Van Loon, Hendrik Willem, 1882-1944. (Title of work: Histoire fameuse du sieur Jean Népomuc Pantagruel..)

Collection consists of correspondence with family, friends, literary and other public figures, pertaining to his career as an author and his varied humanitarian concerns; much of the correspondence between 1939 and 1942 deals with refugees from Nazi persecution and van Loon's participation in war relief fund raising and committees.