Powys, Llewelyn, 1884-1939. Two albums containing about 60 tipped-in articles by Llewelyn Powys on literary subjects and book reviews by him of travels in Africa or explorers in Africa for such magazines as Dial, Nation, Freeman, New Republic and newspapers such as the New York Herald Tribune and the New York Times
Object Details
- General note
- Cloth-backed albums, with ruled paper. M126 is the accession number in the Russell E. Train inventory list of the Joseph F. Cullman 3rd Library of Natural History.
- Collection Creator
- Train, Russell E., 1920-2012
- Russell E. Train Africana Collection (Smithsonian. Libraries)
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- Russell E. Train Africana collection
- Russell E. Train Africana collection / Series 5: Manuscripts
- Extent
- 2 Volumes (Albums (books); Articles, 8 x 10.5 in.)
- Date
- 1923 - 1926
- Container
- Item M126
- Archival Repository
- Smithsonian Libraries
- Type
- Archival materials
- Volumes
- Collection Rights
- The collection is housed in the Joseph F. Cullman 3rd Library of Natural History, which is open to researchers Monday through Friday in the afternoons, from 1:30 to 5:00 p.m.; morning visits are by appointment only. Please call (202) 633-1184 or email AskaLibrarian@si.edu for an appointment.
- Scope and Contents note
- Powys' comments on the books about African exploration and hunting are frequently caustic. The albums were apparently kept by Powys himself. The articles are dated 1923-1926.
- Record ID
- ebl-1503510890585-1503510890716-0
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
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