Letters to Sarah Martin
Overview
These two letters, dated 1932 and 1933, were written by Emporia Gazette editor William Allen White to Sarah Martin, a former employee of the Gazette, who was employed in New York City at the time of his writing.
Dates
- Creation: May 18, 1932 and December 22, 1933;
Creator
- White, William Allen, 1868-1944 (Person)
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 P742
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, Claude Martin, 1 February 1972
Subject
- White, William Allen, 1868-1944 (Person)
- Martin, Sarah (Person)
- Title
- Guide to William Allen White letters to Sarah Martin
- Subtitle
- Letters to Sarah Martin
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by mh, 2007; Finding aid encoded by mh, 2007
- Date
- 2007
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in <language encodinganalog="language">English.</language>
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/6416382294
- Preferred citation
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White, William Allen, 1868-1944, Letters to Sarah Martin, Kansas Collection, RH MS P742, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas Libraries
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository