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Sasnett, J. Randolph (Joseph Randolph), 1890-1978

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1890-06-30 - 1978-05-11

Biographical Note

J. Randolph Sasnett, born in 1890, was a Methodist minister who served the University of Washington Seattle campus (1929-1939). His literary interests were the poetry of Alice Meynell and works of Charles Dickens. Sasnett authored one book, Living memorials: Principles and Plans for Church Memorials (1949), and had planned to write one about Dickens, but did not complete it prior to his death.

Social Networks and Archival Context (SNAC) Identifier

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

J. Randolph Sasnett papers

 Collection
Abstract

These papers document the literary friendships of twentieth-century Methodist minister and author J. Randolph Sasnett. The papers consist of letters from Wilfrid and Viola Meynell and Lady Marie Dickens; manuscripts by Viola Meynell, Alice Meynell, and Francis Thompson; photographs; and a drawing of Wilfrid Meynell.

Restrictions on access

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1844 - 1953; Majority of material found within 1934 - 1937