Collection of Henry Seidel Canby Materials

Collection

Identifier: CANBY-1

Staff Only

Dates

1911 - 1947

Creator

Canby, Henry Seidel, 1878-1961 (Creator, Person)

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Materials to be used on site during regular Special Collections hours or by appointment. Photocopying or scanning may be possible at discretion of staff for nominal fee. Materials may be protected by copyright.

Biographical / Historical

Henry Seidel Canby (1878–1961) was an American editor and literary critic, born in Wilmington, Delaware. He attended Yale University, Class of 1899, and taught at Yale for over 20 years, achieving professorial rank in 1922. He established and edited (1920–24) the "Literary Review" of the "New York Evening Post," afterward joining with others to found and edit (1924–36) the "Saturday Review of Literature" culminating in "Seven Years' Harvest" (1936) - his intellectual diary culled from its files. His critical and literary works include "Classic Americans" (1931), "Thoreau" (1939), "Whitman" (1943), "The Brandywine" (1941), "The Gothic Age of the American College" (1936), and "Turn West, Turn East: Mark Twain and Henry James" (1951).

Extent

0.5 Linear Feet

Additional Description

Arrangement

Materials arranged in two series: Correspondence and Published Materials.

Custodial History

Materials acquired via gift or purchase.

Subjects

Book reviewing -- United States
Connolly, James B. (James Brendan), 1868-1957 (Correspondent) -- Correspondence
Editors -- United States -- Correspondence
Lee, Vernon, 1856-1935 (Correspondent) -- Correspondence
Literature -- History and criticism
Nivison, Ruth (Robinson), 1890-1971 (Correspondent)
Tarkington, Booth, 1869-1946 (Correspondent) -- Correspondence

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Finding Aid to the Collection of Henry Seidel Canby Materials
Author: Colby College Special Collections, Waterville, Maine
Date: 2013
Description rules: Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description: English
Script of description: Latin
Language of description note: English

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Colby College Special Collections Repository

http://www.colby.edu/specialcollections/

Contact:

speccoll@colby.edu

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