2.4 "Eternity" to "Father LaFarge"
Scope and Contents
Manuscripts by Fulton Oursler, Grace Perkins Oursler, and others; correspondence to/from the Ourslers; other related manuscript and printed items, and rolls of photographic negatives taken by/of Fulton Oursler. Of major interest are correspondence and other files relating to Fulton Oursler's editorial work for Liberty and The Reader's Digest. Correspondents include: Franklin D. Roosevelt (long series); Soong Mei-ling, or Madame Chiang Kai-shek (long series); H.L. Mencken (long series); and Upton Sinclair (long series).
Please see the External Documents section below to see the original typed inventory to all series of the collection in PDF.
Dates
- From the File: Creation: 1881-1954
- From the File: Creation: Majority of material found within 1925-1950
Conditions Governing Access
Most manuscripts collections at the Georgetown University Booth Family Center for Special Collections are open to researchers; however, restrictions may apply to some collections. Collections stored off site require a minimum of three days for retrieval. For use of all manuscripts collections, researchers are advised to contact the Booth Family Center for Special Collections in advance of any visit.
Language of Materials
From the File: English
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
