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Stephen Vincent Benet miscellanea
Descriptive Summary | |
| Title: Stephen Vincent Benet miscellanea | |
| Creator: Benét, Stephen Vincent, 1898-1943 | |
| Inclusive Dates: after 1900 | |
| Language(s): English | |
| Extent: 1 folder(s) (5 items) | |
| Collection Number: ms4166 | |
| Repository: Hargrett Library | |
Collection Description
Historical Note
Stephen Vincent Benet (1898-1943), grandson of General Stephen Vincent Benet (1827-1895), was an American writer, born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
For further information, see the article "Stephen Vincent Benet" at Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of five items pertaining to Stephen Vincent Benet: a broadside containing a prayer by Benet, which begins "God of the free," undated; collage containing a photograph of Benet, undated; letter to Benet from Brandt & Brandt regarding permission Benet gave to Mrs. Georgia Marshall Cragin to write a musical composition for Benet's poem O Lordy Jesus, dated December 29, 1939; a copy of the completed project (i.e., O Lordy Jesus! sheet music, with words by Stephen Vincent Benet and music by G. Marshall Cragin); and a copy of a speech written by Benet for a November 20th celebration, Council For Democracy – Committee of Correspondence, circa 1940.
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Stephen Vincent Benet miscellanea, ms 4166, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.
Finding Aid Publication
Finding aid prepared on: 2018.