Box 3085
Container
Contains 10 Results:
Series I: Correspondence, 1927-1979
Series — Multiple Containers
Abstract
Contains the personal and professional correspondence received and sent by Lewis. The correspondence concerns Lewis’ disappointment with his works’ critical reception by his contemporaries, his frustrations with the Communist Party and his allegations against the US government. The personal correspondence is mostly between Lewis and his sister, Catherine Bock and his friend, James Miller. Included is the correspondence of Harold L. Dellinger and Douglas Wixon between Lewis and Catherine...
Dates:
1927-1979
Correspondence, circa 1930s
File — Box: 3085, Folder: 001
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains Lewis’ poetry and essay manuscripts, correspondence, articles, publications, photographs, videos, personal documents and ephemera. The content of this collection concerns the labor and racial problems of southeast Missouri, as well as the political conflicts in the United States during the 1930s through the 1950s. The dated correspondence is arranged chronologically. The undated correspondence is arranged alphabetically by Lewis’ correspondent. The personal documents...
Dates:
Majority of material found within circa 1930s
Correspondence, circa 1940-1943
File — Box: 3085, Folder: 002
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains Lewis’ poetry and essay manuscripts, correspondence, articles, publications, photographs, videos, personal documents and ephemera. The content of this collection concerns the labor and racial problems of southeast Missouri, as well as the political conflicts in the United States during the 1930s through the 1950s. The dated correspondence is arranged chronologically. The undated correspondence is arranged alphabetically by Lewis’ correspondent. The personal documents...
Dates:
circa 1940-1943
Correspondence, circa 1944
File — Box: 3085, Folder: 003
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains Lewis’ poetry and essay manuscripts, correspondence, articles, publications, photographs, videos, personal documents and ephemera. The content of this collection concerns the labor and racial problems of southeast Missouri, as well as the political conflicts in the United States during the 1930s through the 1950s. The dated correspondence is arranged chronologically. The undated correspondence is arranged alphabetically by Lewis’ correspondent. The personal documents...
Dates:
circa 1944
Correspondence, circa 1945
File — Box: 3085, Folder: 004
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains Lewis’ poetry and essay manuscripts, correspondence, articles, publications, photographs, videos, personal documents and ephemera. The content of this collection concerns the labor and racial problems of southeast Missouri, as well as the political conflicts in the United States during the 1930s through the 1950s. The dated correspondence is arranged chronologically. The undated correspondence is arranged alphabetically by Lewis’ correspondent. The personal documents...
Dates:
circa 1945
Correspondence, circa 1946
File — Box: 3085, Folder: 005
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains Lewis’ poetry and essay manuscripts, correspondence, articles, publications, photographs, videos, personal documents and ephemera. The content of this collection concerns the labor and racial problems of southeast Missouri, as well as the political conflicts in the United States during the 1930s through the 1950s. The dated correspondence is arranged chronologically. The undated correspondence is arranged alphabetically by Lewis’ correspondent. The personal documents...
Dates:
circa 1946
Correspondence, circa 1947
File — Box: 3085, Folder: 006-008
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains Lewis’ poetry and essay manuscripts, correspondence, articles, publications, photographs, videos, personal documents and ephemera. The content of this collection concerns the labor and racial problems of southeast Missouri, as well as the political conflicts in the United States during the 1930s through the 1950s. The dated correspondence is arranged chronologically. The undated correspondence is arranged alphabetically by Lewis’ correspondent. The personal documents...
Dates:
circa 1947
Correspondence, circa 1948
File — Box: 3085, Folder: 009
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains Lewis’ poetry and essay manuscripts, correspondence, articles, publications, photographs, videos, personal documents and ephemera. The content of this collection concerns the labor and racial problems of southeast Missouri, as well as the political conflicts in the United States during the 1930s through the 1950s. The dated correspondence is arranged chronologically. The undated correspondence is arranged alphabetically by Lewis’ correspondent. The personal documents...
Dates:
circa 1948
Correspondence, circa 1949
File — Box: 3085, Folder: 010-011
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains Lewis’ poetry and essay manuscripts, correspondence, articles, publications, photographs, videos, personal documents and ephemera. The content of this collection concerns the labor and racial problems of southeast Missouri, as well as the political conflicts in the United States during the 1930s through the 1950s. The dated correspondence is arranged chronologically. The undated correspondence is arranged alphabetically by Lewis’ correspondent. The personal documents...
Dates:
circa 1949
Harold Harwell (H. H.) Lewis Papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1998.086
Abstract
H.H. Lewis was an essayist and poet from Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Greatly influenced by the struggles of farm laborers, his work focuses primarily on the social and political issues of the 1930s through the 1950s. Later in his life, Lewis developed theories about the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1927-1994, Bulk [1927-1955]
Found in:
Special Collections and Archives