Special Collections Department
Elva de Pue Matthews
Papers
1917 - 1962
(bulk dates 1917 - 1949)
Manuscript Collection Number: 114
Accessioned: Purchase, 1971
Extent: 2 linear ft.
Content: Correspondence, manuscripts,
poems, photograph, clippings, articles, and notes
Access: The collection is open for research.
Processed: Originally processed
1971 and revised November 1992 by Anita A. Wellner
Special Collections, University of Delaware Library
Newark, Delaware 19717-5267
(302) 831-2229
Table of Contents
Biographical Note
Elva de Pue Matthews was born in San Francisco, California, in 1889, to the wealthy de Pue family. From 1917, when she began studies at Columbia University, until her death in 1962, she resided in New York City. Her lifelong interest and the object of her studies was writing. Mrs. Matthews established relationships with a variety of literary figures, including Richard P. Blackmur, Waldo Frank, Genevieve Taggard, and William Troy.
Although little is recorded regarding Elva de Pue Matthews, it is known that some of her stories and essays were published in The Masses (1917?), The Seven Arts (July 1917), and in three issues of The Figure in the Carpet (1927-1928). The October 1927 issue of The Figure in the Carpet includes excerpts of Matthews' novel, "White River," which is included in these papers (see F58- 62).
Matthews served as one of the associate editors for The Figure in the Carpet from 1927-1928. This little magazine was published by The New School for Social Research in New York, where Matthews was a student.
The brief biographical note which prefaces Elva de Pue Matthews' article in The Seven Arts indicates that one of her dramas was produced by The Morningside Players. She had one daughter named Rowena. Matthews died in 1962 in the Cooper Nursing Home near New York City.
Source:
Note: Biographical information was derived from correspondence in the collection or from correspondence in the collection folder.
Scope and Content Note
The Elva de Pue Matthews Papers consist of two linear feet of correspondence, drafts of novels written by Matthews, poetry and essays by Matthews or others, clippings, and notes. The collection spans the dates 1917-1962, with the bulk of the collection dating between 1917 and 1949.
These papers contain Matthews' correspondence with a wide variety of literary figures, including Richard P. Blackmur, Jacques and Raissa Maritain, Genevieve Taggard, Gorham Munson, Waldo Frank, William Troy, and Floyd Dell. Of particular interest is the extensive correspondence with Waldo Frank, Richard P. Blackmur, and William Troy. In most cases the drafts or copies of letters which Matthews wrote in reply to the various correspondents are also present. Matthews' drafts display her extensive revisions.
The papers also include Matthews' drafts and notes toward three different novels, none of which were ever published. Excerpts from the novel "White River" were printed in an issue of The Figure in the Carpet, a magazine for which Matthews was an associate editor. Three issues of this magazine are found in this collection.
Arrangement Note
The Elva de Pue Matthews Papers are arranged in three series: I. Correspondence, II. Manuscripts Written by Matthews, and III. Printed Material Related to Matthews.
The correspondence section is first arranged alphabetically by name of the correspondent, and then chronologically within the files for each correspondent. Drafts and copies of letters from Matthews to the various correspondents are filed chronologically with the letters from each correspondent.
Section II. Manuscripts Written by Matthews has three subseries corresponding to her three unpublished novels, two of which are untitled.
Series III. Printed Material Related to Matthews consists of five folders. The first folder contains issues of The Figure in the Carpet and the four remaining folders contain material removed from books belonging to Matthews which have been cataloged for Special Collections.
The last segment of the finding aid provides a list of the books which were removed from the papers and cataloged with printed material for Special Collections. The list is arranged alphabetically by author of the book and then alphabetically by title.
Series List
Page
I. Correspondence, 1917-1962
1. Hansell Baugh, 1937-1962 6
2. Richard P. Blackmur, 1935-1941 6
3. Van Wyck Brooks, 1923-1939 7
4. Kenneth Burke, 1941 7
5. Gilbert Cannan, 1919 Oct 22 7
6. Florence Codman, 1937 Mar-Apr 8
7. Emily Coleman, 1952 8
8. Malcolm Cowley, 1938 Dec 8
9. Clifton Cuthbert, 1938 Sep 8
10. Floyd Dell, 1917 9
11. John Erskine, 1938 Dec 9
12. Alma Frank, 1939 9
13. Margaret Naumberg Frank, 1917 Sep 9
14. Waldo Frank, 1917-1962 10
15. Talbot F. Hamlin, 1920-1938 10
16. Lincoln Kirstein, 1930 Jun 17 11
17. Jacques Maritain, 1941-1961 11
18. Raissa Maritain, 1941-1944 11
19. Gorham Bert Munson, 1927-1941 11
20. Albert Jay Nock, 1922 Aug 12
21. Vera Oumancoff, 1941-1946 12
22. Mildred Stillman, 1936-1944 12
23. Genevieve Taggard, 1928-1939 12
24. William Troy, 1927-1962 13
25. Miscellaneous, 1917-1923 14
II. Manuscripts Written by Matthews, 1920-1944
1. Draft for [Untitled Novel], [n.d.] 14
2. Drafts and Notes for "White River," 1920-1924 14
3. Drafts and Notes for [Untitled Novel], 1937-1944 15
III. Printed Material Related to Matthews, 1927-1941 16
List of Books Transferred to Printed Collection in Special
Collections 18
Contents List
Box -- Folder -- Contents
1 Series I. Correspondence, 1917-1962
This series consists of letters from various
literary persons to Matthews, as well as drafts of
letters from Matthews to these individuals.
Included are letters from Richard Blackmur, Waldo
Frank, Floyd Dell, Jacques and Raissa Maritain,
Gorham Munson, Genevieve Taggard, William Troy,
and many others. Included in some of the letters
are clippings, poetry and essays by Matthews, as
well as a few poems and essays written by others.
The material is arranged alphabetically by name of
the correspondent and chronologically within
folders from a particular individual. Matthews'
responses are filed chronologically with the
letters of the correspondent.
Series I.1. Hansell Baugh Correspondence, 1937-1962
Baugh was the editor of The Figure in the Carpet
during the time in which Elva de Pue Matthews was
an associate editor and a contributor.
F1 1937-1962
Consists of seven letters from Baugh and four drafts of
letters from Matthews.
Series I.2. Richard P. Blackmur Correspondence, 1935-
1941
Blackmur (1904-1965) was an American poet and
literary critic. He was the editor of the little
magazine Hound and Horn from 1928-1930. Following
the publication of his collection of critical
essays, The Double Agent, in 1935, he was
credited with "inventing" the New Criticism. In
1940 he accepted an appointment at Princeton
University, where he remained for the rest of his
life.
Consists of 36 letters from Blackmur and 66 drafts
of letters from Matthews. Also included are a
twelve-page critique by Blackmur of Matthew's
untitled novel (see F54-57), a poem titled "Of
Lucifer," clippings, 100 pages of notes by
Matthews, and an essay titled "The Uneducated
Heart" by Matthews.
F2 1935 Jan-Feb
Includes Blackmur's critique of Matthew's untitled
novel (Part I is titled "Love Apples").
F3 1935 Mar-Jun
F4 1935 Jul-Dec
Includes notes by Matthews.
F5 1936-1937 Mar
F6 1937 Apr-Sep
Includes article by Matthews titled "The Uneducated
Heart "
F7 1937 Oct-1938
Includes ten pages of criticism of Matthews' untitled
novel by Blackmur and notes by Matthews
F8 1939 Feb-Aug
F9 1939 Sep-Dec
Includes financial notes by Matthews
F10 1940-1941
Includes a chapter of Matthews' untitled novel
F11 Drafts of Letters by Matthews, [n.d.]
F12 Drafts of Letters by Matthews, [n.d.]
Series I.3 Van Wyck Brooks Correspondence, 1923-1939
American critic and biographer Van Wyck Brooks
(1866-1963) was an associate editor, with Waldo
Frank, of Seven Arts.
F13 1923-1939
Consists of six letters from Brooks to Matthews, as
well as six drafts of letters from Matthews to Brooks
Series I.4. Kenneth Burke Correspondence, 1941
American poet and critic Kenneth Burke (1897- )
published numerous volumes on literature. His
Collected Poems 1915-1967 was published in 1968.
F14 1941
Includes two letters from Burke to Matthews and one
letter from Matthews to Burke
1 Series I.5. Gilbert Cannan Letter, 1919 Oct 22
Gilbert Cannan (1884-1955) wrote a number of works
of fiction, including Stucco House (1918) and
Windmills: A Book of Fables (1920).
F15 1919 Oct 22
Consists of one note from Cannan to Matthews.
Series I.6. Florence Codman Correspondence, 1937 Mar-
Apr
F16 1937 Mar-Apr
Consists of three letters from Codman to Matthews and
drafts of three letters from Matthews to Codman
Series I.7. Emily Holmes Coleman Correspondence, 1952
American writer Emily Coleman (1899-1974) had one
novel, Shutter of Snow, published in 1930. Her
extensive correspondence and unpublished writings
are available in the Emily Holmes Coleman Papers
in Specials Collections, University of Delaware
Library.
F17 1952
Consists of two letters from Coleman which have
enclosed two poems by Coleman. The poems are titled
"The Sleep of Heaven" and "To My Dead Father." Also
includes a draft of a letter from Matthews to Coleman.
Series I.8. Malcolm Cowley Correspondence, 1938 Dec
American critic and writer Malcolm Cowley (1898- )
was an editor of The New Republic.
F18 1938 Dec
Consists of one letter from Cowley to Matthews, as well
as a draft of her original query dated December 16,
1938
Series I.9. Clifton Cuthbert Correspondence, 1938 Sep
One of novelist Clifton Cuthbert's early books was
a novel titled Thunder Without Rain, published in
1933.
F19 1938 Sep
Consists of one letter from Cuthbert with an enclosed
review of his novel, Thunder Without Rain, as well as a
draft of Matthew's reply to this letter
2 Series I. Correspondence (cont'd)
Series I.10. Floyd Dell Correspondence, 1917
American novelist and journalist Floyd Dell (1887-
1969) was also the editor of The Masses, to which
Matthews was a contributor.
Consists of nine letters from Dell to Matthews.
The March 14th letter includes a page of suggested
changes in a manuscript which Matthews submitted
for publication in The Masses. Also includes
three drafts of letters from Matthews to Dell,
with one enclosed poem, "Psyche," by Matthews.
F20 1917 Mar-May
F21 1917 May 24-Dec 12
Includes Matthew's poem, "Psyche"
Series I.11. John Erskine Correspondence, 1938 Dec
John Erskine (1879-1951) was an American novelist,
poet, and essayist.
F22 1938 Dec
Includes one letter to Matthews from Erskine, as well
as a copy of Matthews’ letter to Erskine and a copy of
a letter to Melville Cane, also from Matthews
Series I.12. Alma Frank Correspondence, 1939
Alma Frank was the second wife of Waldo Frank.
The letters indicate that Matthews was attempting
to mediate difficulties between Alma and Waldo
Frank.
F23 1939
Consists of seven letters from Mrs. Frank to Matthews
and five copies of letters from Matthews to Mrs. Frank.
Also includes a letter from Mrs. Frank to Waldo Frank
and a copy of a letter from Matthews to a Miss Nadya
Ornstein.
Series I.13. Margaret Naumberg Frank Letters, 1917 Sep
Margaret Naumberg Frank was the first wife of
Waldo Frank.
F24 1917 Sep
Consists of two letters from Margaret Frank to Matthews
2 Series I. Correspondence (cont'd)
Series I.14. Waldo Frank Correspondence, 1917-1962
American novelist and essayist Waldo Frank (1889-
1967) was also a noted short story writer. This
correspondence includes Matthews' comments on his
novel, Summer Never Ends, published in 1941.
This extensive correspondence consists of eighty-
eight letters from Waldo Frank to Matthews, as
well as copies of twenty-one letters from Matthews
to Frank.
F25 1917 Jun-Aug
F26 1917 Sep-Dec
F27 1918
F28 1919 Jan-Nov
F29 1919 Dec-1927
F30 1928-1931
Includes a letter of introduction for Waldo Frank from
The Paul Cornell Company, Inc. to Mr. A.H. Huesmann.
F31 1936-1939 Apr
F32 1939 Jun-Dec
F33 1940-1962
Includes Matthews' comments on Frank's novel, Summer
Never Ends.
3 Series I.15. Talbot Faulkner Hamlin Correspondence,
1920-1938
Talbot Hamlin (1889-1956) was an architect,
teacher, librarian, and writer. He wrote a number
of books on architecture, as well as being a
professor of architecture at Columbia University
in New York.
F34 1920-1938
Consists of four letters from Talbot Hamlin to Matthews
and three sonnets written by Hamlin and dedicated to
Matthews. Also includes a copy of a letter from
Matthews to Talbot Hamlin, as well as a copy of a
letter from Matthews to Jessica Hamlin (Mrs. Talbot
Hamlin). A letter from Jessica and Mary Hamlin to
Matthews is also found here.
3 Series I. Correspondence (cont'd)
Series I.16. Lincoln Kirstein Letter, 1930 Jun 17
Lincoln Kirstein (1907-1975), an editor of the
Hound and Horn, was also a poet and writer of
books on the arts. His book of World War I
poetry, Rhymes of a Pfc, was published in 1964.
F35 1930 Jun 17
Consists of one letter from Kirstein to Matthews.
Series I.17. Jacques Maritain Correspondence, 1941-
1961
Jacques Maritain (1882-1973) was a noted French
philosopher and Catholic apologist. Maritain
wrote extensively on moral philosophy and
theology. Several of his volumes were originally
part of this collection, including Christianisme
et Démocratie and The Rights of Man and Natural
Law, but have been transferred to the printed
collection in Special Collections.
Consists of six letters from Jacques Maritain to
Matthews, as well as drafts of sixteen letters
from Matthews to Maritain. Some of the letters
are in French.
F36 1941-1943
F37 1945-1961
Series I.18. Raissa Maritain Correspondence, 1941-1944
Raissa Maritain, the wife of Jacques Maritain, was
also a poet and writer.
F38 1941-1944
Consists of three letters from Raissa Maritain to
Matthews, as well as nine letters to Raissa Maritain
from Matthews. Also included in this folder are a
photograph of Jacques Maritain, several clippings, and
a poem and essay concerning Chagall (written by
Matthews). One of Matthews' letters to Raissa Maritain
is also to Vera Oumancoff. The letters are in French.
Series I.19. Gorham Bert Munson Correspondence, 1927-
1941
Gorham B. Munson (1896-1969) was an American
teacher and critic who wrote a variety of books on
American literature.
F39 1927-1941
Consists of five letters from Munson to Matthews, as
well as two drafts of letters from Matthews to Munson.
3 Series I. Correspondence (cont'd)
Series I.20. Albert Jay Nock Correspondence, 1922 Aug
Albert Jay Nock (1873?-1945) was an American
critic and publicist.
F40 1922 Aug
Consists of one letter from Nock to Matthews, as well
as a copy of a letter from Matthews to Nock.
Series I.21. Vera Oumancoff Correspondence, 1941-1946
Vera Oumancoff was a friend of the Maritains and
Matthews. The correspondence is in French.
Consists of thirteen letters from Oumancoff to
Matthews and sixteen drafts of letters from
Matthews to Oumancoff.
F41 1941-1944
F42 1945-1946
Series I.22. Mildred Stillman Correspondence, 1936-
1944
Mildred Stillman was the wife of Ernest Goodrich
Stillman. Consists of twelve letters from Mrs.
Stillman to Matthews, as well as three drafts of
letters from Matthews to Stillman. Also includes
a poem, "To Elva," by Mildred Stillman.
F43 1936-1938
F44 1939-1944
Includes poem, "To Elva," by Stillman.
Series I.23. Genevieve Taggard Correspondence, 1928-
1939
Genevieve Taggard (1894-1948) was a noted American
poet and biographer. Her book of poems,
Travelling Standing Still received wide critical
acclaim, as did her biography of Emily Dickinson,
The Life and Mind of Emily Dickinson. She was
also a contributing editor to New Masses.
Consists of seven letters from Taggard to
Matthews, as well as eight copies of letters from
Matthews to Taggard.
F45 1928-1937
F46 1938-1939
4 Series I. Correspondence (cont'd)
Series I.24. William Troy Correspondence, 1927-1962
Teacher, critic, and essayist William Troy (1903-
1961) was an associate editor with Elva Matthews
of The Figure in the Carpet.
Consists of twenty-eight letters from Troy to
Matthews, as well as fifty-four copies of letters
from Matthews to Troy. Also included are two
letters from Leonie Adams (William Troy's wife) to
Matthews and two letters from Matthews to Leonie
Adams. Also includes a poem titled "Line Written
on Shelton Terrace, S.F." by Matthews, clippings,
a typescript of the article, "De Jacques Riviere à
Alain-Fournier 1905," by Troy and several other
manuscripts described below.
F47 1927-1928 Jul
Includes a copy of a program titled "Semaine Memoriale
Isadora Duncan" (Paris, June 1928) and a poem, "Line
Written on Shelton Terrace, S.F.," written by Matthews.
F48 1928 Aug-Oct
F49 1929 Jan-Apr
Includes a poem by Matthews titled "First Snow."
F50 1929 Jul-Dec
Includes a carbon copy of an article in French titled
"De Jacques Riviere à Alain-Fournier 1905."
F51 1930 Jan-May
Includes one clipping, a transcript of Edmund Wilson's
"The Fable of the Three Limperary Cripples," and an
essay in French by Matthews.
F52 1936-1962
Includes a clipping of an obituary for William Troy, as
well as the correspondence between Matthews and Leonie
Adams. Also includes a poem by Matthews titled
"Réponse au Conseil."
4 Series I.25. Miscellaneous Material Originally Included
with Correspondence, 1917-1923
Includes calling cards, a clipping, and diary
entries.
F53 1917-1923
Includes a calling card for Rowena Matthews (daughter
of Elva de Pue Matthews) and Mr. and Mrs. Warren
Shepard Matthews (1923), as well as an undated clipping
concerning Matthews. Also includes ten pages of diary
entries by Matthews.
5 Series II. Manuscripts Written by Matthews, 1920-1944
This series consists of drafts of three
manuscripts by Matthews. Two are untitled novels
and the third is the draft for a novel titled
"White River." Portions of "White River" were
published in the October 1927 issue of The Figure
in the Carpet. The other manuscripts were never
published.
Series II.1. Draft for an [Untitled Novel], [n.d.]
Consists of one typescript draft in four parts.
Part one is titled "Love Apples," which may have
served as a preliminary title to the novel.
F54 Part One: "Love Apples," [n.d.]
Typescript with autograph revisions of seven chapters.
Consists of pages 1-127.
F55 Part Two: "Spiked Agave," [n.d.]
Typescript with extensive autograph revisions of
thirteen chapters. Consists of pages 128-327.
F56 Part Three: "Doll in the Popcorn," [n.d.]
Typescript with autograph revisions of thirteen
chapters. Consists of pages 328-489.
F57 Part Four: "Smile Without Malice," [n.d.]
Typescript with autograph revisions of seven chapters.
Consists of pages 490-581.
6 Series II.2. Drafts and Notes for "White River," 1920-
1924
Consists of one typescript draft of this novel, as
well as notes on the characters and layout of the
home, music for a sonata used in the story, and
descriptions and sketches of the characters. The
novel is arranged in four parts. Excerpts of
"White River" were published in the October 1927
issue of The Figure in the Carpet.
F58 Part One: "Margaret," 1920-1924
Typescript and carbon pages with a few autograph
corrections of five chapters. Consists of pages 1-91.
F59 Part Two: "Gregory," 1920-1924
Typescript and carbon pages with a few autograph
corrections of six chapters. Consists of pages 92-192.
F60 Part Three: "John," 1920-1924
Typescript and carbon pages with a few autograph
corrections of seven chapters. Consists of pages 193-
254.
F61 Part Four: "Herself," 1920-1924
Typescript pages with a few autograph corrections of
ten chapters. Consists of pages 255-336.
F62 Notes and Sketches, 1920-1924
Includes pencil and ink sketches of the characters in
the novel, a design for the home, music for a sonata,
and notes on the history of the Eustace family. 14 pp.
7 Series II.3. Drafts and Notes for an [Untitled Novel],
1937-1944
This series includes drafts and notes toward an
untitled novel. The notes provide character
descriptions, notes for rewrites, as well as
drafts and ideas for certain chapters.
F63- Draft One, 1937 Jan-1938 Feb
75 Consists of a typescript of a rough draft, bearing
extensive autograph revisions and notes.
F63 Chapters 1-2
F64 Chapters 3-4
F65 Chapters 5-6
F66 Chapters 7-8
F67 Chapters 9-11
F68 Chapters 12-14
F69 Chapters 15-17
F70 Chapters 18-20
F71 Chapter 22
F72 Chapter 23
F73 Chapter 24
F74 Chapter 26
F75 Chapter 27
8 F76 Draft Two, [n.d.]
Consists of a typescript with extensive autograph
revisions of chapters 5-11.
F77 "First Notebook," 1940-1944
Consists of typescript and autograph notes describing
the characters and other ideas for the novel.
F78 Notes for Chapters, [n.d.]
Includes typescript notes for a "Section III" on
sexuality in China, autograph notes on Liboux, and
autograph notes for chapter 10b titled "Twin Peaks."
Series III. Printed Material Related to Matthews, 1927-
1941
Includes three issues of The Figure in the Carpet
and notes removed from a copy of Les Grandes
Amitiés: Souvenirs.
F79 The Figure in the Carpet, 1927-1928
Consists of three issues of this magazine of prose
published by The New School for Social Research, New
York. It was edited by Hansell Baugh, with William
Troy and Matthews as associate editors. It was
published as The Figure in the Carpet from October 1927
through May 1928. From December 1928-May 1929 it was
titled Salient. The fourth issue of The Figure in the
Carpet is available in Special Collections (Spec PN
3311 .S25).
In addition to editing the magazine, material by
Matthews is included in each of these issues.
October 1927 "White River"
November 1927 "Reading with a Purpose"
February 1928 "Almighty Bird" and "Plotting a Curve"
F80 Notes Removed from Les Grandes Amitiés, [n.d.]
Consists of notes by Matthews which were laid in a copy
of Raissa Maritain's Les Grandes Amitiés: Souvenirs
(New York: Editions de la Maison Française, Inc.,
1941). This volume is inscribed by the author to
Matthews. Autograph notes by Matthews appear on the
back flyleaf and on some pages. This volume was
transferred to the printed collections in Special
Collections.
8 Series III. Printed Material Related to Matthews, 1927-
1941 (cont'd)
F81 Notes Removed from The Re-Discovery of America, [n.d.]
Consists of one page of autograph notes by Matthews
originally laid in a copy of Waldo Frank's The Re-
Discovery of America (New York: Charles Scribner's
Sons, 1929). The book is inscribed to Matthews by
Frank and bears autograph notes by Matthews throughout
the text. This volume is cataloged for Special
Collections (Spec E 169.1 .F824).
F82 Notes Removed from The Life and Mind of Emily
Dickinson, 1960 Aug 22
Consists of three pages of autograph notes concerning
Emily Dickinson made by Matthews and originally laid in
a copy of Genevieve Taggard's The Life and Mind of
Emily Dickinson (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1930).
This book is inscribed to Matthews by Taggard and bears
autograph notes by Matthews in the back. This volume
is cataloged for Special Collections (Spec PS 1541 .Z5
T3).
F83 Clippings Removed from America Hispana, 1932
Consists of two clippings from issues of Contempo: A
Review of Books and Personalities (1932). One clipping
is a review by Gorham Munson of Waldo Frank's America
Hispana (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1931) and
the other is a response by Waldo Frank to Munson's
review. The clippings were laid in a copy of America
Hispana inscribed to Matthews by Frank. This volume is
cataloged for Special Collections (Spec F 1408.3 .F86).
List of Books Transferred to Printed Collections
in Special Collections
Frank, Waldo. Americana Hispana: A Portrait and a Prospect. New
York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1931. Inscribed to Matthews
by Frank, with clippings laid in. (Spec F 1408.3 .F86)
-----. The Art of the Vieux Colombier: A Contribution of France
to the Contemporary Stage. New York: Editions de la
Nouvelle Revue Française. Inscribed to Matthews by Frank.
(Spec PN 2277 .N5 F73)
-----. The Bridegroom Cometh. New York: Doubleday, Doran &
Company, Inc., 1939. (Spec PS 3511 .R258 B7)
-----. Chart for Rough Water: Our Role in the New World. New
York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1940. Inscribed to
Matthews by Frank, with autograph markings and notes by
Matthews. (Spec E 744 F82)
-----. The Dark Mother. New York: Boni and Liveright
Publishers, 1920. Inscribed to Matthews by Frank. (Spec PS
3511 .R258 D3 1920)
-----. The Re-discovery of America: An Introduction to a
Philosophy of American Life. New York: Charles Scribner's
Sons, 1929. Extensive inscription to Matthews from Frank,
with autograph notes by Matthews throughout text and laid
in. (Spec E 169.1 .F824)
-----. Summer Never Ends: A Modern Love Story. New York: Duell,
Sloan and Pearce, 1941. Inscribed to Matthews by Frank,
with some autograph notes by Matthews. (Spec PS 3511 .R258
S95)
-----. Virgin Spain: The Drama of a Great People. New York:
Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1942. Inscribed to Matthews by
Frank. (Spec DP 26 .F7 1942)
Maritain, Jacques. Christianisme et Démocratie. New York:
Editions de la Maison Française, Inc., 1943. Inscribed to
Matthews by Maritain. (Spec BR 115 .P7 M336)
-----. Le Crépuscule de la Civilisation. Montreal: Editions de
L'Arbre, 1941. Inscribed to Matthews (with drawing) by
Maritain. (Spec B 821 .M32 1941)
-----. De Bergson a Thomas D'Aquin: Essais de Metaphysique et de
Morale. New York: Editions de la Maison Francaise, Inc.,
1944. Inscribed to Matthews by Maritain, with autograph
notes by Matthews. (Spec B 2430 .B43 M355)
-----. Humanisme Integral: Problemes Temporels et Spirituels
d'une Nouvelle Chrétienté. Paris: Fernand Aubier, 1936.
Inscribed to Matthews by Maritain. (Spec B 821 .M34 1936)
-----. La Pensée de Saint Paul. New York: Editions de la Maison
Française, Inc. 1941. Inscribed to Matthews by Maritain,
with autograph notes by Matthews. (Spec BS 2651 .M35 1941)
-----. The Rights of Man and Natural Law. New York: Charles
Scribner's Sons, 1943. Inscribed to Matthews by Maritain.
(Spec JC 571 .M344 1943)
Maritain, Raissa. Les Grandes Amitiés: Souvenirs. New York:
Editions de la Maison Française, Inc., 1941. Inscribed to
Matthews by Raissa Maritain, with autograph notes by
Matthews on back flyleaf and some pages of the text.
Munson, Gorham B. Robert Frost: A Study in Sensibility and Good
Sense. New York: George H. Doran Company, 1927. Inscribed
to Matthews by Munson. (Spec PS 3511 .R94 Z8 [Frost])
Taggard, Genevieve. The Life and Mind of Emily Dickinson. New
York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1930. Inscribed to Matthews by
Taggard, with autograph notes by Matthews throughout the
text and laid in. (Spec PS 1541 .Z5 T3)
-----. Long View. New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1942.
Inscribed to Matthews by Taggard. (Spec PS 3539 .A266 A18
1942)
-----. Not Mine to Finish: Poems 1928-1934. New York: Harper &
Brothers, 1934. Inscribed to Matthews by Taggard. (Spec PS
3539 .A266 A18 1934)
-----. Slow Music. New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers,
1946. Inscribed to Matthews by Taggard, with autograph
notes by Matthews throughout the text. (Spec PS 3539 .A266
A18 1946)
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