Typescripts and manuscripts of early unpublished poems and short stories, published and unpublished essayistic writings, 1920-1987

Scope and content:
This series is arranged into three sections: the first contains Speier's early writings, including poetry, aphorisms and short stories from the 1920s and 1930s. The largest section is made up of Speier's essayistic writings and contains a number of pieces written during the 1940s when Speier was employed by the Office of War Information and the Department of State. The last section contains Speier's book reviews.
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Arranged chronologically.

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