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Letters to Paul S. Seybolt

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS P740

Overview

These two letters were written by newspaper editor and author William Allen White in response to a request that a book entitled Kansas Poetry, which he received from Paul S. Seybolt of West Medford, Massachusetts, be autographed. White comments on the ages at which he wrote his several poems which were published in the book and speculates that Seybolt's is the only copy extant.

Dates

  • Creation: December 28, 1936 and January 25, 1937

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

No access restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.

Biography of William Allen White

William Allen White was born at Emporia, Kansas, on February 10, 1868. He attended the University of Kansas and later moved to Emporia, where his grassroots editorials as owner of the Emporia Gazette gained him national prominence. In addition to his editorials, White wrote many widely-published poems, articles, and books. He died on January 29, 1944 at Emporia.

Extent

1 folder (2 letters)

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

RH MS P740

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift, Ann Sproul Speck, 12 March 1982

Title
Guide to William Allen White letters to Paul S. Seybolt
Subtitle
Letters to Paul S. Seybolt
Author
Finding aid prepared by mh, 2007; Finding aid encoded by mh, 2007
Date
2007
Description rules
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Language of description
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Finding aid permalink
http://hdl.handle.net/10407/2525597291
Preferred citation
White, William Allen, 1868-1944, Letters to Paul S. Seybolt, Kansas Collection, RH MS P740, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas Libraries

Repository Details

Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository

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