Divorce Decree (Sherwood Anderson vs. Tennessee Mitchell Anderson), 1924
Scope and Contents note
Awards, book dust jackets, an address book, appointment books, stationery, and some personal items. The address book contains addresses for Ben Hecht, Gertrude Stein, and Ernest Hemingway in the 1920s, and across from the written Hemingway address there is a recipe for homemade wine. There are a few items in this series kept in reference to Sherwood Anderson's death, including his ship's ticket and hospital bills and notes kept by Eleanor Anderson. There are also printed mimeographed lessons in introductory Spanish; Anderson studied these to prepare for his goodwill trip to South America. Also of interest is an autobiography by second wife Tennessee Mitchell Anderson accompanied by a letter from Sherwood Anderson to Pascal Covici regarding publication of the memoir.
Dates
- Creation: 1924
Creator
- From the Collection: Anderson, Sherwood, 1876-1941 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The Sherwood Anderson papers are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 5 folders at a time maximum, and items in each folder will be counted before and after delivery to the patron (Priority I).
Audiovisual recordings in this collection have been digitized and are available online. Access to the original audiovisual items is restricted.
Repository Details
Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository
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Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
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