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Scott, Nathan A., Jr. (Part I)., 01/01/1956-12/31/1963

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 25
Identifier: GAMMS1.6.330

Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

Academic offprints collected by William K. Wimsatt, Jr., arranged alphabetically by author.

Dates

  • 01/01/1956-12/31/1963

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Extent

From the Collection: 6 Linear Feet (4 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Container Summary

1 Autograph Letter Signed dated 09/07/1967 from Nathan A. Scott, Jr. to William K. Wimsatt, Jr., thanking him for sending offprints and discussing his own work. Sent from Chicago, Illinois. Also, 1 Autograph Letter Signed dated 01/30/1968 from Nathan A. Scott, Jr. to William K. Wimsatt, Jr., discussing Yale University news. Sent from Chicago, Illinois. And 6 Offprints by Nathan A. Scott, Jr. Titles include: "Beneath the Hammer of Truth" from "Christianity and Crisis" (1956); "The Example of George Orwell" from "Christianity and Crisis" (1959); "The Modest Optimism of Albert Camus" from "The Christian Scholar" (1959); "The Bias of Comedy and the Narrow Escape into Faith" from "The Christian Scholar" (1961); "The Recent Journey into the Zone of Zero: The Example of Beckett and His Despair of Literature" from "The Centennial Review" (1962); and "Society and the Self in Recent American Literature" from unknown source (1963). Most offprints include autograph inscriptions from the author to William K. Wimsatt, Jr.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

SCOTT, NATHAN A. - CORRESP. TO WIMSATT, WILLIAM (1967): Other Types

SCOTT, NATHAN A. - CORRESP. TO WIMSATT, WILLIAM (1968): Other Types

WIMSATT, WILLIAM K., JR. - CORRESP. FROM SCOTT, NATHAN A. (1967): Other Types

WIMSATT, WILLIAM K., JR. - CORRESP. FROM SCOTT, NATHAN A. (1968): Other Types

SCOTT, NATHAN A. - "BENEATH THE HAMMER OF TRUTH" - OFFPRINT (1956): Other Types

SCOTT, NATHAN A. - "EXAMPLE OF GEORGE ORWELL" - OFFPRINT (1959): Other Types

SCOTT, NATHAN A. - "MODEST OPTIMISM OF ALBERT CAMUS" - OFFPRINT (1959): Other Types

SCOTT, NATHAN A. - "BIAS OF COMEDY & THE NARROW..." - OFFPRINT (1961): Other Types

SCOTT, NATHAN A. - "RECENT JOURNEY INTO ZONE OF ZERO" - OFFPRINT(1962): Other Types

SCOTT, NATHAN A. - "SOCIETY & THE SELF IN RECENT..." - OFFPRINT (1963): Other Types

Repository Details

Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository

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