Theodore Dreiser letters
Scope and Contents
Signed handwritten and typewritten letters. The letters were written to F. A. Duneka of Harper and Brothers Publishing Company; David Karsner of the "New York Call" asking for his recommendations for an illustrator for a collection of essays; and the Harvard College Cooperative Society requesting sales figures on "The Genius" and "An American Tragedy." Also included is a letter to Roberts Brothers Publishers concerning a photograph Dreiser borrowed on behalf of "Every Month Magazine." These materials were originally a part fo the collection of J. Lesser Goldman, a book dealer in St. Louis, Missouri.
Dates
- 1897-1926
Creator
- Dreiser, Theodore, 1871-1945 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Letters must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical / Historical
American novelist.
Extent
6 item (6 pages)
Language of Materials
English
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
- Title
- Register of Letters
- Author
- Leslie Evens
- Date
- 2011 October 14
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States