At the Nadir of ‘Discouragement’: The Story Of Dartmouth’s Kenneth Roberts Collection

Document Type

Article

Journal Title

Dartmouth College Library Bulletin

Publication Date

4-1990

Abstract

For decades Kenneth Roberts (1885-1957) was one of America's most Popular historical novelists, writing such best. sellers as Northwest Passage, Oliver Wiswell, and Lydia Bailey. A resident of Maine for most of his life, he began writing historical novels to 'the speech the events, the customs and the appearance' preserve of his beloved native state. Despite Roberts's love for Maine and its heritage, however, he gave the bulk of his papers, books, and manuscripts to Dartmouth College.

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The definitive article is available through the Dartmouth College Library Bulletin at: https://www.dartmouth.edu/library/Library_Bulletin.

Publisher Statement

This article is openly available courtesy of the Berry-Baker Library of Dartmouth College.

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