Finding aid for the H.F. Boesche letter 2536
Sarah Jardini for History Associates Incorporated
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
2022 June
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Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
Title: Mrs. H.F. Boesche letter
Creator:
Boesche , H.F., Mrs.
Identifier/Call Number: 2536
Physical Description:
0.03 Linear Feet
1 folder
Date: 1936
Abstract: Collection consists of a 1936 letter from English writer and playwright W. Somerset Maugham to Mrs. H.F. Boesche.
Language of Material:
English.
Container: 1
Collection consists of a 1936 letter and envelope from English writer and playwright W. Somerset Maugham to Mrs. Henry F.
(Edith) Boesche in response to a fan letter. The letter was sent from the residence of Bertram Alanson, Maugham's friend and
stockbroker.
Originally part of the Ethel Barrymore Memorial Theatre Arts Collection at the University of Southern California Library
100 Series, and was labeled 100-21.
W. Somerset Maugham was an English playwright, novelist, and short-story writer. He was among the most popular writers of
his era and reputedly the highest-paid author during the 1930s. His best known publication is
Of Human Bondage (1915).
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mrs. H.F. Boesche.
[Box/folder no. or item name], Mrs. H.F. Boesche letter, Collection no. 2536, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University
of Southern California.
Collection is unprocessed.
This collection is housed in the same box as collection #2530.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Correspondence
Letters
playwrights
Writers
Boesche , H.F., Mrs. -- Archive
Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset), 1874-1965