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Guide to the H. L. Mencken Collection
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Collection Title: H. L. Mencken Collection
Dates: 1914-1968
Identification: MS-0001
Creator:
Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956
Physical Description: 21.00 items
Language of Materials:
English
French
Repository:
Special Collections & University Archives
5500 Campanile Dr. MC 8050
San Diego, CA, 92182-8050
URL: http://library.sdsu.edu/scua
Email: scref@rohan.sdsu.edu
Phone: 619-594-6791
H. L. Mencken was a critical but humorous journalist, literary reviewer, and language expert. In 1899 he became a reporter
for the
Baltimore Morning Herald; beginning in 1906, and continuing throughout much of his life, he worked at various intervals for
The Baltimore Sun. He was co-editor of
The Smart Set, and was co-founder of the
American Mercury. Additional publications of his were
Prejudices,
The American Language, and an autobiographical trilogy.
This collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
Personal Papers
Publications
Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956
Journalism -- United States
Satire, American
1976
The copyright interests in these materials have not been transferred to San Diego State University. Copyright resides with
the creators of materials contained in the collection or their heirs. The nature of historical archival and manuscript collections
is such that copyright status may be difficult or even impossible to determine. Requests for permission to publish must be
submitted to the Head of Special Collections, San Diego State University, Library and Information Access. When granted, permission
is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include or imply permission
of the copyright holder(s), which must also be obtained in order to publish. Materials from our collections are made available
for use in research, teaching, and private study. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including
but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials.
This collection is open for research.
Identification of item, folder title, box number, H. L. Mencken Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Library
and Information Access, San Diego State University.
This small collection of pamphlets, reprints, and correspondence is part of the larger collection of one hundred individually
cataloged monographs and serials by and about H. L. Mencken, which is also housed in Special Collections. These small items
consist of promotional materials, special event publications, letters, and one sound recording.