Correspondence, 1931-1951.

Format:

Manuscript

Author/Creator:

Burt, Maxwell Struthers, 1882-1954, addressee.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Perkins, Maxwell E. (Maxwell Evarts), 1884-1947.

Perkins, Maxwell E.

Wolfe, Thomas, 1900-1938.

Wolfe, Thomas.

Jackson Hole (Wyo.).

United States--Intellectual life--20th century.

United States.

Intellectual life.

Penn Provenance:

Gift of Maxwell Struthers Burt, 1948-1951.

Physical Description:

3 boxes

Other Title:

Maxwell Struthers Burt Correspondence, 1931-1951.

Place of Publication:

1931-1951.

Biography/History:

American prose writer, poet, political activist, and rancher.

Summary:

Letters to Burt from editors of newspapers, magazines, and books; from fellow writers, including authors of books that Burt reviewed; and from elected representatives and other governmental officials. Recurring topics include Jackson Hole, Wyoming, where Katharine and Struthers Burt had a ranch; the relationship between editor Maxwell Perkins and author Thomas Wolfe, about which Burt published an essay in 1951; and the politics of the times, including McCarthyism, World War II, and the Truman-Dewey presidential election. One poem each by Struthers Burt and his son Nathaniel is filed under each author's name. A few letters to individuals at the University of Pennsylvania are filed under the recipients' names.

Local Notes:

Indexes: for a listing of the correspondents, do the following title search in Eureka: Maxwell Struthers Burt Correspondence, 1931-1951.

Cited as:

Maxwell Struthers Burt Correspondence, Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Pennsylvania.