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James Holly Hanford Correspondence

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

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Call Number:
C0163
Repository:
Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division
Extent:
  • 1 box
  • 0.2 linear feet
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); James Holly Hanford Correspondence, Box and Folder Number; Special Collections, Princeton University Library.
Date:
1912-1954 (inclusive)
Creator:
Hanford, James Holly, 1882-1969
Form:
Correspondence -- 20th century
Abstract:
Consists of selected letters to American scholar and educator James Holly Hanford, most of them concerning his studies of John Milton.

Hanford, James Holly, 1882-1969

American professor James Holly Hanford was a well-known scholar of the British poet John Milton and Restoration period literature.

The collection consists of selected letters to Hanford, most of them concerning his studies of John Milton. Correspondents include Cleanth Brooks, Lewis Gannett, Paul Green, Hiram Haydn, Howard Mumford Jones, and Louise Tharp.

Source unknown (AM21982).

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Folder inventory added by Hilde Creager (2015) in 2012.

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Publisher
Manuscripts Division
Finding Aid Date
2008
Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

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Collection Inventory

Letters to James Holly Hanford: 1919-1953 mostly from Milton scholars, 1919-1953. 4 folders.
Scope and Contents

Letters: 1919-1927, 1928-1939, 1940-1944, 1948-1953.

Physical Description

4 folders

31 Letters to James Holly Hanford: 1912-1954, 1912-1954. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

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