Sinclair Lewis letters

Collection — Box: SC

Identifier: S3611

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection contains correspondence between Sinclair Lewis and his sales agent Kenneth S. Cant concerning Lewis’s rental and purchase of the Webber home at 2601 East 2nd Street, Duluth; six letters written by Sinclair Lewis in Europe, New York City and Washington D.C. to Claude (Washburn), concerning personal and literary matters; and nine letters from Lewis to Marjorie Wilkins dated February to August, 1948.

Dates

Creation: 1944-1948

Creator

Lewis, Sinclair, 1885-1951 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Open for use in the Kathryn A. Martin Library, Archives and Special Collections.

Conditions Governing Use

This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.

Biographical / Historical

Writer Sinclair Lewis was born in Sauk Centre, Minnesota. He wrote novels, plays, short stories, and screenplays. His work is noted for its commentary on American society and values. Lewis declined the Pulitizer Prize for his 1926 novel Arrowsmith. In 1930 he became the first U.S. recipient of the Nobel Prize for literature. He lived in New York City for many years and returned to Minnesota in 1945 when he moved to Duluth. He planed to live here permanently, but only stayed one year.

Extent

0.50 Linear Inches

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Physical Location

This collection is located at the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives. For more information about this collection or to make an appointment, contact us at libarchives@d.umn.edu or 218-726-8526.

General

This collection is part of the Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections, which are housed in the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives at the Kathryn A. Martin Library, and are on permanent loan from the St. Louis County Historical Society.