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Miscellaneous Printed Articles., 11/01/1937-09/10/1978

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 42
Identifier: 64758

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the Harry Sylvester Papers consist of correspondence and manuscripts for his published novel, “Moon Gaffney”; and an unpublished work, “A Watch in the Night.”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

  • Creation: 11/01/1937-09/10/1978

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Container Summary

Clippings of miscellaneous articles by Harry Sylvester, entitled as follows: "Sub Quarter" (1937) "Painter, Whose Work Nazis Banned, Has Exhibit on Cape" re Alo Altripp (1949). "The Wisdom of Death from the Himalayas" (1978). "Of Politics, Labels, and Newspeak" (1978).

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

SYLVESTER, HARRY - PUBLICATIONS: MISC. ARTICLES 1937-78: Printed Item

ALTRIPP, ALO - ARTICLE BY SYLVESTER, HARRY 1949: Printed Item

Repository Details

Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository

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