Morse (Willard) collection on Sinclair Lewis, 1907-1952

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Summary

Title:
Willard Morse collection on Sinclair Lewis
Dates:
1907-1952
Creators:
Lewis, Sinclair, 1885-1951 and Morse, Willard S. (Willard Samuel), 1856-1935
Abstract:
Book reviews, journal and newspaper (originals and photostats) articles by and about Sinclair Lewis, and an extensive type- and handwritten catalog of Morse's holdings on Lewis, author and novelist, who was the first American to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. 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.
Containers:
Box: 3
Box: 1
Box: 2
Extent:
3.0 Linear feet 3 boxes
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder# or item name], Willard Morse collection on Sinclair Lewis, Collection no. 0138, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Background

Scope and content:

Book reviews, journal and newspaper (originals and photostats) articles by and about Sinclair Lewis, and an extensive type- and handwritten catalog of Morse's holdings on Lewis.

Biographical / historical:

Harry Sinclair Lewis (February 7, 1885-January 10, 1951) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright. In 1930, he became the first writer from the United States to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, which was awarded "for his vigorous and graphic art of description and his ability to create, with wit and humor, new types of characters." His works are characterized by their insightful and critical views of American capitalism and materialism between the wars. His work is also respected for its characterizations of modern working women.

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.

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About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Sue Luftschein
Date Prepared:
2013 November
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2013-11-13T03:51-0800

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Restrictions:

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Terms of access:

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Preferred citation:

[Box/folder# or item name], Willard Morse collection on Sinclair Lewis, Collection no. 0138, 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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