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Correspondence of John Dos Passos

 Collection — Folder: 1
Call Number: MS P485

Overview

This collection consists of a single piece of correspondence, a signed typed letter to John Moore of Montana State University (Missoula, Montana), giving him permission to reprint "Camera Eye 14" in a book of readings. The letter includes a discussion of financial arrangements (Author's Guild terms or flat fee). Dos Passos was at 571 Commercial Street in Provincetown, Massachusetts when writing the letter.

Dates

  • Creation: July 30, 1946

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.

Extent

1 folder (1 item)

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

MS P485

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Jack Oruch, who purchased it from Charles Hamilton Autographs, 1965.

Related Materials

Melvin Landsberg Papers: Correspondence with and about John Dos Passos, MS 342, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas

Personal papers of Melvin Landsberg, PP 379, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas.

Separated Materials

For other material in this acquisition see Manuscript Records: Oruch.

Title
Guide to the John Dos Passos Letter
Subtitle
Correspondence of John Dos Passos
Author
Finding aid prepared by alh, March 9, 1976. Finding aid encoded by skt, 2005. Finding aid revised by mwh, 2018.
Date
2005
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/10407/2286689433
Preferred citation
Correspondence of John Dos Passos, Department of Special Collections, MS P485, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas

Repository Details

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

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