Henry L. Mencken collection, after 1933

Summary

Creator:

Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956

Date:

after 1933

Extent:

1 folder(s) (5 items)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Henry L. Mencken collection, ms675, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of three newspaper clippings and two letters from H. L. Mencken to Ned Lee. Two newspaper clippings (undated) concern Mencken's illness and retirement. Letters (dated 1933) poke fun at the Mississippi Bible Belt, and one of the newspaper clippings is an editorial from The Webster Progress, Eupora, Mississippi, regarding Henry L. Mencken, and contains the letter Mencken wrote to Lee.

Biographical / historical:

Henry L. Mencken (1880-1956) was a controversialist, humorous journalist, and pungent critic of American life who powerfully influenced U.S. fiction through the 1920s.

For further information, see the article H. L. Mencken at Encyclopedia Britannica.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Correspondence

Places:

Mississippi -- Humor.

Preferred citation:

Henry L. Mencken collection, ms675, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.