A Guide to the H. L. Mencken Letters, circa 1919-1946
Descriptive Summary | ||
| Creator: | Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956 | |
| Title: | H. L. Mencken Letters | |
| Dates: | circa 1919-1946 | |
| Abstract: | Collection consists of six brief letters written by H. L. Mencken, American literary and social critic, journalist, editor, and author. | |
| Accession No.: | 2009-003 | |
| Extent: | 6 letters | |
| Language: | Materials are written in English. | |
| Repository: | Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin | |
Biographical Note
H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken (1880-1956), American literary and social critic, journalist, editor, and author. Born in Baltimore, Mencken began his journalistic career in 1899 at the Baltimore Morning Herald. In 1906, he became an editor and columnist at the Baltimore Sun, and continued writing regularly for the newspaper until World War II. Mencken also co-edited the magazine Smart Set with George Jean Nathan from 1914 to 1923. They then founded another magazine, the American Mercury. Mencken was also an independent writer, best known for The American Language (1919), a guide to American idioms and expressions. He also wrote an autobiographical trilogy in the early 1940s, Happy Days (1940), Newspaper Days (1941), and Heathen Days (1943). Mencken died in his home in Baltimore in 1956.
Biographical note prepared from information found in the Biographical Dictionary of American Newspaper Columnists and World Authors, 1900-1950.
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of six brief letters, circa 1919-1946, written by H. L. Mencken, regarding personal and business matters.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
Unrestricted access.
Index Terms | ||
| Subjects (Persons) | ||
| Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956 -- Correspondence. | ||
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
H. L. Mencken Letters, circa 1919-1946, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
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