US-RPB-ms1U.L4 William Easton Louttit Papers 1930-1973 Finding aid prepared by Brown University Library staff. Processing funded by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Brown University Archives

John Hay Library Box A Brown University Providence, RI, 02912 (401) 863-2148 email:archives@brown.edu

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Box A Brown University Providence, RI 02912 Tel: 401-863-2146 email: hay@brown.edu

English 7.5 Linear feet 1930-1973 Papers consist of records of book purchases, papers relating to Brown University, and correspondence with Alice Hay Wadsworth and numerous booksellers. Materials date from 1930 to 1973. Louttit, W. Easton (William Easton), 1904-1973 Louttit (William Easton) papers Biographical note

William Easton Louttit (1904-1973), graduated from Brown University 1925. Served as a member of the Board of Trustees, 1945-1957, and Board of Fellows, 1957-1970; appointed Archivist of the University in 1938. President of What Cheer Laundry; book collector, specializing in Rhode Island history, John Hay, and the Legend of the Wandering Jew.

Letters from others Series I 1930-1970 Brown, Anne S. K. 1 I.1 1962 June 18 Brown, John Nicholas, 1900-1979 1 I.2 1967-1969 Beardsly, Murray 1 I.3 undated Burgess, Warren Randolph 1 I.4 1968 June 14 Cadwgen, Gordon, Class of 1936 1 I.5 undated Carmichael, Leonard 1 I.6 1969 August 11 Chafee, John S. 1 I.7 1968 June 15 Clapp, Roger Tillinghast 1 I.8 1962, 1967, undated Glover, Milton H. 1 I.9 1966 November 15 Grieg, Ethel 1 I.10 1964 March 10 Gwynne, Margaret Anderson, Class of 1962 1 I.11 1969 April 21 Hay, Clarence L. 1 I.12 1934-1954 Hay, John, 1915- 1 I.13 1945 September 4 Heffernan, John M. 1 I.14 1968 December 2 Heffner, Ray Lorenzo 1 I.15 undated Scope and Contents note

Louttit's resignation as a member of the Board of Fellows.

Heffner, Ray Lorenzo 1 I.15 1967-1969 Hofer, Philip 1 I.16 1945 August 28 Hyde, Mary 1 I.17 1968 March 18 Jonah, David Alonzo 1 I.18 1961, 1969 Joslin, Alfred H. 1 I.19 1967 June 13 Keeney, Barnaby Conrad 1 I.20 1958-1965, undated Lapham, Lester L. 1 I.21 1950 Lewis, Wilmarth Sheldon 1 I.22 1935-1965 Louttit, Thomas Robley 1 I.23 undated; undated; undated; undated; undated McLeod, Stan 1 I.24 1968 January 12 Meller, Jessie I. 1 I.24a 1951 April 14; 1951 July 22 Miner, George Leland 1 I.25 1962 December 8 Mott, Howard S. 1 I.26 1966 May 11 M----, Bradley 1 I.27 1961 May 31; 1965 November 29 Newell, Arthur 1 I.28 undated O'Brien, Gene 1 I.28a 1968 Offutt, Nannienne Thomasson 1 I.29 1940 Paxton, William and Helen J. 1 I.30 1967 October 26 Perkins, Fred B. 1 I.31 1958, 1968, undated Reed, Doris (Brown) 1 I.32 1962 June 15 Robinson, Lionel 1 I.33 1955 April 27 Ryder, Judith (Fall), Class of 1961 1 I.34 1969 April 16 Ryskamp, Charles 1 I.35 1964 November 25 Viall, Richmond 1 I.36 1962 October 5 Watkins, John C. A. 1 I.37 1968 August 27 Whitney, John Hay 1 I.38 1956-1958 Winterich, John Tracy 1 I.39 1952 May 5 Worthington, William Chesley, 1903- , Class of 1923 1 I.40 undated Wroth, Lawrence Counselman 1 I.41 1927-1928 Scope and Contents note

Includes correspondence with Wilbur Macey Stone

Correspondence with Alice Hay Wadsworth Series II 1930-1960 Wadsworth, Alice Hay 1 II.1 1932-1955, undated Correspondence with booksellers Series III 1930-1973 Subseries A 1930-1960 Aa - Ab 2 III.1 Ac - Ak 2 III.2 Al - American An 2 III.3 American Art Association 2 III.4 American Autograph Shop 2 III.5 American B - American M 2 III.6 American notes and queries 2 III.7 American P - An 2 III.8 Ap - Arf 2 III.9 Argosy Book Stores 2 III.10 Argosy G - Argus Book Shop 2 III.11 Arm - At 2 III.12 Au - Az 2 III.13 Bac - Bak 2 III.14 Bal - Baz 2 III.15 Bea - Benj 2 III.16 Benjamin, Walter R. 2 III.17 Benn - Bez 2 III.18 Bib - Bk 2 III.19 Bl - Bn 2 III.20 Brad - Bran 3 III.21 Brentano's 3 III.22 Bres - Brew 3 III.23 Bri - Brown, John 3 III.24 Brown U - Brownell 3 III.25 Bu - By 3 III.26 Cad - Carm 3 III.27 Carnegie Book Shop 3 III.28 Carp - Cas 3 III.29 Ce - Cha 3 III.30 Che - Chu 3 III.31 Ci - Cla 3 III.32 Bodley Book Shop 3 III.33 Bon-Book Service 3 III.34 The Book Shop 3 III.35 Cle - Clu 3 III.37 The Colophon 3 III.38 Coe - Col 3 III.39 Com - Cor 3 III.40 Cos - Cu 3 III.41 Damon, S. Foster 4 III.42 Dana's Old Corner Book Shop 4 III.43 Dar - Dau 4 III.44 Dauber and Pine Bookshops 4 III.45 David - Davis 4 III.46 Dawson's - Del 4 III.47 Dennett, Tyler 4 III.48 Des - Di 4 III.49 Dob - Dor 4 III.50 James F. Drake, Inc. 4 III.51 Dri - Dun 4 III.52 Philip C. Duschnes 4 III.53 Duttons, Inc. 4 III.54 Ea - Ec 4 III.55 Edwards, Frances 4 III.56 Francis Edwards, Ltd. 4 III.57 H.W. Edwards Booksellers 4 III.58 Eli - Emers 4 III.59 Emery Record Preserving Company 4 III.60 En - Er 4 III.61 Ettinghausen 4 III.62 Ev - Ew 4 III.63 Fa - Fe 5 III.64 Fi - Flet 5 III.65 R. Fletcher, Ltd. 5 III.66 Fol - Frak 5 III.67 Franck, Peter 5 III.68 Frank-Freehafer 5 III.69 Freem - Friede 5 III.70 Friedmans 5 III.71 Frien - Fro 5 III.72 Ful - Fun 5 III.73 Thomas J. Gannon, Inc. 5 III.74 Gar - Gay 5 III.75 Ge - Gi 5 III.76 Goff, Frederick R. 5 III.77 Gol - Goodr 5 III.78 Goodspeed's Book Shop 5 III.79 1930-1934 Goodspeed's Book Shop 5 III.80 1935-1939 Goodspeed's Book Shop 5 III.81 1940-1944 Goodspeed's Book Shop 5 III.82 1945-1949 Goodspeed's Book Shop 6 III.83 1950-1954 Goodspeed's Book Shop 6 III.84 1955-1960 Gov - Gre 6 III.85 The Grolier Club 6 III.86 Gros - Gu 6 III.87 Hac - Had 6 III.88 Haffenreffer 6 III.89 Hall - Halli 6 III.90 Charles Hamilton Autographs 6 III.91 Haml - Harp 6 III.92 Harper, Lathrop C. 6 III.93 Harr - Haus 6 III.94 Hauser, Benjamin 6 III.95 Hausw - Hay, A. 6 III.96 Hay, L. - Hayes 6 III.97 Hearst, William R. 6 III.98 Charles F. Heartman 6 III.99 John Heise Autographs 6 III.100 Heiser - Heitmuller 6 III.101 Hel - Hes 6 III.102 Hie - Hill, Peter M. 6 III.103 Hill, Walter Murray 6 III.104 Himebaugh and Browne 6 III.105 Hinterberger 6 III.106 Hoag, Paul F. 6 III.107 Hof - Holl 6 III.108 Hollings, Frank 6 III.109 Holstein, Mark G. 6 III.110 Hopkins, Adrian 6 III.111 Houghton Mifflin Co. 6 III.112 Houghton, Walter S. 6 III.113 Hous - Howes 6 III.114 James C. Howgate 6 III.115 Hudler, Mrs. Harry 6 III.116 Hunl - Hunt 6 III.117 Hunter, Dard 6 III.118 Hunti - Huntington Library 6 III.119 Huntt - Hy 6 III.120 Ig - Illinois Chamber 7 III.121 Illinois State 7 III.122 Indi - Indu 7 III.123 Int - Ir 7 III.124 Israel, B. - Israel, M. 7 III.125 Jac - James, D 7 III.126 R.L. James Book Company 7 III.127 Jameson - Je 7 III.128 The John Carter Brown Library 7 III.129 The John Hay Library 7 III.130 Johns - Jou 7 III.131 Kaller - Kane 7 III.132 Kav - Kel 7 III.133 Kespert, Charles W. 7 III.134 Keystone View Company 7 III.135 Kidd, J. - Kidd, Stewart 7 III.136 Kie - Kir 7 III.137 F.M. Kjelstrup 7 III.138 Kl - Ko 7 III.139 Kra - Kro 7 III.140 Laf - Lam 7 III.141 Kaj Larsen 7 III.142 L'Art - Lay 7 III.143 Lea - Lew 7 III.144 N. Lawson Lewis 7 III.145 Lewis, W. - Librai 7 III.146 Library of Congress 7 III.147 Library of the Lincoln Book Shoppe 7 III.148 Lincoln Group of Boston 7 III.149 Lincoln, M. - Ling 7 III.150 Liveright Publishing Corp. 7 III.151 Log - Lou 7 III.152 David Low Booksellers 7 III.153 W.H. Lowdermilk 7 III.154 Lowe - Lownes 7 III.155 Lu - Ly 7 III.156 Maa - Mac 7 III.157 Mad - Madigan, Thomas 7 III.158 Madison - Magee 7 III.159 Maggs Brothers 8 III.160 1930-1934 Maggs Brothers 8 III.161 1935-1939 Maggs Brothers 8 III.162 1940-1960 Maine Historical Society 8 III.163 Manchester, Alice 8 III.164 Mane - Mar 8 III.165 Massachusetts Historical Society 8 III.166 Masse - May 8 III.167 Mee - Mer 8 III.168 Mic - Min 8 III.169 Moo - Mor 8 III.170 Morse, Carleton D. 8 III.171 1937-1944 Morse, Carleton D. 8 III.172 1945-1949 Morse, Carleton D. 8 III.173 1950-1952 Morse, Carleton D. 8 III.174 1953-1957 Mosher, Thomas B. 8 III.175 Mott, Howard S. 8 III.176 Mou - My 8 III.177 Myers, Winifred A. 8 III.178 N.E.A. - National Research Council 9 III.179 National Society of Autograph Collectors 9 III.180 Natu - Nei 9 III.181 Newb - Newton 9 III.182 New York B - New York H 9 III.183 New York Public Library 9 III.184 New York T - New York Z 9 III.185 Ni - None 9 III.186 North, Ernest Dressel 9 III.187 North, Jeremy - Nutter 9 III.188 Oa - Old H 9 III.189 The Old Print Shop 9 III.190 Old Settler Book Shop 9 III.191 Olschki - Oxford 9 III.192 Pac - Pai 9 III.193 Papantonio - Paper 9 III.194 Park Book Shop 9 III.195 Parke-Bernet Galleries 9 III.196 Parker and Son, Ltd. 9 III.197 Pars - Pau 9 III.198 Pea - Pen 9 III.199 Pforzeimer, Arthur 9 III.200 Phila - Phill 9 III.201 Pic - Po 9 III.202 Pre - Prov 9 III.203 Pu - Py 9 III.204 Quaritch, Bernard 9 III.205 Rab - Ran 9 III.206 The Rare Book Shop 9 III.207 Rat - Rau 9 III.208 F.W. Reed 9 III.209 Reeves, John K. 9 III.210 Reichner, Herbert 9 III.211 Rein - Rev 9 III.212 Rh - Rit 9 III.213 Roberts - Robinson, E. 9 III.214 Robinson, William H. 9 III.215 Robs - Roe 9 III.216 Romaine, L. - Romeike 9 III.217 The Rosenbach Company 10 III.218 Rosenstock, Fred 10 III.219 A. Rosenthal, Ltd. 10 III.220 Rosenthal, Albert - Rowfant Book Shop 10 III.221 The Rowfant Club 10 III.222 Roy - Rutgers 10 III.223 Sai - Sak 10 III.224 Sal - Sav 10 III.225 Sawyer, C. - Sawyer, W. 10 III.226 Scha - Schw 10 III.227 Sco - Scra 10 III.228 Scrobner 10 III.229 Sec - Ses 10 III.230 Seven Gables Bookshop 10 III.231 Sey - Shr 10 III.232 Si - Sims, G.F. 10 III.233 Sk - Smith Book Co. 10 III.234 John Smith and Son, Ltd. 10 III.235 Smith, R. - Smithsonian 10 III.236 Soc - Spoe 10 III.237 The Sporting Gallery and Bookshop, Inc. 10 III.238 Sta - Sto 10 III.239 Bookshop of Harry Stone 10 III.240 Stone, W. - Stonestreet 10 III.241 Colton Storm 10 III.242 Str - Su 10 III.243 Arthur Swann 10 III.244 Swann Galleries 10 III.245 Forest H. Sweet 10 III.246 Sweet, H. - Sy 10 III.247 Tal - Tea 11 III.248 Teisberg, H.O. 11 III.249 Tex - Thu 11 III.250 Tic - Tillinghast 11 III.251 Todd, William 11 III.252 Tondeur and Sauberlich 11 III.253 Top - Tro 11 III.254 Tud - Tur 11 III.255 Charles E. Tuttle and Co. 11 III.256 Tyler - Tyson, James A. 11 III.257 Ung - Union C 11 III.258 Union Square Book Shop 11 III.259 Univ - Up 11 III.260 Vai - van der 11 III.261 Van Gendt 11 III.262 van Hoesen, Henry B. 11 III.263 Van Hoesen, R. - Van M 11 III.264 Van N - Vanu 11 III.265 Vassar - Ves 11 III.266 Viking Society for Northern Research 11 III.267 University of Virginia 11 III.268 Wak - Walp 11 III.269 Wang - Ward 11 III.270 Warn - Wass 11 III.271 Webb, D. - Webb, M.J. 11 III.272 Weber, Carl J. 11 III.273 Webs - Weis 11 III.274 Wells, E. - Wells, G. 11 III.275 Welsh - West 11 III.276 Wha - Whitlock's 11 III.277 Wilder - Williams, A. 11 III.278 Williams Book Store 11 III.279 Williams - Winsor 11 III.280 Winterich, John T. 11 III.281 Witk - Wor 11 III.282 Wormser, Richard S. 11 III.283 Worth - Wroth 11 III.284 Wuerth, Louis A. 11 III.285 Wyl - Wym 11 III.286 Ya - Yale University Library 11 III.287 Yar - Z 11 III.288 Subseries B 1961-1964 A 12 III.289 B 12 III.290 C 12 III.291 D 12 III.292 E - F 12 III.293 G 12 III.294 H 12 III.295 I - L 12 III.296 M 12 III.297 N - O 12 III.298 P - Q 12 III.299 R 12 III.300 S 12 III.301 T 12 III.302 U - W 12 III.303 X - Z 12 III.304 Subseries C 1965-1968 A 12 III.305 B 12 III.306 C 12 III.307 D 12 III.308 E - F 12 III.309 G 12 III.310 Go - J 13 III.311 K - L 13 III.312 M 13 III.313 N - O 13 III.314 P - Q 13 III.315 R 13 III.316 S 13 III.317 T - V 13 III.318 W 13 III.319 Subseries D 1969-1973 A 13 III.320 B 13 III.321 C 13 III.322 D 13 III.323 E - F 13 III.324 G 13 III.325 H 13 III.326 I - L 13 III.327 M 13 III.328 N - O 13 III.329 P - Q 13 III.330 R 13 III.331 S 13 III.332 T - V 13 III.333 W 13 III.334 X - Z 13 III.335 Notes Series IV undated Notebook 14 IV.1 undated Scope and Contents note

Notebook containing references to John Hay, Wandering Jew, Gustave Dore, Clarence King, Gregory Dexter. Other notes pertaining to Gregory Dexter, Henry Adams, Dard Hunter items, Andors Zorn etchings, etc.

Notes 14 IV.2 undated Scope and Contents note

Notes on various books and authors.

Papers relating to Brown University Series V 1954-1964 Brown University Fund 15 V.1 1954-1956 Building Committee, Psychology Laboratory 15 V.2 1955-1962 Building Committee, West Quadrangle 15 V.3 1955-1957 Committee of Management, John Carter Brown Library 15 V.4 1956-1960 Committee on the future development of Pembroke College 15 V.5 1956 Committee on Mount Hope property 15 V.6 1956-1958 Committee on Reorganization of the Corporation 15 V.7 1964 Committee on University Finances 15 V.8 1957 Committee on Tenure 15 V.9 1954-1955 Comprehensive Planning Committee 15 V.10 1954-1959 Study Group on the size of the College 15 V.11 1954-1955 Collection information

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William Easton Louttit Papers, MS-1U-L4, Brown University Library.

The collection is organized in five series: I. Letters from others, 1930-1970 II. Correspondence with Alice Hay Wadsworth, 1930-1960 III. Correspondence with booksellers, 1930-1973 IV. Notes, undated V. Papers relating to Brown University, 1954-1964

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Names Brown University. Wadsworth, Alice Hay Subjects Book collecting Book collectors Booksellers and bookselling Occupations

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