COMMAGER, HENRY STEELE 1962: Typed Letter Signed

KROOK, DOROTHEA - REFERENCE BY COMMAGER, HENRY STEELE 1962: Typed Letter Signed

JAMES, HENRY - REFERENCE 1962: Typed Letter Signed