{"id":4412,"date":"2026-08-17T21:09:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T21:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll154\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T15:11:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T15:11:27","slug":"coll154","status":"publish","type":"finding_aid","link":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll154\/","title":{"rendered":"John Dos Passos letter"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Overview<\/h1>\n
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Title:<\/td>\nJohn Dos Passos letter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Call Number:<\/td>\nColl154<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Creator:<\/td>\nDos Passos, John, 1896-1970<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dates:<\/td>\n1965<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Size:<\/td>\n1 box (.25 linear feet)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Language:<\/td>\nEnglish<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Abstract:<\/td>\nCollection consists of a single type-written letter from John Dos Passos to Mr. Seidl of the Continental Casualty Company regarding payment for his life insurance policy. The letter is dated January 15, 1965. Dos Passos’ signature is in pen, along with hand-written edits to the address at the top of the page.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Citation:<\/td>\nJohn Dos Passos letter, Collection 154, Special Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n
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Administrative\/Biographical Note<\/h1>\n

John Dos Passos (1896-1970) was an American novelist and artist who spent the later years of his life in Baltimore, MD. His most famous works are “Manhattan Transfer” and the “USA Trilogy.” He was well-traveled, and spent time in Europe learning about classical art, architecture, and literature. Dos Passos was also known as a social revolutionary; he studied socialism and briefly followed the Communist movement until the Spanish Civil War changed his views.<\/p>\n

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Scope & Content<\/h1>\n

Arrangement<\/h2>\n

Single item.<\/p>\n

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Provenance Information<\/h1>\n

Provenance and Acquisition Information<\/h2>\n

Accession information is unknown.<\/p>\n

Processing Note<\/h2>\n

Upon arrival this letter was housed in an acid free folder in a box with 4 other manuscripts. Previously assigned Ms. Coll #4.<\/p>\n

Descriptive Rules Used<\/h2>\n

Describing Archives: a Content Standard (DACS)<\/p>\n

Archives Processing Manual: Description (2015)<\/a><\/p>\n

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Access & Use<\/h1>\n

Finding Aids<\/h2>\n

Finding Aid: \/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll154\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Access Conditions<\/h2>\n

No restrictions.<\/p>\n

Conditions Governing Reproductions and Use<\/h2>\n

Reproductions allowed for research purposes. Copyright maintained by the creator.<\/p>\n

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Subject Headings<\/h1>\n

Creators<\/h2>\n

Dos Passos, John, 1896-1970<\/p>\n

Subjects<\/h2>\n

Life insurance policies<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false},"class_list":["post-4412","finding_aid","type-finding_aid","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/finding_aid\/4412","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/finding_aid"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/finding_aid"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}