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Aldous Huxley letter to L. P. Jacks
- Title
- Aldous Huxley letter to L. P. Jacks, 1942.
- Author
- Huxley, Aldous, 1894-1963.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Mixed material | Request in advance | MssCol 22939 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
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- Additional Authors
- Jacks, L. P. (Lawrence Pearsall), 1860-1955
- Description
- .21 linear foot (1 volume)
- Summary
- Autograph letter signed (4 p.) from British author Aldous Huxley at Llano, California, 1942 September 6, to L. P. Jacks, a British author, educator, philosopher and Unitarian minister. Responding to a query in Jacks's last letter concerning Prometheus, Huxley discusses the nature of reality and evil, political power, certain French Christian mystics (Père Joseph and Pierre de Bérulle), and the possible uses of mystical practice.
- Subjects
- Source (note)
- Purchased from William Reese Company, 2014
- Call Number
- MssCol 22939
- OCLC
- 881741683
- Author
- Huxley, Aldous, 1894-1963.
- Title
- Aldous Huxley letter to L. P. Jacks, 1942.
- Source
- Purchased from William Reese Company, 2014
- Occupation
- Authors.Clergy.Educators.Philosophers.
- Added Author
- Jacks, L. P. (Lawrence Pearsall), 1860-1955, recipient.
- Research Call Number
- MssCol 22939