Hilaire Belloc Letters
Scope and Contents
The Hilaire Belloc Letters collection contains twenty-seven letters written by the English Catholic author between 1899 and 1936. Most of the letters are to his friend, the American Catholic painter and essayist Carl Schmitt (1889-1989), one of the founding members of the Silvermine Guild of Artists in Connecticut.
Dates
- created: 1899-1936
Creator
- Belloc, Hilaire (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on the use of the collection for research purposes
Conditions Governing Use
The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property and libel laws as they apply.
Biographical or Historical Information
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.
Extent
0.19 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Source of Acquisition
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.
Processing Information
The collection was processed by Ann Kenne in May 2006
Subject
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- eng
Repository Details
Part of the University of St. Thomas Archives & Manuscript Collections Repository
Department of Special Collections, LL09 O'Shaughnessy-Frey Library
University of St. Thomas
St. Paul MN 55105-1096 US
651-962-5467
uarchives@stthomas.edu