Charles H. Foster Papers

Identity elements

Reference code

US US-store MS/MS 01.78

Name and location of repository

Offsite Storage

Level of description

Collection

Title

Charles H. Foster Papers

Date(s)

1939 - 1985 (Creation)

Extent

0.50

Name of creator

Foster, Charles H.

(1913-)

Biographical history

Content and structure elements

Scope and content

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 Additionally, this collection includes unpublished manuscripts (one incomplete) by Foster.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.

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Conditions of access and use elements

Conditions governing access

Open for research. The originals of the letters in Folder 8 are in the Frost Collection at Dartmouth and usage would require acknowledgement.

Physical access

Materials housed at offsite storage, please allow 24 hours for retrieval.

Technical access

Conditions governing reproduction

Languages of the material

English

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Immediate source of acquisition

Donation

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