Albert Jay Nock letter MC.950.254 Alexandra Stern.

Last updated on August 31, 2020.

Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections Albert Jay Nock letter

Table of Contents

Summary Information...... 3 Biography/History...... 3 Scope and Contents...... 4 Arrangement...... 4 Administrative Information...... 4 Controlled Access Headings...... 5 Collection Inventory...... 6 Albert Jay Nock letter...... 6

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Summary Information

Repository Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections

Creator Nock, Albert Jay, 1872 or 1873-1945

Title Albert Jay Nock letter

Call number MC.950.254

Date 1944

Extent 005 linear feet (1 folder)

Language English .

Abstract This collection contains a letter written by Albert Jay Nock.

Cite as:

Albert Jay Nock letter (HC.MC.950.254), Quaker and Special Collections, Haverford College, Haverford, PA.

Biography/History

Albert Jay Nock (October 13, 1870 - August 19, 1945) was an American libertarian author, editor first of The Freeman and then The Nation, educational theorist, Georgist, and social critic of the early and middle 20th century. He was an outspoken opponent of the New Deal, and served as a fundamental inspiration for the modern libertarian and conservative movements, cited as an influence by William F. Buckley Jr.

- Page 3 - Albert Jay Nock letter He was one of the first Americans to self-identify as "libertarian". His best-known books are Memoirs of a Superfluous Man and Our Enemy, the State.

Scope and Contents

This collection contains a letter written in 1944 by Albert Jay Nock to Mrs. Morley, thanking her for her hospitality.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in a single folder.

Administrative Information

Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections Alexandra Stern.

Access Restrictions The collection is open for research use.

Use Restrictions Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Acquisition The Albert Jay Nock letter was acknowledged by Special Collections, Haverford College in 1980.

Processing Information Processed by Alexandra Stern; completed April, 2019.

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Controlled Access Headings

Form/Genre(s)

• Correspondence

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Collection Inventory

Albert Jay Nock letter, 1944. folder 1

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