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John Dos Passos library card application

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MS-0710

Scope and Contents

Application for a library card at Milton S. Eisenhower Library by John Dos Passos, 1969-1970.

Dates

  • Creation: 1969 - 1970

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is housed off-site and requires 48-hours' notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections for more information.

Collection is open for use.

Conditions Governing Use

Single copies may be made for research purposes. Researchers are responsible for determining any copyright questions. It is not necessary to seek our permission as the owner of the physical work to publish or otherwise use public domain materials that we have made available for use, unless Johns Hopkins University holds the copyright.

Biographical / Historical

John Dos Passos (1896-1970) was an American novelist and artist active in the first half of the twentieth century. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, and he went on to Harvard College, graduating in 1916. He was well-traveled, visiting Europe and the Middle East, where he learned about literature, art, and architecture. He is best known for his U.S.A. trilogy, which consists of the novels The 42nd Parallel (1930), 1919 (1932), and The Big Money (1936). In 1998, the Modern Library ranked the U.S.A. Trilogy 23rd on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century.

Extent

0.167 Cubic Feet (1 item)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

John Dos Passos (1896-1970) was an American novelist and artist active in the first half of the twentieth century. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, and he went on to Harvard College, graduating in 1916. He was well-traveled, visiting Europe and the Middle East, where he learned about literature, art, and architecture. He is best known for his U.S.A. trilogy, which consists of the novels The 42nd Parallel (1930), 1919 (1932), and The Big Money (1936). In 1998, the Modern Library ranked the U.S.A. Trilogy 23rd on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. This collection includes an application for a library card at Milton S. Eisenhower Library by John Dos Passos, 1969-1970.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Unknown.

Accruals

Legacy collection so no known accession information.

Related Materials

For Johns Hopkins University Library records, see RG 03.010. For additional John Dos Passos materials, see MS.0780, the John Dos Passos collection.

Processing Information

Processed by Jordon Steele, August 2015.

Title
John Dos Passon library card application
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

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