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Letters to Sarah Martin

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS P742

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

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

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
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

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