Newberry Library - James Wells interview, John Blew collection on Wright Howes, Zoe Howes, and U.S.iana, 1997

James Wells interview, John Blew collection on Wright Howes, Zoe Howes, and U.S.iana, 1997

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James Wells interview, John Blew collection on Wright Howes, Zoe Howes, and U.S.iana, 1997

Title James Wells interview, John Blew collection on Wright Howes, Zoe Howes, and U.S.iana, 1997

Date 1997

Subject Americana, Antiquarian booksellers, Book collecting, Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.), Genealogy, Midwest collections, Oral histories, World War, 1914-1918

Description Time at the Newberry; lunch at the Howes; drinking and smoking habits; move to Augusta; Toby Bentley; “shop” at the Irving; Diana Haskell; Rick Johnson; Wright and Zoe’s relationship; foreign languages; physical appearances; Wright and the book business; Everett Graff; Wright’s law background; the Irving; the Howes’ conservatism; U.S.-Iana; Third Edition controversy; Colton Storm; the Newberry circa 1951; Wright’s interests; the Howes’ possessions; Wright’s reputation; shortcomings of U.S.-Iana; Wright’s little black book; dinner at the Fellows Room

Duration 1h20m49s

Archival Collection Title John Blew collection on Wright Howes, Zoe Howes, and U.S.iana

Rights Status Copyright Not Evaluated

Newberry Open Access Policy The Newberry makes its collections available for any lawful purpose, commercial or non-commercial, without licensing or permission fees to the library, subject to these terms and conditions.

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

Link to Catalog View Catalog Record | View Finding Aid

Call Number Midwest MS Blew

BibID 9911524481805867

Size 184.99 MB

Original file name MMS_BLEW_CASS013.mp3

Unique Identifier NL14CDA

Visibility Class Public

Date Digital 06/25/2015

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