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Ernest Hemingway letter

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0300

Scope and Contents

The Ernest Hemingway letter consist of one undated letter from Hemingway to Gordon W. Kirby of Salt Lake City, Utah. The letter instructs Kirby to send Hemingway some books, care of Scribners New York, for him to autograph.

Dates

  • circa 1953

Creator

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Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Biographical Sketch

Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) was an American novelist, journalist, and short-story writer.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet (1 Folder)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Ernest Hemingway letter consist of one undated letter from Hemingway to Gordon W. Kirby of Salt Lake City, Utah. The letter instructs Kirby to send Hemingway some books, care of Scribners New York, for him to autograph.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Gordon Kirby in 1976.

Processing Information

Processed by Della Dye and Nancy Coulam in 1983.
Title
Inventory of the Ernest Hemingway letter
Author
Finding aid prepared by Della Dye and Nancy Coulam.
Date
1983 (last modified: 2018)
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

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