Henry Beston, 1929
Scope and Contents
A softcover notebook belonging to American writer Henry Beston, and containing a number of names and addresses of people met on a trip to England in 1929, as well as two short reminiscences from the same.
Dates
- Creation: 1929
Creator
- From the Collection: Scheetz, Nicholas B., 1952-2016 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical / Historical
Henry Beston (1888-1968) was an American writer and naturalist, best known for his book The Outermost House (1928), chronicling time spent on Cape Cod after the First World War.
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)
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
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