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Vincent Sheean letters to Harry E. Maule
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Title
Vincent Sheean letters to Harry E. Maule, circa 1943-1947.
Physical Description
0.21 linear feet (1 box)
Language
English
Notes
In English.
Provenance
Gift of Mrs. Maule, 1970.
Organization
Material arranged as received.
Access and use
This material is open for research.
Biographical / Historical Note
Vincent Sheean (1899-1975) was an American journalist and novelist.
Harry E. Maule (1886-1971) was an American book publishing executive and editor.
Summary
Typescript letters, signed, from Vincent Sheean to Harry E. Maule. Sheean's letters discuss his writing; publishing matters, specifically with Brandt & Brandt; and personal matters, including his wife Diana Forbes-Robertson getting a divorce from Sheean in Reno, Nevada, and Dorothy Thompson's personal life. Includes typescript copies of Sheean's opinion articles, with manuscript corrections, discussing the United Nations, Winston Churchill, and more. One article, titled "In the Via Dante", has an ink stamp on the first page that says "No Objection to Publication, Bureau of Public Relations, War Department, Washington". Also includes newspaper clippings discussing the work and death of Hubert Skidmore.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
April 21, 2022
References
Vincent Sheean Letters to Harry E. Maule. Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Cite as
Vincent Sheean Letters to Harry E. Maule. Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Subjects
Occupation
Editors United States 20th century.
Journalists United States 20th century.
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