“Coquetry” typescript poem, with letter from H.L. Mencken to William Griffith
Overview
This letter from H.L. Mencken to William Griffith, October 4, 1930, gently rejecting and returning the enclosed typescript of Griffith's poem, "Coquetry", was found laid in Griffith’s copy of Mencken’s book, Treatise of the Gods (1930).
Dates
- Creation: October 4, 1930
Creator
- Griffith, William, 1876-1936 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
No access restriction
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
Biography of William Griffith
William Griffith, born 1876 in Memphis, Missouri, had a long and productive career in New York City, first as a newspaper man and later as a magazine editor (Hampton’s Magazine, 1906-1909; Travel Magazine, 1910; McCall’s Magazine, 1911-1912; National Sunday Magazine, 1912-1916; and Current Opinion, 1917-1925) and book editor (Forum Press, The Authors Digest, etc.). He was also the author of numerous works of prose (History of Kansas City, 1900, etc.), and of verse (Trialogues, 1897; City pastorals and other poems, 1918; and Loves and losses of Pierrot, 1924, etc.). He had been president of the Poetry Society of America. This typescript poem, “Coquetry,” is dated 6 years before his death in 1936.
Extent
2 folders (3 pieces)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
MS P136
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acquired by 1963.
Separated Materials
Found laid in Mencken's Treatise of the Gods, 1930 (with Griffith's book-plate).
Bibliography
Subject
- Title
- Guide to a Poem by William Griffith Collection
- Subtitle
- “Coquetry” typescript poem, with letter from H.L. Mencken to William Griffith
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by alh, 1963; revised by ksc, 2006. Finding aid encoded by skt, 2006.
- Date
- 2006
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in English.
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/5563139963
- Preferred citation
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“Coquetry” typescript poem, with letter from H.L. Mencken to William Griffith, Department of Special Collections, MS P136, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository