Swinburne Hale (1884?-1937) was a lawyer in New York City. He was active in the socialist movement as a member of the Committee of Forty-Eight. An aspiring poet, he was involved briefly with the magazine New France. His first wife, Beatrice...
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Swinburne Hale (1884?-1937) was a lawyer in New York City. He was active in the socialist movement as a member of the Committee of Forty-Eight. An aspiring poet, he was involved briefly with the magazine New France. His first wife, Beatrice Forbes-Robertson (1883-1967), was a stage actress and feminist author and lecturer. Collection consists primarily of Hale's personal correspondence from family and friends. Correspondence includes letters from his first wife, his mother, and his friend Greta R. Hercz. Also, newsclippings and other printed matter, a few writings of Hale, and correspondence and juvenalia of Hercz. Papers do not reflect Hale's law career or his activities with the socialist movement.
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