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Series III. Letters of Lincoln Steffens
Series IV. Additional Correspondence and Manuscripts

Lincoln Steffens papers, 1863-1936

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Series I

The original collection (Series I) contains letters to Steffens and Ella Winter from friends, family , and associates in political, literary, and journalistic fields; edited typescript copies of Steffens' outgoing correspondence, used in the publication of THE LETTERS OF LINCOLN STEFFENS; and manuscripts of many of Steffens' articles and essays (all of the preceding are available on microfilm). Also, newspaper clippings about and by Steffens; files of periodicals such as THE CARMELITE to which Steffens contributed, manuscripts of Josephine Bontecou Steffens, first wife of Lincoln Steffens, and a small group of letters from Ben B. Lindsay and Lincoln Steffens. Additional Steffens material includes cataloged and uncataloged letters to Steffens and Ella Winter; duplicate copies of Steffens' edited letters; manuscripts of articles, essays, and book drafts by Steffens and others; diaries, datebooks, and address books of Steffens and others; miscellaneous manuscripts and documents relating to Steffens; photographs, including several by Edward Weston; miscellaneous printed material; and original outgoing letters of Steffens, 1888-1936. Correspondents include Clarence Darrow, Jo Davidson, Robinson Jeffers, Emma Goldman, Ezra Pound, Theodore Roosevelt, and Upton Sinclair.

Subseries I.1. Correspondence--A-Z

Includes copies of Steffens' outgoing letters, arranged alphabetically by recipient.

Also available on microfilm, Series I. Reels 1-6


Box 1 A-B


Box 2 C


Box 3 D-E


Box 4 F


Box 5 G-He


Box 6 Hi-I


Box 7 J-K


Box 8 L


Box 9 M-N


Box 10 O-P


Box 11 R-Sk


Box 12 Sl-Steffens, Lincoln--A-E

Steffens, Lincoln


Box 13 F-St


Box 14 Su-Willis


Box 15 Winter-Z

Box 15 Steffens-V


Box 16 W-Z

Subseries I.2. Additions to Correspondence, received, 1966

(Not on Microfilm)


Box 17 Lindsey, Ben B. to E.A. Filene, undated, (a.l.s. 4p)

Steffens, Lincoln

Box 17 To ?, 1908 February 1, (a.l.s., lp)

Box 17 To Luis Bossero, 1961 May 24, (a.l.s., 2p.)

Box 17 To Mr. Phenix, 1920 November 3, (a.l.s. 2p.)

Box 17 To E.A. Filene, 1927 April 6, (a.l.s. 2p.)

Box 17 To Mr. Procter, 1932 September 26., 1932 September, (a.l.s. lp)

Box 17 To Lillian Schoedler, 1936 June 18, (t.l.s., lp.)

Subseries I.3. Manuscripts, 1889-1936

(Also available on microfilm, Series I, Reels 7-10)


Box 18 1889-1990


Box 19 1901-1906


Box 21 1907-1910


Box 20 1911-1936

Subseries I.4. Typescripts--A-Z

Correspondence copies

Not available on microfilm.


Box 22 A-H


Box 23 I-Y


Box 24 Steffens

Suggett


Box 25 Allen, Lou, and family


Box 26 Laura


Box 27 Laura


Box 28 Winter

Subseries I.5. Manuscripts of Josephine Bontecou Steffens

(Not available on microfilm)


Box 29 General

The Deans


Box 30 Chapters 1-20


Box 31 Chapters 21-35

Subseries I.6. Scrapbooks

(These are also available on microfilm, Series I, Reel 11.)


Box 32 Scrapbooks I & III


Box 32A Oversized Scrapbooks (2)

Subseries I.7. Clippings


Box 33 Autobiography Reviews


Box 34 California


Box 35 Chicago-Denver


Box 36 Greenwich-Massachusetts


Box 37 Mexico-New Jersey


Box 38 R


Box 39 Steffens


Box 40 Socialism-Wall Street


Box 41 Miscellaneous


Box 42 Miscellaneous


Box 43 Miscellaneous


Box 44 USSR


Box 45 Chronological (Dated), 1903-1908

Subseries I.8. The Carmelite


Box 46 The Carmelite


Box 47 The Carmelite

Subseries I.9. Pacific Weekly


Box 50 Pacific Weekly

Subseries I.10. Miscellaneous


Box 48 List of Steffens' Articles

Box 48 List of Letters Sold

Box 48 Envelopes


Box 49 Miscellaneous

Subseries I.11. Printed Materials


Box 51 Mrs. Steffen's Scrapbook

(Not available on microfilm)