Correspondence to William K. Wimsatt, Jr.: 1949., 01/04/1949-11/07/1949

File — Box: 1, Folder: 17

Identifier: GAMMS1.2.17

Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

Correspondence to William K. Wimsatt, Jr., arranged chronologically.

Dates

01/04/1949-11/07/1949

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Extent

From the Collection: 6 Linear Feet (4 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Container Summary

Typed Correspondence dated 1949 to William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Correspondents include: Louis L. Martz of Yale University, Vincent E. Smith of the "New Scholasticism" journal, Lane Cooper of Cornell Unviersity, and Elmer J. Henderson, SJ, of "Thought" review. Also, Typed Reviews undated by William K. Wimsatt, Jr. of Moody E. Prior's "The Language of Tragedy", Philip Rahv's "Image and Idea: Fourteen Essays on Literary Themes", and Leslie Stephens's "History of English Thought in the Eighteenth Century". All reviews contain autograph notations by the author. And Autograph Notes undated by William K. Wimsatt, Jr.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

MARTZ, LOUIS L. - CORRESP. TO WIMSATT, WILLIAM (1949): Other Types

SMITH, VINCENT E. - CORRESP. TO WIMSATT, WILLIAM (1949): Other Types

COOPER, LANE - CORRESP. TO WIMSATT, WILLIAM (1949): Other Types

HENDERSON, ELMER J., SJ - CORRESP. TO WIMSATT, WILLIAM (1949): Other Types

WIMSATT, WILLIAM K., JR. - CORRESP. FROM MARTZ, LOUIS L. (1949): Other Types

WIMSATT, WILLIAM K., JR. - CORRESP. FROM SMITH, VINCENT E. (1949): Other Types

WIMSATT, WILLIAM K., JR. - CORRESP. FROM COOPER, LANE (1949): Other Types

WIMSATT, WILLIAM K., JR. - CORRESP. FROM HENDERSON, ELMER, SJ (1949): Other Types

WIMSATT, WILLIAM K., JR. - TYPED REVIEW (1949): Other Types

WIMSATT, WILLIAM K., JR. - AUTOGRAPH NOTES (1949): Other Types

PRIOR, MOODY E. - "LANGUAGE OF TRAGEDY" - REVIEW BY WIMSATT (1949): Other Types

RAHV, PHILIP - "IMAGE AND IDEA" - REVIEW BY WIMSATT (1949): Other Types

STEPHENS, LESLIE - "ENGLISH THOUGHT" - REVIEW BY WIMSATT (1949): Other Types