J. M. Barrie Letter A description of the item at Syracuse University

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J. M. Barrie (1860-1937) was a Scottish journalist, playwright and author. Although best known for his children's book Peter Pan, he also wrote a number of plays and novels for adults. His friends and acquaintances included H.G. Wells, George Bernard Shaw, Arthur Conan Doyle and P.G. Wodehouse. In 1913 he was made a baronet and in 1922 he received the Order of Merit; he also served as lord rector of St. Andrew's University (1919-1922) and chancellor of Edinburgh University (1930-1937).

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Scope and Contents of the Collection

The J. M. Barrie Letter consists of a single letter from Barrie, dated 16 Dec 1919, concerning press cuttings for one of his plays.

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