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Correspondence

 Series
Identifier: 1190

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The John L. Brown Papers 3, consists of correspondence with 20th century artists, scholars, and writers. Notables include artists Huseyin Halit, Loren McIver and her husband, poet Lloyd Frankenberg, Lilian Mckendrick, Irene Rice Pereira and Antoinette Schulte; art critic and historian Roger Avermaete; historian Henry Steele Commager; and writers Jacqueline Bernard, Faith Berry, Elizabeth Borton de Trevino, Lewis Galantiere, Elsa Gress, poet James Laughlin, Boris Schreiber, Pierre Seghers, Georges Sion, Gerald Sykes and Richard Wright. Others include conductor Eugene Ormandy, sociologist Pitirim Sorokin, and the daughter of Paul Claudel, Renee Nantet.

Dates

  • From the Collection: 1946 - 1995
  • From the Collection: Majority of material found within 1966 - 1986

Collection-level Access Restrictions

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Researchers are solely responsible for determining the copyright status of the materials being used, establishing who the copyright owner is, locating the copyright owner, and obtaining permission for intended use.

Extent

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

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

General Note

Series No. in Collection: 1

Repository Details

Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository

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