Jarrell, Randall, 1914-1965

Harvey Breit, poet, playwright, and interviewer, was a reviewer for the New York Times Book Review from 1940-1965. This collection consists of more than 225 pages of correspondence sent to Breit during this period by more than fifty authors and public figures.

Norman Wait Harris (1846-1916) was Northwestern University Trustee from 1890 to his death in 1916. He endowed the Norman Wait Harris Lecture Series in 1907. This series contains the administrative records of the lecture series (announcements, financial records, and general correspondence), as well as files relating to individual lecturers, and span the years 1906 to 2007.