Lewis s drainboard from his house on Vanderventer Avenue in Port Washington, on which he was reputed to have written The Trail of the Hawk. A clipping file kept by Lou Florey. These scrapbooks consist almost entirely of newspaper clippings from throughout the country, most of which are identified. Magazine articles and clippings from booksellers catalogs are also present. There are approximately 100 leaves in each scrapbook, and up to 10 clippings are pasted to each leaf.
Arrangement is roughly chronological.
Includes an 9-page account of the author s encounter with Lewis at a P.E.N. dinner after she had received the Nobel Prize. She also describes Lewis s hometown, Sauk Centre, Minnesota, which she visited after his death. May 14, 1928. Who Knew Coolidge, with excerpts from reviews of each. Illustrated with a caricature of Lewis.