Lilly Library Manuscript Collections

SHERWOOD, R. MSS.

The Sherwood, R. mss., ca. 1968–1970, consist of letters from Walter J. Meserve to various correspondents regarding a study of the work of Robert Sherwood which he is in the process of writing. Robert E. Sherwood (April 4, 1896 – November 14, 1955), was an eminent American playwright, editor, and screenwriter. Sherwood was one of the original members of the Algonquin Round Table. His credits include The Road to Rome, Rebecca, There Shall Be No Night, and Roosevelt and Hopkins among others.

Correspondents include: Gabriel A. Almond; Brooks Atkinson; S.N. Behrman; John Mason Brown; Bennett Cerf; Marc Connelly; Paul H. Douglas; Milton Eisenhower; Samuel Goldwyn, Jr.; John Gunther; Lillian Hellman; Harold D. Lasswell; Owen Lattimore; Walter Lippmann; Charles R. Morris; Samuel I. Rosenman; Victor Samrock; Madeline Sherwood, Sherwood’s widow; Harry S Truman; James P. Warburg; and others.

Acquired: 2009

32 items

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