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Langdon Elwyn Mitchell papers

Title
Langdon Elwyn Mitchell papers, 1883-1936.
Author
Mitchell, Langdon Elwyn, 1862-1935.
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Additional Authors
  • Keyserling, Hermann, Graf von, 1880-1946.
  • Patrick, Paul J.
  • Williams, Talcott, 1849-1928.
  • Wister, Owen, 1860-1938.
Description
5.25 linear feet (6 boxes).
Summary
Collection consists primarily of manuscripts and typescripts of poems written by Mitchell from 1884 to 1915.
Subjects
Access (note)
  • Restricted access;
Biography (note)
  • Langdon Elwyn Mitchell (1862-1935), American poet and playwright, used the pseudonym John Philip Varley. His best-known plays were Becky Sharp (1899) and The New York Idea (1906).
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  • Cataloging updated
Call Number
MssCol 2022
OCLC
NYPW89-A655
Author
Mitchell, Langdon Elwyn, 1862-1935.
Title
Langdon Elwyn Mitchell papers, 1883-1936.
Restricted Access
Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Biography
Langdon Elwyn Mitchell (1862-1935), American poet and playwright, used the pseudonym John Philip Varley. His best-known plays were Becky Sharp (1899) and The New York Idea (1906). He taught playwriting at the University of Pennsylvania from 1928 to 1930. His father was S. Weir Mitchell, neurologist and author.
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Occupation
Dramatists.
Poets.
Added Author
Keyserling, Hermann, Graf von, 1880-1946.
Patrick, Paul J.
Williams, Talcott, 1849-1928.
Wister, Owen, 1860-1938.
Research Call Number
MssCol 2022
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