Rifkind (Emilie Michel) collection of H.L. Mencken letters, circa 1905-1946

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Title:
Emilie Michel Rifkind collection of H.L. Mencken letters
Dates:
circa 1905-1946
Creators:
Rifkind, Emilie Michel and Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956
Abstract:
The collection consists of letters written by H.L. Mencken to Louis Michel, Mrs. Louis Michel, and their daughter Emilie Michel Rifkind. Also included are Mencken's wedding announcement and calling card, a clipping from the Baltimore Sun about a piece by Michel, and letters from Princeton University librarian Julian Boyd to Emilie Rifkind about the letters. H.L. Mencken (1880-1956 was an American journalist, essayist, satirist, and cultural critic. Louis Michel, a German immigrant, met Mencken in Baltimore, where Michel was a lauded poet and sheriff's deputy. The two developed a life long friendship.
Extent:
0.21 linear feet. 1 box
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Emilie Michel Rifkind collection of H.L. Mencken letters, Collection no. 6197, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of letters written by H.L. Mencken to Louis Michel, Mrs. Louis Michel, and their daughter Emilie Michel Rifkind. Also included are Mencken's wedding announcement and calling card, a clipping from the Baltimore Sun about a piece by Michel, and letters from Princeton University librarian Julian Boyd to Emilie Rifkind about the letters. The letters from Mencken were written on Baltimore Sun, American Mercury, and personal stationery and addressed to the Michel family in Baltimore and later Los Angeles. The early letters are handwritten; the later typed.

Biographical / historical:

H.L. Mencken (1880-1956 was an American journalist, essayist, satirist, and cultural critic. Louis Michel, a German immigrant, met Mencken in Baltimore, where Michel was a lauded poet and sheriff's deputy (see Baltimore Sun, "Hon. Louis Michel Tells of His Home in Germany", January 27, 1907 and "Louis Michel to Return", May 1907). The two developed a life long friendship.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Emilie Michel Rifkind.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Sue Luftschein
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2019-07-19 11:24:14 -0700 .

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Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Emilie Michel Rifkind collection of H.L. Mencken letters, Collection no. 6197, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Location of this collection:
Special Collections
Doheny Memorial Library, Room 209
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189, US
Contact:
(213) 740-5900
specol@usc.edu
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