Overview

This group of letters and manuscripts represents the correspondence of Charles Benedict Driscoll with some of the United States's literarati and other leading figures of the 1920s through the 1940s. There are 73 items arranged chronologically, except for the undated items (which are arranged alphabetically), and the drafts of two articles written by Driscoll.

Overview 308 letters written by the editor and social critic Henry Louis Mencken to 42 recipients: journalists, contributors, men-of-letters, and friends. Subjects include politics, language, publishing, manners of people of the United States, and literary circles. Includes a few related letters by others and 65 photocopies of approximately 140 letters from Mencken to Harry Barnes and Harry Kemp. Texts in the collection include 7 brief draft articles by Mencken; there are also 6 articles and related...