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DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARYHendrik Willem van Loon Papers,1884-1972. 3292 Hendrik Willem, Van Loon 1882-1944. 36.1 cubic ft. Correspondence, manuscripts, publications, journal clippings, illustrations, and photographs Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library Collection consists of correspondence with family, friends, literary and other public figures, pertaining to his career as an author and his varied humanitarian concerns; much of the correspondence between 1939 and 1942 deals with refugees from Nazi persecution and van Loon's participation in war relief fund raising and committees. Collection material in English BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Hendrik Willem van Loon was born in Rotterdam, Holland on January 14, 1882. He attended Cornell University, graduating in 1905. In 1906 he married Eliza Ingersoll Bowditch and began working for the Associated Press in New York City, Washington, D.C., Moscow, and Warsaw. His son Henry Bowditch van Loon was born on June 22, 1907, and Gerard Willem van Loon on January 16, 1911. Hendrik van Loon received his Ph.D. from the University of Munich in 1911, and in 1913 his book THE FALL OF THE DUTCH REPUBLIC was published. He lectured at Cornell on European History from 1915-1916. He married Helen Criswell ("Jimmie") in 1920 and in 1921 received the Newbery Medal for THE STORY OF MANKIND. From 1922-23 he was a professor at Antioch College, Ohio, and was Associate Editor of the BALTIMORE SUN from 1923-24. He did his first radio broadcast on Christmas Day, 1929, and started radio broadcasts at NBC in 1932. He did lectures for the Cunard Cruise Line on the FRANCONIA in 1934. In 1939-40 his radio broadcasts were directed to Holland from WRVL in Boston. He died in Old Greenwich, Connecticut on March 11, 1944.
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
Collection consists of correspondence with family, friends, literary and other public figures, pertaining to his career as an author and his varied humanitarian concerns; much of the correspondence between 1939 and 1942 deals with refugees from Nazi persecution and van Loon's participation in war relief fund raising and committees.
Also included are condolence letters received after Hendrik's death. A substantial portion of the papers are comprised of manuscripts for many of his books and their illustrative materials in pen-and-ink, pencil, and watercolors. There are many sketchbooks and miscellaneous sketches as well as those for the publications. Other documents include a manuscript of his Ph.D. in German, notes for a history course taught at Cornell, manuscripts for radio broadcasts (1935-42), articles by and about van Loon,including a recollection by John L. De Forest; phonograph records, photographs, picture puzzles, foreign language editions of his books, reviews, menus, the Newberry Medal which was presented to him at the meeting of The American Library Association in 1921, an unfinished portrait by the painter Leon Gordon, his and Helen Criswell van Loon's ("Jimmie's") passports, and pamphlets from the Cunard Cruise Ship FRANCONIA. Documenting his activities in literary circles in New York City are copies of MAD HATTER MUTTERINGS, 1920-21, which were satirical journals circulated in the Greenwich Village coffee shop where "Jimmie" worked and later became the owner; also included are her diaries, 1920-54; and Gerard Willem van Loon's correspondence and draft copies for his book about Hendrik. Includes a film and a video. Correspondents include Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, George Lincoln Burr, and others.
Also, "Histoire fameuse du sieur Jean Nepomuc Pantagruel, und von der hochlobigen Jungfrau Kunigunde," a fanciful manuscript story written and illustrated by Van Loon on a series of 93 postcards which he sent to the Misses Jones in Cambridge, Massachusetts over a period of months in 1912 (shelved as Bd. Ms. 1).
Letters from van Loon in America to the Netherlands commenting on the general atmosphere in wartime America (box 74).
Twenty-one drawings from late 1930's and 1940's.
SUBJECTS Names: Van Loon, Hendrik Willem, 1882-1944. Bowditch, Eliza Ingersoll. Burr, George Lincoln, 1857-1938. De Forest, John L.(John Le Roy), 1916- Gordon, Leon. Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1963. Roosevelt, Franklin D.(Franklin Delano), 1882-1945. Van Loon, Gerard Willem. Van Loon, Helen Criswell. Van Loon, Hendrick Willem, 1882-1944. Van Loon, Hendrick Willem, 1882-1944. Histoire fameuse du sieur Jean Nepomuc Pantagruel. Van Loon, Henry Bowditch. Antioch College. Associated Press. Cornell University. Cunard Steamship Company, Ltd. Franconia (Ship) Mad Hatter (Greenwich Village, New York, N.Y.) WRVL (Radio station, Boston, Mass.) Titles:Baltimore sun. Mad hatter mutterings. Subjects:History--Study and teaching. Radio broadcasting. World War, 1939-1945--Civilian relief. Authors. Illustrators. Journalists. Places:Germany. Greenwich Village (New York, N.Y.) Netherlands. New York (N.Y.) Form and Genre Terms:Diaries. Drawings. Passports. Photographs. Sketchbooks. INFORMATION FOR USERS Restrictions on use:
Letters in box 74 cannot be published without permission from the Central Register of Private Archives, General State Archives, the Hague, the Netherlands.
Cite As:
Hendrik Willem van Loon Papers, #3292. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
SERIES LIST
Series I. General correspondence Boxes: 1-3 Subseries Ia. A chronological arrangement of general correspondence
Subseries Ib. Correspondence of a particular topic arranged chronologically
Series II. Family correspondence Boxes: 4-17, F.10Family correspondence of ten or more letters arranged chronologically. Family members include Hendrik's immediate family of parents, aunts, uncles, and two sons, and Eliza Bowditch van Loon's parents, her siblings, and cousins. Also postcards to and from family members. Major correspondence of ten or more letters between those friends with whom Hendrik maintained a regular correspondence is included in this series. Also included is correspondence between his second wife, Helen Criswell van Loon, and his third wife, Frances Ames Goodrich. This material is listed alphabetically by correspondent and arranged chronologically.
Series III. Major correspondents Boxes: 17, F. 11-19Major correspondents include those individuals who were considered important personalities in the 1900's-1940's, with whom Hendrik wrote irregularly (less than ten letters). This material is listed alphabetically and includes number of letters and inclusive dates. Also included in this series are draft copies of correspondence and microfilmed correspondence.
Series IV. Manuscript material Boxes: 20-26Manuscript material includes carbons, drafts, and typescripts for articles, books, broadcasts, lectures, serials, and Hendrik Willem van Loon's thesis. Book material is arranged alphabetically by title. Articles, broadcasts, lectures, serials, and the thesis are arranged separately in chronological order when possible. The letters N/A were used when no title was available.
Series V. Printed material Boxes: 27-34Printed material consists mainly of English and foreign translations of various van Loon books: articles about van Loon in both foreign and American papers and magazines; reviews; promotional book material; cruise ship pamphlets; copies of illustrations that appeared in various newspapers and magazines; and miscellaneous clippings.
Series VI. Illustrative material Boxes: 35-52Illustrative material includes the illustrations made for many van Loon books arranged by book title; sketches for unfinished books; sketchbooks; illustrated stories and unpublished material; illustrated folders, envelopes, and menus; small pen-and-ink and watercolor sketches either mounted or on mats; ornate matted sketches; book jackets; many miscellaneous sketches; and portraits of van Loon by other artists.
Series VII. Memorabilia Boxes: 53-62 Map Case Special locations Subseries VIIa. Includes scrapbooks, guestbooks, photograph albums and photographs, notebooks, diaries, passports, pamphlets, certificates, diplomas, phonograph records, games, puzzles, and miscellaneous.subseries
Subseries VIIb. Collected memorabilia includes various miscellaneous documents, volumes, and reprints collected by van Loon.
Series VIII. Papers of Helen Criswell "Jimmie" van Loon Boxes: 63-64Papers of Helen Criswell "Jimmie" van Loon include an original play, diaries, "Mad Hatter Mutterings," and other miscellaneous material.
Series IX. Papers of Gerard Willem van Loon Boxes: 65-67Papers of Gerard Willem van Loon includes drafts and photos for his biography about Hendrik Willem van Loon, and correspondence pertaining to his father and the manuscript.
CONTAINER LIST Series 1. General correspondence
General correspondence is divided into two subseries: Subseries 1. A chronological arrangement of general correspondence. Subseries 2. Correspondence of a particular topic arranged chronologically.
Subseries Ia. General Correspondence Arranged Chronologically 1 1 1902-1914 1 2 1915 1 3 1916-1917 1 4 1918, 1921 1 5 1922-1924 1 6 1926-1929 1 7 1930 1 8 1931-1932 1 9 1933-1934 1 10 1935 1 11 1936
-contains an envelope with a painting of a sailboat
1 12 1937 1 13 1938 1 14 1939 1 15 1940
-contains 3 photos of Van Loon, including one of him drawing (close-up of hands) and 2 of him standing next to an NBC microphone
1 16 1941 1 17 1942 1 18 Jan. 1943-Mar. 1943 1 19 Apr. 1943-May 1943 1 20 June 1943-Dec. 1943 1 21 1944, and undated Subseries Ib. Correspondence of a particular topic arranged chronologically 74 Letters from Van Loon to the Netherlands commenting on wartime in America. Photocopies 2 1-7 Letters from reviewers about Hendrik Willem van Loon's Fall of the Dutch Republic, 1912-1914 2 8 Letters of introduction, 1913-1916 2 9 Correspondence pertaining to a job with the University of Wisconsin,1914 2 10 Correspondence to Mr. Zuberbuehler (about Willem's schooling),1926-1929 2 11 Correspondence concerning a debate that Verdi Alien was trying to set up that centered about Darwinian theories, 1937 2 12 Correspondence about Queen Wilhelmina's knighting of Hendrik Willem van Loon, 1937 2 13-15 Congratulation telegrams on Hendrik Willem van Loon's 60th Birthday (A-M, N-Z, Misc.) includes telegrams from H. Kerster and the Netherlands,1942 2 16-18 Congratulation letters on Hendrik Willem van Loon's 60th Birthday (A-M, N-W, Misc.), 1942 2 19-20 Correspondence about Van Loon's Lives, 1942 2 21 Correspondence about a pamphlet for the state of Connecticut,1943 2 22 Correspondence from World War II soldiers, 1943 2 23 War Relief correspondence, June 1941 - July 1941 2 24 War Relief correspondence, Aug. 1943-Jan. 1944 3 1-3 Condolence telegrams (A-H, J-M, P-Z, Misc.),1944 3 4-22 Condolence letters(A, B, C, D-E, F, G, H, J, K, L M, N-0, P, R, S, T,V, W-Z, Misc.), 1944 3 23 Letters after Hendrik's death, 1944-1962 Series II. Family correspondence
Family correspondence of ten or more letters arranged chronologically.
Family members include Hendrik's immediate family of parents, aunts, uncles, and two sons, and Eliza Bowditch van Loon's parents, her siblings, and cousins. Also postcards to and from family members. Major correspondence of ten or more letters between those friends with whom Hendrik maintained a regular correspondence is included in this series. Also included is correspondence between his second wife, Helen Criswell van Loon, and his third wife, Frances Ames Goodrich. This material is listed alphabetically by correspondent and arranged chronologically.
Subseries IIa. Chronologically Listed Letters 4 1-3 Early correspondence mostly in Dutch from Hendrik Willem van Loon's mother, father, and aunts and uncles, 1897-1899 4 4 Letters from Hendrik Willem van Loon to his mother in Dutch,c. 1900 4 5 Early correspondence mostly in Dutch to and from Hendrik Willem van Loon's family, c. 1901-1904 4 6 1905 4 7 Hendrik Willem van Loon's overseas letters, includes letter to Hendrik Willem van Loon from Eliza, 1906 4 8 Jan. 1907 - May 1907 4 9 Miscellaneous (including June 22-birth of Henry Bowditch),June 1907 - Aug. 1907 4 10 Sept. 1907 - Dec. 1907 4 11 1908 4 12 1909 4 13 1910 4 14 Birth of Gerard Willem, Jan. 1911 4 15-16 Feb. -Apr. 1911 4 16 May 1911-[misc] 4 17 1912 4 18 1913 4 19 1914 4 20 1915 4 21 1916 4 22 1917 5 1 Mar.1918 -July 5 2 Aug.1918 - [misc] 5 3 Jan. -July 1919 5 4 Aug. 1919 - [misc] 5 5 1920 Jan. 1920-July 1920 5 6 Sept. 1920 - [misc] 5 7 1921 Jan. 1921 -May 1921 5 8 June 1921 - [misc] 5 9 1922 Jan. - May 1922 5 10 July 1922 - [misc] 5 11 1923 5 12 1924 5 13 1925 5 14 1926 5 15 1927 5 16 1928 5 17 1929 5 18 1930 5 19 1931 5 20 Miscellaneous, 1931 6 1 Jan. 1932 -Mar 1932 6 2 Apr. 1932 - June 1932 6 3 July 1932 - Sept. 1932 6 4 Oct. 1932 -[misc] 6 5 Jan. 1933 - Mar. 1933 6 6 Apr. 1933 - Aug. 1933 6 7 Sept. 1933 - [misc] 6 8-10 Jan. 1934 - May. 1934 6 8-10 June. 1934 - Aug. 1934 6 8-10 Sept. 1934 - [misc] 6 11-12 Jan. 1935 - Apr. 1935 6 11-12 May 1935 - [misc] 6 13 1936
Includes note to GWVL on back of a note to Hendrik Willem van Loon from Ed Sullivan, dated December 7, 1936
6 14 Jan. 1937 - Dec. 1937 6 15 Miscellaneous, 1937 6 16-17 Jan. 1938 - June 1938 6 17 July 1938 - [misc] 7 1 1939
Including letter from Henri Hanken
7 2 1940 7 3 1941 7 4 Jan. 1942 - Dec. 1942 7 5-9 Miscellaneous, 1942 7 10 Letters to Gerard Willem 1943 7 11 Jan. 1943 -May 1943 7 12 June 1943 - Dec. 1943 7 13-16 Miscellaneous, 1943 7 17 1944
Includes one letter to Henry Bowditch from Eliza after Hendrik Willem van Loon's death
Postcards 8 1 To: EBVL, 1888-1899 8 2 1900-1903 8 3 1904 8 4 1905 8 5-8 1906 Jan. -June, July-Aug., Sept. -Oct., Nov. -misc., 1906 Jan. -June, July-Aug., Sept. -Oct., Nov. -misc. 8 9-12 1907 Jan. -March, Apr. -June, July-Aug., Sept. -misc.,1907 Jan. -March, Apr. -June, July-Aug., Sept. -misc. 8 13-14 1908 Jan. -Mar. , Apr. -Sept., 1908 Jan. -Mar. , Apr. -Sept. 8 15 1908 Oct. -misc. includes postcards from Blok, 1908-1910,1908 Oct. -misc. includes postcards from Blok, 1908-1910 8 16-17 1909 Mar. -July, Aug. -misc., 1909 Mar. -July, Aug. -misc. 8 18 1910 8 19 1911 8 20 1912 Bd. Ms. 1 "Histoire fameuse du sieur Jean Nepomuc Pantagruel" 1912
Children's story written and illustrated by Van Loon and mailed to the Misses Jones on a series of 93 postcards.
8 21 1913 8 22 1914 8 23 1915 8 24 1916 8 25 1917-1920 8 26 1921, 1923 8 27 1924-1925, 1930, n.d. Subseries IIc. Correspondence To And From Hendrik Willem van Loon 9 1 Helen Augur, 1931-1942 9 2-3 Harold Bauer, 1931-1934 (to and from) 1935-1944 9 4 William Berger, 1929 9 5-8 Alice Bernheim, 1928 Feb., Mar., Apr., May 9 9 Alice Bernheim, 1928 June-Sept. 9 10 Alice Bernheim, 1928 Oct. -misc. 9 11 Alice Bernheim, 1929 Jan. -May 9 12 Alice Bernheim, 1929 June-Dec. 9 13 Alice Bernheim, 1930 Jan. -June 9 14-15 Alice Bernheim, 1930 July, Aug. 9 16 Alice Bernheim, 1930 Sept. -Nov. 9 17 Alice Bernheim, 1931 Jan. -Apr. 9 18 Alice Bernheim, 1931 May- Aug. 9 19 Alice Bernheim, 1931 (undated) 9 20 Alice Bernheim, 1932 Feb. -Oct. 9 21 Alice Bernheim, 1932 (undated) 9 22 Alice Bernheim, 1933 Jan, Apr. -Dec. 9 23 Alice Bernheim, 1933 (undated) 9 24 Alice Bernheim, 1934 Jan. -May 9 25a Alice Bernheim, 1934 June-July 9 26 Alice Bernheim, 1934 Aug. -Oct. (letter to Harvard about a "Jewish" scholarship) 9 27 Alice Bernheim, 1935 9 28 Alice Bernheim, 1937 9 29 Alice Bernheim, 1938 9 30 Alice Bernheim, 1939 Feb. -Apr. 9 31 Alice Bernheim, 1939 May-Dec., n.d. 9 32 Alice Bernheim, 1940-1941 9 33 Alice Bernheim, 1942-1944 10 1 Morris Bishop, 1914-1943 10 2 Fraser Bond, 1941-1944, 1956 10 3 Dr. Frank Boyden, 1923-1925, n.d. 10 4 Florence Brobeck, 1935-1941, n.d. 10 5 George Lincoln Burr, 1902-1904 10 6 George Lincoln Burr, 1905-1907 10 7 George Lincoln Burr, 1908-1913 10 8 George Lincoln Burr, 1914-1917 10 9 George Lincoln Burr, 1918-1935 10 10 Dr. H. Colijn , 1939-1940 10 11 Helen Criswell Van Loon, 1887 (letter from Helen Criswell van Loon's father) 10 11 Helen Criswell Van Loon, 1903 (letter from Bryn Mawr College) 10 11 Helen Criswell Van Loon, 1919 Sept. 10 12 Helen Criswell Van Loon, 1919 Oct. 10 13 Helen Criswell Van Loon, 1919 Nov. 1-15 10 14 Helen Criswell Van Loon, 1919 Nov. 16-24 10 15 Helen Criswell Van Loon, 1919 Nov. 25, 1920 Jan. 5 10 16 Helen Criswell Van Loon, 1926 Oct. -Dec. 10 17 Helen Criswell Van Loon, 1927 Jan. -Feb. 10 18 Helen Criswell Van Loon, 1927 Mar. -June 10 19 Helen Criswell Van Loon, 1927 July- Aug. 10 20 Helen Criswell Van Loon, 1927 Dec. 10 20 Helen Criswell Van Loon, 1928 Sept. 11 1 Helen Criswell Van Loon, 1929 March 11 2 Helen Criswell Van Loon, 1929 Aug. , ca. 1929 11 3 Helen Criswell Van Loon, 1930 Jan. , Mar. 2-6 11 4 Helen Criswell Van Loon, 1930 Mar. 11-25 11 5 Helen Criswell Van Loon, 1930 Mar. 26-29 11 6 Helen Criswell Van Loon, 1930 April 11 7 Helen Criswell Van Loon, 1930 June 6-July 16 11 8 Helen Criswell Van Loon, 1930 Oct. 6-18, Nov. 8 11 9 Helen Criswell Van Loon, 1933 June 19-July 11 11 10 Helen Criswell Van Loon, 1933 Sept. -Nov. 11 11 Helen Criswell Van Loon, 1934-1935 (includes legal correspondence about the estate of Mary-Ann Hostetter) 11 12 Helen Criswell Van Loon, 1936 Apr. 18-30 11 13 Helen Criswell Van Loon, 1936 May 1-4 11 13 Helen Criswell Van Loon, 1937 11 14 Helen Criswell Van Loon, 1945-1959 (includes bills from convalescent home, and obituary) 11 15 Helen Criswell Van Loon, n. d. 11 16 Elmer Davis, 1939-1943 . , 11 17 Albert Einstein, 1930-1943, 1945 11 18 Ruby Fuhr, 1929 11 19 Ruby Fuhr, 1930 Jan. -Feb. 11 20 Ruby Fuhr, 1930 Mar. -July 11 21 Ruby Fuhr, 1930 Aug. -Dec. 11 22 Ruby Fuhr, 1931 Feb. -Aug. 11 23 Ruby Fuhr, 1931 Sept. -Dec. 11 24 Ruby Fuhr, 1932 Jan. -May 11 25 Ruby Fuhr, 1932 June-Dec. 11 26 Ruby Fuhr, 1933 12 1 Ruby Fuhr, 1934 12 2 Ruby Fuhr, 1935 12 3 Ruby Fuhr, 1936 12 4 Ruby Fuhr, 1937 12 5 Ruby Fuhr, 1938 12 6 Ruby Fuhr, 1939 12 7 Ruby Fuhr, 1940-1941 12 8 Ruby Fuhr, 1942, 1944 12 9 Ruby Fuhr, n.d. 12 10 Frances Goodrich, 1925 July 12 11 Frances Goodrich, 1925 Aug. 1-5 (with copy of chapter 32, The Last Hundred Years) 12 12 Frances Goodrich, 1925 Aug. 6-10 12 13 Frances Goodrich, 1925 Aug. 11-15 12 14 Frances Goodrich, 1925 Aug. 16-19 12 15 Frances Goodrich, 1925 Aug. 20-21 12 16 Frances Goodrich, 1925 Aug. 22-25 12 17 Frances Goodrich, 1925 Aug. 26-29 12 18 Frances Goodrich, 1925 Aug. 30-31 12 19 Frances Goodrich, 1925 Sept. 1-10 (includes small drawings) 12 20 Frances Goodrich, 1925 Sept. 11-13 12 21 Frances Goodrich, 1925 Sept. 14-19 12 22 Frances Goodrich, 1925 Sept. 20-24 (includes small drawings) 12 23 Frances Goodrich, 1925 Sept. 25-30 12 24 Frances Goodrich, 1925 Oct. 12 25 Frances Goodrich, 1925 Nov. -Dec. 12 26 Frances Goodrich, 1925-1926 letters from F.G. 12 27 Frances Goodrich, 1926 (from van Loon) 13 1 Frances Goodrich, 1927 Jan. 5-19 13 2 Frances Goodrich, 1927 Jan. 20-31 13 3 Frances Goodrich, 1927 Feb. -Mar. 13 4 Frances Goodrich, 1927 May- June (includes small drawings) 13 5 Frances Goodrich, 1927 Oct.. -Dec. (includes letter to Hendrik from Frances, and small drawings) 13 8 Frances Goodrich, 1927 13 9 Frances Goodrich, 1927 letters (dated by Gerard W. van Loon collectively, June 6-July 27) 13 10 Frances Goodrich, c. 1926 (includes letter from Frances) 13 11 Frances Goodrich, 1928-1934 (Frances' letter to investigator) 13 12 Frances Goodrich, n.d., miscellaneous (includes small drawings and undated notes) 13 13 Ben Huebsch, 1913-1935 13 14 Ben Huebsch, 1936-1943, 1948 13 15 Hattie-Bell Johnston, 1927-1943 13 16 Juliana, Queen of the Netherlands, 1938-1940 13 17 Juliana, Queen of the Netherlands, 1941-1944 13 18 Mary Powell/ Charles Kingsford-Smith, 1930-1933 13 19 Marvin Lowenthal, 1936-1939 13 20 Marvin Lowenthal, 1940-1944 14 1 Thomas Mann, 1936-1944 14 2 Elizabeth Marion (Saunders), 1938 14 3-5 Elizabeth Marion (Saunders), 1939 14 6-8 Elizabeth Marion (Saunders), 1940 14 9-10 Elizabeth Marion (Saunders), 1941 14 11-12 Elizabeth Marion (Saunders), 1942 14 13-14 Elizabeth Marion (Saunders), 1943 14 15 Elizabeth Marion (Saunders), 1944 14 16 Henri Mayer, 1924 14 17 Henri Mayer, 1925 14 18 Henri Mayer, 1926 14 19 Henri Mayer, 1927-1928 14 20 Henri Mayer, 1930-1931 (includes one two-page newspaper article) 14 21 Henri Mayer, 1932 14 22 Henri Mayer, 1933 14 23 Henri Mayer, 1934 15 1 Henri Mayer, 1935 15 2 Henri Mayer, 1936 15 3 Henri Mayer, 1937 Jan. -Aug. 15 4 Henri Mayer, 1937 Sept. -Dec. (includes one fragment from Mayer) 15 5 Henri Mayer, 1938 Jan. -July 15 6 Henri Mayer, 1938 Aug. -Dec. 15 7 Henri Mayer, 1939 Jan. -June 15 8 Henri Mayer, 1939 July-Dec. 15 9 Henri Mayer, 1940 15 10 Henri Mayer, 1941 (includes one letter from Mayer to Jimmie, 1945) 15 11 Joost A.M. Meerloo (MD), 1940-1944 15 12 Charles Recht, 1919-1928, 1929 15 13 Dr. L. Arthur Ries, 1941 July-Nov. (includes letter from Pierre van Paassen) 15 14 Dr. L. Arthur Ries, 1942 Jan. -June (letter from Ries) 15 15 Dr. L. Arthur Ries, 1942 July-Dec. (letter from Ries) 15 16 Dr. L. Arthur Ries, 1943 Jan. -June (includes typescript copy of an introduction to Van Loon's Lives-A History of the World Written for the Benefit of Those Who Came Back) 15 17 Dr. L. Arthur Ries, 1943 July-Dec. 15 18 Dr. L. Arthur Ries, 1944 (includes several letters to Ries from Jimmie after Hendrik's death) 15 19 Dr. L. Arthur Ries, n. d. 15 20 Eleanor Roosevelt, 1932-1947 letters from E.R. (several to Jimmie after Hendrik's death) originals 15 21 Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932-1936 letters from F.D.R. , originals 15 22 Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1937-1938 15 23 Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1939-1944 (includes several letters to Jimmie after Hendrik's death, and one letter from Mrs. James Roosevelt) 15 24 Franklin D. Roosevelt, letters to F.D.R. (originals) 16 1 FROM: Franklin D. Roosevelt (includes photocopies),1931-1936 16 2 FROM: Franklin D. Roosevelt (includes photocopies),1937 16 3 FROM: Franklin D. Roosevelt (includes photocopies),1938 16 4 FROM: Franklin D. Roosevelt (includes photocopies),1939 16 5 FROM: Franklin D. Roosevelt (includes photocopies),1940 16 6 FROM: Franklin D. Roosevelt (includes photocopies),1941 16 7 FROM: Franklin D. Roosevelt (includes photocopies),1942-1944 16 8 TO: Franklin D. Roosevelt (includes letter and typescript copies),1933-1935 16 9 TO: Franklin D. Roosevelt (includes letter and typescript copies),1936-1937 16 10 TO: Franklin D. Roosevelt (includes letter and typescript copies),1938 16 11 TO: Franklin D. Roosevelt (includes letter and typescript copies),1939 16 12 TO: Franklin D. Roosevelt (includes letter and typescript copies),1940 16 13 TO: Franklin D. Roosevelt (includes letter and typescript copies),1940-1944 (letters from family after Hendrik's death) 16 14 George Saville, 1929-1934 16 15 George Saville, 1935-1942, n.d. 16 16 Rene Scudamore, 1928-1930 16 17 Rene Scudamore, 1931-1932 16 18 Rene Scudamore, 1937 16 19 Rene Scudamore, 1938 16 20 Rene Scudamore, 1939-1943 16 21 Rene Scudamore, n.d. 16 22 Erik "Din" Smit (photocopies), 1928 16 23 Erik "Din" Smit (photocopies), 1929 Jan. -Aug. 16 24 Erik "Din" Smit (photocopies), 1929 Sept. -Dec. 16 25 Erik "Din" Smit (photocopies), 1930 Jan. -June 17 1 Erik "Din" Smit (photocopies), 1930 July-Oct. 17 2 Erik "Din" Smit (photocopies), 1931-1934 17 3 Erik "Din" Smit (photocopies), 1935, 1938 17 4 Erik "Din" Smit (photocopies), 1939 letters from Jimmie 1945-1952 17 5 Mary Sullivan (originals), 1926-1935 17 6 Mary Sullivan (originals), 1936-1939 17 7 Mary Sullivan (originals), 1940-1943 17 8 Mary Sullivan (originals), n.d. 17 9 Lucie Van Tal, 1927-1943 17 10 Andrew D. White, 1904-1917 Series III. Major correspondents
Major correspondents include those individuals who were considered important personalities in the 1900's-1940's, with whom Hendrik wrote irregularly (less than ten letters). This material is listed alphabetically and includes number of letters and inclusive dates. Also included in this series are draft copies of correspondence and microfilmed correspondence.
Subseries IIIa. Alphabetically Arranged Letters to van Loon 17 11 Dr. Frank Ezra Adcock, Feb. 12, 1921 1 17 12 Winthrop Ames, June 23, 1921 1 17 12 Peggy Bacon, Mar. 8, 1939 1 17 12 Ernest Sutherland Bates, July 15, 1927 1 17 12 Ludwig Bemelmans, 1941, n.d. 3 17 12 Count Bernadotte, Aug. 3, 1939 1 17 12 Francis Biddle, Nov. 28, 1942 1 17 12 Boni and Liveright Inc. (several letters from van Loon),1921-1923 4 17 12 Rita and Stephan Bonsai, 1934-1942 6 17 12 J.A. Bouman, Christmas Eve 1943 1 17 12 Margaret Bourke-White (Caldwell), n. d. 1 17 12 Louis Bromfield, 1943, n.d. 2 17 12 Van Wyck Brooks (includes several postcards), 1936-1943, n.d. 8 17 12 William Jennings Bryan, May 28, 1915 1 17 12 Pearl S. Buck Mar. 7 & Apr. 11,, 1933, Nov. 16, 1938 3 17 13 Willa S. Cather, Jan. 1, 1943 1 17 13 Aaron Copland, Oct. 30, ? 1 17 13 Archibald Cary Coolidge, June 6, 1916 1 17 13 Wilbur L. Cross, 1938 2 17 14 Charles William Dabney, To: 1901, 1902 From: 1943 3 17 14 Walter Damrosch, 1935-1942 6 17 14 Jay N. Darling, 1942 3 17 14 Harding Davis' (Richard, Hope, Bessie), 1902-1903, 1919, 1929-1930 7 17 14 Douglas Z. Doty, 1914-1915 3 17 15 Max Eastman, Apr. 20, 1942 1 17 15 Walter D. Edmonds, September 1, 1936 1 17 15 Walter Prichard Eaton, 1925 2 17 15 Albert Ehrenstein (encl. bibliography of, 1943 1 17 16 Oscar Fabres his works), 1940-1942 4 17 16 Clifton (Kip) Fadiman, 1933-1943 4 17 16 Kirsten Flagstad, n. d. 3 17 17 Gilda Gray, 1943 1 17 17 John Gunther, Nov. 22, 1939 1 17 18 Francis Hackett, Signe Toksvig (Mrs. Hackett, 1941, 1943 ) 2 17 18 Walter Hampden, Oct. 19, 1938 1 17 18 Dr. Ernst Hanfstaengl, May 8, 1935 1 17 18 Maurice Hanline, 1940-1941 5 17 18 Florence Harriman (Mrs. J. Borden Harriman), Oct. 7, 1941 1 17 18 Sven Hedin, 1936, 1938 2 17 18 Josef Hofmann, Jan. 18, 1939 1 17 18 Elliot Henry Holt, 1913, 1927 2 17 18 Herbert Hoover, 1940-1944 9 17 18 Harry L. Hopkins, 1938-1939 3 17 18 Roy W. Howard, Nov. 16, 1939 1 17 18 Rupert Hughes, 1932 2 17 18 Cordell Hull, June 7, 1940 1 17 18 Fanny Hurst, 1935-1940 4 17 19 Hans Kindler, 1941 (?) 1 17 19 Ten Klooster, 1938-1939 2 17 19 Charles Koch, July 7, 1943 1 17 19 Fritz Kreisler, 1920 2 17 20 Fiorello LaGuardia, 1935-1943 7 17 20 Ring Lardner, Jan. 27, 1933 1 17 20 Sinclair Lewis, 1941 1 17 20 Kate Lofting, Dec. 17, 1928 1 17 20 Pauline Lord, June 21, 1927 1 17 20 Clare Boothe Luce, 1942, 1943 2 17 20 Emil Ludwig, 1932 2 17 21 Archibald MacLeish, March 6, 1942 1 17 21 Ludwig Marcuse, Jan. 31, 1940 1 17 21 W. S. Maugham, Oct. 18, 1940 1 17 21 William McFee, March 10, 1939 1 17 21 Lauritz Melchior, Dec. 29, 1939 1 17 21 Mrs. Wm. Brown Meloney, Jan. 17, 1939 1 17 21 H.L. Mencken, 1936, 1942 2 17 21 Paul E. More, 1912 2 17 21 Anne Morgan, 1933-1943 6 17 21 Arthur E. Morgan, July 28, 1921 1 17 21 Herbert Morrison, July 1, 1940 1 17 22 William A. Neilson, Nov. 6, 1940 1 17 22 Ruth Bryon Owen, 1935 2 17 22 To: Arthur Pell, March 1931 1 17 22 Gifford Pinchot, Oct. 2, 1915 1 17 22 Lily K. Pons, 1941, n.d. 3 17 22 G.P. Putnam, Oct. 28, 1912 1 17 22 Jean Renoir, Nov. 16, 1942 1 17 22 Arthur Robinson, July 25, 1939 1 17 22 Jules Romains, Dex. 4, 1940 1 17 23 Ruth St. Denis, 1939, 1941 2 17 23 David Sarnoff, Sept. 8, 1939 1 17 23 Max Schuster, 1937, 1943 2 17 23 Samuel Seabury, Nov. 4, 1937 1 17 23 Alexander P. de Seversky, May 8, 1942 1 17 23 Jean Sibelius Otis Skinner (one Cornelia Otis), 1938-1941 1932-1936 36 17 23 Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Feb. 16, 1935 1 17 23 E.R. Stettinius, Jr., 1943 2 17 23 Melville E. Stone, 1905-1907, 1915 4 17 23 Rex Stout, 1942 2 17 24 Abbot and Gladys Thayer, 1913-1922, n.d. 8 17 24 Dorothy Thompson, Nov. 21, 1939 1 17 24 Sybil Thorndike Signe Toksvig - see Francis Hackett, n. d. 3 17 24 Alexandra L. Tolstoy, 1942-1943 3 17 24 Gene Tunney, 1934 1 17 24 Oswald Garrison Villard, 1929, 1938, 1942 3 17 25 H.A. Wallace, 1942 2 Subseries IIIb. Draft Copies of Correspondence 18 1 Draft copies dated 1906-1920 18 2 Draft copies dated 1921-1923 18 3 Draft copies dated 1924 18 4 Draft copies dated 1925-1928 18 5 Draft copies dated 1929-1931 18 6 Draft copies dated 1932 18 7 Draft copies dated 1933 18 8-9 Draft copies dated 1934 18 10-11 Draft copies dated 1935 18 12 Draft copies dated 1936 18 13-14 Draft copies dated 1937 18 15-18 Draft copies dated 1938 18 19-21 Draft copies dated 1939 18 22-25 Draft copies dated 1940 19 1-4 Draft copies dated 1941 19 5-9 Draft copies dated 1942 19 10-12 Draft copies dated 1943 19 13 Draft copies dated 1944 Subseries IIIc. Correspondence on Microfilm 1 Letters from Hendrik Willem van Loon to Andrew D. White,1904-1917. 1 Letters from Hendrik Willem van Loon to George Lincoln Burr,1902-1921. 1 Letters from files of Charles Recht pertaining to Hendrik Willem van Loon, 1919. 1 Hendrik Willem van Loon correspondence with Ben Huebsch. 1 Letters from Hendrik Willem and Helen Criswell van Loon to Erik "Din" Smith, 1928-1952. 1 Letters from Hendrik Willem van Loon to H. Bauer (Library of Congress) . 1 Letters from Hendrik Willem van Loon to numerous unidentified people. 2 Correspondence and other materials concerning Hendrik Willem van Loon in the papers of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Series IV. Manuscript material
Manuscript material includes carbons, drafts, and typescripts for articles, books, broadcasts, lectures, serials, and Hendrik Willem van Loon's thesis. Book material is arranged alphabetically by title. Articles, broadcasts, lectures, serials, and the thesis are arranged separately in chronological order when possible. The letters N/A were used when no title was available.
Subseries IVa. Book Manuscripts 20 1 Adriaen Block, annotated typescript 20 2 Adventures and Escapes of Gustavus Vasa, carbon pages. 1-100 20 3 Adventures and Escapes of Gustavus Vasa, carbon (different version) p. 1-34 20 4 Adventures and Escapes of Gustavus Vasa, handwritten draft Chapter 1 20 5 Adventures and Escapes of Gustavus Vasa, Chapter 2 20 6 Adventures and Escapes of Gustavus Vasa, Chapters 3-4 20 7 Adventures and Escapes of Gustavus Vasa, Chapters 5-6 20 8 Adventures and Escapes of Gustavus Vasa, Chapters 7-9 20 9 America, handwritten draft p. 1-46 20 10 America, handwritten and typescript draft, carbon list of chapter titles Chapters 1-5 20 11 America, Chapters 6-9 20 12 America, Chapters 10-14 20 13 America, Chapters 15-18 20 14 America, Chapters 19-21 20 15 America, Chapter 22 (p. 268-317) 20 16 America, p. 318-348 20 17 America, p. 349-400 20 18 America, p. 401-443 20 19 America, p. 444-467 20 20 America, p. 468-518 20 21 Around the World with the Alphabet, annotated carbon p. 1-45 20 22 Around the World with the Alphabet, handwritten introduction, annotated typescript introduction typescript list of town names, carbon forward, typescript p. 1 20 23 Around the World with the Alphabet, annotated typescript 20 24 Around the World with the Alphabet, handwritten draft 20 25 The Arts, "old version" annotated typescript p. 5-55 20 26 The Arts, p. 56-104 20 27 The Arts, p. 105-129 20 28 The Arts, annotated typescript and handwritten draft p. 1-75 20 29 The Arts, p. 76-134 20 30 The Arts, p. 135-236 20 31 The Arts, p. 237-307c 20 32 The Arts, Chapter 19-p. 351 20 33 The Arts, p. 352-397 20 34 The Arts, p. 398-468 20 35 The Arts, p. 469-541 20 36 The Arts, p. 542-603 20 37 The Arts, p. 604-669 20 38 The Arts, p. 670-741 20 39 The Arts, p. 742-793 20 40 The Arts, p. 794-826b 20 41 The Arts, p. 826-912 20 42 The Arts, printer's typescript copy with stamped numerals, contains book front, table of contents, and title pages (annotated) 20 43 The Arts, printer's typescript copy p. 1-70 20 44 The Arts, p. 71-119 20 45 The Arts, p. 120-164 20 46 The Arts, p. 165-200 20 47 The Arts, p. 201-249 20 48 The Arts, p. 250-301 20 49 The Arts, p. 302-364. 20 50 The Arts, p. 365-404 20 51 The Arts, p. 405-469 20 52 The Arts, p. 470-527 20 53 The Arts, p. 528-627 20 54 The Arts, p. 628-679 20 55 The Arts, p. 680-721 20 56 The Arts, p. 722-857 21 1 An Elephant Up a Tree, annotated typescript and carbon 21 2 An Elephant Up a Tree, typescript with editorial corrections p. 1-40 21 3 An Elephant Up a Tree, p. 41-103 21 4 An Elephant Up a Tree, handwritten and typescript draft p. 5-53 21 5 An Elephant Up a Tree, p. 54-95 21 6 An Elephant Up a Tree, p. 96-118 21 7 An Elephant Up a Tree, handwritten and typescript draft, title page and p. 1-52 21 8 An Elephant Up a Tree, handwritten and typescript draft p. 53-97 21 9 Van Loon's Geography, typescript with editorial corrections. 1-50 21 10 Van Loon's Geography, p. 51-107 21 11 Van Loon's Geography, p. 108-167 21 12 Van Loon's Geography, p. 168-214 21 13 Van Loon's Geography, p. 215-284 21 14 Van Loon's Geography, p. 285-349 21 15 Van Loon's Geography, p. 350-417 21 16 Van Loon's Geography, p. 418-494 21 17 Van Loon's Geography, p. 495-538 21 18 Invasion, handwritten and typescript draft, introduction, foreword p. 1-75 21 19 Invasion, handwritten and typescript draft, introduction, foreword p. 1-55 21 20 Invasion, p. 56-85 21 21 Invasion, p. 86-124 21 22 Invasion, p. 125-180 21 23 Invasion, p. 181-216 21 24 The Last of the Troubadours, printed copy p. 1-16 21 25 The Last of the Troubadours, p. 17-32 21 26 The Last of the Troubadours, p. 33-48 21 27 The Last of the Troubadours, p. 49-64 21 28 The Last of the Troubadours, printed copy p. 65-80 21 29 The Last of the Troubadours, p. 81-96, end paper 21 30 The Last of the Troubadours, handwritten draft p. 1-35 21 31 The Last of the Troubadours, annotated typescript introduction p. 1-17 21 32 The Life and Times of Johann Sebastian Bach, handwritten draft p. 1-39 21 33 The Life and Times of Johann Sebastian Bach, p. 40-80 21 34 The Life and Times of Johann Sebastian Bach, p. 81-125 21 35 The Life and Times of Johann Sebastian Bach, P. 126-165 21 36 The Life and Times of Johann Sebastian Bach, P. 166-epilogue, with several typescript and corrected pages 21 37 The Life and Times of Simon Bolivar, annotated typescript with corrections p. 1-51 21 38 The Life and Times of Simon Bolivar, p. 52-107 21 39 The Life and Times of Simon Bolivar, frontispiece, dedication and other typescript corrected pages 21 40 The Life and Times of Simon Bolivar, handwritten and typescript draft p. 1-39 21 41 The Life and Times of Simon Bolivar, p. 40-79 21 42 The Life and Times of Simon Bolivar, p. 80-110 21 43 The Life and Times of Simon Bolivar, p. 111-152, end papers 21 44 The Life and Times of Simon Bolivar, handwritten draft p. 1-51 21 45 The Life and Times of Simon Bolivar, movie idea of Bolivar (1940) treated by Stephen Sleisinger (with correspondence) 21 46 Man the Miracle Maker (or Multiplex Man), handwritten and typescript draft with corrections p. 1-35 21 47 Man the Miracle Maker (or Multiplex Man), p. 36-94 21 48 Man the Miracle Maker (or Multiplex Man), p. 95-136c 21 49 Man the Miracle Maker (or Multiplex Man), p. 1-36 21 50 Man the Miracle Maker (or Multiplex Man), p. 37-93 21 51 Man the Miracle Maker (or Multiplex Man), p. 94-140 21 52 Man the Miracle Maker (or Multiplex Man), p. 141-211 21 53 Observations on the Mystery of Print, printed copy 21 54 Observations on the Mystery of Print, Galley Proof, with corrections and annotations 21 55 Observations on the Mystery of Print, typescript with corrections and annotations 21 56 Observations on the Mystery of Print, annotated carbon 21 57 R. V. R. Volume 1, handwritten draft, typescript title page and other pages with annotations p. 1-42 21 58 R. V. R. Volume 1, p. 43-100 21 59 R. V. R. Volume 1, p. 101-159 21 60 R. V. R. Volume 1, p. 160-210 21 61 R. V. R. Volume 1, p. 211-258 21 62 R. V. R. Volume 1, p. 259-302 21 63 R. V. R. Volume 1, p. 303-397 22 1 R. V. R. Volume 1, p. 398-444 22 2 R. V. R. Volume 1, p. 445-500 22 3 R. V. R. Volume 1, p. 226-300 (#'s change, see annotation) 22 4 R. V. R. Volume 1, p. 301-349 22 5 R. V. R. Volume 1, p. 350-391 22 6 R. V. R. Volume 1, p. 392-448 22 7 R. V. R. Volume 1, p. 449-491 22 8 R. V. R. Volume 1, p. 492-556 22 9 R. V. R. Volume 1, p. 557-577, several extra pages 22 10 Master Jan, annotated carbon with introduction 22 11 R. V. R. Volume 2, handwritten draft continued p. 578-620 22 12 R. V. R. Volume 2, p. 621-673 22 13 R. V. R. Volume 2, p. 674-730 22 14 R. V. R. Volume 2, p. 731-784 22 15 R. V. R. Volume 2, p. 785-842 22 16 R. V. R. Volume 2, p. 843-907 22 17 R. V. R. Volume 2, p. 908-975 22 18 R. V. R. Volume 2, p. 976-1013 22 19 R. V. R. Volume 2, p. 1014-1056 22 20 R. V. R. Volume 2, p. 1057-1098 22 21 R. V. R. Volume 2, p. 1099-1152 22 22 R. V. R. Volume 2, p. 1153-1221 22 23 Report to St. Peter (The New Perspective), carbon, 5 pgs. 22 24 Report to St. Peter (The New Perspective), typescript, 8 pgs. 22 25 Report to St. Peter (The New Perspective), typescript and carbon forward 22 26 Report to St. Peter (The New Perspective), typescript forward 22 27 Report to St. Peter (The New Perspective), carbon, Chapter 1 22 28 Report to St. Peter (The New Perspective), handwritten draft, 16 pgs. 22 29 Report to St. Peter (The New Perspective), typescript forward, 22 pgs. 22 30 Report to St. Peter, handwritten and carbon title page typescript Chapter 1 22 31 Report to St. Peter, typescript 2 pgs. 22 32 Report to St. Peter, handwritten draft, forward 22 33 Report to St. Peter, prologue, p. 1-34 22 34 Report to St. Peter, handwritten draft p. 1-46 22 35 Report to St. Peter, p. 47-103 22 36 Report to St. Peter, p. 104-141 22 37 Report to St. Peter, p. 142-180 22 38 Report to St. Peter, p. 181-204 22 39 Report to St. Peter, p. 205-250 22 40 Report to St. Peter, p. 251-303 22 41 Report to St. Peter, carbon. 1-50 22 42 Report to St. Peter, p. 51-100 22 43 Report to St. Peter, p. 101-150 22 44 Report to St. Peter, p. 151-181 22 45 Report to St. Peter, carbon, dedication pg. and list of illustrations, letter from Jimmie to Wallace 22 46 Report to St. Peter, annotated typescript prologue 22 47 Report to St. Peter, p. 1-31 22 48 Report to St. Peter, p. 32-74 22 49 Report to St. Peter, p. 75-110 22 50 Report to St. Peter, p. 111-145 22 51 Report to St. Peter, p. 146-180 22 52 Ships and How They Sailed the Seven Seas, carbon index 22 53 Ships and How They Sailed the Seven Seas, annotated typescript, p. 1-21 title page, dedication and table of contents 22 54 Ships and How They Sailed the Seven Seas, annotated typescript p. 22-61 22 55 Ships and How They Sailed the Seven Seas, p. 62-92 22 56 Ships and How They Sailed the Seven Seas, p. 93-125 22 57 Ships and How They Sailed the Seven Seas, p. 126-159 22 58 Ships and How They Sailed the Seven Seas, p. 160-193 22 59 Ships and How They Sailed the Seven Seas, p. 194-212 22 60 Ships and How They Sailed the Seven Seas, annotated typescript, Copy A forward, title page, dedication and table of contents 22 61 Ships and How They Sailed the Seven Seas, annotated typescript p. 7-40 22 62 Ships and How They Sailed the Seven Seas, p. 41-81 22 63 Ships and How They Sailed the Seven Seas, p. 82-109 22 64 Ships and How They Sailed the Seven Seas, annotated typescript continued p. 110-138 22 65 Ships and How They Sailed the Seven Seas, p. 139-169 22 66 Ships and How They Sailed the Seven Seas, p. 170-202 22 67 The Story of the Bible, annotated carbon and handwritten p. 1-24 22 68 The Story of the Bible, annotated handwritten p. 25-55 22 69 The Story of the Bible, annotated typescript p. 56-62 22 69 The Story of the Bible, annotated handwritten p. 63-103 22 70 The Story of the Bible, annotated typescript p. 104-140 22 71 The Story of the Bible, annotated typescript and carbon p. 141-168 22 72 The Story of the Bible, annotated handwritten and carbon p. 169-203 22 73 The Story of the Bible, p. 204-240 22 74 The Story of the Bible, annotated typescript and carbon p. 241-273 22 75 The Story of the Bible, annotated handwritten and carbon p. 274-329 22 76 Story of Mankind (final chapter), annotated handwritten, 6 pgs. 22 77 Pacific, carbon index and p. 1-10 22 78 Pacific, annotated typescript p. 11-43 (missing p. 19 and 20) 22 79 Pacific, annotated typescript p. 44-84 (with a few handwritten pgs.) 22 80 Pacific, annotated typescript p. 85-130 (with a few handwritten pgs 22 81 Pacific, p. 131-169 22 82 Pacific, p. 170-205 22 83 Pacific, p. 206-215 22 84 Pacific, handwritten draft p. 1-40 22 85 Pacific, p. 16-23 22 86 Pacific, p. 11-20 22 87 Pacific, p. 41-75 (missing p. 48) 22 88 Pacific, p. 76-110 22 89 Pacific, p. 111-155 (missing p. 144) 23 1 Pacific, handwritten draft continued p. 156-189 23 2 Pacific, p. 190-230 23 3 Pacific, p. 231-280 23 4 Pacific, p. 281-324 23 5 Pacific, p. 325-360 23 6 Pacific, p. 361-400 23 7 Pacific, p. 401-445 (missing p. 425) 23 8 Pacific, p. 446-480 23 9 Pacific, p. 481-500 23 10 Pacific, p. 501-515 23 11 Pacific, p. 215-223 23 12 Pacific, p. 221-229 23 13 Pacific, annotated typescript index p. 1-33 23 14 Pacific, p. 34-70 23 15 Pacific, p. 71-109 23 16 Pacific, p. 110-155 23 17 Pacific, p. 156-200 23 18 Pacific, p. 201-231 23 19 Thomas Jefferson, handwritten prologue, typescript forward, carbon list of characters 23 20 Thomas Jefferson, handwritten, typescript and carbon copies of dedication, handwritten notes on chapters 23 21 Thomas Jefferson, handwritten draft p. 1-10 pg. 1 and 2 from Chapter 1 23 22 Thomas Jefferson, carbon of notes on chapters handwritten notes 23 23 Thomas Jefferson, annotated carbon p. 1-35 23 24 Thomas Jefferson, p. 36-60, 68-80, 84, 87 23 25 Thomas Jefferson, annotated typescript p. 1-31 23 26 Thomas Jefferson, p. 32-66 and 3 pg. of afterthoughts 23 27 Thomas Jefferson, handwritten draft notes p. 1-20 23 28 Thomas Jefferson, p. 21-51 23 29 Thomas Jefferson, p. 52-78 23 30 Thomas Jefferson, p. 89-122 and 3 pg. of afterthoughts 23 31 Thomas Jefferson, annotated typescript p. 1-35 23 32 Thomas Jefferson, p. 36-60 23 33 Thomas Jefferson, p. 61-89 and 9 pg. of afterthoughts 23 34 Van Loon's Lives, handwritten, typescript and carbon introduction; Wings booklet dated Sept. 1942 23 35 Historical Dinners Nieuw Veere, carbon list of guests 4 pgs. 23 36 Historical Dinners Nieuw Veere, St. Francis, title page 23 37 Historical Dinners Nieuw Veere, Dedication page 23 38 Historical Dinners Nieuw Veere, Netherlands; carbon dedication; letter to van Loon from Princess Juliana; postcard 23 39 Historical Dinners Nieuw Veere, Napoleon's Mother; annotated typescript and carbon, 3 pgs. 23 40 Historical Dinners Nieuw Veere, Erasmus; annotated typescript p. 1-25 23 41 Historical Dinners Nieuw Veere, p. 26-60 23 42 Historical Dinners Nieuw Veere, p. 61-85 23 43 Historical Dinners Nieuw Veere, p. 86-106 23 44 Historical Dinners Nieuw Veere, Beethoven; typescript and carbon of letter from Beethoven 23 45 Historical Dinners Nieuw Veere, introduction, typescript and handwritten list of guests 23 46 Historical Dinners Nieuw Veere, miscellaneous draft, foreword 23 47 Historical Dinners Nieuw Veere, miscellaneous draft, dedication 23 48 Historical Dinners Nieuw Veere, handwritten draft, list of guests miscellaneous draft, dedication 23 49 Historical Dinners Nieuw Veere, miscellaneous guest list 23 50 Historical Dinners Nieuw Veere, annotated typescript p. 1-40 23 51 Historical Dinners Nieuw Veere, p. 41-80 23 52 Historical Dinners Nieuw Veere, p. 81-116 23 53 Historical Dinners Nieuw Veere, p. 117-150 23 54 Van Loon's Lives Nieuw Veere, annotated typescript continued p. 151-179 23 55 Van Loon's Lives Nieuw Veere, p. 180-230 23 56 Van Loon's Lives Nieuw Veere, p. 231-275 23 57 Van Loon's Lives Nieuw Veere, p. 276-309 23 58 Van Loon's Lives Nieuw Veere, p. 310-350 23 59 Van Loon's Lives Nieuw Veere, p. 351-376 23 60 Van Loon's Lives Nieuw Veere, p. 377-420 23 61 Van Loon's Lives Nieuw Veere, p. 421-460 23 62 Van Loon's Lives Nieuw Veere, p. 461-500 23 63 Van Loon's Lives Nieuw Veere, p. 501-541 23 64 Van Loon's Lives Nieuw Veere, p. 542-580 23 65 Van Loon's Lives Nieuw Veere, p. 581-625 23 66 Van Loon's Lives Nieuw Veere, p. 626-665 23 67 Van Loon's Lives Nieuw Veere, p. 666-700 23 68 Van Loon's Lives Nieuw Veere, p. 701-741 23 69 Van Loon's Lives Nieuw Veere, p. 742-773 23 70 Van Loon's Lives Nieuw Veere, carbon p. 1-42 23 71 Van Loon's Lives Nieuw Veere, p. 43-80 23 72 Van Loon's Lives Nieuw Veere, p. 81-120 23 73 Van Loon's Lives Nieuw Veere, p. 121-175 23 74 Van Loon's Lives Nieuw Veere, p. 176-203 23 75 Van Loon's Lives Nieuw Veere, p. 204-250 23 76 Van Loon's Lives Nieuw Veere, p. 251-315 23 77 Van Loon's Lives Nieuw Veere, p. 316-360 23 78 Van Loon's Lives Nieuw Veere, p. 361-403 23 79 Van Loon's Lives Nieuw Veere, carbon continued p. 404-445 23 80 Van Loon's Lives Nieuw Veere, p. 446-491 23 81 Van Loon's Lives Nieuw Veere, p. 492-525 23 82 Van Loon's Lives Nieuw Veere, p. 526-560 23 83 Van Loon's Lives Nieuw Veere, p. 561-589 23 84 Van Loon's Lives Nieuw Veere, p. 590-635 23 85 Van Loon's Lives Nieuw Veere, p. 636-680 23 86 Van Loon's Lives Nieuw Veere, p. 681-715 23 87 Van Loon's Lives Nieuw Veere, p. 716-745 23 88 Van Loon's Lives Nieuw Veere, p. 746-773 and several extra pages 23 89 Van Loon's Lives Nieuw Veere, title page, handwritten draft p. 15-40 23 90 Van Loon's Lives Nieuw Veere, p. 41-75 23 91 Van Loon's Lives Nieuw Veere, p. 76-96 24 1 Van Loon's Lives Nieuw Veere, annotated typescript p. 1-40 24 2 Van Loon's Lives Nieuw Veere, handwritten draft p. 108-140 24 3 Van Loon's Lives Nieuw Veere, p. 141-180 24 4 Van Loon's Lives Nieuw Veere, p. 181-210 24 5 Van Loon's Lives Nieuw Veere, p. 211-250 24 6 Dinner Party, pg. 252-286 24 7 Dinner Party, p. 287-320 24 8 Dinner Party, p. 321-355 24 9 Dinner Party, p. 356-390 24 10 Dinner Party, p. 391-435 24 11 Van Loon's Lives Dinner Party, handwritten draft continued p. 436-470 24 12 Van Loon's Lives Dinner Party, p. 471-500 24 13 Van Loon's Lives Dinner Party, p. 501-540 24 14 Van Loon's Lives Dinner Party, p. 541-575 24 15 Van Loon's Lives Dinner Party, p. 576-609 24 16 Van Loon's Lives Dinner Party, p. 610-645 24 17 Van Loon's Lives Dinner Party, p. 646-680 24 18 Van Loon's Lives Dinner Party, p. 681-715 24 19 Van Loon's Lives Dinner Party, p. 716-750 24 20 Van Loon's Lives Dinner Party, p. 751-785 24 21 Van Loon's Lives Dinner Party, p. 786-820 24 22 Van Loon's Lives Dinner Party, p. 821-850 24 23 Van Loon's Lives Dinner Party, p. 851-880 24 24 Van Loon's Lives Dinner Party, p. 881-914 24 25 Van Loon's Lives Dinner Party, p. 917-950 24 26 Van Loon's Lives Dinner Party, p. 951-975 24 27 Van Loon's Lives Dinner Party, p. 976-1000 24 28 Van Loon's Lives Dinner Party, p. 1001-1035 24 29 Van Loon's Lives Dinner Party, p. 1036-1070 24 30 Van Loon's Lives Dinner Party, p. 1071-1105 24 31 Van Loon's Lives Dinner Party, p. 1106-1130 24 32 Van Loon's Lives Dinner Party, p. 1131-1165 24 33 Van Loon's Lives Dinner Party, p. 1166-1200 24 34 Van Loon's Lives Dinner Party, p. 1201-1235 24 35 Van Loon's Lives Dinner Party, pi 1236-1246 24 36 Van Loon's Lives Dinner Party, handwritten draft continued p. 1267-1300 24 37 Van Loon's Lives Dinner Party, p. 1301-1335 24 38 Van Loon's Lives Dinner Party, p. 1336-1370 24 39 Van Loon's Lives Dinner Party, p. 1371-1411 24 40 Van Loon's Lives Dinner Party, p. 1412-1454 24 41 Van Loon's Lives Dinner Party, p. 1555-1590 24 42 Van Loon's Lives Dinner Party, possible insertions ? p. 1-50 24 43 Van Loon's Lives Dinner Party, possible insertions ? p. 51-85 24 44 Van Loon's Lives Dinner Party, title page, list of guests, forward 24 45 Nieuw Veere, annotated typescript p. 1-35 24 46 Nieuw Veere, p. 36-68 24 47 Nieuw Veere, p. 69-100 24 48 Nieuw Veere, p. 101-135 24 49 Nieuw Veere, p. 136-167 24 50 Nieuw Veere, p. 168-198 24 51 Nieuw Veere, p. 199-235 24 52 Nieuw Veere, p. 236-270 24 53 Nieuw Veere, p. 271-305 24 54 Nieuw Veere, p. 306-340 24 55 Nieuw Veere, p. 341-375 24 56 Nieuw Veere, p. 376-406 24 57 Nieuw Veere, p. 407-440 24 58 Nieuw Veere, p. 441-475 24 59 Nieuw Veere, p. 476-502 24 60 Van Loon's Lives Dinner Party Nieuw Veere, annotated typescript continued p. 503-540 24 61 Van Loon's Lives Dinner Party Nieuw Veere, p. 541-570 24 62 Van Loon's Lives Dinner Party Nieuw Veere, p. 571-607 24 63 Van Loon's Lives Dinner Party Nieuw Veere, p. 608-645 24 64 Van Loon's Lives Dinner Party Nieuw Veere, p. 646-671 24 65 Van Loon's Lives Dinner Party Nieuw Veere, p. 672-695 24 66 Van Loon's Lives Dinner Party Nieuw Veere, p. 696-730 24 67 Van Loon's Lives Dinner Party Nieuw Veere, p. 731-773 24 68 Van Loon's Lives Dinner Party Nieuw Veere, annotated copies of various pgs. 24 69 The Average Man, carbon, chapter notes and dedication 24 70 The Average Man, handwritten, typescript and carbon copies of title page and forward 24 71 The Average Man, The Mill of the Gods, typescript and carbon title page, forward, and dedication 24 72 The Average Man, handwritten forward 24 73 The Average Man, annotated typescript and handwritten forward, handwritten draft of Chapter 1 and miscellaneous pages 24 74 The Average Man, A New History for a New World, typescript forward and p. 1-27 24 75 The Average Man, p. 28-44 24 76 The Average Man, handwritten/typescript forward 24 77 The Average Man, carbon and typescript dedication, forward and title page 24 78 The Average Man, carbon, dedication and forward 25 1 The Hidden Door, Jan. 3, 1944 carbon, title page, forward and miscellaneous pages handwritten, title page, forward, and dedication 25 2 In Praise of Freedom, typescript title page and dedication carbon forward, title page and miscellaneous pages 25 4 Jean Navarrin, miscellaneous pages 25 5 The Eighteenth Century, Aug. 20, 1943 handwritten and carbon forward 25 6 The Eighteenth Century, handwritten dedication and miscellaneous draft pages 25 7 The Eighteenth Century, typescript title page, dedication, and list of characters 25 8 The Eighteenth Century, carbon title page, dedication and list of characters 25 9 The World, handwritten introduction carbon forward typescript letter from publisher 25 10 The World, annotated typescript introduction, dedication and forward 25 11 The World, typescript and carbon introduction 25 12 Garden of the Poets, July 12, 1940 handwritten draft p. 1-42 25 13 Garden of the Poets, p. 43-69 25 14 Garden of the Poets, typescript and carbon p. 1-21 25 15 The New Academy, Oct. 26, 1940 carbon introduction, several typescript pages 25 16 If We Had Been There, Feb. 12, 1941 typescript title page and forward; miscellaneous manuscript pages 25 17 Let Us Cultivate Our Garden, Feb. 15, 1941 miscellaneous manuscript pages 25 18 Education, May 20, 1942 miscellaneous manuscript pages 25 19 A Short History of Music, Aug. 9, 1942 miscellaneous manuscript pages 25 20 The Prince and His Men, Feb. 2, 1943 miscellaneous manuscript pages 25 21 Force and Freedom, Feb. 2, 1943 miscellaneous manuscript pages 25 22 Confessions of Faith, Feb. 23, 1943 miscellaneous manuscript pages 25 23 Hate, February 1943 miscellaneous manuscript pages 25 24 Hannibal's Elephant, Mar. 24, 1943 miscellaneous manuscript pages 25 25 Hannibal's Elephant, forward and additional miscellaneous manuscript pages 25 26 The Netherlands, Nov. 13, 1943 handwritten draft p. 1-45 25 27 The Netherlands, miscellaneous manuscript pages 25 28 A Short History of Democracy, miscellaneous manuscript pages 25 29 A Short History of Democracy, miscellaneous manuscript pages 25 30 A Short History of Democracy, miscellaneous manuscript pages 25 31 F.D.R., annotated typescript p. 1-35 25 32 F.D.R., carbon p. 1-23 25 33 F.D.R., miscellaneous manuscript pages 25 34 F.D.R., miscellaneous manuscript pages 25 35 F.D.R., miscellaneous manuscript pages 25 36 F.D.R., miscellaneous manuscript pages 25 37 Holland Will Live, miscellaneous manuscript pages 25 38 N/A, miscellaneous manuscript pages 25 39 Miscellaneous talks West Indies, miscellaneous manuscript pages 25 40 Gold, miscellaneous manuscript pages 25 41 Gideon Ginther and God, an 8-page story with additional miscellaneous manuscript pages 25 42 The Unfinished Manuscript, annotated typescript, 39 pages 25 43 RCA, annotated typescript, 29 pages 25 44 RCA, miscellaneous manuscript pages 25 45 RCA, carbon, 24 pages 25 46 N/A, handwritten draft 25 47 N/A, handwritten manuscript 25 48 N/A, p. 1-47 p. 48-97 25 49 Beethoven, miscellaneous manuscript pages 25 50 N/A, miscellaneous manuscript pages 25 51 N/A, dedication to grandson 25 52 N/A, miscellaneous introductions and dedications Subseries IVb. Articles 25 53 "Why Holland Should Be Neutral," February 26, 1915, New York Times 25 54 "A Bird's Eye View of the War," c. February 1915, Century Magazine 25 55 "The Citizen Army of Holland," June 1916,National Geographic 25 56 "The Story of The Bible," March 1923,McCall's 25 57 "What to do With Johnny This Summer," ca. 1924 25 58 "The Author's Story of 'The Story of The Bible'," ca. 192? 25 59 "Intruding," April 1931 25 60 "Meet The Commentator," newspaper columnNov. 12 - -Nov. 30, 1934 25 61 "Meet The Commentator," newspaper columnDec. 1-Dec. 31, 1934 25 62 "Meet The Commentator," newspaper columnFeb. 1-Feb. 28, 1935 25 63 "Meet The Commentator," newspaper columnMar. 1-Mar. 30, 1935 25 64 "Meet The Commentator," newspaper columnApr. 1-Apr. 20, 1935 25 65 "From Raw Reindeer Steak to Fried Nightingale Tongues,"March 17, 1935 , Pictorial Review 25 66 "N/A," , Pictorial Review II 25 67 "The End of The Great Migrations," April 11, 1935 25 68 "The Only Trouble With Revolution is the Revolution Itself,"1935 25 69 "Mussert-Would-Be Dictator of Holland," August 1942, Tomorrow 25 70 "For Mungo," written October 1943 published March 1944, Skylark Magazine 25 71 "How The People of The Netherlands Learned to Hate," Jan. -Feb. 1944 The , Norseman 25 72 "Well Done Knickerbocker," Feb. 11, 1944 ,Knickerbocker Weekly 25 73 "An Introduction by Van Loon," ca. May 17, 1941 25 74 "On a Certain Bulbous Herb-Commonly Known as the Tulip,"March 18, ? 25 75 "Book Review," n.d. 25 76 "On Contemplating the Coining of the Coming Revolution From the Front Porch of the Players," n.d. 25 77 "The Kitchen of Charlemagne and of Henry VIII,"n.d. 25 78 "In the Matter of One-Carl Van Doren," n.d. 25 79 "Words Fail Me," n.d. Broadcasts, Lectures and Serials 25 80 "Van Loon's Geography" ;Sept. 21, 1932 25 81 NBC Broadcast ;Oct. 6, 1935 25 81 NBC Broadcast ;Oct. 10, 1935 25 82 NBC Broadcast ;Oct. 13, 1935 25 82 NBC Broadcast ;Oct. 17, 1935 25 83 NBC Broadcast ;Oct. 20, 1935 25 83 NBC Broadcast ;Oct. 24, 1935 25 84 NBC Broadcast ;Oct. 27, 1935 25 84 NBC Broadcast ;Oct. 31, 1935 25 85 NBC Broadcast ;Nov. 3, 1935 25 85 NBC Broadcast ;Nov. 5, 1935 25 85 NBC Broadcast ;Nov. 7, 1935 25 86 NBC Broadcast ;Nov. 10, 1935 25 86 NBC Broadcast ;Nov. 14, 1935 25 87 NBC Broadcast ;Nov. 17, 1935 25 88 NBC Broadcast ;Nov. 24, 1935 25 88 NBC Broadcast ;Nov. 28, 1935 25 89 NBC Broadcast ;Dec. 1, 1935 25 90 NBC Broadcast ;Dec. 8, 1935 25 90 NBC Broadcast ;Dec. 12, 1935 25 91 NBC Broadcast ;Dec. 15, 1935 25 91 NBC Broadcast ;Dec. 19, 1935 25 92 NBC Broadcast ;Feb. 19, 1939 25 93 NBC Broadcast ;Feb. 26, 1939 25 94 NBC Broadcast ;Mar. 5, 1939 25 95 NBC Broadcast ;Mar. 12, 1939 25 96 NBC Broadcast ;Mar. 19, 1939 25 97 NBC Broadcast ;Mar. 26, 1939 25 98 NBC Broadcast ;Apr. 2, 1939 25 99 "Day of Glory" ;Apr. 2, 1939 25 100 NBC Broadcast ;Apr. 9, 1939 25 101 "Van Loon's interpretation of Crown Prince Gustav Adolf of Sweden" ;Apr. 9, 1939 25 102 NBC Broadcast ;Apr. 16, 1939 25 103 NBC Broadcast ;Apr. 23, 1939 25 104 "Let us turn our lumber-yards into bonfires" ;Nov. 11, 1942 25 105 "Freedom House" ;Dec. 24, 1942 25 106 "The Laughing Cavalier" ;Dec. 13, 1943 25 107 "Words at War-The 9th Commandment" ;Dec. 28, 1943 25 108 "From The JV Vandercock Broadcast" ;Mar. 11, 1944 25 109 "The Challenge" ;n. d. 25 110 "Near Antwerp (NBC)" ;n.d. 25 111 "Rubber" ;n.d. 25 112 "The Laughing Philosopher" ;n. d. 26 1 "The Congress of Vienna" ;carbon, 17 pages 26 2 "The History of Man" ;carbon, list of lectures 26 3 "Lecture Announcements" ;3 pamphlets 26 4 "Cunard Cruise Line Lectures" ;handwritten draft, 7 pages 26 5 "Cunard Cruise Line Lectures" ;handwritten draft, 39 pages 26 6 "Cunard Cruise Line Lectures" ;handwritten draft p. 1-30 26 7 "Cunard Cruise Line Lectures" ;p. 31-58 26 8 "History of the Dutch Navy" ;carbon 26 9 "Modern European History" ;miscellaneous typescript pages 26 10 "Modern European History" ;typescript p. 1-20 26 11 "Modern European History" ;p. 21-40 26 12 "Modern European History" ;p. 41-57 26 13 "Modern European History" ;p. 58-81 26 14 "Modern European History" ;p. 82-106 26 15 "The French Revolution" ;carbon, general bibliography 26 16 "The French Revolution" ;p. 1-19 26 17 "The French Revolution" ;p. 20-54 26 18 "The Ten Commandments" ;handwritten draft p. 1-35 26 19 "The Ten Commandments" ;p. 36-70 26 20 "The Ten Commandments" ;p. 71-101 26 21 "The Ten Commandments" ;annotated typescript p. 1-30 26 22 "The Ten Commandments" ;p. 31-56 26 23 "The Ten Commandments" ;carbon p. 1-30 26 24 "The Ten Commandments" ;p. 31-60 26 25 "The Week in America" ;miscellaneous handwritten and carbon pages 26 26 "With a Dutch Accent" ;miscellaneous handwritten and carbon pages 26 27 "Kipling Was Right" ;The New Mason Dixon Line carbon p. 1-14 26 28 "Kipling Was Right II" ;miscellaneous handwritten and carbon pages 26 29 "The Spectator" ;miscellaneous handwritten and carbon pages 26 30 "Common Sense and the Alphabet" ;carbon, 6 pages 26 31 "Hijackers' Sea" ;annotated typescript 8 pages 26 32 "The Canal That Goes A-Climbing" ;annotated typescript 7 pages 26 33 "Traveling With Your Head" ;annotated handwritten draft carbon Aug. 18, 1934 26 34 "Traveling With A Hobby" ;carbon 16 pages 26 35 "USA-An Empire in Spite of Itself" ;annotated handwritten, typescript and carbon 26 36 "Junior Book of Authors" ;carbon, 8 pages, 1934 26 37 "The General Idea for a Revue Done in a New Way" ;carbon 26 37 "The Tower Talks" ; 26 38 "The Stories I Liked as a Child as Retold to my Grandchildren" ;typescript forward and dedication] 26 39 "The Story of a Homesick Boy" ;typescript, 16 pages 26 40 "The Story of a Homesick Boy" ;handwritten draft 26 41 "A Chronicle of Freedom" ;annotated typescript 26 42 "The Story of the Old Netherlands" ;typescript, 7 pages 26 42 "The Tower Talks continued" ; 26 43 "The Hidden Door" ;miscellaneous typescript pages 26 44 "Janker Jan" ;handwritten draft, Chapter 1 26 45 "In the Palace of the Governor" ;handwritten draft , carbon Chapter 1 26 46 "An Innocent Man is Done to the Death" ;Chapter 2 26 47 "Picture of a Roman Gentleman and a Few of His Contemporaries" ;Chapter 3 26 48 "Eleanor?" ;handwritten draft Chapter 4 26 49 "Janker Jan" ;typescript copy 26 50 "N/A" ;carbon forward 26 51 "The Laughing Cavalier" ;miscellaneous handwritten, typescript and carbon pages 26 52 "The Laughing Cavalier" ;typescript Chapter 1 26 53 "George VI" ;annotated handwritten draft and carbon 26 53 "George VI" ;Chapter 1 26 54 "George VI" ;Chapter 2 26 55 "George VI" ;Chapter 3 26 56 "George VI" ;Chapter 4 26 57 "George VI" ;Chapter 5 26 58 "George VI" ;Chapter 6 26 59 "George VI" ;Chapter 7 26 60 "George VI" ;Chapter 8 26 61 "George VI" ;Chapter 9 26 62 "George VI" ;annotated handwritten draft and carbon Chapter 10 26 63 "Edward VIII" ;carbon Installments 1-10 26 64-66 "Napoleon and Josephine" ;miscellaneous handwritten and carbon pages 26 67 "King Features" ;typescript and carbon p. 1-16 26 68 "King Features" ;p. 17-28 26 69 "King Features" ;handwritten and typescript p. 29-32 26 70 "King Features" ;p. 33-38 26 71 "King Features" ;p. 39-46 26 72 "King Features" ;p. 47-52 26 73 "King Features" ;p. 53-59 26 74 "King Features" ;p. 60-70 26 75 "King Features" ;p. 71-78 26 76 "King Features" ;p. 79-84 26 77 "King Features" ;p. 85-92 26 78 "King Features" ;p. 93-97 26 79 "King Features" ;p. 98-109 26 80 "King Features" ;p. 110-123 26 81 "King Features" ;p. 124-130 26 82 "King Features" ;p. 131-138 26 83 "The English War" ;Annotated typescript of Hendrik Willem van Loon's thesis written in German 26 83 "The English War" ;Intr. 15-30 26 84 "The English War" ;p. 1-34 26 85 "The English War" ;Intr. 31-44 26 86 "The English War" ;W. 1-25 26 87 "The English War" ;A. 1-21 26 88 "The English War" ;p. 1-7 26 89 "The English War" ;p. 8-25 26 90 "The English War" ;p. 26-52 26 91 "The English War" ;p. 53-63 26 92 "The English War" ;p. 64-76 26 93 "The English War" ;p. 77-85 Belgien 1-10 26 94 "The English War" ;p. 181-191 26 95 "The English War" ;bp. 61-107 26 96 "The English War" ;bp. 108-140 26 97 "The English War" ;p. 141-180 26 98 "The English War" ;B. 1-6 Wv. 1-17 Ar. 1-34 26 99 "The English War" ;Ar. 35-49 26 100 "The English War" ;bp. 1-25 26 101 "The English War" ;bp. 26-60 Series V. Printed material
Printed material consists mainly of English and foreign translations of various van Loon books: articles about van Loon in both foreign and American papers and magazines; reviews; promotional book material; cruise ship pamphlets; copies of illustrations that appeared in various newspapers and magazines; and miscellaneous clippings.
Subseries Va. Printed material, mostly photocopied 27 1-4 Articles about Hendrik Willem van Loon 27 5 Articles, divorce 27 6-8 Articles, foreign 27 9 The Arts 27 10 Fall of the Dutch Republic 27 11 Van Loon's Geography 27 12 Van Loon's Lives 27 13 Report to St. Peter 27 14 Story of Mankind/Thomas Jefferson 27 15-16 Book reviews; miscellaneous 27 17 Commercial views (of Cambridge) 27 18-19 Cunard Cruise Line material ( Hendrik Willem van Loon lecturer)1934 Jan. -May 27 20 Obituary material (several photocopied clippings, news accounts, bulletins) 27 21-22 Publisher's promotional material 27 23 One copy Netherlands News; Vol. 9, No. 1; March 15, 1944 27 23 Two copies De Varende Hollander; Deel V, No. 6; March 15, 194 27 23 One copy Netherlands News Digest; Vol. 11, No. 13; March 27, 1944 27 23 Two copies The Spectator; No. 4, 445; September 6, 1913 28 1 Reviews/clippings 28 2-3 Reviews/clippings "Invasion" 28 4-5 Reviews/clippings "The Story of the Pacific" 28 6 Foreign articles 28 7 Articles about Hendrik Willem van Loon 28 8 Articles written by Hendrik Willem van Loon 28 9 Illustrations by Hendrik Willem van Loon 28 10 Copies of illustrations by Hendrik Willem van Loon 28 11 Copies of cartoons from The Nation by Hendrik Willem van Loon 28 12 Copies of sketches by Hendrik Willem van Loon 28 13 Newspaper photos of Hendrik Willem van Loon 28 14 Menus from dinners attended by Hendrik Willem van Loon 28 15-16 Cunard Cruise material 28 17 Obituary materials 28 18-20 Miscellaneous Subseries Vb. Magazines containing Hendrik Willem van Loon articles, reviews and related magazines 29 The Atlantic; Feb. 1942 29 Century; 1917 issue, 1916, 1915 29 National Geographic; June 1916 29 Knickerbocker Weekly; 1944: #'s 4, 5, 18, 20; 1942 Vol. 2 # 30 29 The New Yorker; March 20, 27th, April 3rh 1943 29 The Nation; 1921, 1922, 1924 (2 issues), 1944 29 The Survey; 1924 29 Survey Graphic; April 1944 29 Tomorrow; 1942 (2 issues) 29 Ons Zeewezen; Jan. 1929 29 The Players 13th Annual Revival; 1935 29 The Seven Seas (Chas. T. Stork and Co.);3 copies 29 Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine; Oct. 1913 Subseries Vc. Books 30-33 Foreign language translations of various Van Loon books 34 Books written by Van Loon: 34 The Arts of Mankind The Home of Mankind The Story of Mankind The Liberation of Mankind Jefferson and Bolivar The Story of the Pacific;Some Books Removed June 1996 see catalog 34 This Changing World written by Samuel S. Fels illustrated by Hendrik Willem van Loon Series VI. Illustrative material
Illustrative material includes the illustrations made for many van Loon books arranged by book title; sketches for unfinished books; sketchbooks; illustrated stories and unpublished material; illustrated folders, envelopes, and menus; small pen-and-ink and watercolor sketches either mounted or on mats; ornate matted sketches; book jackets; many miscellaneous sketches; and portraits of van Loon by other artists.
Subseries VIa. Illustrations Made For Van Loon Books 40 Adriaen Block 40 America 75-76 America 38 Ancient Man 36 Around the World with the Alphabet 78-79 Around the World with the Alphabet 39-40 The Arts of Mankind 76-77 The Arts of Mankind 40 The Average Man 36 Christmas Carols 79-80 Christmas Carols 39 Dutch History 13 An Elephant Up a Tree 41 Geography 41A 11-46 Geography 41B 1-10 Geography 37 Gulliver's Travels 41C Jean Navarrin 41C 1-10 Scandinavia 41D 11-20 Scandinavia 37 Ships 41D A Short History of Music 41B 16-22 The Songs America Sings 41E 1-15 The Songs America Sings 36 The Songs We Sing 81 The Songs We Sing 38 The Story of Mankind 37 Tolerance 35-36 Wilbur the Hat 82-83 Wilbur the Hat 42 Sketches for unfinished books 42 Miscellaneous sketches 43 1 Sketches for a child's book 43 2 Simon and Schuster sketches 43 3 Dodd, Mead and Co. sketches 43 4 Drawings used in "The Story of Hendrik Willem van Loon" 43 5 Material entitled "The original concept of 'A Short History of Discovery'" 44 Untitled published drawings 44 1 hardcover notebook of sketches for various books 44 Sketches for various books 44 Miscellaneous sketches 83-84 Miscellaneous colored sketches on illustrator's board 84-86 Miscellaneous sketches of buildings, maps, and various scenes 45 Small envelopes of miscellaneous original sketches 45 Illustrated story for Rene Scudamore 46 5 sketchbooks 46 1 guest book with illustrations by Hendrik Willem van Loon 46 1 illustrated story about the French Revolution in a notebook dated 1905 47 14 sketchbooks 48 Illustrated folders 48 Illustrated envelopes 49 6 etching impressions 49 5 menu sketches 49 1 envelope of small mounted sketches in watercolor and pen and ink 49 2 folders of miscellaneous matted sketches 49 17 pages from Woman's Home Companion with Van Loon article and illustrations 49 Book covers from various Van Loon books 49 Copies of Van Loon illustrations in various magazines 50 Portraits of Hendrik Willem van Loon 50 Several unsigned 50 1 by: Theodore Bolton 87 Oversized prints 87 Bettina Steince 50 Oyvind Sorensen 50 R. Taylor, 1939 50 Ruth Hoffman 50 Muncher (?) 1909 (?) 50 Karolin (?) Nenplatz, March 1909 50 2 pages of monogram sketches, July 5, 1910 50 1 oversized duplicate photo 50 1 sketch initialled by H.V.D.V.L. 50 1 folder of miscellaneous sketches (Van Loon's Lives ?) 50 Several oversized and reprinted sketches 68 Miscellaneous sketches of maps and painted scenes 1-9 18 watercolor sketches on heavy cardboard 13 Watercolor sketch of Elephant Up a Tree on heavy cardboard 13 Black and white watercolor sketch of storm 10-12 Original watercolor sketches, alphabet theme 89 3 2 sketches with Nazi theme (on thick sketch paper) 89 3 Miscellaneous sketch, blue landscape 89 1 Miscellaneous sketch (on thick sketch paper) 89 2 2 watercolor sketches on heavy cardboard of cat, dog and lion 89 1 Dutch advertisement with illustration by Hendrik Willem van Loon 17 Bookmark for The Arts 17 Back of book jacket for The Arts 17 Map to locate and date the most important events in the history of the arts, 1937 16 Map of Europe 16 Map of the United States, 1935 16 Illustrations from NY Tribune, Dec. 1,8, 15, 1918 Frame 1 Large canvas portrait of Hendrik Willem van Loon 88 17 reproductions of various scenes 89 4 Photo of Hendrik Willem van Loon's hands 89 5 Sketch of hands 89 6 Sketch of Erasmus 14 Photo of Hendrik Willem van Loon with statue of Erasmus 89 1 "Water and Sky" (1935) - ink/watercolor on watercolor paper Series VII. Memorabilia
Memorabilia is divided into two subseries: Subseries a. Includes scrapbooks, guest books, photograph albums and photographs, notebooks, diaries, passports, pamphlets, certificates, diplomas, phonograph records, games, puzzles, and miscellaneous. Subseries b. Collected memorabilia includes various miscellaneous documents, volumes, and reprints collected by van Loon.
Subseries VIIa. Scrapbooks, guest books, photograph albums and photographs, notebooks, diaries, passports, pamphlets, certificates, diplomas, phonograph records, games, puzzles, and miscellaneous. 53 Scrapbook, news clippings of articles written by Hendrik Willem van Loon, especially a column, "Deliberate Reflections." c. 1939-1940 53 Scrapbook, news clippings from various papers, reviews ca.1937; also includes certificate from Finnish Relief Fund Inc. 1939-1940, Herbert Hoover signed. 53 Photograph album, views of Switzerland, Washington, Niagara Falls, and many small family snapshots. 54 Guest book, 1920-1938 see separate listing next page) 54 Volume, blank pages of The Story of Mankind, contains press clippings and reviews of the book 54 Two record notebooks (in German or Dutch) dated Dec. 28, 1938, with very few entries 54 Diary, begins Nov. 30, 1907, intermittent entries through April 1, 1909 54 Diary, intermittent dates 1913 and 1914, contains original sketches, clippings photos, etc. 55 Passports and pamphlets Games and puzzles 34 Van Loon's Geography Picture Puzzle 34 Jigsaw puzzle of Mungo and Noodles (Hendrik Willem van Loon's dogs) 34 Van Loon's Story of Mankind Game 60 Hendrik Van Loon's Wide World Game 54 Guest book volume 1920-1924
Guests:Dwight Franklin, artist Paul V. Kellogg, editor, Presidential Committee on Economic Security, 1934-1935 Lewis Browne, writer Van Wyck Brooks, The Seven Arts Margaret Bowditch, relative through Eliza Oscar Howard, illustrator for New York World Lila Howard, sculptress George Hand Wright, artist, Dutch Treat club member Jay Norwood Darling, (J.N. Ding) cartoonist Hugh Lofting, author Dr. Doolittle Richard Connell, author Murder at Sea
54 Guest book volume 1925
Guests:Harry Hansen, editor, war correspondence Frank Case, Algonquin Hotel Bayard Veiller, playwright Everett Shinn, artist Grace Miller White, author Tess of the Storm Country
54 Guest book volume 1926
Guests:Theodore Dreiser, author An American Tragedy
54 Guest book volume 1931
Guests:Frank Lloyd Wright, architect Victor Hammer, (Trygue)
54 Guest book volume 1935
Guests:Thomas and Katia Mann, philosopher
54 Guest book volume 1937
Guests:H.G. Wells, author
54 Guest book volume 1938
Guests:Julian LaRose Harris, editor, Pulitzer Prize, Nation's roil of honor
56 1-3 World War I 56 4-6 Certificates, diplomas and documents 56 7 Genealogy 56 8 Hendrik Willem van Loon and EBVL engagement 56 9-10 Miscellaneous 56 11 Two envelopes addressed to Hendrik Willem van Loon 57 Photographs, duplicates and negatives 57 Publicity pictures for movie version of The Story of Mankind by Warner Brothers, released in 1957, directed by Irwin Alien (a Cambridge Production in Technicolor) see list of actors and actresses: 57 1 Vincent Price, Ronald Colman, group photos 57 2 John Carradine, group photos, Nick Cravat, Vincent Price, Ronald Colman 57 3 Vincent Price, Ronald Colman, Groucho Marx, Harry Ruby, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Anthony Dexter, Melinda Marx, Frank Rapport 57 4 Hedy Lamar 57 5 Virginia Mayo, Helmut Dantine, Peter Lorre 57 6 Dennis Hopper, Marie Windsor, Francis X. Bushman, Charles Coburn 57 7 Reginald Gardiner, Frank Pangborn, Marie Wilson, Austin Green, Cesar Romero, Toni Gerrie or Cathy O'Donnell, Marvin Miller, George E. Stone, Edward Everett Horton 57 8 Dani Crayne, Cedric Hardwicke, Bobby Watson, Jim (Don) Ameche, Reginald Sheffield, and several unidentified people 58 1 Hendrik Willem van Loon snapshots, c. 1902-c. 1944 (dated) with Edward Filene and Marguerite Davis, 1932 with Grace Castagnatta and Ruby Fuhr, 1938 Cornell dorm room c. 1902 [4x5] [duplicates] 58 2 Hendrik Willem van Loon snapshots, ca. 1902-1944 [4x5] [duplicates] 58 3 Hendrik Willem van Loon snapshots, ca. 1902-1941 [4x5] [duplicates] 58 4 Hendrik Willem van Loon and "Jimmie" travel photos [4x5] [duplicates] 58 5 Hendrik Willem van Loon and "Jimmie" travel photos Middleburg photos pictures and postal cards from photos [4x5] [duplicates ] 58 6 Photos of: "Jimmie" Hendrik Willem van Loon Hendrik Willem van Loon with family: Janet Hall, Henry Bowditch Van Loon, unidentified [4x5] [duplicates] 58 7 Unidentified carte-des-visites [4x5] [duplicates] 58 8 Hendrik Willem van Loon childhood photos, ca. 1884-1892 carte-des-visites cabinet cards picture of parents (1 picture possibly of Hendrik Willem van Loon's mother Elisabeth Johanna Hanken) [5x7] [duplicates] 58 9 Hendrik Willem van Loon in "Nieuw Veere" photographs in Veere, Holland [5x7] 58 10 1934-1938 Miscellaneous small photos [5x7] [duplicates ] [negative]
Includes: gravesite of Elisabeth Johanna 1904 (neg.) Hendrik Willem van Loon in costume (postal card) Hendrik Willem van Loon in South Seas (Franconia Cruise) 1934 Hendrik Willem van Loon and "Jimmie" aboard ship Eliza Bowditch photo Ruth/Helen Hoffman (twins) photos and postal cards Hendrik Willem van Loon on sun deck of S.S. Nieuw Veere, Jan. 23, 1938 Elisabeth Johanna Hanken
58 11 Criswell Family pictures: Martha Emily McKee Criswell [5x7] 58 12 Criswell Family pictures: John T. Criswell [5x7] 58 13 Miscellaneous pictures of Hendrik Willem van Loon's relatives class pictures of Hendrik Willem van Loon pictures of Dorset, VT Ruby Fuhr photos [5x7] 58 14 Pictures of JCVL (with Noodle, Meisel, and her parents) [5x7] 58 15 Post card views [5x7] 58 16 Hendrik Willem van Loon with President Medina of Venezuala, 1944 photo and correspondence from William LaVarne Hendrik Willem van Loon's 60th birthday party (at "Nieuw Veere"), 1942 [8x10] 58 17 Miscellaneous photos, [8x10]
includes: Suus with her two boys, Wimmie and Janneman, from The Hague, Holland, 1920 aboard the R.M.S. "Franconia," Jan. 1934 Dutch relatives in native costume: color print of Jo and Hein Verlinde, 1959 in Veere black and white of Jo and Hein Verlinde in Veere 1 other, 1905 Hendrik Willem van Loon fresco at "De Houtuin" in Veere, Holland Hendrik Willem van Loon at a dinner Hendrik Willem van Loon and unidentified man commemorative plaque at "De Houtuin" (duplicate)
58 18 "Information Please" and publicity photos with Elsie the Cow, cancer committee dinner photo with Lady Armstrong [8x10] 58 19 "Information Please" and publicity photos [8x10] [duplicates] 58 20 Washington Square West photos, c. 1932 interior of Holley Chambers c. 1932 photo with Noodle [8x10] [duplicates] 58 21 1906-1940 Hendrik Willem van Loon portraits [8x10] [duplicates]
Cornell 1906 graduation picture with various annotations Erasmus statue Hendrik Willem van Loon with soldier figurines, Old Greenwich, Conn. , 1940 portrait painting of Hendrik Willem van Loon (by Joseph Groin) portrait painting of Hendrik Willem van Loon Hendrik Willem van Loon poses (2 in "Nieuw Veere") Hendrik Willem van Loon poses with violin
58 22 Graduation picture from Cornell, 1902 several photos with Noodle [8x10] [duplicates] 58 23 Hendrik Willem van Loon at the typewriter Hendrik Willem van Loon at the microphone at WVRL, NY, 1943 [8x10] 58 24 Hendrik Willem van Loon poses (1 with Mungo, c. 1942) [8x10] 58 25 Graphic illustrations of Hendrik Willem van Loon [8x10] 58 26 Hendrik Willem van Loon and sons (Gerard and Henry Bowditch) "Jimmie" photos, 1923, 1927, 1933, and others including 1922 (Ithaca, NY), 1932, 1941 photos [8x10] 58 27 Launching of Liberty Ship "Hendrik Willem van Loon" , 1945 [8x10] [duplicates] 58 28 Hendrik Willem van Loon and friends, including: Eleanor Roosevelt, Westbrook Pegler, Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith, Ross Skinner, Lucie van Dam Van Isselt, J.W. Perrels, Rene (Lorena Gibbs) Godfrey Scudamore 58 29 Miscellaneous large photos: postal cards, several views of Middleburg, rendering of the Criswell Home, Eleanor M. Lanyon, JCVL, Raymond Gram Swing [8x10] 58 30 Friends, includes: Henri Mayer, 1932; Frits Phillips; Dr. Alice Bernheim; Dr. Charles Koch, 1932, Middleburg; Rene (Lorena Gibbs) Godfrey Scudamore, Paris, 1931 OS 58 31 "Jimmie", 1931, 1932 and undated Hendrik Willem van Loon and Gerard, 1931, Veere Hendrik Willem van Loon on bicycle Hendrik Willem van Loon with Ten Klooster (artist) on the Kade in Veere, 1931 (Isle Bing, photographer) reverse negative print OS[duplicates] 58 32 Hendrik Willem van Loon, 1930, 1932, 1936, c. 1942 with Mungo, with Erasmus, with violin, and others OS 58 33-34 Hendrik Willem van Loon studio portraits, c. 1913 OS 58 35 Photographic reproductions Os 58 36 Duplicate photos OS 59 R49-R51 June 13, 1935, WJZ, 3 records 59 R32 Sept. 26, 1935, NBC, "Music is My Hobby," 2 records 59 R48 May 11, 1940, NBC, "Council Against Intolerance", 2 records 59 R27-R30 Nov. 10, 1940, "Let's Face Facts", 4 records 59 R37 1941-1942, Nederlandsche feestmarsch 59 R52 April 19, 1942, WABC, "Freedom" 59 R45-R46 Nov. 18, 1942, WOR, "Cresta Blanca Carnival," 2 records 59 R53 Dec. 24, 1942, WNCA, "Christmas Eve Message" 59 R38 June 14, 1944, "JCVL, Launching of the ship 'Hendrik Willem van Loon'" 59 R47 May 26, ?, WJZ 59 R36 Dr. N.A.C. Slotemaker de Bruine 59 R34 "Heritage" 59 R33 Hendrik Willem van Loon's Suite by Furcell, Bach Society 59 R35 "Music You Want", 2 copies 59 R31, R36-R44 7 unidentified records 89 18 Talking Book Records, "The Arts" 89 Bells of The Spanish Armada 89 The Liberty Bell 89 NBC Broadcasts : Dec. 28, 1937 Jan. 5, 1938 89 WQXR Broadcast; Sept. 15, 1939 F. 169 35 mm film of Hendrik Willem van Loon speaking on League of Nations and an "Economic League of Nations" c. 1939 TR. 1716a, TR. 1863 Sound for movie film F. 169 V-384 Copy of film reel 934. 70-73 Microfilm reels Subseries VIIb. Collected memorabilia includes various miscellaneous documents, volumes, and reprints collected by van Loon. 34 The Companionate Marriage 34 Volume, La Constitution Francaise, Paris 1791 34 Volume, (bound in vellum) Eleytheria Sive De Manumissione, Wilhelmo a Loon, 1685 59 1 sketch 59 3 travel posters 59 3 prints 60-61 Portfolios: Rembrandt's Etswerk met Tekst van Jhr. Dr. Six, reprints of sketches and portraits 62 1 2 Bible Almanacs, 1832 and 1852, written in Dutch (in envelopes addressed to Dr. L. Ries) 62 2-3 W. Fiske bookplate 62 4-5 Copper engraved etching plate 62 6 Evelyn Rusby poems and music scores 62 7 Dante memorabilia 62 8 Collected photographs 62 9 Miscellaneous The Newbery Medal for 1921 (by appointment only) Series VIII. Papers of Helen Criswell "Jimmie" van Loon
Papers of Helen Cromwell "Jimmie" van Loon include an original play, diaries, "Mad Hatter Mutterings," and other miscellaneous material.
63 1-7 "Sixty Days of Sunshine" (a play, 2 copies) 63 8-28 "Mad Hatter Mutterings", April 1920- July 1921 63 29 Pamphlets 63 30 List of vocabulary words in English, Dutch and Italian 63 31 The Annie Wright Seminary 63 32 WCBS broadcast, March 1, 1947 63 33 Miscellaneous 63 34 Bible belonging to Eliza Helen Criswell given to Gerard Willem Van Loon 64 40 diaries dated 1921-1954 64 1 folder containing certificates and documents Series IX. Papers of Gerard Willem van Loon
Papers of Gerard Willem van Loon includes drafts and photos for his biography about Hendrik Willem van Loon, and correspondence pertaining to his father and the manuscript.
Subseries IXa. Drafts The Story of Hendrik Willem Van Loon was originally entitled Hendrik Willem Van Loon: A Portrait in Paradox Original photos and art work from The Story of Hendrik Willem Van Loon by Gerard Willem Van Loon can be found in Box 50 65 1-8 The Story of Hendrik Willem Van Loon by Gerard Willem Van Loon, interviews and obituaries 65 9-19 Carbon of The Story of Hendrik Willem Van Loon 65 20-27 Hendrik Willem van Loon quotations from books 65 28-60 Draft copy of The Story of Hendrik Willem Van Loon 65 61-73 Hendrik Willem van Loon quotations from letters checklist Subseries IXb. Correspondence 66 1 A-Fraser Bond 66 2 Boni-Brumbaugh 66 3 Katherine Mygatt (Bright) 66 4 Grace Castagnetta 66 5 C 66 6 Mary Lewis Chapman 66 7 D 66 8 E-F 66 9 G 66 10 H 66 11 Francis Hackett 66 12 Lorena Hickock 66 13 Ruth/Helen Hoffman 66 14 Fanny Hurst 66 15 J-L 66 16 Library of Congress 66 17 Joop Meijlinck-Hanken (cousin Jopie) 66 18 Professor Bayard Quincy Morgan 66 19 M 67 1 N-P 67 2 Waldo Peirce 67 3 June Hamilton Rhodes 67 4 R-Sears 67 5 Shimkin-Spingarn 67 6 Stadtoberinspektor-Swing 67 7 Peter Schwartzkopff 67 8 Richard Simon 67 9 Erik "Din" Smit 67 10 Elsie Spiess 67 11 Lucy Tal 67 12 T 67 13 Margaret Valiant 67 14 Tonia van Rijn van Alkemade 67 15-16 Suus van Loon van der Hilst (tante Suus) 67 17 Van Der Veen-Van Loon 67 18 Van Paasen-Von Muller 67 19 (Tante) von Trischke 67 20 W-Z and unidentified Subseries IXc. Visual Materials 67 21 Seven slides, which include: 67 21 Portrait of Hendrik Willem van Loon by Leon Gordon, painted in Veere, Holland, 1932 (unfinished) 67 21 Bakastraat der Haag, April 1961 (3 slides) 67 21 Utaw Place in Baltimore, photographed in 1966 just after the house in which Hendrik Willem van Loon and "Jimmie" lived had been torn down 67 21 Newbery Award medal made by George Brewer in Detroit at the annual American Library Association meeting, July, 1965 (2 slides) SEPARATED MATERIAL Books written or illustrated by Van Loon, including foreign translations, catalogued separately.