Entries include a handwritten letter from Davis suggesting that the Maine Author Collection could include works by the Davis family and the author Patten and typed letters of correspondence from the Maine State Library

Davis, Bob

Davis, Donald, 1904-1992

Davis, H.P., 1878-

Davis, Harold Palmer, 1878-

Davis, Mary Gould, 1882-1956

Davis, Owen, 1874-1956

McLeod, Hilda

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Maine State LibraryMaine State DocumentsMaine Writers Correspondence Maine State Library Special CollectionsOctober 2015H. P. Davis CorrespondenceH.P. Davis 1878-Harold Palmer Davis 1878-Owen Davis 1874-1956Donald Davis 1904-1992Mary Gould Davis 1882-1956See next page for additional authorsFollow this and additional works at: http://digitalmaine.com/maine_writers_correspondenceThis Text is brought to you for free and open access by the Maine State Library Special Collections at Maine State Documents. It has been accepted forinclusion in Maine Writers Correspondence by an authorized administrator of Maine State Documents. For more information, please contactstatedocs@maine.gov.Recommended CitationDavis, H.P. 1878-; Davis, Harold Palmer 1878-; Davis, Owen 1874-1956; Davis, Donald 1904-1992; Davis, Mary Gould 1882-1956;Davis, Bob; and McLeod, Hilda, "H. P. Davis Correspondence" (2015). Maine Writers Correspondence. 388.http://digitalmaine.com/maine_writers_correspondence/388Creator(s)H.P. Davis 1878-, Harold Palmer Davis 1878-, Owen Davis 1874-1956, Donald Davis 1904-1992, MaryGould Davis 1882-1956, Bob Davis, and Hilda McLeodThis text is available at Maine State Documents: http://digitalmaine.com/maine_writers_correspondence/388DAVIS, February 16, 1935 Mr. H. P. Davis The Brevoort Eighth St. & Ave. New York City Dear Mr. Davis: Recently we noticed a most interesting article about you and your active life, and we learned with great leasure of the forthcoming book, MANY INTER­VENTIONS. Possibly you may know of the Maine Author Col­lection, which was started by the State Library over twelve years ago. We intend to include the works of all contemporary Jlaine authors. This exhibit collection now numbers several hundred inscribed vol­umes, most of them contributed by the authors them­selves. We take great pride in this collection, and also in our biographical file, which we maintain in connection with it. le hope when the new book is published that you will want to inscribe it for our Maine Author Collection and send to us. We assure you we would greatly appreciate your kindness. Very truly yours Maine State Library hn Secretary October 21, 1935 letter filed f in Me. Author volume. He reply ree-e+ved fawwa Mr- Daris. * O ~ --7 6 «S> 1 0 '^J3 WtJL^ntL--S^-^~ lr^ rzr  ^7 _x c-H 4 g,aet- P«~°-'°7"- . A *1 -TtU- re~» i'JL-(^ '-J sJ. + (~j^  [Jtzz. ~l^ Sz£JL /&-J2^ >X-~ Ze -^j -X  ^ " bq £ ,«!•& % r-", c- '-/  */<2lJ 6^*n r^ . ,<y ~ ~" — t/ ~~~9— 0-7/^  ^"~z" . r ^ ^  _ c- ^^4^ ^ a. 0<i-/I £f*w~ f™^-Un^a -^A-ir^  &u;es t*-**-A Cc^J r^^ , IU r^c^~  ^-Wt^ J-  ^ ^ ^7 |/Vv  ^ ^,// ?<*-++*— ?. I ' _ / January 31, 1936 H.P.Davis 15 West 76th Street New York City Dear Mr. Davis: Thank you. for your very kind and. interested letter. We will write to Mary Gould Davis at once regarding her books, also to Owen and Donald Davis. Due to strictly limited appropriations, we have not been able to add all the books :,ve wished to our Maine Author Collection,and have had to rely a great deal upon the generosity of our writers. For this reason only, Gilbert Patten' splendid array of literature has not been in­cluded. We hope to number these volumes among the others in the near future, as Mr. Patten certainly is a native of whom Maine should be proud The Maine Author Collection is an exhibit collection of the writings -of persons vho have been born in Maine, who have lived here, or have written about Maine. Of course well-known names such as Edna St. Vincent Millay, Robert Peter Tristram Coffin, Lincoln Colcord, Mary Ellen Chase, Rachel Field, Laura E. Richards, Gladys Hasty Carroll, Kenneth Roberts, Shailer Matthews, and Edwin Arlington Robinson are included, as well as the noted Davis family. The books are frequently presentee., and nearly all are at least autographed. Some of them carry original and distinctive inscriptions. The books are kept.in Dr. Dunnack's private office, and are not available for loan. They will form a valuable background of Maine literature for future 'students, "'e maintain a biographical file in connection with the books, in which much material is found that is not readily available elsewhere. The correspondence of our authors is filed here, together with biographical material, photographs, and such data. * the unusual interest which our patrons display in Maine author is indeed gratifying. H.P.Dav i s lb West 76th Street Hew York City January dl, 1936 — 2 — 7e also have a biographical file which includes, besides material on the authors' lives, reviews of the books, portraits which have appeared in magazines, miscellaneous bits of information and writings. This material is available for loan.* < I'D LIKE TO DO IT AOAIK, by Owen Davis, we are glad to report is already in the Collection; 81 so his ICEBOUND ana THE DETOUR, "fe realize that there are many more plays from Mr. Owen's remarkable pen which should be include,i, but again, our only excuse is that our finances have been severely limiteu in the past few years, and we cannot hope to have every author present us with his books, especially when there are a great number. 7e hope to add many books to our Collection, which is always growing in size, interest and value; and of course among them will be the Davis plays and Mr. Patten's stories. We are anticipating the arrival of BLACK DEMOCRACY, and we do hope you will add an in­scription. "re hesitate to trouble you further, but we find that we lack biographical material under your name. At your convenience, would you be so kind as to send us the more important dates ana facts in your life. "Je appreciate the cooperation ana generosity of our authors, and are always eager to assist them when possible. Thank you again for writing to us and mani­festing such interest. We are glad to know that our writers recognize the worth of such a collection. May we extend to you a very cordial invitation to visit the library and the Maine Author Collection when you are in Maine. Yery truly yours Mai ne St at e L ib rary Secretary March 21, 19J56 H. P. Davis 15 "rest 76th. Street Hew York City Dear Mr. Davis: The inscribed presentation copy of BLACK DEI!0CRACY has reached the library, arid we are indeea grateful for your kindness. It is a splendid volume, and we can find no better woras to describe it than those o'f "Bob" Davis, /hen lie says it is "a singular achievement." It is a dis­tinctly valuable addition to the Maine Author Collection, and we are proud that the author is a Maine man. We consider it necessary in our Haiti section, and are ordering a copy at once for the general library. Thank you again for your generosity and your interest. Mary Gould Davis ' has very kindly presented us ;ith two books, and we hope to have a copy of ETHAN FROME in the Collection. Then we shall feel that we have, at least, made a beginning on the literature from the Davis family. Very truly yours Maine State library Secretary 

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