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Letter from William Benet to Mr. Roberts

Letter from William Benet to Mr. Roberts
Date
circa 1940

William Rose Benet, the contributing editor of The Saturday Review of Literature, asks Mr. Roberts to "send the book."

Location
I-Friends-1974-1
Subject
Literary Pursuits
Format
Letters/Correspondence
Time Period
1940-1959
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Letter from William Benet to Mr. Roberts

Letter from William Rose Benét to Laura Benét

Letter from William Rose Benét to Laura Benét
Date
August 8, 1949

William Rose Benét writes to his sister, Laura Benét, with a clipping about the family from the Cape Ann Summer Sun.

Location
I-Friends-1982-4
Subject
Personal and Family Life
Format
Letters/Correspondence
Time Period
1940-1959
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Letter from William Rose Benét to Laura Benét

Two Letters from William Benét to Lawton Mackall

Two Letters from William Benét to Lawton Mackall
Date
May 6, 1948

Two letters from William Rose Benét to Lawton Mackall: the first asking for details about a play Mackall has written; the second explaining that he has no room to publish a piece by one of Mackall's friends.

Location
I-Friends-1982-3
Subject
Literary Pursuits
Personal and Family Life
Format
Letters/Correspondence
Time Period
1940-1959
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Two Letters from William Benét to Lawton Mackall

Two Letters from William Benét to Lawton Mackall

Two Letters from William Benét to Lawton Mackall
Date
August 15, 1917

William Rose Benét writes two letters to Lawton Mackall: the first promises poems and includes a drawing; the second explains Benét's plans to travel for ten days.

Location
I-Friends-1982-3
Subject
Literary Pursuits
Personal and Family Life
Format
Engravings and Illustrations
Letters/Correspondence
Time Period
1900-1919
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Two Letters from William Benét to Lawton Mackall

Letter from William Benét to Lawton Mackall

Letter from William Benét to Lawton Mackall
Date
February 4, 1916

Writer and poet William Rose Benét writes to Lawton Mackall, asking him to contribute to a one-off literary magazine called The Chimaera.

Location
I-Friends-1982-3
Subject
Literary Pursuits
Personal and Family Life
Format
Letters/Correspondence
Time Period
1900-1919
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Letter from William Benét to Lawton Mackall

"Poets in Embryo," by Laura Benét

"Poets in Embryo," by Laura Benét
Date
circa 1905

Laura Benét writes this essay, titled "Poets in Embryo," on growing up in a literary household and how it influenced her and her brothers' interests in writing.

Location
I-Friends-1982-1
Subject
Literary Pursuits
Personal and Family Life
Format
Essays and Dissertations
Time Period
1900-1919
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"Poets in Embryo," by Laura Benét

Letter from William Rose Benet to "Albert"

Letter from William Rose Benet to "Albert"
Date
February 3, 1932

William Rose Benet writes to an unspecified "Albert" concerning the publication details of a book of poems by an unspecified "Sara." Benet also discusses details of payment.

Location
I-Friends-1979 -2
Subject
Business and Industry
Literary Pursuits
Format
Letters/Correspondence
Time Period
1920-1939
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Letter from William Rose Benet to "Albert"

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