Kenneth Lewis Roberts Papers
Scope and Contents
Papers of an historical novelist from Maine. Included are 4 signed typescript letters and one signed handwritten letter. The letters date from 1935 to 1951. One letter is to Mr. Bosworth dated January 29, 1935 relating to the sale of the Arnold journal and Maine's preservation of historic items. The second letter is to Mr. Bosworth dated February 20, 1935 and relates to Frank Deering, a collector in Maine. The third letter to the Salem Marine Society in Salem, Massachusetts dated March 1, 1942 relates to the log of the privateer Holkar. The fourth letter to Prof. Milton Ellis of the New England Quarterly dated June 2, 1944 relates to Herbert's description of Mill Prison. The fifth letter is to Ernest C. Miller of the West Penn Oil Company dated January 27, 1951 and refers to Henry Gross's dowsing. Included also is a newspaper clipping with a review of his book Henry Gross and his dowsing rod. Included also is a pre-publication typescript copy of his novel Boon Island which includes a cover letter from the president of Doubleday dated August 29, 1955.
Dates
- 1935-1955
Creator
- Roberts, Kenneth Lewis, 1885-1957 (Person)
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access.
Use Restrictions
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Biographical Note
Kenneth Lewis Roberts was born in Kennebunkport, Maine in 1885. In 1908 he earned an A.B. degree at Cornell University where he had been editor-in-chief of the Cornell Widow. The following year he joined the staff of the Boston Post. He served in World War I as a Military Intelligence Officer. Well known as staff correspondent for the Saturday Evening Post and as an author of travel books, Roberts retired in 1928 to write the Chronicles of Arundel, a series of Maine historical novels; the series eventually included Arundel (1930), The Lively Lady (1931), Rabble in Arms (1933), and Captain Caution (1934). His later novels included Northwest Passage (1937), Oliver Wiswell (1940), Lydia Bailey (1946), and Boon Island (1955 : about an actual shipwreck in early Maine history). He died in 1957.
Extent
1 folder
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Papers of an historical novelist from Maine. Included are 4 signed typescript letters and one signed handwritten letter. The letters date from 1935 to 1951. One letter is to Mr. Bosworth dated January 29, 1935 relating to the sale of the Arnold journal and Maine's preservation of historic items. The second letter is to Mr. Bosworth dated February 20, 1935 and relates to Frank Deering, a collector in Maine. The third letter to the Salem Marine Society in Salem, Massachusetts dated March 1, 1942 relates to the log of the privateer Holkar. The fourth letter to Prof. Milton Ellis of the New England Quarterly dated June 2, 1944 relates to Herbert's description of Mill Prison. The fifth letter is to Ernest C. Miller of the West Penn Oil Company dated January 27, 1951 and refers to Henry Gross's dowsing. Included also is a newspaper clipping with a review of his book Henry Gross and his dowsing rod. Included also is a pre-publication typescript copy of his novel Boon Island which includes a cover letter from the president of Doubleday dated August 29, 1955.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The June 2, 1944 letter was a gift of Cecil Reynolds.
General
No finding aid - see Special Collections librarian for assistance.
- Authors, American -- Maine Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Boon Island (Me.) -- Fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Clippings Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Dowsers -- Maine Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Gross, Henry
- Letters (Correspondence) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Nottingham Galley (Merchant ship) -- Fiction
- Shipwrecks -- Maine -- Boon Island -- History -- 18th century -- Fiction Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Typescipts Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Title
- Guide to the Kenneth Lewis Roberts Papers
- Status
- No Additional Box Or Folder List For This Small Collection
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English.
Repository Details
Part of the Raymond H. Fogler Library Special Collections Repository
5729 Raymond H. Fogler Library
University of Maine
Orono ME 04469-5729 United States
207-581-1686
