Ernest Hunter Wright Collection, 1892-1968, bulk 1924-1968

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Series I: Manuscripts, 1930-1968

Series I of the Ernest Hunter Wright papers mainly documents the period between Wright's retirement from Columbia in 1947 and his death in 1968. He was very busy and prolific during this time, and wrote many articles on a variety of subjects. The manuscripts in the collection are quite varied, reflecting his many interests, and most remain unpublished. The manuscripts are almost entirely undated, and are organized alphabetically. There are multiple drafts of many of the manuscripts, which are in separate folders, and as close to the order they were written as could be discerned.



Box 1 Folder 1 "A Poet's Secret,", undated


Box 1 Folder 2 "Are You a Safe Driver?", undated


Box 1 Folder 3 "Enchantress, Wake Again!", 1943


Box 1 Folder 4 to 5 "Ethics of the Dust,", undated, (2 Folders)


Box 1 Folder 6 to 7 "Forgotten Bards,", undated, (2 Folders)


Box 1 Folder 8 to 9 "Groton on the Bowery,", undated, (2 Folders)


Box 1 Folder 10 "Hamlet, an Ill Made Play,", undated


Box 1 Folder 11 "Have You Learned How to Be Happy,", undated


Box 1 Folder 12 "Helen Keller,", undated


Box 1 Folder 13 "Just Accident?", undated


Box 1 Folder 14 to 16 "King of the Bowery,", undated, (3 Folders)


Box 1 Folder 17 "Moriturus Saluto,", undated


Box 1 Folder 18 "Not Greek to Him,", undated


Box 1 Folder 19 to 20 "One Wandering Word,", undated, (2 Folders)


Box 1 Folder 21 "The Royal Road to Learning,", undated


Box 1 Folder 22 to 23 "Speaking of Books,", undated, (2 Folders)


Box 1 Folder 24 to 27 Short Stories, undated, (4 Folders)


Box 1 Folder 28 "To My Scientific Friends,", undated



Box 2 Folder 1 "Tom,", undated


Box 2 Folder 2 "Universal Tune,", undated


Box 2 Folder 3 Untitled Book, Chapter 1, undated


Box 2 Folder 4 to 5 Untitled Book, Notes, undated, (2 Folders)


Box 2 Folder 6 to 11 Untitled Manuscripts, undated, (6 Folders)


Box 2 Folder 12 Untitled Poem, undated


Box 2 Folder 13 to 14 "What the Russians Must Think of Us,", undated, (2 Folders)


Box 2 Folder 15 to 17 "What Man Has Thought of Man,", 1961, (3 Folders)