Correspondence--Lang, Varley--1964-1967

Archive

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St. Mary's County Historical Society, Leonardtown, MD

Name/Title

Correspondence--Lang, Varley--1964-1967

Entry/Object ID

1985.002.0266

Scope and Content

1 folder ; 11 7/8"w x 9 1/8"h 25 pieces are in this folder. Mr. Lang was a waterman in Tunis Mills, Maryland on the eastern shore. He wrote about watermen and their environment, corresponded with Mr. Beitzell and critiqued Beitzell's material. Mr. Lang's first occupation was as a professor of English at Johns Hopkins and New York State Teachers' College, but he returned to the water and remained there for the rest of his life. He was forthright and seldom minced words. Letter of February 6, 1964 from Dr. Lang to Mr. Beitzell about oystering Letter of February 22, 1964 from Dr. Lang to Mr. Beitzell about oystering and asking after Mr. Beitzell's book Letter of April 4, 1964 from Dr. Lang to Mr. Beitzell discussing the arts, the writing process and the publishing process Letter of July 26, 1964 from Dr. Lang to Mr. Beitzell talking about boats Letter of October 2, 1964 from Dr. Lang to Mr. Beitzell on many small topics Letter of November 14, 1964 from Dr. Lang to Mr. Beitzell on boats, oysters, drought Letter of January 11, 1965 from Mr. Beitzell to Dr. Lang sending along the manuscript of Life on the Potomac Letter of January 15, 1965 from Dr. Lang to Mr. Beitzell saying he received the manuscript and will send a typed list of changes, etc., then commenting at length on a report about state statistics Letter of January 19, 1965 from Mr. Beitzell to Dr. Lang about reading Lang's book during a snowstorm. This letter was returned by Lang with his suggested changes and corrections for Chapter 1 Letter of April 9, 1965 from Dr. Lang to Mr. Beitzell commenting on dredging bills pending before the General Assembly Letter of July 5, 1965 from Dr. Lang to Mr. Beitzell talking about hard crabs, the rejection of the book by Rinehart, a passing tornado and lightning strike, etc. Letter of October 1, 1965 from Dr. Lang to Mr. Beitzell complaining bitterly about oyster inspectors, boats, and life in general Letter of October 23, 1965 from Dr. Lang to Mr. Beitzell re oystering Letter of November 28, 1965 from Dr. Lang to Mr. Beitzell about an at-sea rescue and oysters Letter of December 20, 1965 from Mr. Beitzell to Dr. Lang describing the Morris family and reminiscing about other watermen, plus a postscript with family matters Letter of January 15, 1966 from Dr. Lang to Mr. Beitzell about oystering and crabbing Inadequate photocopy of a letter of January 26, 1966 from Mr. Beitzell to Dr. Lang on crabbing, oyster bars, book publishing, etc. Letter of March 14, 1966 from Dr. Lang to Mr. Beitzell on several small topics and on the Blair Publishing house Letter of June 4, 1966 from Dr. Lang to Mr. Beitzell talking about working at his house, loading ships, and other small topics Letter of September 3, 1966 from Dr. Lang to Mr. Beitzell telling stories and philosophizing Letter of December 19, 1966 from Dr. Lang to Mr. Beitzell talking about family matters and the oyster season Letter of March 11, 1967 from Dr. Lang to Mr. Beitzell discussing book publishing and retirement Letter of May 21, 1967? from Dr. Lang to Mr. Beitzell sympathizing because Blair rejected the book Letter of September 25, 1967 from Dr. Lang to Mr. Beitzell congratulating him on managing the production of his book, worrying about oysters Letter of December 31, 1967 from Dr. Lang to Mr. Beitzell talking about winter activities on the water, the geese, and traffic in the big cities

Collection

Edwin Warfield Beitzell Collection

Archive Details

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Date(s) of Creation

1964 - 1967

Location

* Untyped Location

Edwin Beitzell Collection, Box 9A [Rack 09, Shelf 3 : Rack 09 : North wall : Archives 2 : Tudor Hall]

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Beitzell, Edwin Warfield (1905-1984)

Person or Organization

Lang, Varley