Finding aid for the Jozsef Remenyi Correspondence


Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: Remenyi, Jozsef
Title: Jozsef Remenyi Correspondence
Dates: 1922-1962
Extent: 0.20 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract: Jozsef Remenyi (1891-1956) was a Hungarian-born author, educator, newspaper editor, and professor of comparative literature at Western Reserve University (1929-1956) in Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of letters from 27 well-known literary figures to Remenyi, tributes, and memorial services. Correspondents include James Branch Cabell, Willa S. Cather, Waldo Frank, Langston Hughes, Robert Nathan, Allen Tate, and Mark Van Doren.
MS Number MS 3198
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English

Biography of Jozsef Remenyi


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Scope and Content

The Jozsef Remenyi Correspondence, 1922-1962, consists of letters from 27 well-known literary figures to Remenyi, tributes, and memorial services. Correspondents include James Branch Cabell, Willa S. Cather, Waldo Frank, Langston Hughes, Robert Nathan, Allen Tate, and Mark Van Doren.

This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of authors and literature in the United States in the first half of the twentieth century.


Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged by document type and then chronologically.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

Authors, American -- Correspondence.
Remenyi, Jozsef, 1891-1956.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 3198 Jozsef Remenyi Correspondence, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Acquisition Information

Gift of Joseph Remenyi in 1962; provenance of material added after his death unrecorded.

Detailed Description of The Collection

Jozsef Remenyi Correspondence 1922-1962

Box Folder
1 1 Collection of letters from 27 authors 1922-1948
1 2 Tributes and memorial services 1948-1962
1 3 Covers/envelopes dates vary