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Letters written by Wilson, arranged chronologically. 1879-1938,

 

Letters to Wilson, A-N

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by author or organization.
 

Adams, Andy, 1859-1935

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Letter, Sept. 26, 1903.

 

Adams, Franklin Pierce, 1881-

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Letter, with clippings. Addressed to Mr. Booth Nov. 4, n.y.,

 

Aug, Edna

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5 letters, 1935-1937.

 

Beer, Thomas, 1849-1940

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3 letters, 1922-1923.

 

Berkowitz, Walter J., 1892-

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Letter, Nov. 25, 1936.

 

Blythe, Samuel George, 1868-

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4 letters, 1917-1929.

 

Bobbs-Merrill Company

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Letter, by Ralph T. Hale. Dec. 23, 1904,

 

Bouton, Stephen Miles, 1876-

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Letter, June 13, 1933.

 

Bradford, George F.

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Letter, with annotation by Wilson. Aug. 15, 1931,

 

Bucher, William Henry, 1874-1934

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Letter, addressed to Zilpha Riley. Mar. 29, 1933,

 

Burton, Richard Eugene, 1861-

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Letter, Sept. 16, [1935].

 

Clemens, Cyril, 1902-

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2 letters, 1935-1938.

 

Clemens, Samuel Langhorn, 1835-1910

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2 letters, re H. L. Wilson's The Spenders. 1902,

 

Connelly, Laurel Louise (Fletcher) Tarkington (Mrs. Willard Connelly)

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2 letters, (The first Mrs. Booth Tarkington) 1938.

 

Croy, Homer, 1883-

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2 letters, [1934].

 

Curran, Henry Hastings, 1877-

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Letter, Mar. 13, [1937].

 

Curtis, Wardon Allan, 1867-1940

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Letter, re Puck. July 16, 1899,

 

Curtis Brown, Ltd.

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Letter, re British edition of Ruggles of Red Gap. July 16, 1915,

 

Dale, Mary

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Letter, re H. L. Wilson, his first marriage and Rose O'Neill. Not addressed to H. L. Wilson. June 1, n.y.,

 

Doubleday, Doran and Company

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2 letters, 1935 letter written by Russell Doubleday. 1904-1935.

 

Duke, W. Dean, d. 1937

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8 letters, Longtime friend and cattle rancher, source of story material for H. L. Wilson. Also included, promissory note, Feb. 23, 1929 and 2 letters from his wife, Dita, 1936-1937. 1915-1935.

 

Field, Walter Taylor, 1861-

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Letter, July 16, 1938.

 

Fink, Albert

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Letter, Mar. 7, 1919.

 

Ford, Hugh

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Letter, June 23, 1935.

 

Ford, James Lauren, 1854-1928

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Letter, n.d.

 

Furnas, Clifford Cook, 1900-

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3 letters, 1937.

 

Garland, Hamlin, 1860-1940

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Letter, re H. L. Wilson's The Seeker. Sept. 8, 1904,

 

Gaylord, Harriet

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Letter, Dec. 30, n.y.

 

Gibson, William C.

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4 letters, 1886 letter written while editor of Puck. 1886-1905.

 

Hereford, Frances (Reynolds) (Mrs. William Richard Hereford)

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Letter, Jan. 7, 1930.

 

Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920

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2 letters, 1902-1918.

 

Ingersoll, Robert Green, 1833-1899

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Letter, Feb. 18, 1893.

 

Kinsey, H. C.

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8 letters, Agent and publisher. 1930-1939.

Scope and Contents

See also 2 letters, 1940, to Leon Wilson in Box 5.
 

Klyce, Scudder

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Letter, Aug. 30, 1923.

 

Knapp, Clarence Hollister, 1879-

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Letter, with typescript of two of his ballads. May 26, 1934,

 

Knutsford, Sydney Holland, Viscount, 1855-

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Letter, Feb. 14, 1929.

 

La Shelle, Kirke, 1862-1905

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Letter, Dec. 1, 1903.

 

London, Jack, 1876-1916

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Letter, Oct. 29, 1912.

 

Long, Ray, 1878-1935

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Letter, Transcript, by Zilpha Riley. n.d.

 

Lorimer, George Horace, 1868-1937

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Letter, Incomplete. n.d.

 

Lothrop, Lee Shepard Company, Boston

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3 letters, by W. F. Gregory. Publishers of The Boss of Little Arcady. 1904-1905,

 

McIntyre, Oscar Odd, 1884-

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3 letters, 1935 and n.d.

 

Matthews, James Brander, 1852-1929

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Letter, July 13, 1893.

 

Mencken, Henry Louis, 1880-1956

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26 letters, re Dreiser, Conrad and other writers, and re his editorship and association with Smart Set. 1911-1937,

Scope and Contents

See also 2 letters, 1939-1942, to Leon Wilson in Box 5.
 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corporation

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Letter, by Harry Rapf, enclosing copy of the studio's synopsis of "Ma Pettengill". June 3, 1935,

 

Milburn, George, 1906-1966

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4 letters, Letters, Apr. 30 and June 15, 1935 are incomplete. 1934-1935.

 

Miller, Agnes May (Wilson), 1854-1944 (Mrs. Charles L. Miller)

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22 letters, H. L. Wilson's sister. Letter, Oct. 6, 1938, is incomplete. 1914-1939.

Scope and Contents

See also letters to Charis Leon Wilson in Box 5.
 

Moll, Grace (Mrs. Carl Moll)

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6 letters, Hospital nurse, source of hospital details in H. L. Wilson's Lone Tree. 1938-1939.

 

Newell, Robert C.

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Letter, Feb. 26, 1924.

 

Letters to Wilson, O-T-miscellany

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by author or organization.
 

O'Neill, Callista, d. 1946

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Letter, to Louis Tarkington, re Rose O'Neill. Dec. 8, 1937,

Scope and Contents

See also 3 letters to Charis and Leon Wilson in Box 5.
 

O'Neill, Rose Cecil, 1874-1944

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9 letters, 1921 exhibit catalog and a sketchbook also included. 1935-1938.

Scope and Contents

See also 3 letters to Charis and Leon Wilson in Box 5.
 

Parkhill, Forbes, 1892-

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Letter, Dec. 9, 1937.

 

Pinkerton, Kathrene (Gedney) (Mrs. Robert E. Pinkerton)

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10 letters, 1938-1939.

 

Pinkerton, Robert E, 1882-

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2 letters, 1938-1939.

 

Players

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Letter, by Whitney Darrow. With this, card admitting Wilson to the Club for two weeks, Oct. 31, 1904. May 18, 1938,

Scope and Contents

See also 2 letters to Charis Wilson, 1938, in Box 5.
 

Quinn, John, 1870-1924

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Letter, to Otto Carmichael. Feb. 4, 1919,

 

Riley, Zilpha, 1893- (Mrs. Erven Riley)

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4 letters, 1931-1939.

Scope and Contents

See also letters to Charis and Leon Wilson in Box 5.
 

Roberts, Kenneth Lewis, 1885-

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Postcard, Mar. 12, 1920 and letter, n.d.

 

Roosevelt, Theodore, Pres. U.S., 1858-1919

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3 letters, 1895 letters, while President, New York City Police Department; 1902 letter, while President of the United States. 1895-1902.

 

Runyon, Damon, 1884-

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Letter, Oct. 31, 1933.

 

Sabin, Edwin Legrand, 1870-

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2 letters, 1937.

 

Saturday Evening Post

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4 letters, by Wesley Winans Stout. 1937,

 

Smith, Irving G.

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3 letters, re Tahiti 1916-1924,

 

Sothern, Edward Hugh, 1859-

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Letter, July 18, 1916.

 

Sothern, Julia (Marlowe) (Mrs. Edward Hugh Sothern)

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Letter, July 18, 1916.

 

Stevens, James Floyd, 1892-

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7 letters, 1926-1931.

Scope and Contents

See also letter to George Kummer in Box 5.
 

Street, Julian, 1879-

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11 letters, 1908-1939.

 

Strunk, William, 1869-

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Postcard, Evidently one of several cards. [June 11, 1913].

 

Sullivan, Frank, 1892-

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3 letters, 1932-1937.

 

Letters to Wilson, T-Z

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by author or organization.
 

Tarkington, Booth, 1869-1946

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115 letters, Nov. 30, 1929 letter written for him by his wife, Susannah (Robinson) Tarkington. Three drawings by Tarkington, ca. 1906-1907, and undated account also included. 1905-1939.

Scope and Contents

See also letters to Charis and Leon Wilson in Box 5.
 

Taylor, Bert Leston, 1866-

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Letter, Nov. 30, 1904.

 

Treadwell, Sophie

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Letter, May 14, 1935.

 

Tyler, George Crouse, 1867-

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5 letters, 1923-1935.

 

Untermeyer, Louis, 1885-

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Letter, Jan. 31, 1915.

 

Vaughan, George, 1873-

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Letter, Dec. 10, 1937.

 

Weeks, Edward Augustus, 1898-

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Letter, May 27, 1935.

 

Welch, Charles Buckley, 1883-

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3 letters, 1929-1939.

 

Wells, Herbert George, 1866-1946

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3 letters, 1904?-1913.

 

Wiley, Hugh, 1884-

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4 letters, Signed "Wildcat". 1921-1922.

 

Wilson, Adeline Sheldon (Kidder), 1832-1914 (Mrs. Samuel Wilson)

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Letter, H. L. Wilson's mother. Xerox copy of letter to her daughter, Agnes May (Wilson) Miller. Apr. 25, [1898].

 

Wilson, J. C.

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4 letters, re mining in Tonichi, Sonora, Mexico. Copies. 1926,

 

Wilson, Leon

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Letter, His son. n.d.

Scope and Contents

See also letters written by Leon Wilson in Box 5.
 

Wilson, Leonard, 1869-

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Letter, June 15, 1917.

 

Wilson, Lester Sheldon, 1856-1944

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11 letters, Brother of H. L. Wilson. 1907-1938.

 

Wright, Ernest Hunter, 1882-

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Letter, Nov. 6, 1936.

 

Correspondence and papers of Leon and Charis Wilson 1911-1954

Scope and Contents

Mainly relating to the settlement of their father's estate. Included are outgoing letters of Charis Wilson, outgoing letters of Leon Wilson, letters received by them; correspondence and papers relating to Wilson vs. Metz, correspondence and papers relating to property of Francis H. Wilson, and notes by Leon and Charis Wilson relating to their father.
 

Bennett, Raine

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Letter, re Carmel and H. L. Wilson. Mar. 5, 1953,

 

Cooke, Grace (MacGowan), 1863-1944

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3 letters, re revision of When in the Course. 1940,

 

Corle, Edwin, 1906-1956

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Letter, Aug. 10, 1939

 

Curtis Publishing Company

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Letter, by Walter C. Turner, re payments made by the Company to H. L. Wilson from 1925 to 1934. May 23, 1938,

 

Kinsey, H. C.

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2 letters, re posthumous publication of When in the Course. 1940,

 

McCanse, Ralph Alan

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3 letters, re his proposed biography of Rose O'Neill. 1954,

 

Mencken, Henry Louis, 1880-1956

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2 letters, 1939-1942.

 

Mexico. Consulado, San Francisco

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Letter, by Héctor M. Escalona, re title to land in Mexico belonging to H. W. Wilson. Apr. 16, 1938,

 

Miller, Agnes May (Wilson), 1854-1944

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2 letters, 1940 letter contains information re H. L. Wilson. 1939-1940.

 

O'Neill, Callista, d. 1946

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3 letters, concerning the Frances Wilson property in Missouri. 1939 and n.d.,

 

O'Neill, Lottie

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4 letters, relating to the Frances Wilson property and to Rose O'Neill and H. L. Wilson. 1947,

 

O'Neill, Paul E., 1900-

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5 letters, re the family and the Frances Wilson property. Nephew of Callista and Rose O'Neill. 1946-1947,

 

O'Neill, Rose Cecil, 1874-1944

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3 letters, Letter, Apr. 13, 1938, includes snapshots of Rose O'Neill. Also included, photograph of Little Arcady, a cottage in Mountain View, New Jersey. 1938-1939.

 

Players

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2 letters, by Whitney Darrow. With this, copy of the Players' Bulletin, Nov. 1, 1939, containing obituary for H. L. Wilson. 1938,

 

Riley, Zilpha, 1893- (Mrs. Erven Riley)

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8 letters, Contains information concerning H. L. Wilson. Enclosure to letter to George Kummer, May 13, 1957, transcripts of letters from Wilson to Mrs. Riley. 1941-1961.

 

Stevens, James Floyd, 1892-

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Letter, Transcript of letter to George Kummer, re H. L. Wilson; presumably sent to Leon Wilson. [1959].

 

Street, Marguerite (Skibeness) (Mrs. Julian Street)

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2 letters, Contain copies of H. L. Wilson's letters to Julian Street. 1950-1958.

 

Tarkington, Booth, 1869-1946

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11 letters, Letter, June 30, 1939, is a transcript. 1936-1944.

 

U.S. Consulate, Mazatlán, Mexico

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3 letters, by Rufus H. Lane, Jr., re H. L. Wilson's title to property in the Hacienda del Palmito de Verde. 1938,

 

U.S. Consulate, Nogales, Mexico

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2 letters, by Thomas M. Powell, re H. L. Wilson's stock in the Compaqia Minera Nuevo Mixico. 1938,

 

Walker, Franklin Dickerson, 1900-

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Letter, Aug. 2, 1955.

 

Wilson, Gertrude

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Letter, re O'Neill and Wilson families. May 30, 1947,

 

Woodress, James Leslie, 1916-

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Letter, July 9, 1954.

 

Manuscripts and/or tear sheets of articles and short stories by Harry Leon Wilson, arranged alphabetically by title:

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A.D.V.

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Adventures in Geography

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An Amateur Santa Claus

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The Artistic Temperament

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Author of "Ruggles" Interviews Himself

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Be Yourself

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The Blessed Miracle of Celestine

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The Bogie Men of Mulberry Bend

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Comedy

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Cousin Egbert Laissez Faires

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Dinner Is Now Served

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Does Character Drawing or Plot Count More in Fiction?

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Editorials for Puck

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The Evils of Smoking

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A Fabulous Fable

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The Fate of a Christmas Doll

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Film-Flam

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Flora and Fauna

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Frowzy Soars and Flops

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Gentle Annie

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The Green Land

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A Harrowing Dedication

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Help!

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Here's How!

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An Interview--or Something

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Ma Pettengill Arbitrates

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Ma Pettengill Mixes

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The Major's Lapse

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Money, Money, Money!

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Moral

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My Country Right and Wrong

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Naughty Boys!

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Poor Old Euclid

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The Prince Orlando

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"The Professor's Love Story"

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The Realists

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The Resurrection of Little Pete

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The Sage Hen's Samson

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"Snake Taming"

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Some Merits and Defects of the American Novel

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Somebody's Grandmother

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Stranger

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Sunny Crime Land

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The Two Bad Men

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Untitled manuscripts and fragments

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Clippings from Puck

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The Boss of Little Arcady - holograph manuscript

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When in the Course - revised typescript

 

Manuscripts of plays, some in collaboration with Booth Tarkington

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The Antiquity Shop - alternate title: Tweedles (with Booth Tarkington)

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George Washington Silver - final title: Up from Nowhere (with Booth Tarkington)

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The Gibson Upright (with Booth Tarkington)

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A Stranger from Stratford

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Youth Will Be Served

 

Scenarios and dramatizations of works by Wilson

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Bunker Bean, adapted by Lee Wilson Dodd

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Ma Pettengill, adapted by Lilian Saunders

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Merton of the Movies. (Lacks Act I)

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Ruggles of Red Gap, adapted by Ralph Herz; another, by Harrison Rhodes and Mable Auldyn; another, mimeographed 1956?

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Unsorted notes - scraps of dialog, phrases, story plots, etc.

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Unsorted notes - scraps of dialog, phrases, story plots, etc.

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Unsorted notes - scraps of dialog, phrases, story plots, etc.

 

Materials relating to H. L. Wilson's work for H. H. Bancroft, including revised typescripts of articles and dictations

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The History and Study of History

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The Historical Works of H. H. Bancroft (dictation of Mr. B. B. Barney)

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Dictation of Judge D. M. Adams

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Southern California

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Biography of Judge R. M. Widney

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Scrapbook re Merton of the Movies

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Doubleday, Page Co. - Memoranda of agreements with H. L. Wilson, 1904-1921

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Papers relating to Harry Leon Wilson's property in the Hacienda de Palmito de Verde, Mexico. Include book of photographs; deed, (in Spanish and an English translation). 1917

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Documents relating to the settlement of the estate of Harry Leon Wilson, Include copy of will made in 1929. 1939-1942.

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Miscellaneous snapshots of Capri, Italy and Africa, Nova Scotia, Oregon, Illinois; family portraits; unidentified material. Transferred to Picture Collection.

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Clippings, including reviews of Wilson's books, clippings about him, etc.

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Accounts, 1898-1937

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Bohemian Club

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Calling cards

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Compañía Minera Nuevo Mexico stock certificates, 1925

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Membership cards and passes

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Papers re trip to Orient, 1923

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Pedigrees for dogs

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Poems, not by Wilson

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Publicity or materials re Wilson's books

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Blowups used in the Bancroft Library exhibit on Wilson (Booth Tarkington drawing, Booth Tarkington letter, cover of Ruggles)