Guide to the Lewis Family Papers: Correspondence with E. J. Lewis Family
Edwin J. Lewis (E.J.), married Emma Kermott
children: Fred, 1875-1946 married Winnie Hanson 1901
children: Donald; Edwin
Claude, 1878-Apr. 1957 married Mary (Wilmelmenia)Freeman 1907, d. May 1949
children: Freeman, 1908-1976; Virginia, 1912-1986; Isabel, 1916- , married Robert Agrell
married (June 1950): Helen Daball, d. Nov. 1980
Sinclair (Hal, Harry), 1885-1951 married (1914-1928): Grace Hegger, d. Mar. 1981
children: Wells, d. in WWII, 29 Oct. 1944
married (1928-1942): Dorothy Thompson, d. 1961
children: Michael, 1930-1975, married: Isabel Warner
children: Lesley Lewis
BOX 1 Folder 1 Guide to the LEWIS FAMILY PAPERS. LETTERS AND MISCELLANY (Part I) See also Box 20 for additional correspondence. 2-8 Sinclair Lewis to his family. Most are typed and bear the typed initial "H" for Harry or Hal. Corrections and insertions are handwritten. Many of those addressed to "Dad," contain handwritten forwarding notes to Claude. 1921 2 a) To Edwin Lewis Cornwall, July 1 T.L. 1 page & 1 leaf Cornwall, July 12 T.L. 4 leaves Bearstead, England, [Aug.] T.L. 1 leaf Bearstead, England, Aug. 30 T.L. 1 leaf Bearstead, England, Sept. 29 T.L. 2 leaves Pallanza, Italy, Oct. 25 T.L.S. 2 leaves b) To Claude Lewis Cornwall, July 12 T.L.S. 2 leaves 1922 3 To Edwin Lewis Hartford, Conn., Oct. 30 T.L. 4 leaves 1923 4 a) To Edwin Lewis At sea, Feb. 25-Mar. 5 T.L. 3 leaves London, April 26 T.L. 2 leaves London, June 5 T.L. 2 leaves Avon, France, July 31 T.L. 2 leaves Avon, France, Aug. 28 T.L. 1 leaf Avon, France, Sept. 28 T.L. 1 leaf Avon, France, Oct. 4 T.L. 1 leaf Menaggio, Italy, Oct. 24 A.L.S. 3 pages London, Dec. 15 T.L. 1 leaf London, Dec. 27 T.L. 2 leaves b) To Claude Lewis London, Dec. 18 T.L. 1 page 1924 5 a) To Edwin Lewis London, Mar. 3 T.L. 1 leaf London, Mar. 26 T.L. 2 leaves At sea, Oct. 13 T.L. 1 page Paris, Dec. 9 T.L. 4 leaves Paris, Dec. 17 T.L. 2 leaves b) To Claude Lewis Paris, Dec. 17 A.L.S. 1 leaf Paris, Dec. 26 T.L. 1 leaf 1925 6 a) To Edwin Lewis Paris, Mar. 3 A.L.S. 1 leaf Munich, April 8 T.L. 3 leaves London, May 15 T.L.S. 2 leaves Katonah, NY, July 22 T.L. 2 leaves b) To Claude Lewis Partinkirchen, May 6 A.L.S. 1 page & 1 leaf Katonah, NY, July 11 T.L.S. 2 leaves Katonah, NY, July 22 T.L. 1 leaf Katonah, NY, July 23 T.L. 2 leaves Katonah, NY, [Aug. 26?] T.L. 2 leaves Katonah, NY (?), Oct. 24 T.L.S. 1 leaf Katonah, NY (?), Oct. 30 T.L.S. 1 leaf Bermuda, Nov. 30 T.L.S. 1 leaf c) To Freeman Lewis (signed S.L.) [No place], Oct. 19 T.L.S. 1 leaf Bermuda, Nov. 30 T.L.S. 2 leaves 7 a) To Edwin Lewis Phoenix, Mar. 23 T.L. 4 leaves Santa Fe, Mar. 28 T.L. 3 leaves b) To Claude Lewis New York, Jan. 28 T.L.S. 1 leaf Phoenix, Mar. 22 T.L. 2 leaves Kansas City, April 14 T.L.S. 1 leaf Kansas City, April 24 T.L.S. 1 leaf Pequot, MN, June 6 T.L.S. 1 leaf Pequot, MN, June 10 T.L. 1 leaf c) To Freeman Lewis (signed "SL") Washington, D.C., Oct. 12 T.L.S. 1 leaf 8 a) 1930 To Freeman Lewis New York, April 23 T.L.S. 2 leaves b) 1935 To Claude & Mary Lewis Bronxville, NY, May 9 T.L.S. 1 leaf To Claude Lewis Bronxville, NY, May 18 T.L.S. 1 leaf c) 1937 To Claude Lewis Bronxville, NY, Feb. 1 T.L.S. 2 leaves d) 1949 To Claude Lewis Venice, Italy, Mar. 25 T.L.S. 1 leaf 9 Saskatchewan trip, 1924. a) Description of route covered by Treaty No. 10 party, year 1923. T.D.S. 2 leaves Professional typescript outlining a 1700 mile trip in Saskatchewan, mainly by canoe, similar to one taken by Sinclair Lewis and his brother Claude June-July 1924. Inscribed in top margin of leaf 1: "C.B.L. This, or like this. H." b) Eleven photographs from the trip with handwritten notes by [Claude Lewis?]. Includes copies of photographs and negatives made by Learning Resources Services, 1984. c) Map of Saskatchewan area (1957). Donated by Isabel Lewis Agrell. Note enclosed. See also Box 22, folders 1-5, for related material. 10-11 Letters from Grace Hegger Lewis Casanova to members of Sinclair's family. 10 a) 1921 To Mary Lewis (sister-in-law) London, June 21 T.L.S. 4 leaves (no salutation) Leatherhead, Surrey, July 1 A.L.S. 1 page (no salutation) London, July 9 T.L.S. 1 leaf To Edwin Lewis (father-in-law) Pallanza, Italy, Nov. 11 T.L.S. 2 leaves b) 1923 To Mary Lewis (sister-in-law) Hartford, Conn., March 25 T.L.S. 1 leaf Avon, France, August 8 T.L.S. 1 leaf c) 1925 To Mary Lewis (sister-in-law) Paris, February 23 T.L.S. 1 leaf Paris, March 4 T.L.S. 2 leaves Paris, May 20 T.L.S. 1 page To Edwin Lewis (father-in-law) Paris, February 18 T.L.S. 1 leaf (announces publication of Arrowsmith) d) 1926 To Mary Lewis (sister-in-law) New York, March 1 T.L.S. 1 page New York, April 7 T.L.S. 1 leaf New York, May 19 T.L.S 3 leaves New York, June 8 T.L.S. 1 leaf e) 1927 To Freeman Lewis New York, October 23 T.L.S. 1 page New York, November 11 T.L.S. 1 leaf (no salutation) New York, November 14 T.L.S. 1 leaf (no salutation) 11 a) 1968 To Virginia Lewis Owls Head, Maine, October 5 T.L.S. 1 leaf b) 1969 To Virginia Lewis New York, January 13 T.L.S. 1 leaf 12 Miscellaneous correspondence, etc. a) Byrne, Mary Etta To Sinclair Lewis. Ironton, Wisconsin, September 7, 1921. A.L.S. 1 page Includes photograph of the Lewis home in Ironton, Wisconsin. b) Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, N.H. To Sinclair Lewis dated July 8 and July 27, 1925. T.L.S. by Joseph S. Ford and E. L. Richardson, respectively. 1 leaf each Concerning admission of Freeman Lewis. c) Rockwell, Harry W. To Claude Lewis. Buffalo, N.Y., August 11, 1925. T.L.S. 1 leaf Thank you for introduction to Sinclair Lewis. Lunched with Lewis at Loudon Farm, Katonah. d) Allen, F. H. To Sinclair Lewis. Staples, Minn., March 21, 1926. T.L.S. 1 leaf e) Lewis, Edwin To Claude Lewis. Sauk Centre, Minn., April 7, 1926. A.L.S. 1 page f) Engraved announcement of the May 14, 1928, marriage of Dorothy Thompson and Sinclair Lewis. With envelope addressed to Freeman Lewis. g) Copy of telegram from U. S. Embassy, Rome, about Sinclair Lewis' final illness, 1951. Followed by A.L.S. by Claude Lewis to Virginia Lewis. 1 page h) Copy of letter dated 6 March 1974 from Juliette Gates Moulton (niece of Isabel Warner Lewis), Fort Smith, Ark., to Isabel Lewis Agrell. 3 leaves i) Miscellany. Hotel billings, postcards, etc. 13 Lewis, Claude Three letters. [ca. 1927] A.L.S. 10 pages Addressed to Virginia (2) and Freeman (1). Describe trip to Texas. 14 Lewis, Claude and Mary a) Thirteen letters, 1929. A.L.S. 63 pages & 3 leaves Addressed to Virginia and Isabel. Describe trip to Alaska. b) Thirty-eight postcards from 1929 trip to Alaska with autograph notes. c) Four miscellaneous postcards. 15 Lewis, Claude a) Scientific course transcript from the University of Minnesota. Undated. b) Property records ca. 1912-1919; summary data sheet (?), 1906-1910, pasted in front fly leaf. Donated by Isabel Lewis Agrell, 15 October 1980. c) Clippings. [Collected by Isabel Lewis Agrell ?] 16 Lewis, Edwin Notes from medical school, 1875-1876. Two notebooks donated by Isabel Lewis Agrell, 15 October 1980.
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