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Consists of material written by, about, and for Charles H. Foster.  Included are copies of lectures given by Foster, book reviews written by and about him, and correspondence with colleagues and friends.  This collection contains copies of correspondence written by Foster to Robert Frost and also letters received by Foster from MacKinlay Kantor, Paul Engle, Perry Miller, Curt Harnack, and Joseph F. Wall.  Additionally, this collection includes unpublished manuscripts (one incomplete) by Foster.  Also included are two signed Perry Miller books that were given to Foster from Miller.

First edition, signed “For Charles-Who understands, Perry Miller, Grinnell Oct 26, 1957” and also signed “Charles H. Foster 1950”

“The Unapostolic Succession” manuscript for February 19, 1948 Chapel Talk Welcoming Remarks and introduction of Robert Frost at 1949 Writer’s Conference (Frost was Foster’s teacher and mentor when Foster was in College at Amherst.) “Ralph Waldo Emerson:  America’s Looking Glass” lecture given at Grinnell College, 1953 “On Being Intellectual,” November 3, 1954, Phi Beta Kappa address, later reprinted in Scarlet and Black (November 5, 1954), and op/ed page of Des Moines Register (November 14, 1954) Notes on Talk to Men at Clark Hall, November 19, 1957 “The American Predicament” manuscript for 1949 Chapel talk, two draft versions

August 28, 1957 September 15, 1957 September 26, 1957 October 5, 1957 November 17, 1957 January 28, 1958 June 7, 1962 July 25, 1963 August 6, 1963

“Sinners in the Hands of a Benevolent God.” Two drafts of address given by Miller at convocation which were sent to Foster for comment. Most handwriting is Fosters. “Perry Miller” remarks by Foster upon awarding of honorary degree to Miller at convocation “An Hour with Perry Miller,” Foster’s draft on planned discussion. “Perry Miller,” Foster’s comments submitted for October 25, 1957 Scarlet and Black regarding Perry Miller and attached letter from S&B editor Lorna DeLay requesting material Reese, William “Tentative Questions for Perry Miller” Photo from Grinnell Herald Register of President Bowen with Convocation speakers James Sweeny and Perry Miller Photo from Grinnell Herald Register of Convocation academic procession. Doris Foster has written on picture identifying President Bowen, Joseph Welch, Tom Hauptman, Trustee Cowles, Charles Foster, Perry Miller, and a person delivering a telegram to Miller as procession walks across campus Thank you note from Lorna DeLay to Foster, October 25, 1957 Letter from President Bowen to Foster, October 31, 1957 and resolution from Board of Trustees thanking those who planned Convocation

Letter from Stuart Gerry Brown, April 17, 1947 advising Foster that he may be offered Brown’s position by President Stevens and suggesting that he visit during the Writer’s Conference Letter from President Samuel N. Stevens to Foster, April 18, 1947 asking of interest in position being vacated by Stuart Gerry Brown Letter from Foster to President Stevens, April 21, 1947 accepting invitation to come to Grinnell for an interview Telegram from Foster to wife Doris in Boulder, Colorado, April 25, 1947 announcing $5,000 salary offer plus $400 for moving costs Telegram from Stuart Gerry Brown to Foster, April 19, 1947, saying he will meet Foster at train Foster’s handwritten notes on first impressions of Grinnell and also of the Writer’s Conference, seeing visiting lecturers Paul Engle and John Crowe Ransom again, salary negotiations with Stevens. Also attached is commentary on last day of teaching at University of Colorado. Letter from Stevens to Foster April 25, 1947 with official offer accepted by Foster April 28, 1947 Telegram from Brown to Foster April 26, 1947 Letter from Brown to Foster, April 28, 1947 Foster’s letter of resignation from University of Colorado, May 1, 1947 Letter from Brown to Foster, May 2, 1947 Letter from Stevens to Foster, May 2, 1947 Letter from Stevens to Foster, May 9, 1947 Postcard from Stevens to Foster, May 10, 1947 giving Foster address of house college will be leasing to him, 1131 Park Street Letter from Wright Thomas to Foster, May 18, 1947 enclosing copy of fall 1947 course catalog Letter from Foster to Wright Thomas, May 24, 1947 Letter from Stevens to Foster, June 9, 1947 Letter from Louis Phelps, College Treasurer, to Foster, June 16, 1947 Letter from Foster to Louis Phelps, June 18, 1947 Letter from Louis Phelps to Foster enclosing lease for 1131 Park Street for $720 per year, June 24, 1947 Letter from Karl Dearborne to Foster, June 27, 1947

Letter from college president Samuel Stevens to Foster, May 21, 1948 Letter from Stevens to Foster, June 21, 1950 Letter from Stevens to Foster, May 29, 1952 Letter from Foster to Stevens, October 18, 1952 College form signed by Foster, October 20, 1952 Letter from Stevens to Foster, September 14, 1953 Letter from Howard Bowen to Foster, July 28, 1955

Friar’s Coffee Hour, October 11, 1957 “Elements of American Culture that make it truly distinctive from other contemporary cultures” Notes for International Relations Club, October 17, 1957. “What are the implications in the field of foreign policy of David Riesman’s concept of ‘the other-directed man?’” Statement for “An Hour with Perry Miller” Flyer announcing 1956 Spring Chapel Series Papers and correspondence related to application and award of American Council of Learned Societies fellowship, 1951-52 Invitation to Foster to become a member of the Society of American Historians, April 6, 1950 Announcement to Des Moines Register about Foster’s membership to the Society of American Historians (Note: newspaper clipping was copied onto Archival Bond paper and original clipping was discarded) Invitation to first annual John Scholte Nollen Memorial Lecture given by Neal Klausner, February 11, 1954 Letter from Stuart Gerry Brown to Foster (in Boulder, CO) June 8, 1943 Official College Photograph of Foster, 1947

Letter, statement of intent for research, and list of publications regarding “Grace on the Crab-Stocks,” a manuscript written by Foster

Carbon copy review of Robert Frost’s A Masque of Mercy, published in “The Tanager,” December 1947 Published “The Genesis of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s ‘The Minister’s Wooing,’” “New England Quarterly,” December 1948 Published book review of Edwin Cady’s The Gentleman in America: A Literary Study in American Culture, American Quarterly, Summer 1950 “The Shot Heard Round the World” text written by Foster for a brochure announcing 1951 George F. Baker Foundation Grant to Grinnell College, and its published version titled “A Quest for Leadership in Small Town Schools of America” “Jonathan Edwards” carbon copy of original manuscript submitted to Broadcast Music, Inc. for “The American Story” radio program, letter of receipt March 6, 1958, check stub for $75m and radio script Foster’s copy of September 10, 1955 “New Yorker” in which Edmund Wilson reviews his book, The Rungless Ladder.