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Box 1

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Contains 62 Results:

Washington, Connecticut October 23, 1954

 Item — Box: 1
Identifier: Item 27
Scope and Contents

Concerning what he has been doing and promising to send Clemens a copy of "Mississippi Pilot." T.L.S. 1 page

Dates: 1954
Found in: University of Iowa Special Collections / Phil Stong Manuscripts / CORRESPONDENCE / To Cyril Clemens

Washington, Connecticut October 17, 1955

 Item — Box: 1
Identifier: Item 28
Scope and Contents

Concerning a parallel he has noticed between "Roughing It" and "The Canterbury Tales." T.L.S. 1 page

Dates: 1955
Found in: University of Iowa Special Collections / Phil Stong Manuscripts / CORRESPONDENCE / To Cyril Clemens

Washington, Connecticut February 23, 1956

 Item — Box: 1
Identifier: Item 29
Scope and Contents

Concerning his early career in writing and how he wrote "State Fair." T.L.S. 1 page

Dates: 1956
Found in: University of Iowa Special Collections / Phil Stong Manuscripts / CORRESPONDENCE / To Cyril Clemens

Ralph Ellsworth. Washington, Connecticut. 3 letters: November 21 and 30 and January 10, 1945, 1946

 Item — Box: 1
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents

Concerning his manuscripts and his work. 3 T.L.S.

Dates: 1945, 1946
Found in: University of Iowa Special Collections / Phil Stong Manuscripts / CORRESPONDENCE / To miscellaneous correspondents, E-Z

John T. Frederick. Washington, Connecticut. November 18, 1955

 Item — Box: 1
Identifier: Item 2
Scope and Contents

Expressing his appreciation for a review and earlier consideration for Mr. Stong concerning his recent publications with Gold Rush settings. T.L.S. 1 page

Dates: 1955
Found in: University of Iowa Special Collections / Phil Stong Manuscripts / CORRESPONDENCE / To miscellaneous correspondents, E-Z

John T. Frederick. Washington, Connecticut. November 25, 1956

 Item — Box: 1
Identifier: Item 3
Scope and Contents

Concerning a picture of Mr. Stong; concerning the "education" requirements for teaching at Kansas and Drake. T.L.S. 1 page

Dates: 1956
Found in: University of Iowa Special Collections / Phil Stong Manuscripts / CORRESPONDENCE / To miscellaneous correspondents, E-Z

Washington, Connecticut November 12, 1939

 Item — Box: 1
Identifier: Item 5
Scope and Contents

Recalling some personal experiences; remarks about Mark Train, and a train named after some of his characters. T.L.S. 1 page

Dates: 1939
Found in: University of Iowa Special Collections / Phil Stong Manuscripts / CORRESPONDENCE / To Cyril Clemens

Washington, Connecticut January 9, 1940

 Item — Box: 1
Identifier: Item 6
Scope and Contents

Concerning some books he has read that have influenced him; some remarks about his present concerns. T.L.S. 1 page

Dates: 1940
Found in: University of Iowa Special Collections / Phil Stong Manuscripts / CORRESPONDENCE / To Cyril Clemens

Washington, Connecticut March 27, 1941

 Item — Box: 1
Identifier: Item 7
Scope and Contents

Concerning his opinions on some writers (such as: Jacobs, Machen, Briffault, Dickens, Galsworthy, Stein, Joyce, Proust, etc.) and how they influenced him. T.L.S. 1 page

Dates: 1941
Found in: University of Iowa Special Collections / Phil Stong Manuscripts / CORRESPONDENCE / To Cyril Clemens

Washington, Connecticut February 18, 1944

 Item — Box: 1
Identifier: Item 8
Scope and Contents

Concerning why he can not write the article about Will Rogers for a while. T.L.S. 1 page

Dates: 1944
Found in: University of Iowa Special Collections / Phil Stong Manuscripts / CORRESPONDENCE / To Cyril Clemens

Washington, Connecticut October 12, 1944

 Item — Box: 1
Identifier: Item 9
Scope and Contents

Relating some of his "Coolidge stories" (also contains an undated part of another letter which concerns Mark Twain’s and Stong’s attitude towards God). T.L.S. 2 pages

Dates: 1944
Found in: University of Iowa Special Collections / Phil Stong Manuscripts / CORRESPONDENCE / To Cyril Clemens

Mrs. Le Compte. Washington, Connecticut. May 2, 1955

 Item — Box: 1
Identifier: Item 10
Scope and Contents

Concerning Doubleday's delay in sending his book State Fair to Mrs. Le Compte. A.L.S. 1 page. With a letter from Molly Ryan to Mrs. Le Compte and a carbon letter from Mamie Doud Eisenhower to Mr. Stong thanking him for the gift copy of his book State Fair.

Dates: 1955
Found in: University of Iowa Special Collections / Phil Stong Manuscripts / CORRESPONDENCE / To miscellaneous correspondents, E-Z

Frank Luther Mott. Washington Green, Connecticut. September 20, 1934

 Item — Box: 1
Identifier: Item 11
Scope and Contents

Concerning an invitation to speak at the Times Club in Iowa City; Mentions his recent purchase of a farm in Connecticut. T.L.S. 1 page. Together with a carbon copy of Mr. Mott's reply.

Dates: 1934
Found in: University of Iowa Special Collections / Phil Stong Manuscripts / CORRESPONDENCE / To miscellaneous correspondents, E-Z

Lester Roberts. Washington, Connecticut March 20, 1945

 Item — Box: 1
Identifier: Item 12
Scope and Contents

Concerning the publication of State Fair and an earlier work. T.L.S. 1 page

Dates: 1945
Found in: University of Iowa Special Collections / Phil Stong Manuscripts / CORRESPONDENCE / To miscellaneous correspondents, E-Z

Grace Van Wormer. Washington, Connecticut. 4 letters, 1947, 1951

 Item — Box: 1
Identifier: Item 13
Scope and Contents

Concerning his manuscripts and copies of his books. 4 T.L.S.

Dates: 1947, 1951
Found in: University of Iowa Special Collections / Phil Stong Manuscripts / CORRESPONDENCE / To miscellaneous correspondents, E-Z

Washington, Connecticut January 24, 1948

 Item — Box: 1
Identifier: Item 13
Scope and Contents

Concerning Samuel Clemens and the potency of his remarks when he was annoyed. T.L.S. 1 page

Dates: 1948
Found in: University of Iowa Special Collections / Phil Stong Manuscripts / CORRESPONDENCE / To Cyril Clemens

V. H. Woods. Washington, Connecticut May 17, 1935

 Item — Box: 1
Identifier: Item 14
Scope and Contents

Sending a childhood photograph; giving some biographical background material. T.L.S. 1 page

Dates: 1935
Found in: University of Iowa Special Collections / Phil Stong Manuscripts / CORRESPONDENCE / To miscellaneous correspondents, E-Z

Harry Zollars. Bermuda. February 10, 1936

 Item — Box: 1
Identifier: Item 15
Scope and Contents

Concerning some books to be sent to Connecticut. T.L.S., 1 page with envelope

Dates: 1936
Found in: University of Iowa Special Collections / Phil Stong Manuscripts / CORRESPONDENCE / To miscellaneous correspondents, E-Z

Harry Zollars. New York. March 14, 1936

 Item — Box: 1
Identifier: Item 16
Scope and Contents

Concerning some books. T.L.S., 1 page with envelope. With three photographs of Stong, one inscribed to Zollars

Dates: 1936
Found in: University of Iowa Special Collections / Phil Stong Manuscripts / CORRESPONDENCE / To miscellaneous correspondents, E-Z

Washington, Connecticut April 8, 1951

 Item — Box: 1
Identifier: Item 19
Scope and Contents

Concerning some questions he has about Mark Twain. T.L.S. 1 page

Dates: 1951
Found in: University of Iowa Special Collections / Phil Stong Manuscripts / CORRESPONDENCE / To Cyril Clemens

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