Catherine Drinker Bowen, 1950
Scope and Contents
Correspondence between American author Catherine Drinker Bowen and Robert D. Franklin, Assistant Librarian at the Free Library of Philadelphia, and his wife. There are 3 letters: 2 are an exchange between Bowen and Franklin regarding her research on Revolutionary-era America, especially Philadelphia mayor James Logan, dated 1950, while the third is an undated letter to Franklin's wife regarding her recently-published book on John Adams.
Dates
- Creation: 1950
Creator
- From the Collection: Scheetz, Nicholas B., 1952-2016 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical / Historical
Catherine Drinker Bowen (1897-1973) was an American writer and biographer, and recipient of the National Book Award for Nonfiction in 1958 for her biography of Elizabethan lawyer Sir Edward Coke.
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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