A Guide to the Theodore Dreiser Collection, 1921-1922 Dreiser, Theodore, Collection of 6220-f

A Guide to the Theodore Dreiser Collection, 1921-1922

A Collection in the
Clifton Waller Barrett Library
The Special Collections Department
Accession Number 6220-f

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Processed by: Special Collections Department

Repository

Special Collections, University of Virginia Library

Accession number

6220-f

Title

Theodore Dreiser Collection, 1921-1922

Physical Characteristics

This collection consists of 16 items.

Language

English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred Citation

Theodore Dreiser Collection, Accession #6220-f, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

This collection was deposited in the library in 1981.

Contents List

Letters

R. L. Simon, New York, to W. W. Lange, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1921 Nov 7

TLS, 1 p.

States that he has no criticisms of Theodore Dreiser's work; suggests he asks editor of New York Evening Post for bibliography; writes that Boni Liveright regards Dreiser as a great American realist and is proud to be his publisher; mentions public opinion, sales, and royalties.
[W. W. Lange], Milwaukee, to Atlantic Monthly , New York 1921 Nov 28

TL, 1 p. Carbon.

Asks if they have any published or written criticism on Theodore Dreiser, particularly on Sister Carrie , Jennie Gerhardt , or The Financier ; asks for opinions of Dreiser; praises Dreiser's work.
[W. W. Lange], Milwaukee, to Literary Digest , New York 1921 Nov 28

TL, 1 p. Carbon.

Same as previous item.
Henry S. Canby to W. W. Lange, Milwaukee 1921 Nov 30

TLS, 1 p.

Writes that he reviewed Theodore Dreiser's books when they appeared; respects Dreiser's work, but believes it is more substance than form.
H. W. Ralston, New York, to W. W. Lange, Milwaukee 1921 Dec 2

TLS, 1 p.

Discusses collection written material on Theodore Dreiser; mentions hiring Dreiser as associate editor of Smith's Magazine ; knows Dreiser intimately; regrets they cannot do greater justice to Dreiser and his work.
Editor, Atlantic Monthly , Boston, to W. W. Lange, Milwaukee 1921 Dec 3

TLS, 1 p.

Discusses varied opinions of Theodore Dreiser's work and publishing difficulty with Sister Carrie .
C. H. Holmes, Butterick Pat. Co., New York, to W. W. Lange, Milwaukee 1921 Dec 5

TLS, 1 p.

Writes that he does not recall any criticisms of Dreiser's work that would interest him; suggests he get index to periodical literature in library where he can find references to Dreiser and his work.
Alexander Harvey, New York, to W. W. Lange, Milwaukee 1921 Dec 5

TLS, 1 p.

Includes TL carbon, 1921 Nov 28, W. W. Lange to Current Opinion ; calls Theodore Dreiser a writer of power and Sister Carrie a work of genius; believes Jennie Gerhardt reveals mastery of narrative and insight into human character; compliments The Financier ; suggests her write Dreiser directly for clippings.
William Lengel, New York, to W. W. Lange, Milwaukee 1921 Dec 6

TLS, 1 p.

Includes TL carbon, 1921 Nov 28, W. W. Lange to Hearst's Publishing Co.; believes that Theodore Dreiser comes near to being America's greatest novelist of the time; suggests Boni & Liveright or H. L. Mencken could help in search.
[W. W. Lange] to The Fortnightly Review 1921 Dec 12

TL. Carbon.

Copy of letter to Atlantic Monthly .
Grant Richards, London, to W. W. Lange, Milwaukee 1921 Dec 25

TLS, 1 p. W/env.

Explains that he has written letters praising Dreiser, but not for publication, excepting a quotation of him on jacket of Sister Carrie ; writes that he cannot say where Dreiser's work is praised in England; argues he is one of the leading men of letters in the United States; suggests Frank Harris could tell where he wrote regarding Dreiser's work.
W. L. Courtney, London, to W. W. Lange, Milwaukee 1921 Dec 29

TLS, 1 p. W/env.

Writes that no article by Dreiser was published in Fortnightly Review ; holds a very high opinion of his work; suggests he write to Arnold Bennett, Edmund Goose, and Hugh Walpole.
W. George, New York, to W. W. Lange, New York 1922 Jan 14

ALS, 2 p. W/env.

Thinks of Dreiser as important, though he has never written of him; knows The Financier and The Genius best; believes Dreiser has captured flavor of American life, but is hampered by incoherence of form, crude ideas, and vulgar outlook; believes American literature to be more vital than that of England or France.
S. W. Linn, Chicago, to W. W. w/envLange, MIlwaukee 1922 Apr 3

ALS, 2 p.

Writes that Sister Carrie is often called the most effective novel written by a Chicago author; compliments Jennie Gerhardt , and The Financier ; thinks much less of The Titan and The Genius ; thinks Theodore Dreiser's purpose is to present life as he sees it; comments on Dreiser's style, morality, and literary rank.
John Farrar, Geo. Doran Co., New York, to W. W. Lange, Milwaukee 1924 Jan 23

TLS, 1 p.

Writes that Spotlight has not yet analyzed Theodore Dreiser; refers him to article by Edward J. Smith, March 1921; compliments Dreiser's technique.

"Professor [James Weber] Linn analyzes American fiction," 1922 Mar

Clipping, 1 p.

Speech at College Club meeting; believes Sister Carrie to be a good book and The Titan to be a bad one; believes bad fiction is a menace to national taste.