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Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]
1926-1955
Creator:
Blotner, Joseph Leo, 1923-, Collector
Smith, Thorne, 1892-1934, Author Extent: 1.6 linear feet (4 boxes)
Thorne Smith (1892–1934) was an American author of comedic supernatural fiction. His best-known work is the two Topper novels,
published between 1920 and 1930. The collection consists of correspondences between Joseph Blotner, a then-Ph.D. candidate
at the University of Pennsylvania writing his dissertation on Smith, and various associates of Thorne Smith; and typescripts
and manuscripts of Smith's novels, including Topper, The Night Life of the Gods, and Rain in the Doorway.
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