Blumenfeld, Samuel L.. Letters to Samuel L. Blumenfeld from various correspondents concerning the Marlowe-Shakespeare Society of America

Folger bibliographic ID: 267006
Folger call number: W.a.512
Folger holdings ID: 353013
Accession Number: 267707

Letters chiefly responding to Samuel L. Blumenfeld's invitation to join the newly formed Marlowe-Shakespeare Society of America. Most correspondents decline to join (Herbert Hoover, Christopher Isherwood, Rudolf Flesch, Lucius Beebe, Richard Watts, Jr., Robert Heilbroner, Leslie Stevens, Julian P. Muller, William C. Mullendore); a few accept membership (Arnold Gingrich, David Rhys Williams, Dot Lemon, Michael David, Gerald Heard). Also includes letters from Ernest Henderson III and Virginia Stern concerning meetings of the society, Calvin Hoffman (co-founder of the Society) suggesting potential members, and from Blumenfeld to recruited members of the society. Most letters accompanied by original envelopes

General notes

In November 1960, Samuel Blumenfeld and Calvin Hoffman founded the Marlowe-Shakespeare Society, whose purpose was to demonstrate the claim that the works attributed to Shakespeare were authored by Christopher Marlowe; the meeting proposing incorporation took place April 17, 1961. An incarnation of the society exists today: the International Marlowe-Shakespeare Society Most letters accompanied by short biographies of correspondents From the files of Samuel L. Blumenfeld Acquired from Swann Galleries, 2012-11-29 (Sale 2296, Lot 269)

Extended title: Letters to Samuel L. Blumenfeld from various correspondents concerning the Marlowe-Shakespeare Society of America 1960-1961
Alternate titles: Group of 29 letters signed by literary figures responding to an invitation to the Marlowe-Shakespeare Society

Blumenfeld, Samuel L Hoffman, Calvin Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964 Isherwood, Christopher, 1904-1986 Flesch, Rudolf, 1911-1986 Beebe, Lucius, 1902-1966 Watts, Richard, 1898- Gingrich, Arnold Heilbroner, Robert L Stevens, Leslie, 1924-1998 Muller, Julian P Williams, David Rhys, 1890-1970 Henderson, Ernest, 1897-1967 Stern, Virginia F Lemon, Dot, 1907-1986 David, Michael Mullendore, William Clinton, 1892- Heard, Gerald, 1889-1971

correspondent: Blumenfeld, Samuel L.
subject: Blumenfeld, Samuel L
subject: Hoffman, Calvin
subject: Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964
subject: Isherwood, Christopher, 1904-1986
subject: Flesch, Rudolf, 1911-1986
subject: Beebe, Lucius, 1902-1966
subject: Watts, Richard, 1898-
subject: Gingrich, Arnold
subject: Heilbroner, Robert L
subject: Stevens, Leslie, 1924-1998
subject: Muller, Julian P
subject: Williams, David Rhys, 1890-1970
subject: Henderson, Ernest, 1897-1967
subject: Stern, Virginia F
subject: Lemon, Dot, 1907-1986
subject: David, Michael
subject: Mullendore, William Clinton, 1892-
subject: Heard, Gerald, 1889-1971
correspondent: Hoffman, Calvin
correspondent: Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964
correspondent: Isherwood, Christopher, 1904-1986
correspondent: Flesch, Rudolf, 1911-1986
correspondent: Beebe, Lucius, 1902-1966
correspondent: Watts, Richard, 1898-
correspondent: Gingrich, Arnold
correspondent: Heilbroner, Robert L.
correspondent: Stevens, Leslie, 1924-1998
correspondent: Muller, Julian P.
correspondent: Williams, David Rhys, 1890-1970
correspondent: Henderson, Ernest, 1897-1967
correspondent: Stern, Virginia F.
correspondent: Lemon, Dot, 1907-1986
correspondent: David, Michael
correspondent: Mullendore, William Clinton, 1892-
correspondent: Heard, Gerald, 1889-1971
correspondent: Marlowe Society