Hilaire Belloc Letters, 1899-1936 | University of St. Thomas Archives & Manuscript Collections

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Collection Overview

Title: Hilaire Belloc Letters, 1899-1936

ID: MS/004

Primary Creator: Belloc, Hilaire (1870-1953)

Extent: 1.0 Folders

Subjects: Belloc, Hilaire, 1870-1953 -- Correspondence

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The Hilaire Belloc Letters collection contains twenty-seven letters written by the English Catholic author between 1899 and 1936.

Collection Historical Note

Roman Catholic author, Hilaire Belloc (1870 - 1953) was a dominant literary figure in the first half of twentieth-century England. As a member of Parliament, Belloc was an outspoken proponent of radical social and economic reforms. As a Catholic polemic, he challenged the interpretation of history that had influenced how England viewed the role of the Catholic Church in its development as a nation and a people. As a historian, biographer and poet, he produced over 150 books and enumerable articles including The Path to Rome (1902), The Bad Child's Book of Beasts (1896) and Europe and the Faith (1920). Belloc was well known for his literary collaboration with G. K. Chesterton with whom he produced several satirical novels.

Subject/Index Terms

Belloc, Hilaire, 1870-1953 -- Correspondence

Administrative Information

Repository: University of St. Thomas Archives & Manuscript Collections

Access Restrictions: There are no restrictions on the use of the collection for research purposes

Use Restrictions: The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property and libel laws as they apply.

Acquisition Source: Twenty-two of the letters were given to the Department of Special Collections in 1986 as a gift from Carl Schmitt. Five letters were purchased in 1994 from Loome Theological Booksellers.

Preferred Citation: Hilaire Belloc Letters. MS Collection 4. University of St. Thomas Libraries, Department of Special Collections, Saint Paul, Minn.

Processing Information: The collection was processed by Ann Kenne in May 2006

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Item 1: ALS, Hilaire Belloc to "Dear Sir", August 18, 1899.
Item 2: TLS, Hilaire Belloc to Carl Schmitt, April 8, 1913.
Item 3: TLS, Hilaire Belloc to Carl Schmitt, July 8, 1913
Item 4: TLS, Hilaire Belloc to Mr. Cox, February 15, 1914.
Item 5: ALS, Hilaire Belloc to Mr. Cox, September 14, 1917.
Item 6: ALS, Hilaire Belloc to unknown recipient, December 13, 1920
Item 7: ALS, Hilaire Belloc to Carl Schmitt, February 22, 1922.
Item 8: TLS, Hilaire Belloc to Carl Schmitt, July 21, 1922
Item 9: TLS, Hilaire Belloc to Carl Schmitt, February 27, 1923.
Item 10: TLS, Hilaire Belloc to Carl Schmitt, March 27, 1923.
Item 11: ALS, Hilaire Belloc to Carl Schmitt, August 23, 1923.
Item 12: ALS, Hilaire Belloc to Mr. Cox, December 28, 1923.
Item 13: ALS, Hilaire Belloc to Carl Schmitt, January 7, 1924.
Item 14: ALS, Hilaire Belloc to Carl Schmitt, August 17, 1925.
Item 15: ALS, Hilaire Belloc to Carl Schmitt, January 6, 1926.
Item 16: ALS, Hilaire Belloc to Carl Schmitt, August 14, 1926.
Item 17: ALS, Hilaire Belloc to Carl Schmitt, December 18,1926.
Item 18: TLS, Hilaire Belloc to Carl Schmitt, March 8 1927.
Item 19: TLS, Hilaire Belloc to Carl Schmitt, April 30, 1927.
Item 20: TLS, Hilaire Belloc to Carl Schmitt, October 1, 1929.
Item 21: ALS, Hilaire Belloc to Carl Schmitt, December 30, 1929.
Item 22: TLS, Hilaire Belloc to Carl Schmitt, May 16, 1930.
Item 23: TLS, Hilaire Belloc to Carl Schmitt, April 10, 1931.
Item 24: TL, Hilaire Belloc to Carl Schmitt, February 19, 1932.
Item 25: TLS, Hilaire Belloc to Carl Schmitt, April 7, 1933.
Item 26: TL, Hilaire Belloc to Carl Schmitt, January 8, 1935.
Item 27: TL, Hilaire Belloc to Carl Schmitt, July 8, 1936.

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