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Masters, Edgar Lee - Letters to Agnes Lee, 1932-1933

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 5

Scope and Content of the Collection

From the Collection:

Collection consists of thirty-seven items: thirty-five letters from Edgar Lee Masters to Agnes Lee (Freer), 1919-1933; one typed poem "The Jewess" and one printed galley sheet, "The Return." Masters' letters discuss Harriet Monroe, Carl Sandburg, Amy Lowell, Clarence Darrow and Vachel Lindsay. They also comment on Chicago's inability to hang on to literary figures and the stifling influence of Chicago newspapers on the literary scene.

Dates

  • Creation: 1932-1933

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The Agnes Lee-Edgar Lee Masters Papers are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).

Repository Details

Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository

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