Title
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.
Publisher Statement
This article is openly available courtesy of the Berry-Baker Library of Dartmouth College.
Recommended Citation
Bales, Jack. “’At the Nadir of ‘Discouragement’: The Story Of Dartmouth’s Kenneth Roberts Collection.” Dartmouth College Library Bulletin, n.s., no. 30 (April 1990): 45–53.
Comments
The definitive article is available through the Dartmouth College Library Bulletin at: https://www.dartmouth.edu/library/Library_Bulletin.