Overview
Papers of American financial writer, editor, and novelist Garet Garrett.
Dates
- Creation: 1925-1954
- Creation: Majority of material found in 1941-1943
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material. Collection is open for research.
Extent
.5 linear feet (1 box)Contains professional correspondence, mostly incoming, concerning Garrett's editorials and other writings, and subjects such as international trade and national defense during World War II. Includes correspondence with Herbert Hoover and others. Also the manuscript of That Satan Said, a play by Garrett.
Biographical / Historical
Garrett was an American financial writer and editor for newspapers, a novelist, and the author of books and essays on economics and politics. He was editorial writer-in-chief of the Saturday Evening Post (1940- 1942) and editor of American Affairs, a quarterly published by the National Conference Board (1944-1950).
Arrangement
Organized into the following series:
- I. Letters to and from Garet Garrett
- II. Miscellaneous papers
Physical Location
b
Immediate Source of Acquisition
56M-171. Bequest of Dorothy Williams Garrett; received: 1956.
- Title
- Garrett, Garet, 1878-1954. Garet Garrett papers, 1925-1954: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou01242
Repository Details
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