Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Howe, Will David, 1873-1946 and Willkie, Wendell L. (Wendell Lewis), 1892-1944
- Abstract:
- The Howe, W. mss., 1938-1943, consists of correspondence between editor Will David Howe, 1873-1946, and Wendell Lewis Willkie, 1892-1944.
- Extent:
- 1 folio
- Language:
- Materials are in English .
- Preferred citation:
[Item], Howe, W. mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Background
- Biographical / Historical:
Will David Howe, 1873-1946, was a professor at Indiana University and later an editor at Charles Scribner's Sons.
Wendell Lewis Willkie, 1892-1944, was an American lawyer and corporate executive as well as the 1940 Republican nominee for President of the United States.
While Howe was professor of English at Indiana University, he had Willkie in his classes. They remained in touch over the years and Howe was an ardent supporter of Willkie's candidacy for the Republican nomination for President of the United States in 1940.
- Scope and Content:
The Howe, W. mss., 1938-1943, consists of correspondence between editor Will David Howe, 1873-1946, and Wendell Lewis Willkie, 1892-1944. The correspondence here relates chiefly to requests for Willkie appearances and social or thank-you notes. There are also copies of two letters from Howe to Edith Willkie, a carbon copy of Willkie's letter to Ernest Hemingway of January 8, 1941, thanking the author for an autographed copy of For Whom the Bell Tolls, and a typed transcript of Dr. Howe's introduction of Willkie before a radio audience, May 21, 1940.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchase: Rebecca and Lucia Howe. Silver Lake, NH. 1996
- Physical location:
- Lilly - Folio
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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This collection is open for research.
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- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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- PREFERRED CITATION:
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[Item], Howe, W. mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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1200 East Seventh StreetBloomington, Indiana 47405-5500, USA
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- CONTACT:
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(812) 855-2452liblilly@indiana.edu