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Sandburg, Carl, 1878-1967

 Person

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Harvey Breit Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: MS1
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1940 - 1965; Other: Majority of material found within 1945 - 1955

Baker Brownell (1887-1965) Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 12/1/3
Abstract Baker Brownell enjoyed a rich and varied career as a soldier, newspaper man, popular teacher and lecturer, prolific writer and minor power, and scholar concerned with the dynamics of both the "small community" and the larger "human community" of which it formed an important component. During his lifetime, much of which was spent as a member of the faculty at Northwestern, Brownell achieved a national reputation based upon both his recognized abilities as a lecturer and teacher and his...
Dates: 1904-1965

Donald H. Horton (1908-1992) Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: 75/31/12
Abstract The series is comprised of Donald H. Horton's photographs documenting curricular affairs, theatrical productions, student activities, and special events sponsored by the Northwestern University School of Speech. The photographs, in print format of various standard sizes, date from the summer of 1940 when Horton was a student at the School. Included among the photographs are several notable images of School of Speech faculty and of Carl Sandburg's and Edgar Bergen's visits to the Northwestern...
Dates: 1940

Arthur H. Nethercot (1895-1981) Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 11/3/11/8
Abstract

Scholar and professor of English Literature Arthur Hobart Nethercot joined NU's English faculty in 1919 and remained with the University until retirement. The Arthur Nethercot Papers consist of biographical materials and clippings documenting Nethercot's career at Northwestern, correspondence from literary figures, and copies and reprints of Nethercot's poetry, fiction, and scholarly publications.

Dates: 1927-1981

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English literature--Study and teaching 1
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