Willard Morse Collection on Sinclair Lewis

Collection no.:
0138

Description:
Book reviews and periodical appearances (originals or photostats), and an extensive typewritten bibliography on Lewis (1885-1951), author and novelist, who was the first American to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. Willard S. Morse (1856-1935) was a mining executive in the West and Mexico. He was later made a director and member of the executive committee of the American Smelter Securities Company, Chilean Exploration Company, and Braden Copper Company. After retiring, Morse devoted much of this time to the collection of Americana.

Dates:
circa 1900-1935

Extent:
3.0 Linear feet
3 boxes

Language(s):
English

Subject(s):
American literature
Authors, American--20th century--Archival resources

Geographic Name(s):
United States--Study and teaching--Archival resources

Conditions governing access:
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for access.

Preferred citation:
[Box/folder# or item name], Willard Morse Collection on Sinclair Lewis, Collection no. 0138, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Record date:
2010

Contact Information:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California, 90089-0189
213-740-5900
specol@usc.edu