A.S.M. Hutchinson, 1925 - 1960
Scope and Contents
Six letters in the hand of British novelist A.S.M. Hutchinson, addressed to American librarian and book collector John S. Mayfield (1904-1983) between 1925 and 1960: the earliest letter is on plain paper (1925), two are on personalized letterhead (1959), and three are blue aerogrammes (1959-1960). The contents are general, and include commentary on his books and other personal matters such as their own youths and family histories: In August of 1959 he replies to Mayfield, “I would much like to hear what you offer to tell me of yourself, your Father a Senator of Texas, Texas a romantic land to me ever since my boyhood reading of ranches & cowboys & Indians & all that.”
Dates
- 1925 - 1960
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical / Historical
Arthur Stuart-Menteth Hutchinson (1879-1971) was a British novelist and editor born in India to British parents, his mother a member of the Scottish noble family the Stuart Menteths.
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