The Claude Family Lewis Papers are mostly materials related to Claude Lewis and his family: first wife (and mother of his children) Mary, second wife Helen, and his surviving children - Freeman, Virginia, and Isabel. These materials here include letters and other papers from his younger brother, Harry Sinclair Lewis, who, as an author, rose to worldwide fame.
Included here are letters that Sinclair Lewis wrote to his brother Claude, father Edwin, and Claude's children Freeman, Virginia, and Isabel. Sinclair discussed his recent travels and what he did during those travels, especially those to his father. Sinclair did inquire about Claude's family, often asking his older brother to travel with him. He also asked about the well-being of Freeman, Virginia, and Isabel - he offered advice about schooling (especially regarding Freeman), as well as career choices. In addition, Sinclair wrote about his work, including books Mantrap, Dodsworth on Broadway as a play, Jayhawker, and It Can't Happen Here.
The finding aid for the Claude Lewis Family Papers can be found here.
Visit the University Archives for more information.
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![Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Claude Lewis [January 10, 1951] by Sinclair Lewis](https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/clewis-letters/1036/thumbnail.jpg "Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Claude Lewis [January 10, 1951] by Sinclair Lewis")
Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Claude Lewis [January 10, 1951]
Sinclair Lewis
Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Claude Lewis
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![Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Claude Lewis [January 6, 1951] by Sinclair Lewis](https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/clewis-letters/1035/thumbnail.jpg "Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Claude Lewis [January 6, 1951] by Sinclair Lewis")
Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Claude Lewis [January 6, 1951]
Sinclair Lewis
Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Claude Lewis
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![Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Claude Lewis [October 15, 1950] by Sinclair Lewis](https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/clewis-letters/1034/thumbnail.jpg "Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Claude Lewis [October 15, 1950] by Sinclair Lewis")
Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Claude Lewis [October 15, 1950]
Sinclair Lewis
Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Claude Lewis
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![Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Virginia Lewis [February 27, 1950] by Sinclair Lewis](https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/clewis-letters/1099/thumbnail.jpg "Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Virginia Lewis [February 27, 1950] by Sinclair Lewis")
Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Virginia Lewis [February 27, 1950]
Sinclair Lewis
Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Virginia Lewis
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![Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Isabel Lewis [January 30, 1950] by Sinclair Lewis](https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/clewis-letters/1072/thumbnail.jpg "Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Isabel Lewis [January 30, 1950] by Sinclair Lewis")
Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Isabel Lewis [January 30, 1950]
Sinclair Lewis
Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Isabel Lewis
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![Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Virginia Lewis [June 28, 1949] by Sinclair Lewis](https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/clewis-letters/1098/thumbnail.jpg "Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Virginia Lewis [June 28, 1949] by Sinclair Lewis")
Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Virginia Lewis [June 28, 1949]
Sinclair Lewis
Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Virginia Lewis
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![Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Claude Lewis [June 13, 1949] by Sinclair Lewis](https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/clewis-letters/1033/thumbnail.jpg "Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Claude Lewis [June 13, 1949] by Sinclair Lewis")
Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Claude Lewis [June 13, 1949]
Sinclair Lewis
Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Claude Lewis
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![Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Claude Lewis [June 3, 1949] by Sinclair Lewis](https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/clewis-letters/1032/thumbnail.jpg "Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Claude Lewis [June 3, 1949] by Sinclair Lewis")
Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Claude Lewis [June 3, 1949]
Sinclair Lewis
Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Claude Lewis
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![Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Claude Lewis [March 25, 1949] by Sinclair Lewis](https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/clewis-letters/1031/thumbnail.jpg "Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Claude Lewis [March 25, 1949] by Sinclair Lewis")
Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Claude Lewis [March 25, 1949]
Sinclair Lewis
Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Claude Lewis
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![Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Virginia Lewis [June 13, 1948] by Sinclair Lewis](https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/clewis-letters/1097/thumbnail.jpg "Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Virginia Lewis [June 13, 1948] by Sinclair Lewis")
Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Virginia Lewis [June 13, 1948]
Sinclair Lewis
Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Virginia Lewis
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![Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Virginia Lewis [March 28, 1948] by Sinclair Lewis](https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/clewis-letters/1096/thumbnail.jpg "Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Virginia Lewis [March 28, 1948] by Sinclair Lewis")
Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Virginia Lewis [March 28, 1948]
Sinclair Lewis
Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Virginia Lewis
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![Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Virginia Lewis [December 16, 1946] by Sinclair Lewis](https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/clewis-letters/1095/thumbnail.jpg "Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Virginia Lewis [December 16, 1946] by Sinclair Lewis")
Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Virginia Lewis [December 16, 1946]
Sinclair Lewis
Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Virginia Lewis
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![Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Claude Lewis [January 1946] by Sinclair Lewis](https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/clewis-letters/1030/thumbnail.jpg "Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Claude Lewis [January 1946] by Sinclair Lewis")
Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Claude Lewis [January 1946]
Sinclair Lewis
Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Claude Lewis
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![Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Virginia Lewis [July 26, 1945] by Sinclair Lewis](https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/clewis-letters/1094/thumbnail.jpg "Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Virginia Lewis [July 26, 1945] by Sinclair Lewis")
Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Virginia Lewis [July 26, 1945]
Sinclair Lewis
Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Virginia Lewis
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![Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Virginia Lewis [March 30, 1945] by Sinclair Lewis](https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/clewis-letters/1093/thumbnail.jpg "Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Virginia Lewis [March 30, 1945] by Sinclair Lewis")
Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Virginia Lewis [March 30, 1945]
Sinclair Lewis
Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Virginia Lewis
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![Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Claude Lewis [February 10, 1945] by Sinclair Lewis](https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/clewis-letters/1029/thumbnail.jpg "Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Claude Lewis [February 10, 1945] by Sinclair Lewis")
Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Claude Lewis [February 10, 1945]
Sinclair Lewis
Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Claude Lewis
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![Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Virginia Lewis [January 26, 1945] by Sinclair Lewis](https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/clewis-letters/1092/thumbnail.jpg "Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Virginia Lewis [January 26, 1945] by Sinclair Lewis")
Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Virginia Lewis [January 26, 1945]
Sinclair Lewis
Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Virginia Lewis
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![Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Isabel Lewis [August 30, 1944] by Sinclair Lewis](https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/clewis-letters/1071/thumbnail.jpg "Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Isabel Lewis [August 30, 1944] by Sinclair Lewis")
Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Isabel Lewis [August 30, 1944]
Sinclair Lewis
Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Isabel Lewis
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![Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Virginia Lewis [March 31, 1944] by Sinclair Lewis](https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/clewis-letters/1091/thumbnail.jpg "Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Virginia Lewis [March 31, 1944] by Sinclair Lewis")
Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Virginia Lewis [March 31, 1944]
Sinclair Lewis
Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Virginia Lewis
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![Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Isabel Lewis [February 14, 1944] by Sinclair Lewis](https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/clewis-letters/1070/thumbnail.jpg "Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Isabel Lewis [February 14, 1944] by Sinclair Lewis")
Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Isabel Lewis [February 14, 1944]
Sinclair Lewis
Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Isabel Lewis
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![Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Virginia Lewis [December 29, 1943] by Sinclair Lewis](https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/clewis-letters/1090/thumbnail.jpg "Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Virginia Lewis [December 29, 1943] by Sinclair Lewis")
Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Virginia Lewis [December 29, 1943]
Sinclair Lewis
Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Virginia Lewis
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![Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Virginia Lewis [May 15, 1940] by Sinclair Lewis](https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/clewis-letters/1089/thumbnail.jpg "Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Virginia Lewis [May 15, 1940] by Sinclair Lewis")
Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Virginia Lewis [May 15, 1940]
Sinclair Lewis
Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Virginia Lewis
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![Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Virginia Lewis [December 9, 1939] by Sinclair Lewis](https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/clewis-letters/1088/thumbnail.jpg "Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Virginia Lewis [December 9, 1939] by Sinclair Lewis")
Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Virginia Lewis [December 9, 1939]
Sinclair Lewis
Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Virginia Lewis
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![Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Virginia Lewis [August 11, 1938] by Sinclair Lewis](https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/clewis-letters/1087/thumbnail.jpg "Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Virginia Lewis [August 11, 1938] by Sinclair Lewis")
Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Virginia Lewis [August 11, 1938]
Sinclair Lewis
Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Virginia Lewis
![Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Isabel Lewis [1938] by Sinclair Lewis](https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/clewis-letters/1073/thumbnail.jpg "Letter, Sinclair Lewis to Isabel Lewis [1938] by Sinclair Lewis")
