Lewis, W.S. (Wilmarth Sheldon), 1895-1979
Variant namesWilmarth Sheldon Lewis was born in Alameda, California, on November 14, 1895. He graduated from Yale College in 1918. While at Yale, Lewis was editor of the Lit, and contributed to the Courant and the Record. He served in the army during World War I and in the OSS during World War II. He was a member of many societies and a contributor to multiple magazines, including Atlantic Monthly. He was also an expert and collector of the writings of Horace Walpole, the 18th century English writer. He was introduced to Walpole's writings by John Masefield, while the two were sailing to Europe to fight in World War I. On January 25, 1928, he married Annie Burr Auchincloss, who died in 1959 and with whom he had no children. Lewis died in Connecticut, on October 7, 1979.
From the description of Wilmarth Sheldon Lewis papers, 1926-1979 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702167566
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referencedIn | A. Sidney Lovett papers, 1889-1979 | Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives | |
referencedIn | David E. Finley papers, 1921-1977 | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
referencedIn | Dean Gooderham Acheson papers, 1898-1989 | Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives | |
referencedIn | Delano, William Adams, 1874-1960. William Adams Delano papers, 1902-1960 (inclusive), 1939-1960 (bulk). | Yale University Library | |
creatorOf | E.P. (Edgar Preston) and Constance Richardson papers | Archives of American Art | |
creatorOf | E.P. (Edgar Preston) and Constance Richardson papers | Archives of American Art | |
referencedIn | F. Trubee Davison papers, 1882-1961 | Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives | |
referencedIn | Felix Frankfurter papers | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
referencedIn | Felix Frankfurter papers | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
referencedIn | Frankfurter, Felix, 1882-1965. Papers of Felix Frankfurter, 1900-1965. | Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138 |
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associatedWith | Acheson, Dean, 1893-1971. |
correspondedWith | Adam, R. B. (Robert Borthwick), 1863-1940 |
associatedWith | Davison, Frederick Trubee, 1896-1974. |
associatedWith | Delano, William Adams, 1874-1960. |
associatedWith | Donald and Mary Hyde Collection of Dr. Samuel Johnson (Houghton Library) |
correspondedWith | Eccles, Mary Hyde. |
associatedWith | Finley, David E. (David Edward) |
associatedWith | Frankfurter, Felix, 1882-1965. |
associatedWith | Gilbert, W. S. (William Schwenck), 1836-1911. |
associatedWith | Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784 |
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