Finding aid for the Willard Morse collection on Henry Van Dyke 0142
Finding aid prepared by Sue Luftschein
USC Libraries Special Collections
2013 September
Doheny Memorial Library 206
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Title: Willard Morse collection on Henry Van Dyke
Collection number: 0142
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Container: 1
Container: 2
Physical Description:
1.0 Linear feet
1 box
Date: 1880s-1930s
Abstract: Book reviews, journal and newspaper (originals and photostats) articles by and about Henry Van Dyke, and a typewritten bibliography
on Van Dyke (1852-1933), minister and author of popular Christmas sermons, essays, and short stories. Willard S. Morse (1856-1935)
was a mining executive in the West and Mexico. He was later made a director and member of the executive committee of the American
Smelter Securities Company, Chilean Exploration Company, and Braden Copper Company. After retiring, Morse devoted much of
this time to the collection of Americana.
creator:
Morse, Willard S. (Willard Samuel), 1856-1935
creator:
Van Dyke, Henry, 1852-1933
[Box/folder# or item name], Willard Morse collection on Henry Van Dyke, Collection no. 0142, Special Collections, USC Libraries,
University of Southern California
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Henry Van Dyke (1852-1933) was a minister and author of popular Christmas sermons, essays, and short stories.
Book reviews, journal and newspaper (originals and photostats) articles by and about Henry Van Dyke, and a typewritten bibliography
on Van Dyke.
See also:
Willard Morse collection on Ambrose Bierce, Collection no. 0136 Willard Morse collection on William Dean Howells, Collection
no. 0137 Willard Morse collection on Sinclair Lewis, Collection no. 0138 Willard Morse collection on Edgar Lee Masters, Collection
no. 0139 Willard Morse collection on Thomas Nelson Page, Collection no. 0140 Willard Morse collection on Vincent Starrett,
Collection no. 0141
Willard S. Morse Collection of Material About Bret Harte (Collection 1019). Department of Special Collections, Charles E.
Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Willard S. Morse (1856-1935) was a mining executive in the West and Mexico. He was later made a director and member of the
executive committee of the American Smelter Securities Company, Chilean Exploration Company, and Braden Copper Company. After
retiring, Morse devoted much of this time to the collection of Americana. He died on October 4, 1935 in Santa Monica, California.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Morse, Willard S. (Willard Samuel), 1856-1935 -- Archives
Van Dyke, Henry, 1852-1933 -- Archives
Van Dyke, Henry, 1852-1933 -- Bibliography
American literature--19th century--Archival resources
American literature--20th century--Archival resources
Authors, American--19th century--Archival resources
Authors, American--20th century--Archival resources
Bibliographies
Clippings
Typescripts