Howard Webb and Robert Emmet Sherwood Letters, 1952-1970
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Title: Howard Webb and Robert Emmet Sherwood Letters, 1952-1970
ID: MS/VMF/vmf180
Extent: 8.0 Items
Predominant Dates: 1952-1970
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Item 1: Sherwood to Webb, graduate student, replying to his request for personal reminiscences of Ring Lardner. Comments upon nature of Lardner's writing and complexity of personality. Relates amusing story of alleged joke played on Clarence Budington Kelland. Refers to specific Lardner works and certain incidents of his last years. Mentions 1924 Democratic convention, Black Sox scandal, and other events, 1952: December 9
Item 2: Webb to Sherwood thanking him for his generous and useful reply to his inquiry about Ring Lardner. Discusses several of Sherwood's comments and quotes a few of Lardner's pieces, 1952: December 14
Item 3: Sherwood to Webb agreeing with his conclusions. Comments on Grantland Rice, and of other friends. Remarks on recent presidential election, 1952: December 19
Item 4: Webb to Sherwood thanking him for all his help and information on Ring Lardner. Outlines his current plans, 1953: July 26
Item 5: Howard Webb, Chairman, Department of English, Southern Illinois University (Carbondale) to William Matheson, Chief, Rare Books and Special Collections, Washington University Libraries, proposing a small memorial to his recently deceased son, Howard Webb III, a Washington University alumnus. Suggests gift of his correspondence with Robert E. Sherwood, 1952-1953, in connection with his dissertation on Ring Lardner, 1970: November 16
Item 6: William Matheson to Howard Webb expressing sorrow at death of Howard Webb III, and explaining procedure for gift proposal to Washington University Libraries. Thanks him for the suggestion, 1970: November 24
Item 7: Howard Webb to William Matheson, thanking him for the explanation and enclosing his Sherwood letters as a gift. States the way in which he would like the tribute to his son to remembered, 1970: December 2
Item 8: William Matheson to Howard Webb, thanking him for his gift in memory of his son, 1970: December 7
Item 1: Sherwood to Webb, graduate student, replying to his request for personal reminiscences of Ring Lardner. Comments upon nature of Lardner's writing and complexity of personality. Relates amusing story of alleged joke played on Clarence Budington Kelland. Refers to specific Lardner works and certain incidents of his last years. Mentions 1924 Democratic convention, Black Sox scandal, and other events, 1952: December 9
Item 2: Webb to Sherwood thanking him for his generous and useful reply to his inquiry about Ring Lardner. Discusses several of Sherwood's comments and quotes a few of Lardner's pieces, 1952: December 14
Item 3: Sherwood to Webb agreeing with his conclusions. Comments on Grantland Rice, and of other friends. Remarks on recent presidential election, 1952: December 19
Item 4: Webb to Sherwood thanking him for all his help and information on Ring Lardner. Outlines his current plans, 1953: July 26
Item 5: Howard Webb, Chairman, Department of English, Southern Illinois University (Carbondale) to William Matheson, Chief, Rare Books and Special Collections, Washington University Libraries, proposing a small memorial to his recently deceased son, Howard Webb III, a Washington University alumnus. Suggests gift of his correspondence with Robert E. Sherwood, 1952-1953, in connection with his dissertation on Ring Lardner, 1970: November 16
Item 6: William Matheson to Howard Webb expressing sorrow at death of Howard Webb III, and explaining procedure for gift proposal to Washington University Libraries. Thanks him for the suggestion, 1970: November 24
Item 7: Howard Webb to William Matheson, thanking him for the explanation and enclosing his Sherwood letters as a gift. States the way in which he would like the tribute to his son to remembered, 1970: December 2
Item 8: William Matheson to Howard Webb, thanking him for his gift in memory of his son, 1970: December 7