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Series 88: Van Doren, Mark. "Poetry as Knowledge.", (San Francisco, California)., (May 14, 1959).


Box# - Folder#:  3 -

Item#:  1

Creator:  Van Doren, Mark, 1894-1972

Date or Range:   14 May 1959

First Lines:  I am honored to have been asked to come and lecture in this series. And I mean that very specifically. Mr. Bechtel referred to an occasion this

Sub-Type:  Booklet

Draft:  

Copy Type:  Typescript

Number of pages:  16

Language:  English

Notes:  Introductory page: "This book contains the transcript of a lecture by Mark Van Doren, noted American teacher, poet, and critic, delivered in San Francisco on May 14, 1959. It is being printed and distributed privately by Industrial Indemnity Company of San Francisco, which sponsored and presented the lecture for its employees and their guests."