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Gilbert Seldes letter to Arthur Morrison, circa 1925.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Manuscripts Misc Mss Box 24 Folder 26
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- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author/Creator:
- Seldes, Gilbert, 1893-1970.
- Language:
- English
- Genre:
- Correspondence.
- Penn Provenance:
- Sold by Kaaterskill Books (East Jewett, New York), 2020.
- Physical Description:
- 1 item (1 leaf)
- Contained In:
- Miscellaneous Manuscripts. Box 24 Folder 26
- Place of Publication:
- circa 1925.
- Biography/History:
- Born Gilbert Vivian Seldes in the Jewish agricultural community of Alliance, New Jersey. Gilbert and his older brother George were raised by their father George, a non-observant Jew and self admitted philosophical radical. Seldes was a writer, editor, and cultural critic. He served in editorial capacities for numerous publications including The dial. He went on to author several books, numerous articles, and essays. Seldes was the first dean of the University of Pennsylvania Annenberg School of Communication.
- Summary:
- A letter from Seldes to writer Arthur Morrison dated November 5. Seldes requests to purchase film rights for the Morrison's book The green eye of Goona.
- Notes:
- Related materials: Gilbert Seldes papers, UPenn Ms. Coll. 1082.
- OCLC:
- 1345637367
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