Haniel Long., 04/04/1946-05/09/1948

File — Box: 1, Folder: 42

Identifier: 64617

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The major portions of the Harry Sylvester Papers consist of correspondence and manuscripts for his published novel, “Moon Gaffney”; and an unpublished work, “A Watch in the Night.”

Notable correspondents include writers, publishers, scholars, political and religious leaders, such as Harry L. Binsse, Paul Beecher Blanshard, Harvey Breit, Dorothy Day, William A.S. Dollard, Waldo Frank, John Farrar, Brendan Gill, Matthew Hoehn, Nathan I. Hentoff, Stanley J. Kunitz, Eugene J. and Abigail McCarthy, Haniel Long, J.F. Powers, Thomas Sugrue, Mark and Irita Van Doren, Stanley Vestal (a.k.a. Walter Stanley Campbell), and Leo Louis Ward.

Dates

04/04/1946-05/09/1948

Conditions Governing Access

Most manuscripts collections at the Georgetown University Booth Family Center for Special Collections are open to researchers; however, restrictions may apply to some collections. Collections stored off site require a minimum of three days for retrieval. For use of all manuscripts collections, researchers are advised to contact the Booth Family Center for Special Collections in advance of any visit.

Extent

From the Collection: 6.5 Cubic Feet (7 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Container Summary

Correspondence to Harry Sylvester from Haniel Long: 3 TLS dated 4/4/1946, 1/17/1948, 5/9/1948. Reference to Kurt Wolff with Pantheon Books who was responsible for publishing Long's "Interlinear to Cabeza de Vaca; his Relation of the Journey, Florida to the Pacific, 1528-1536," in German translation; and to Long's work on a book later to be entitled, "A Letter to St. Augustine After Re-reading his Confessions" (New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1950). Also reference to visit of writers Martin Gardner (1914- ) and John B. Shaw (1913- ) of Tulsa Oklahoma, with mention of artist Eric Gill. Of the latter two, Long wrote: "...John is a charming fellow, I love the way in which he shares enthusiasms. The purpose of his visit is to tell me a lot about Eric Gill and to show me some of Gill's work. I knew the name of course, because of my Whitman, done in his Perpetua type. I feel a great stirring of love in me for Gill on account of what John has told me..."

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

LONG, HANIEL - CORRES. TO SYLVESTER, HARRY 1946-48: Typed Letter Signed

SYLVESTER, HARRY - CORRES. FROM LONG, HANIEL 1946-48: Typed Letter Signed

WOLFF, KURT - REFERENCE BY LONG, HANIEL 1948: Typed Letter Signed

LONG, HANIEL - "INTERLINEAR TO CABEZA DE VACA" REFERENCE 1948: Typed Letter Signed

LONG, HANIEL - "LETTER TO ST. AUGUSTINE..." REFERENCE 1948: Typed Letter Signed

GARDNER, MARTIN - REFERENCE BY LONG, HANIEL 1948: Typed Letter Signed

SHAW, JOHN B. - REFERENCE BY LONG, HANIEL 1948: Typed Letter Signed

GILL, ERIC - REFERENCE BY LONG, HANIEL 1948: Typed Letter Signed