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Correspondence 1918: Hilaire Belloc to James Murray Allison., 09/15/1918-09/15/1918

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 12
Identifier: 58857

Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

This series contains the correspondence for Hilaire Belloc and James Murray Allison over the period 1918 concerning Belloc's weekly column for the Land and Water.

Dates

  • 09/15/1918-09/15/1918

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Extent

From the Collection: 0.42 Linear Feet (1 Hollinger Document Case)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Container Summary

Contains ALS, 2 pages/1 sheet. On Kings Land letterhead. Discussion of Belloc's concerns over the incorporation of his work into the columns of the London daily newspapers without attribution: "All the papers are copying me without acknowledgement . . . It robs Land & Water to be thus boycotted simply because the papers - or many of them - have reason to boycott my name."

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

BELLOC, HILAIRE - CORRESP. TO JAMES MURRAY ALLISON 1918 (9/15): Autographed Letter

ALLISON, JAMES MURRAY - CORRESP. FROM HILAIRE BELLOC 1918 (9/15): Autographed Letter

"LAND AND WATER" - CORRESP. RE UNATTRIBUTED QUOTES TAKEN FROM 1918: Autographed Letter

Repository Details

Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository

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