| Description |
4.7 linear feet (9 boxes) |
| Restricted Access |
Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated. |
| Summary |
Collection consists of correspondence, writings, financial papers, press clippings, photographs, and ephemera. Correspondence, 1924-1948, contains letters from Towne's friends and fans, many of them prominent in literature and the arts; occasional copies of his replies; and his outgoing letters, 1918-1931. Bulk of the collection is made up of Towne's writings, including manuscripts of poems, plays, stories, essays and newspaper columns. Also, scrapbooks of press clippings, financial correspondence and documents, papers relating to the poetry course he taught at Columbia (including poetry by his students), ephemera, and photographs. |
| Form |
Edgar Snow correspondence available on microfilm; New York Public Library. |
| Biography |
Charles Hanson Towne (1877-1949) was an author, editor and popular New York celebrity. From 1924 to 1929 he edited many magazines including Smart Set, Delineator, Designer, McClure's, and Harper's Bazaar. He also wrote poetry, novels, plays, travel essays, song cycles, lyrics for musicals and operettas, memoirs, and newspaper columns; taught poetry at Columbia University; and toured with the Broadway hit, Life With Father. Much of his writing celebrated New York City and he was considered to be the quintessential New Yorker. |
| Indexes |
Finding aid available in repository. |
| Subject |
Towne, Charles Hanson, 1877-1949.
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American literature -- 20th century.
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Poetry -- Study and teaching.
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New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs.
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| Genre/Form |
Photographic prints.
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Scrapbooks.
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| Occupation |
Authors. |
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Editors. |
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College teachers. |
| Added Author |
Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn, 1857-1948.
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Bowes, Edward, Major, 1874-1946.
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Cortissoz, Royal, 1869-1948.
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Faulks, Theodosia P.
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Gale, Zona, 1874-1938.
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Glasgow, Ellen Anderson Gholson, 1873-1945.
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Houghton, Carolyn Wells.
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Hurst, Fannie, 1889-1968.
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Le Gallienne, Richard, 1866-1947.
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Lowndes, Belloc, 1868-1947.
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Masters, Edgar Lee, 1868-1950.
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Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset), 1874-1965.
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Snow, Edgar, 1905-1972.
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| Added Title |
Harper's bazaar.
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| Standard no. |
*ZZ-29875 |
| Call No. |
MssCol 3014
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| Research Call Number |
MssCol 3014
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