Papers, 1939-1944 | WorldCat.org (original) (raw)

Summary:The papers of Mortimer J. Adler, 1939-1944, consist of correspondence and manuscripts which document the writing, editing, and publication of two works, How to Read a Book (1940) and How to Think About War and Peace (1943). While the bulk of these papers concern the publication and sales of these two books, there is also correspondence which discusses the editing and criticism of the ideas advocated in the books