Guide to the R. L. (Robert Luther) Duffus Papers , 1903-1971

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Guide to the R. L. (Robert Luther) Duffus Papers , 1903-1971

Collection number: M0302

Department of Special Collections and University Archives

Stanford University Libraries

Stanford, California

Contact Information

Department of Special Collections
Green Library
Stanford University Libraries
Stanford, CA 94305-6004
Phone: (650) 725-1022
Email: specialcollections@stanford.edu
URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc

Processed by:: Special Collections staff
Date Completed:: ca. 1979

Descriptive Summary

Title: R. L. (Robert Luther) Duffus Papers ,

Date (inclusive): 1903-1971

Collection number: Special Collections M0302

Creator: Duffus, R. L. (Robert Luther), 1888-1972.

Extent: 1.5 linear ft.

Repository: Stanford University. Libraries. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives.

Language: English.

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

None.

Publication Rights

Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections.

Provenance

Gift of Mrs. Robert L. Duffus, 1975-1978, and Mrs. William Duffus, 1979.

Preferred Citation:

[Identification of item] R. L. (Robert Luther) Duffus Papers , M0302, Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Biographical Note

Robert Luther Duffus, a novelist with more than six published works, was born in Waterbury, Vermont, July 10, 1888 and received his A.B. from Stanford in 1910 and his A.M. in 1911. He worked for the San Francisco Bulletin (1911-1918), the San Francisco Call (1918-1919), the New York Globe (1919-1923), and the New York Times (1937-1971). He died November 28, 1972.

Scope and Content

Correspondence, clippings, photographs, certificates, and publications. Letters are primarily from Robert Duffus to his brother, William (1903-1969). Photographs are of Duffus at various times during his life, from high school graduation (1905) to a photograph taken in 1960.

Box 1, Folder 1

R.L.D. to William Duffus, 1903-09.

Box 1, Folder 2

R.L.D. to William Duffus, 1910-12.

Box 1, Folder 3-6

R.L.D. to William Duffus.

Box 1, Folder 7

R.L.D. to William Duffus, 1913-19.

Box 1, Folder 8

R.L.D. to William Duffus, 1920-29.

Box 1, Folder 9

R.L.D. to William Duffus, 1930-39.

Box 1, Folder 10

R.L.D. to William Duffus, 1943-50.

Box 1, Folder 11

R.L.D. to William Duffus, 1950-59.

Box 1, Folder 12

R.L.D. to William Duffus, 1960-69.

Box 1, Folder 13

Thorstein Veblen to Evelyn Wells, Dec. 5, 1920?

Box 1, Folder 14

R. L. D. to Evelyn Wells: 4 letters, 1948, 1968-69;1 letter re. incidents about Castro, Feb., 1944;R.L.D. to Evelyn Wells, May 1964, Oct. 1969;Poem The Unknown Soldier, New York Times, 1946.

Box 2, Folder 15

Correspondence to Duffus, 1963, 65,66, 68-74.

Box 2, Folder 16

Registration Certificates and Report Cards, 1907-11.

Box 2, Folder 17

Honorable Mention, Prize Essay Contest on Patriotic Citizenship, 1906.

Box 2, Folder 18

L.L.D. Degree Citation, 1938.

Box 2, Folder 19

Clippings by Duffus -- Sequoia, Chaparral.

Box 2, Folder 20

Clippings by Duffus -- N.Y. Times, 1962,and S.F. Times, 1915.

Box 2, Folder 21

Newsclippings by, re. Duffus.

Box 2, Folder 22

Miscellaneous

Box 2, Folder 23

Williamstown and Waterbury, Vermont photos.

Box 2

Publications

1. LSJU Bulletin: Directory of Officers and Students; Feb. 1907, Oct. 1909, Feb. 1910, Winter 1918-19.

2. Overland Monthly; Jan. 1905, March 1908, Sept. 1910, Oct. 1910, Jan. 1911.

3. Stanford Alumnus; March 1915.

4. The Chaparral; Nov. 1909, Jan 1910, Feb. 1910, Sept. 1910, March 1911.

5. And a Note for N.Y. -- by Duffus; N.Y. Times Magazine.

6. Lilian D. Wald: Brochure upon her installation into The American Hall of Fame, 1971

Photographs

Physical Location: (In photograph file - Ms Division)

1. H.S. Waterbury, Vt., 1905.

2. N.Y. Times Studio, Spring 1943.

3. Shiny. New York Times Studio, Jan. 1960.

4. Globe (N.Y.) Editorial Staff, 1920.

5. N.Y. Times Editorial Board, Nov. 1949.

6. Carmel, Calif., 1914.

7. Pictures of Vermont: Williamstown and Waterbury.

8. R.L. Duffus; 1923, 1949.

9. R.L.D.; 1927,New York City.

10. R.L.D. at Cloisters, N.Y.C., 1961.

11. R.L.D. at Cloisters, N.Y.C., 1961.

12. Grocery Store, Mission City, B.C., Canada, 1942(editorial by R.L.D. in N.Y. Times).

13. R.L.D.'s uncle and aunt, Lucius and Alice Cooley; his father and mother, John and Helen Graves Duffus; his brother, William McGlashan.

14. R.L.D.'s parents, John and Helen Duffus; his brother William McGlashan.

15. R.L.D. and Ed Morrow of N.Y. Times Bureau in Buenos Aires, Argentina, interviewing President Aramburu, Interpreter Ruby, May 1956.

16. R.L.D. interviewing Pres. Aramburu, Interpreter Ruby. Buenos Aires, Argentina, May 1956.

17. R.L.D., Pasadena, California, July 1911.

18. R.L.D., Graduation from Waterbury, Vt. High School, June 1905.

19. R.L.D., author of `The Sky But Not the Heart' -- 1936,

Physical Description: cop.1.

20. R.L.D., Montpelier, Vt., Sept. 1948.

21. R.L.D., 1915.

22. Caricature of R.L.D. by Charles Dunn of Nation's Business Magazine and description with quote; and caricature with signatures from S.F. Bulletin, Feb. 1914.

23. R.L.D., author of `The Sky But Not the Heart' -- 1936,cop. 2&3.

24. R.L.D. with Mr. and Mrs. W.L. Laurence, 1959.

25. R.L.D. and L.L. D., Westport, Conn., 1936.

26. R.L.D., Westport, Conn., railroad station, 1935.

27. R.L.D., Pasadena, Calif., 1910.

28. R.L.D., author of `Night Between the Rivers.'

29. R.L.D., Westport, Conn.

30. R.L.D. at Longman Green Publishers, 1930.

31. R.L.D. at reception.

32. R.L.D., 10 x 8 professional photo.

33. R.L.D., Westport, Conn., near Compo Road, during WWII.

34. R.L.D. on train for Calif., 1942.

35. R.L.D. at award dinner, the Waldorf, 1950.

36. The Times Forum, 1943;Henry Taylor; R.L.D.; Orville Prescott; Mr. Carlson.

37. R.L.D. in study, Westport, Conn., 1928.

38. R.L.D., Westport, Conn., 1954.

39. R.L.D. with H.E. Armand and M. Berard, 1960.

40. R.L.D., L.L.D., Patterson, and Myron Clement.

41. Photo of portrait of R.L.D. by Lichtenauer, 1946.

42. The Tower of Jewels; Panama `Pacific Exposition, 1915.

43. Mr. and Mrs. Duffus, S.F., Panama- Pacific Exposition, 1915.

44. R.L.D. at Carmel, Calif., August 1914.

45. Photo of front page of the S.F. Bulletin, July 17, 1911;headline reads Fair Directors May Name Site Tonight.

46. R.L.D., class of 1905,Waterbury.

47. Williamstown, Vermont: Robert, William and Marjorie Duffus

Box 3, Folder 1.

Gift of Mrs Robert L. Duffus, 1975

Scope and Content Note

Addition to collection. Includes correspondence from:

Kreisler, Fritz 1917 Apr 11

Physical Description: TLS 1 p

Uppman, Theodor 1957 Mar 5

Physical Description: ALS 2 pp

[Gkubo, Mine] nd2 drawings with well wishes.

Keller, Helen nd

Physical Description: ALS 1 p

Davidson, Jo ndsketch of R.L. Duffus

Davidson, Mrs. Florence 1949 Apr 12

Physical Description: TLS 1p

Pentland, Lord 1946 Jan 17

Physical Description: ALS 1p

Wald, Lillian D. 1935 Nov 27 1936 Jan 27

Physical Description: TLS 2 pp

Physical Description: TLS 1 p

Scope and Content Note

Also included are congratulatory letters, and letters of thanks.

Box 3, Folder 2

Gift of Mrs R L Duffus, 1976.

MS Many Waters for English 22 [Stanford University] Feb 2, 1910.Ca 3800 words. [Page 10 and 11 missing].

Physical Description: 19 pp.

Box 3, Folder 3

Gift of Mrs R L Duffus, 1976

Notes on the Duffus family by Leah-Louise (Mrs RL) Duffus, Nov. 1975with corrections and suggestions from William M. Duffus, given by him in March 1947.

Physical Description: Typescript xerox. 7 pp.

31 letters to his younger sister, Marjorie Alice, and her husband, Sam Bryan. 1915 to 1970.

Box 3, Folder 4

Gift of Mrs Wm Duffus, 1979

Correspondence from Robert L. Duffus to his brother William, and his brother's wife, Ursula. 1911-1942.

Box 3, Folder 5

Gift of Mrs Wm Duffus, 1979

Robert L. Duffus to his brother William and his brother's wife, Ursula. 1943-1968.