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Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1880 - 1956

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Jack Conroy papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Conroy
Abstract

Works, correspondence, and papers of American novelist, folklorist, and editor Jack Conroy. Conroy's novel The Disinherited, published in 1933, is considered a classic in proletarian literature and depicted in gritty detail the realities of the Great Depression. Conroy also edited radical journals The Rebel Poet, The Anvil, and The New Anvil.

Dates: 1864-1991

Wallace Rice Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Rice
Abstract

Correspondence, almost all addressed to Chicago author, anthologist and lecturer Wallace Rice with a few outgoing letters; also many examples of his works, and a miscellany of associated material including a small collection of photographs.

Dates: 1779-1939; Majority of material found within 1885 - 1935

Filtered By

  • Subject: Chicago (Ill.) -- Intellectual life -- 20th century X
  • Subject: Correspondence -- 1901-1950 X

Additional filters:

Subject
Anthologies -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
Authors, American -- 20th century 1
Bohemianism -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
Book editors -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 20th century -- Sources 1
Clippings (information artifacts) 1