Philadelphia Area Archives

Start Over Repository Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division Creator Mencken, H.L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956 Year 1950 to 1954

H. L. Mencken Collection, 1908-1956 (inclusive) 1924-1942 (bulk)

Extent:: 21 boxes, 38 items (reels), and 12.5 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists primarily of microfilm and transcripts of letters by American essayist and journalist H. L. Mencken, compiled by Princeton University historian and librarian Julian Boyd for his proposed book of Mencken's letters.

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General Manuscripts Miscellaneous Collection, 1502-2012 (inclusive)

Extent:: 120 boxes and 67.8 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of over 3000 miscellaneous items of primarily American literary, historical, and political figures, including business and personal letters, manuscripts, drawings, photographs, and official documents.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

H. L. Mencken Letters to David Warren Ryder, 1922-1955 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of 110 letters by influential magazine editor and critic H. L. Mencken to David Warren Ryder, a San Francisco area journalist, written mainly from Baltimore and New York between the years 1922 and 1947.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]