Hamlin Garland, 1899 - 1937
Scope and Contents
Three pieces of correspondence in the hand of American writer Hamlin Garland. Two postcards (1899 and 1917) addressed to a “Geo. P. Butt”, who appears to have some association with Macmillan publishers, and a letter to the “Tenth Grade Students of Literature” at Washburn High School in Minneapolis, MN, dated 1937. Contents are brief and personal.
Dates
- 1899 - 1937
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical / Historical
Hannibal Hamlin Garland (1860-1940) was an American writer noted for his depictions of Midwestern farm life.
Extent
From the Collection: 30 Cubic Feet (68 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Latin
From the Collection: French
From the Collection: Italian
From the Collection: Welsh
From the Collection: Danish
From the Collection: Swedish
From the Collection: Spanish
From the Collection: German
From the Collection: Norwegian
From the Collection: Persian
From the Collection: Japanese
From the Collection: Russian
From the Collection: Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Creator
- From the Collection: Scheetz, Nicholas B., 1952-2016 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
speccoll@georgetown.edu