{"id":85,"date":"2020-08-30T14:43:01","date_gmt":"2020-08-30T18:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/?page_id=85"},"modified":"2025-03-12T14:06:48","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T18:06:48","slug":"fear","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/fear\/","title":{"rendered":"2. \u201cThe Wholesale Pollution of Highly Evolved Blood\u201d: Fear of Cultural, Ethnic and Racial Diversity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h6>Figs. 2a &amp; 2b (series):<\/h6><div id=\"envira-gallery-wrap-360\" class=\"envira-gallery-wrap envira-gallery-theme-base envira-lightbox-theme-base\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\"><div data-row-height=\"536\" data-gallery-theme=\"normal\" id=\"envira-gallery-360\" class=\"envira-gallery-public envira-gallery-justified-public envira-gallery-0-columns envira-clear enviratope envira-gallery-css-animations\" data-envira-columns=\"0\"><div id=\"envira-gallery-item-396\" class=\"envira-gallery-item enviratope-item envira-gallery-item-1 envira-lazy-load\" style=\"padding-left: 5px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-right: 5px;\"  itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-item-inner\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-right\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-right\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2a_bdr_930569-highlights.jpg\" class=\"envira-gallery-360 envira-gallery-link\" rel=\"enviragallery360\" title=\"Fig. 2a. Letter from H. P. Lovecraft to Elizabeth Toldridge, undated (&ldquo;March 10, 1930&rdquo; added in Robert Barlow&amp;#039;s hand). Brown University Library, Special Collections.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot; href=&amp;quot;https:\/\/repository.library.brown.edu\/studio\/item\/bdr:930569\/&amp;quot;&amp;gt;VIEW IN COLLECTION (BROWN DIGITAL REPOSITORY)&amp;lt;\/a&amp;gt;\" data-envira-caption=\"Fig. 2a. Letter from H. P. Lovecraft to Elizabeth Toldridge, undated (&ldquo;March 10, 1930&rdquo; added in Robert Barlow&amp;#039;s hand). Brown University Library, Special Collections.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot; href=&amp;quot;https:\/\/repository.library.brown.edu\/studio\/item\/bdr:930569\/&amp;quot;&amp;gt;VIEW IN COLLECTION (BROWN DIGITAL REPOSITORY)&amp;lt;\/a&amp;gt;\" data-envira-retina=\"\" data-thumbnail=\"\"  itemprop=\"contentUrl\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"envira-gallery-image-396\" class=\"envira-gallery-image envira-gallery-image-1 envira-normal envira-lazy\" data-envira-index=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2a_bdr_930569-highlights-638x1024-715x480.jpg\" data-envira-src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2a_bdr_930569-highlights-638x1024-715x480.jpg\" data-envira-gallery-id=\"360\" data-envira-item-id=\"396\" data-envira-caption=\"Fig. 2a. Letter from H. P. Lovecraft to Elizabeth Toldridge, undated (&ldquo;March 10, 1930&rdquo; added in Robert Barlow&amp;#039;s hand). Brown University Library, Special Collections.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot; href=&amp;quot;https:\/\/repository.library.brown.edu\/studio\/item\/bdr:930569\/&amp;quot;&amp;gt;VIEW IN COLLECTION (BROWN DIGITAL REPOSITORY)&amp;lt;\/a&amp;gt;\" alt=\"Fig. 2a. Letter from H. P. Lovecraft to Elizabeth Toldridge, undated (\u201cMarch 10, 1930\u201d added in Robert Barlow&#039;s hand). Brown University Library, Special Collections.\" title=\"Fig. 2a. Letter from H. P. Lovecraft to Elizabeth Toldridge, undated (\u201cMarch 10, 1930\u201d added in Robert Barlow's hand). Brown University Library, Special Collections.&lt;br \/&gt; &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https:\/\/repository.library.brown.edu\/studio\/item\/bdr:930569\/&quot;&gt;VIEW IN COLLECTION (BROWN DIGITAL REPOSITORY)&lt;\/a&gt;\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" data-envira-srcset=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2a_bdr_930569-highlights-638x1024-715x480.jpg 400w,https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2a_bdr_930569-highlights-638x1024-715x480.jpg 2x\" data-envira-width=\"187\" data-envira-height=\"300\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-safe-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div id=\"envira-gallery-item-239\" class=\"envira-gallery-item enviratope-item envira-gallery-item-2 envira-lazy-load\" style=\"padding-left: 5px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-right: 5px;\"  itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-item-inner\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-right\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-right\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/2bi_bdr935972.jpg\" class=\"envira-gallery-360 envira-gallery-link\" rel=\"enviragallery360\" title=\"Fig. 2bi. Letter from H. P. Lovecraft to Vernon J. Shea, dated Friday, envelope postmarked Oct [?] 1931. Brown University Library, Special Collections.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot; href=&amp;quot;https:\/\/repository.library.brown.edu\/studio\/item\/bdr:935972\/&amp;quot;&amp;gt;VIEW IN COLLECTION (BROWN DIGITAL REPOSITORY)&amp;lt;\/a&amp;gt;\" data-envira-caption=\"Fig. 2bi. Letter from H. P. Lovecraft to Vernon J. Shea, dated Friday, envelope postmarked Oct [?] 1931. Brown University Library, Special Collections.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot; href=&amp;quot;https:\/\/repository.library.brown.edu\/studio\/item\/bdr:935972\/&amp;quot;&amp;gt;VIEW IN COLLECTION (BROWN DIGITAL REPOSITORY)&amp;lt;\/a&amp;gt;\" data-envira-retina=\"\" data-thumbnail=\"\"  itemprop=\"contentUrl\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"envira-gallery-image-239\" class=\"envira-gallery-image envira-gallery-image-2 envira-normal envira-lazy\" data-envira-index=\"2\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/2bi_bdr935972-806x1024-715x480.jpg\" data-envira-src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/2bi_bdr935972-806x1024-715x480.jpg\" data-envira-gallery-id=\"360\" data-envira-item-id=\"239\" data-envira-caption=\"Fig. 2bi. Letter from H. P. Lovecraft to Vernon J. Shea, dated Friday, envelope postmarked Oct [?] 1931. Brown University Library, Special Collections.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot; href=&amp;quot;https:\/\/repository.library.brown.edu\/studio\/item\/bdr:935972\/&amp;quot;&amp;gt;VIEW IN COLLECTION (BROWN DIGITAL REPOSITORY)&amp;lt;\/a&amp;gt;\" alt=\"Fig. 2bi. Letter from H. P. Lovecraft to Vernon J. Shea, dated Friday, envelope postmarked Oct [?] 1931. Brown University Library, Special Collections.\" title=\"Fig. 2bi. Letter from H. P. Lovecraft to Vernon J. Shea, dated Friday, envelope postmarked Oct [?] 1931. Brown University Library, Special Collections.&lt;br \/&gt; &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https:\/\/repository.library.brown.edu\/studio\/item\/bdr:935972\/&quot;&gt;VIEW IN COLLECTION (BROWN DIGITAL REPOSITORY)&lt;\/a&gt;\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" data-envira-srcset=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/2bi_bdr935972-806x1024-715x480.jpg 400w,https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/2bi_bdr935972-806x1024-715x480.jpg 2x\" data-envira-width=\"236\" data-envira-height=\"300\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-safe-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div id=\"envira-gallery-item-397\" class=\"envira-gallery-item enviratope-item envira-gallery-item-3 envira-lazy-load\" style=\"padding-left: 5px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-right: 5px;\"  itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-item-inner\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-right\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-right\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/12\/EG_2bii_bdr935973-highlights.jpg\" class=\"envira-gallery-360 envira-gallery-link\" rel=\"enviragallery360\" title=\"Fig. 2bii. Letter from H. P. Lovecraft to Vernon J. Shea, dated Friday, envelope postmarked Oct [?] 1931. Brown University Library, Special Collections.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot; href=&amp;quot;https:\/\/repository.library.brown.edu\/studio\/item\/bdr:935973\/&amp;quot;&amp;gt;VIEW IN COLLECTION (BROWN DIGITAL REPOSITORY)&amp;lt;\/a&amp;gt;\" data-envira-caption=\"Fig. 2bii. Letter from H. P. Lovecraft to Vernon J. Shea, dated Friday, envelope postmarked Oct [?] 1931. Brown University Library, Special Collections.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot; href=&amp;quot;https:\/\/repository.library.brown.edu\/studio\/item\/bdr:935973\/&amp;quot;&amp;gt;VIEW IN COLLECTION (BROWN DIGITAL REPOSITORY)&amp;lt;\/a&amp;gt;\" data-envira-retina=\"\" data-thumbnail=\"\"  itemprop=\"contentUrl\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"envira-gallery-image-397\" class=\"envira-gallery-image envira-gallery-image-3 envira-normal envira-lazy\" data-envira-index=\"3\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/12\/EG_2bii_bdr935973-highlights-806x1024-715x480.jpg\" data-envira-src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/12\/EG_2bii_bdr935973-highlights-806x1024-715x480.jpg\" data-envira-gallery-id=\"360\" data-envira-item-id=\"397\" data-envira-caption=\"Fig. 2bii. Letter from H. P. Lovecraft to Vernon J. Shea, dated Friday, envelope postmarked Oct [?] 1931. Brown University Library, Special Collections.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot; href=&amp;quot;https:\/\/repository.library.brown.edu\/studio\/item\/bdr:935973\/&amp;quot;&amp;gt;VIEW IN COLLECTION (BROWN DIGITAL REPOSITORY)&amp;lt;\/a&amp;gt;\" alt=\"Fig. 2bii. Letter from H. P. Lovecraft to Vernon J. Shea, dated Friday, envelope postmarked Oct [?] 1931. Brown University Library, Special Collections.\" title=\"Fig. 2bii. Letter from H. P. Lovecraft to Vernon J. Shea, dated Friday, envelope postmarked Oct [?] 1931. Brown University Library, Special Collections.&lt;br \/&gt; &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https:\/\/repository.library.brown.edu\/studio\/item\/bdr:935973\/&quot;&gt;VIEW IN COLLECTION (BROWN DIGITAL REPOSITORY)&lt;\/a&gt;\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" data-envira-srcset=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/12\/EG_2bii_bdr935973-highlights-806x1024-715x480.jpg 400w,https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/12\/EG_2bii_bdr935973-highlights-806x1024-715x480.jpg 2x\" data-envira-width=\"236\" data-envira-height=\"300\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-safe-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2a_bdr_930569-highlights.jpg\" alt=\"Fig. 2a. Letter from H. P. Lovecraft to Elizabeth Toldridge, undated (\u201cMarch 10, 1930\u201d added in Robert Barlow&#039;s hand). Brown University Library, Special Collections.\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/2bi_bdr935972.jpg\" alt=\"Fig. 2bi. Letter from H. P. Lovecraft to Vernon J. Shea, dated Friday, envelope postmarked Oct [?] 1931. Brown University Library, Special Collections.\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/12\/EG_2bii_bdr935973-highlights.jpg\" alt=\"Fig. 2bii. Letter from H. P. Lovecraft to Vernon J. Shea, dated Friday, envelope postmarked Oct [?] 1931. Brown University Library, Special Collections.\" \/><\/noscript>\n\n\n\n<p>For a better understanding of Lovecraft\u2019s traditionalism based on the idea of ancient, discrete and unchanging \u201ccultural streams,\u201d it is worthwhile to further look at specific instances of his race thinking, with particular emphasis on his anti-Black racism, anti-Semitism and his views on Nazism and Adolf Hitler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As suggested in his previously highlighted letters, Lovecraft saw the expansion of American urban centers and life in the early 20th century as almost synonymous with civilizational decay. Consider the description of his native Providence in a 1930 letter to Elizabeth Toldridge (fig. 2a):&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Our Broadway was once a splendid residential street a mile long &amp; lined with mansions but is now sunk to a slum &amp; is rapidly being engulfed by the vast Federal Hill Italian Colony. Two or three of the old ancient families, however, still cling to their old homes \u2014 odd cases amidst a desert of Sicilian squalor and noisomeness!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Another instructive example is a 1931 letter to Vernon J. Shea (fig. 2b), with whom Lovecraft frequently discussed his race thinking. In it, Lovecraft discusses the different regional accents in the United States at length and uses these to distinguish what parts of the country are closest to England. Describing the accent of Charleston, South Carolina, one of his favorite places, Lovecraft muses that given the particular set of conditions there, \u201ctheir speech was too fixed by frequent social use to suffer any modification from the n*gger<sup>1<\/sup>&nbsp;talk around them.\u201d Thus, the Charleston accent is \u201calmost identical with that of the greater part of New England,\u201d the other place in the United States Lovecraft thinks is closest to England.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6>Figs. 2d, 2e, &amp; 2f (series):<\/h6><div id=\"envira-gallery-wrap-365\" class=\"envira-gallery-wrap envira-gallery-theme-base envira-lightbox-theme-base\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\"><div data-row-height=\"536\" data-gallery-theme=\"normal\" id=\"envira-gallery-365\" class=\"envira-gallery-public envira-gallery-justified-public envira-gallery-0-columns envira-clear enviratope envira-gallery-css-animations\" data-envira-columns=\"0\"><div id=\"envira-gallery-item-400\" class=\"envira-gallery-item enviratope-item envira-gallery-item-1 envira-lazy-load\" style=\"padding-left: 5px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-right: 5px;\"  itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-item-inner\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-right\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-right\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2di-p08_bdr424440_08md-highlights.jpg\" class=\"envira-gallery-365 envira-gallery-link\" rel=\"enviragallery365\" title=\"Fig. 2di. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, May 29th, 1933. Page 8.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot; href=&amp;quot;https:\/\/repository.library.brown.edu\/studio\/item\/bdr:933771\/&amp;quot;&amp;gt;VIEW IN COLLECTION (BROWN DIGITAL REPOSITORY)&amp;lt;\/a&amp;gt;\" data-envira-caption=\"Fig. 2di. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, May 29th, 1933. Page 8.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot; href=&amp;quot;https:\/\/repository.library.brown.edu\/studio\/item\/bdr:933771\/&amp;quot;&amp;gt;VIEW IN COLLECTION (BROWN DIGITAL REPOSITORY)&amp;lt;\/a&amp;gt;\" data-envira-retina=\"\" data-thumbnail=\"\"  itemprop=\"contentUrl\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"envira-gallery-image-400\" class=\"envira-gallery-image envira-gallery-image-1 envira-normal envira-lazy\" data-envira-index=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2di-p08_bdr424440_08md-highlights-662x1024-715x480.jpg\" data-envira-src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2di-p08_bdr424440_08md-highlights-662x1024-715x480.jpg\" data-envira-gallery-id=\"365\" data-envira-item-id=\"400\" data-envira-caption=\"Fig. 2di. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, May 29th, 1933. Page 8.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot; href=&amp;quot;https:\/\/repository.library.brown.edu\/studio\/item\/bdr:933771\/&amp;quot;&amp;gt;VIEW IN COLLECTION (BROWN DIGITAL REPOSITORY)&amp;lt;\/a&amp;gt;\" alt=\"Fig. 2di. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, May 29th, 1933. Page 8.\" title=\"Fig. 2di. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, May 29th, 1933. Page 8.&lt;br \/&gt; &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https:\/\/repository.library.brown.edu\/studio\/item\/bdr:933771\/&quot;&gt;VIEW IN COLLECTION (BROWN DIGITAL REPOSITORY)&lt;\/a&gt;\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" data-envira-srcset=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2di-p08_bdr424440_08md-highlights-662x1024-715x480.jpg 400w,https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2di-p08_bdr424440_08md-highlights-662x1024-715x480.jpg 2x\" data-envira-width=\"194\" data-envira-height=\"300\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-safe-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div id=\"envira-gallery-item-367\" class=\"envira-gallery-item enviratope-item envira-gallery-item-2 envira-lazy-load\" style=\"padding-left: 5px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-right: 5px;\"  itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-item-inner\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-right\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-right\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2dii-p09_bdr424440_09md.jpg\" class=\"envira-gallery-365 envira-gallery-link\" rel=\"enviragallery365\" title=\"Fig. 2dii. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, May 29th, 1933. Page 9.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot; href=&amp;quot;https:\/\/repository.library.brown.edu\/studio\/item\/bdr:933772\/&amp;quot;&amp;gt;VIEW IN COLLECTION (BROWN DIGITAL REPOSITORY)&amp;lt;\/a&amp;gt;\" data-envira-caption=\"Fig. 2dii. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, May 29th, 1933. Page 9.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot; href=&amp;quot;https:\/\/repository.library.brown.edu\/studio\/item\/bdr:933772\/&amp;quot;&amp;gt;VIEW IN COLLECTION (BROWN DIGITAL REPOSITORY)&amp;lt;\/a&amp;gt;\" data-envira-retina=\"\" data-thumbnail=\"\"  itemprop=\"contentUrl\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"envira-gallery-image-367\" class=\"envira-gallery-image envira-gallery-image-2 envira-normal envira-lazy\" data-envira-index=\"2\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2dii-p09_bdr424440_09md-660x1024-715x480.jpg\" data-envira-src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2dii-p09_bdr424440_09md-660x1024-715x480.jpg\" data-envira-gallery-id=\"365\" data-envira-item-id=\"367\" data-envira-caption=\"Fig. 2dii. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, May 29th, 1933. Page 9.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot; href=&amp;quot;https:\/\/repository.library.brown.edu\/studio\/item\/bdr:933772\/&amp;quot;&amp;gt;VIEW IN COLLECTION (BROWN DIGITAL REPOSITORY)&amp;lt;\/a&amp;gt;\" alt=\"Fig. 2dii. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, May 29th, 1933. Page 9.\" title=\"Fig. 2dii. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, May 29th, 1933. Page 9.&lt;br \/&gt; &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https:\/\/repository.library.brown.edu\/studio\/item\/bdr:933772\/&quot;&gt;VIEW IN COLLECTION (BROWN DIGITAL REPOSITORY)&lt;\/a&gt;\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" data-envira-srcset=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2dii-p09_bdr424440_09md-660x1024-715x480.jpg 400w,https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2dii-p09_bdr424440_09md-660x1024-715x480.jpg 2x\" data-envira-width=\"193\" data-envira-height=\"300\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-safe-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div id=\"envira-gallery-item-401\" class=\"envira-gallery-item enviratope-item envira-gallery-item-3 envira-lazy-load\" style=\"padding-left: 5px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-right: 5px;\"  itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-item-inner\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-right\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-right\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2diii-p10_bdr424440_10md-highlights.jpg\" class=\"envira-gallery-365 envira-gallery-link\" rel=\"enviragallery365\" title=\"Fig. 2diii. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, May 29th, 1933. Page 10.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot; href=&amp;quot;https:\/\/repository.library.brown.edu\/studio\/item\/bdr:933773\/&amp;quot;&amp;gt;VIEW IN COLLECTION (BROWN DIGITAL REPOSITORY)&amp;lt;\/a&amp;gt;\" data-envira-caption=\"Fig. 2diii. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, May 29th, 1933. Page 10.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot; href=&amp;quot;https:\/\/repository.library.brown.edu\/studio\/item\/bdr:933773\/&amp;quot;&amp;gt;VIEW IN COLLECTION (BROWN DIGITAL REPOSITORY)&amp;lt;\/a&amp;gt;\" data-envira-retina=\"\" data-thumbnail=\"\"  itemprop=\"contentUrl\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"envira-gallery-image-401\" class=\"envira-gallery-image envira-gallery-image-3 envira-normal envira-lazy\" data-envira-index=\"3\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2diii-p10_bdr424440_10md-highlights-663x1024-715x480.jpg\" data-envira-src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2diii-p10_bdr424440_10md-highlights-663x1024-715x480.jpg\" data-envira-gallery-id=\"365\" data-envira-item-id=\"401\" data-envira-caption=\"Fig. 2diii. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, May 29th, 1933. Page 10.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot; href=&amp;quot;https:\/\/repository.library.brown.edu\/studio\/item\/bdr:933773\/&amp;quot;&amp;gt;VIEW IN COLLECTION (BROWN DIGITAL REPOSITORY)&amp;lt;\/a&amp;gt;\" alt=\"Fig. 2diii. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, May 29th, 1933. Page 10.\" title=\"Fig. 2diii. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, May 29th, 1933. Page 10.&lt;br \/&gt; &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https:\/\/repository.library.brown.edu\/studio\/item\/bdr:933773\/&quot;&gt;VIEW IN COLLECTION (BROWN DIGITAL REPOSITORY)&lt;\/a&gt;\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" data-envira-srcset=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2diii-p10_bdr424440_10md-highlights-663x1024-715x480.jpg 400w,https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2diii-p10_bdr424440_10md-highlights-663x1024-715x480.jpg 2x\" data-envira-width=\"194\" data-envira-height=\"300\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-safe-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div id=\"envira-gallery-item-402\" class=\"envira-gallery-item enviratope-item envira-gallery-item-4 envira-lazy-load\" style=\"padding-left: 5px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-right: 5px;\"  itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-item-inner\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-right\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-right\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2div-p11_bdr424440_11md-highlights.jpg\" class=\"envira-gallery-365 envira-gallery-link\" rel=\"enviragallery365\" title=\"Fig. 2div. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, May 29th, 1933. Page 11.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot; href=&amp;quot;https:\/\/repository.library.brown.edu\/studio\/item\/bdr:933774\/&amp;quot;&amp;gt;VIEW IN COLLECTION (BROWN DIGITAL REPOSITORY)&amp;lt;\/a&amp;gt;\" data-envira-caption=\"Fig. 2div. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, May 29th, 1933. Page 11.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot; href=&amp;quot;https:\/\/repository.library.brown.edu\/studio\/item\/bdr:933774\/&amp;quot;&amp;gt;VIEW IN COLLECTION (BROWN DIGITAL REPOSITORY)&amp;lt;\/a&amp;gt;\" data-envira-retina=\"\" data-thumbnail=\"\"  itemprop=\"contentUrl\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"envira-gallery-image-402\" class=\"envira-gallery-image envira-gallery-image-4 envira-normal envira-lazy\" data-envira-index=\"4\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2div-p11_bdr424440_11md-highlights-660x1024-715x480.jpg\" data-envira-src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2div-p11_bdr424440_11md-highlights-660x1024-715x480.jpg\" data-envira-gallery-id=\"365\" data-envira-item-id=\"402\" data-envira-caption=\"Fig. 2div. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, May 29th, 1933. Page 11.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot; href=&amp;quot;https:\/\/repository.library.brown.edu\/studio\/item\/bdr:933774\/&amp;quot;&amp;gt;VIEW IN COLLECTION (BROWN DIGITAL REPOSITORY)&amp;lt;\/a&amp;gt;\" alt=\"Fig. 2div. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, May 29th, 1933. Page 11.\" title=\"Fig. 2div. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, May 29th, 1933. Page 11.&lt;br \/&gt; &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https:\/\/repository.library.brown.edu\/studio\/item\/bdr:933774\/&quot;&gt;VIEW IN COLLECTION (BROWN DIGITAL REPOSITORY)&lt;\/a&gt;\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" data-envira-srcset=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2div-p11_bdr424440_11md-highlights-660x1024-715x480.jpg 400w,https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2div-p11_bdr424440_11md-highlights-660x1024-715x480.jpg 2x\" data-envira-width=\"193\" data-envira-height=\"300\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-safe-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div id=\"envira-gallery-item-403\" class=\"envira-gallery-item enviratope-item envira-gallery-item-5 envira-lazy-load\" style=\"padding-left: 5px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-right: 5px;\"  itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-item-inner\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-right\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-right\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2ei-p5_bdr_933653-highlights.jpg\" class=\"envira-gallery-365 envira-gallery-link\" rel=\"enviragallery365\" title=\"Fig. 2ei. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, July 30, 1933. Page 5.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot; href=&amp;quot;https:\/\/repository.library.brown.edu\/studio\/item\/bdr:933653\/&amp;quot;&amp;gt;VIEW IN COLLECTION (BROWN DIGITAL REPOSITORY)&amp;lt;\/a&amp;gt;\" data-envira-caption=\"Fig. 2ei. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, July 30, 1933. Page 5.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot; href=&amp;quot;https:\/\/repository.library.brown.edu\/studio\/item\/bdr:933653\/&amp;quot;&amp;gt;VIEW IN COLLECTION (BROWN DIGITAL REPOSITORY)&amp;lt;\/a&amp;gt;\" data-envira-retina=\"\" data-thumbnail=\"\"  itemprop=\"contentUrl\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"envira-gallery-image-403\" class=\"envira-gallery-image envira-gallery-image-5 envira-normal envira-lazy\" data-envira-index=\"5\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2ei-p5_bdr_933653-highlights-639x1024-715x480.jpg\" data-envira-src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2ei-p5_bdr_933653-highlights-639x1024-715x480.jpg\" data-envira-gallery-id=\"365\" data-envira-item-id=\"403\" data-envira-caption=\"Fig. 2ei. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, July 30, 1933. Page 5.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot; href=&amp;quot;https:\/\/repository.library.brown.edu\/studio\/item\/bdr:933653\/&amp;quot;&amp;gt;VIEW IN COLLECTION (BROWN DIGITAL REPOSITORY)&amp;lt;\/a&amp;gt;\" alt=\"Fig. 2ei. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, July 30, 1933. Page 5.\" title=\"Fig. 2ei. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, July 30, 1933. Page 5.&lt;br \/&gt; &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https:\/\/repository.library.brown.edu\/studio\/item\/bdr:933653\/&quot;&gt;VIEW IN COLLECTION (BROWN DIGITAL REPOSITORY)&lt;\/a&gt;\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" data-envira-srcset=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2ei-p5_bdr_933653-highlights-639x1024-715x480.jpg 400w,https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2ei-p5_bdr_933653-highlights-639x1024-715x480.jpg 2x\" data-envira-width=\"187\" data-envira-height=\"300\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-safe-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div id=\"envira-gallery-item-404\" class=\"envira-gallery-item enviratope-item envira-gallery-item-6 envira-lazy-load\" style=\"padding-left: 5px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-right: 5px;\"  itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-item-inner\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-right\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-right\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2eii-p6_bdr_933654-highlights.jpg\" class=\"envira-gallery-365 envira-gallery-link\" rel=\"enviragallery365\" title=\"Fig. 2eii. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, July 30, 1933. Page 6.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot; href=&amp;quot;https:\/\/repository.library.brown.edu\/studio\/item\/bdr:933654\/&amp;quot;&amp;gt;VIEW IN COLLECTION (BROWN DIGITAL REPOSITORY)&amp;lt;\/a&amp;gt;\" data-envira-caption=\"Fig. 2eii. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, July 30, 1933. Page 6.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot; href=&amp;quot;https:\/\/repository.library.brown.edu\/studio\/item\/bdr:933654\/&amp;quot;&amp;gt;VIEW IN COLLECTION (BROWN DIGITAL REPOSITORY)&amp;lt;\/a&amp;gt;\" data-envira-retina=\"\" data-thumbnail=\"\"  itemprop=\"contentUrl\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"envira-gallery-image-404\" class=\"envira-gallery-image envira-gallery-image-6 envira-normal envira-lazy\" data-envira-index=\"6\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2eii-p6_bdr_933654-highlights-640x1024-715x480.jpg\" data-envira-src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2eii-p6_bdr_933654-highlights-640x1024-715x480.jpg\" data-envira-gallery-id=\"365\" data-envira-item-id=\"404\" data-envira-caption=\"Fig. 2eii. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, July 30, 1933. Page 6.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot; href=&amp;quot;https:\/\/repository.library.brown.edu\/studio\/item\/bdr:933654\/&amp;quot;&amp;gt;VIEW IN COLLECTION (BROWN DIGITAL REPOSITORY)&amp;lt;\/a&amp;gt;\" alt=\"Fig. 2eii. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, July 30, 1933. Page 6.\" title=\"Fig. 2eii. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, July 30, 1933. Page 6.&lt;br \/&gt; &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https:\/\/repository.library.brown.edu\/studio\/item\/bdr:933654\/&quot;&gt;VIEW IN COLLECTION (BROWN DIGITAL REPOSITORY)&lt;\/a&gt;\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" data-envira-srcset=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2eii-p6_bdr_933654-highlights-640x1024-715x480.jpg 400w,https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2eii-p6_bdr_933654-highlights-640x1024-715x480.jpg 2x\" data-envira-width=\"187\" data-envira-height=\"300\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-safe-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div id=\"envira-gallery-item-370\" class=\"envira-gallery-item enviratope-item envira-gallery-item-7 envira-lazy-load\" style=\"padding-left: 5px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-right: 5px;\"  itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-item-inner\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-right\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-right\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2fi-p3_bdr424504_03md.jpg\" class=\"envira-gallery-365 envira-gallery-link\" rel=\"enviragallery365\" title=\"Fig. 2fi. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, September 25, 1933. Page 3.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot; href=&amp;quot;https:\/\/repository.library.brown.edu\/studio\/item\/bdr:430899\/&amp;quot;&amp;gt;VIEW IN COLLECTION (BROWN DIGITAL REPOSITORY)&amp;lt;\/a&amp;gt;\" data-envira-caption=\"Fig. 2fi. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, September 25, 1933. Page 3.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot; href=&amp;quot;https:\/\/repository.library.brown.edu\/studio\/item\/bdr:430899\/&amp;quot;&amp;gt;VIEW IN COLLECTION (BROWN DIGITAL REPOSITORY)&amp;lt;\/a&amp;gt;\" data-envira-retina=\"\" data-thumbnail=\"\"  itemprop=\"contentUrl\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"envira-gallery-image-370\" class=\"envira-gallery-image envira-gallery-image-7 envira-normal envira-lazy\" data-envira-index=\"7\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2fi-p3_bdr424504_03md-627x1024-715x480.jpg\" data-envira-src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2fi-p3_bdr424504_03md-627x1024-715x480.jpg\" data-envira-gallery-id=\"365\" data-envira-item-id=\"370\" data-envira-caption=\"Fig. 2fi. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, September 25, 1933. Page 3.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot; href=&amp;quot;https:\/\/repository.library.brown.edu\/studio\/item\/bdr:430899\/&amp;quot;&amp;gt;VIEW IN COLLECTION (BROWN DIGITAL REPOSITORY)&amp;lt;\/a&amp;gt;\" alt=\"Fig. 2fi. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, September 25, 1933. Page 3.\" title=\"Fig. 2fi. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, September 25, 1933. Page 3.&lt;br \/&gt; &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https:\/\/repository.library.brown.edu\/studio\/item\/bdr:430899\/&quot;&gt;VIEW IN COLLECTION (BROWN DIGITAL REPOSITORY)&lt;\/a&gt;\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" data-envira-srcset=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2fi-p3_bdr424504_03md-627x1024-715x480.jpg 400w,https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2fi-p3_bdr424504_03md-627x1024-715x480.jpg 2x\" data-envira-width=\"184\" data-envira-height=\"300\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-safe-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div id=\"envira-gallery-item-371\" class=\"envira-gallery-item enviratope-item envira-gallery-item-8 envira-lazy-load\" style=\"padding-left: 5px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-right: 5px;\"  itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-item-inner\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-right\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-right\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2fii-p4_bdr424504_04md.jpg\" class=\"envira-gallery-365 envira-gallery-link\" rel=\"enviragallery365\" title=\"Fig. 2fii. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, September 25, 1933. Page 4.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot; href=&amp;quot;https:\/\/repository.library.brown.edu\/studio\/item\/bdr:430900\/&amp;quot;&amp;gt;VIEW IN COLLECTION (BROWN DIGITAL REPOSITORY)&amp;lt;\/a&amp;gt;\" data-envira-caption=\"Fig. 2fii. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, September 25, 1933. Page 4.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot; href=&amp;quot;https:\/\/repository.library.brown.edu\/studio\/item\/bdr:430900\/&amp;quot;&amp;gt;VIEW IN COLLECTION (BROWN DIGITAL REPOSITORY)&amp;lt;\/a&amp;gt;\" data-envira-retina=\"\" data-thumbnail=\"\"  itemprop=\"contentUrl\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"envira-gallery-image-371\" class=\"envira-gallery-image envira-gallery-image-8 envira-normal envira-lazy\" data-envira-index=\"8\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2fii-p4_bdr424504_04md-625x1024-715x480.jpg\" data-envira-src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2fii-p4_bdr424504_04md-625x1024-715x480.jpg\" data-envira-gallery-id=\"365\" data-envira-item-id=\"371\" data-envira-caption=\"Fig. 2fii. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, September 25, 1933. Page 4.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot; href=&amp;quot;https:\/\/repository.library.brown.edu\/studio\/item\/bdr:430900\/&amp;quot;&amp;gt;VIEW IN COLLECTION (BROWN DIGITAL REPOSITORY)&amp;lt;\/a&amp;gt;\" alt=\"Fig. 2fii. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, September 25, 1933. Page 4.\" title=\"Fig. 2fii. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, September 25, 1933. Page 4.&lt;br \/&gt; &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https:\/\/repository.library.brown.edu\/studio\/item\/bdr:430900\/&quot;&gt;VIEW IN COLLECTION (BROWN DIGITAL REPOSITORY)&lt;\/a&gt;\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" data-envira-srcset=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2fii-p4_bdr424504_04md-625x1024-715x480.jpg 400w,https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2fii-p4_bdr424504_04md-625x1024-715x480.jpg 2x\" data-envira-width=\"183\" data-envira-height=\"300\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-safe-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div id=\"envira-gallery-item-372\" class=\"envira-gallery-item enviratope-item envira-gallery-item-9 envira-lazy-load\" style=\"padding-left: 5px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-right: 5px;\"  itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-item-inner\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-right\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-right\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2fiii-p5_bdr424504_05md.jpg\" class=\"envira-gallery-365 envira-gallery-link\" rel=\"enviragallery365\" title=\"Fig. 2fiii. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, September 25, 1933. Page 5.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot; href=&amp;quot;https:\/\/repository.library.brown.edu\/studio\/item\/bdr:430901\/&amp;quot;&amp;gt;VIEW IN COLLECTION (BROWN DIGITAL REPOSITORY)&amp;lt;\/a&amp;gt;\" data-envira-caption=\"Fig. 2fiii. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, September 25, 1933. Page 5.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot; href=&amp;quot;https:\/\/repository.library.brown.edu\/studio\/item\/bdr:430901\/&amp;quot;&amp;gt;VIEW IN COLLECTION (BROWN DIGITAL REPOSITORY)&amp;lt;\/a&amp;gt;\" data-envira-retina=\"\" data-thumbnail=\"\"  itemprop=\"contentUrl\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"envira-gallery-image-372\" class=\"envira-gallery-image envira-gallery-image-9 envira-normal envira-lazy\" data-envira-index=\"9\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2fiii-p5_bdr424504_05md-628x1024-715x480.jpg\" data-envira-src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2fiii-p5_bdr424504_05md-628x1024-715x480.jpg\" data-envira-gallery-id=\"365\" data-envira-item-id=\"372\" data-envira-caption=\"Fig. 2fiii. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, September 25, 1933. Page 5.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot; href=&amp;quot;https:\/\/repository.library.brown.edu\/studio\/item\/bdr:430901\/&amp;quot;&amp;gt;VIEW IN COLLECTION (BROWN DIGITAL REPOSITORY)&amp;lt;\/a&amp;gt;\" alt=\"Fig. 2fiii. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, September 25, 1933. Page 5.\" title=\"Fig. 2fiii. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, September 25, 1933. Page 5.&lt;br \/&gt; &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https:\/\/repository.library.brown.edu\/studio\/item\/bdr:430901\/&quot;&gt;VIEW IN COLLECTION (BROWN DIGITAL REPOSITORY)&lt;\/a&gt;\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" data-envira-srcset=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2fiii-p5_bdr424504_05md-628x1024-715x480.jpg 400w,https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2fiii-p5_bdr424504_05md-628x1024-715x480.jpg 2x\" data-envira-width=\"184\" data-envira-height=\"300\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-safe-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div id=\"envira-gallery-item-373\" class=\"envira-gallery-item enviratope-item envira-gallery-item-10 envira-lazy-load\" style=\"padding-left: 5px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-right: 5px;\"  itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-item-inner\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-right\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-right\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2fiv-p7_bdr424504_07md.jpg\" class=\"envira-gallery-365 envira-gallery-link\" rel=\"enviragallery365\" title=\"Fig. 2fiv. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, September 25, 1933. Page 7.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot; href=&amp;quot;https:\/\/repository.library.brown.edu\/studio\/item\/bdr:430903\/&amp;quot;&amp;gt;VIEW IN COLLECTION (BROWN DIGITAL REPOSITORY)&amp;lt;\/a&amp;gt;\" data-envira-caption=\"Fig. 2fiv. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, September 25, 1933. Page 7.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot; href=&amp;quot;https:\/\/repository.library.brown.edu\/studio\/item\/bdr:430903\/&amp;quot;&amp;gt;VIEW IN COLLECTION (BROWN DIGITAL REPOSITORY)&amp;lt;\/a&amp;gt;\" data-envira-retina=\"\" data-thumbnail=\"\"  itemprop=\"contentUrl\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"envira-gallery-image-373\" class=\"envira-gallery-image envira-gallery-image-10 envira-normal envira-lazy\" data-envira-index=\"10\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2fiv-p7_bdr424504_07md-627x1024-715x480.jpg\" data-envira-src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2fiv-p7_bdr424504_07md-627x1024-715x480.jpg\" data-envira-gallery-id=\"365\" data-envira-item-id=\"373\" data-envira-caption=\"Fig. 2fiv. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, September 25, 1933. Page 7.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot; href=&amp;quot;https:\/\/repository.library.brown.edu\/studio\/item\/bdr:430903\/&amp;quot;&amp;gt;VIEW IN COLLECTION (BROWN DIGITAL REPOSITORY)&amp;lt;\/a&amp;gt;\" alt=\"Fig. 2fiv. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, September 25, 1933. Page 7.\" title=\"Fig. 2fiv. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, September 25, 1933. Page 7.&lt;br \/&gt; &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https:\/\/repository.library.brown.edu\/studio\/item\/bdr:430903\/&quot;&gt;VIEW IN COLLECTION (BROWN DIGITAL REPOSITORY)&lt;\/a&gt;\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" data-envira-srcset=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2fiv-p7_bdr424504_07md-627x1024-715x480.jpg 400w,https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2fiv-p7_bdr424504_07md-627x1024-715x480.jpg 2x\" data-envira-width=\"184\" data-envira-height=\"300\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-safe-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div id=\"envira-gallery-item-374\" class=\"envira-gallery-item enviratope-item envira-gallery-item-11 envira-lazy-load\" style=\"padding-left: 5px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-right: 5px;\"  itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-item-inner\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-right\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-right\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2fv-p9_bdr424504_09md.jpg\" class=\"envira-gallery-365 envira-gallery-link\" rel=\"enviragallery365\" title=\"Fig. 2fv. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, September 25, 1933. Page 9.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot; href=&amp;quot;https:\/\/repository.library.brown.edu\/studio\/item\/bdr:430905\/&amp;quot;&amp;gt;VIEW IN COLLECTION (BROWN DIGITAL REPOSITORY)&amp;lt;\/a&amp;gt;\" data-envira-caption=\"Fig. 2fv. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, September 25, 1933. Page 9.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot; href=&amp;quot;https:\/\/repository.library.brown.edu\/studio\/item\/bdr:430905\/&amp;quot;&amp;gt;VIEW IN COLLECTION (BROWN DIGITAL REPOSITORY)&amp;lt;\/a&amp;gt;\" data-envira-retina=\"\" data-thumbnail=\"\"  itemprop=\"contentUrl\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"envira-gallery-image-374\" class=\"envira-gallery-image envira-gallery-image-11 envira-normal envira-lazy\" data-envira-index=\"11\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2fv-p9_bdr424504_09md-627x1024-715x480.jpg\" data-envira-src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2fv-p9_bdr424504_09md-627x1024-715x480.jpg\" data-envira-gallery-id=\"365\" data-envira-item-id=\"374\" data-envira-caption=\"Fig. 2fv. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, September 25, 1933. Page 9.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot; href=&amp;quot;https:\/\/repository.library.brown.edu\/studio\/item\/bdr:430905\/&amp;quot;&amp;gt;VIEW IN COLLECTION (BROWN DIGITAL REPOSITORY)&amp;lt;\/a&amp;gt;\" alt=\"Fig. 2fv. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, September 25, 1933. Page 9.\" title=\"Fig. 2fv. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, September 25, 1933. Page 9.&lt;br \/&gt; &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https:\/\/repository.library.brown.edu\/studio\/item\/bdr:430905\/&quot;&gt;VIEW IN COLLECTION (BROWN DIGITAL REPOSITORY)&lt;\/a&gt;\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" data-envira-srcset=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2fv-p9_bdr424504_09md-627x1024-715x480.jpg 400w,https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2fv-p9_bdr424504_09md-627x1024-715x480.jpg 2x\" data-envira-width=\"184\" data-envira-height=\"300\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-safe-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div id=\"envira-gallery-item-378\" class=\"envira-gallery-item enviratope-item envira-gallery-item-12 envira-lazy-load\" style=\"padding-left: 5px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-right: 5px;\"  itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-item-inner\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-right\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-right\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2fvi-p10_bdr424504_10md-1.jpg\" class=\"envira-gallery-365 envira-gallery-link\" rel=\"enviragallery365\" title=\"Fig. 2fvi. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, September 25, 1933. Page 10.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot; href=&amp;quot;https:\/\/repository.library.brown.edu\/studio\/item\/bdr:430906\/&amp;quot;&amp;gt;VIEW IN COLLECTION (BROWN DIGITAL REPOSITORY)&amp;lt;\/a&amp;gt;\" data-envira-caption=\"Fig. 2fvi. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, September 25, 1933. Page 10.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot; href=&amp;quot;https:\/\/repository.library.brown.edu\/studio\/item\/bdr:430906\/&amp;quot;&amp;gt;VIEW IN COLLECTION (BROWN DIGITAL REPOSITORY)&amp;lt;\/a&amp;gt;\" data-envira-retina=\"\" data-thumbnail=\"\"  itemprop=\"contentUrl\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"envira-gallery-image-378\" class=\"envira-gallery-image envira-gallery-image-12 envira-normal envira-lazy\" data-envira-index=\"12\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2fvi-p10_bdr424504_10md-1-628x1024-715x480.jpg\" data-envira-src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2fvi-p10_bdr424504_10md-1-628x1024-715x480.jpg\" data-envira-gallery-id=\"365\" data-envira-item-id=\"378\" data-envira-caption=\"Fig. 2fvi. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, September 25, 1933. Page 10.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot; href=&amp;quot;https:\/\/repository.library.brown.edu\/studio\/item\/bdr:430906\/&amp;quot;&amp;gt;VIEW IN COLLECTION (BROWN DIGITAL REPOSITORY)&amp;lt;\/a&amp;gt;\" alt=\"Fig. 2fvi. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, September 25, 1933. Page 10.\" title=\"Fig. 2fvi. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, September 25, 1933. Page 10.&lt;br \/&gt; &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https:\/\/repository.library.brown.edu\/studio\/item\/bdr:430906\/&quot;&gt;VIEW IN COLLECTION (BROWN DIGITAL REPOSITORY)&lt;\/a&gt;\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" data-envira-srcset=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2fvi-p10_bdr424504_10md-1-628x1024-715x480.jpg 400w,https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2fvi-p10_bdr424504_10md-1-628x1024-715x480.jpg 2x\" data-envira-width=\"184\" data-envira-height=\"300\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-safe-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div id=\"envira-gallery-item-405\" class=\"envira-gallery-item enviratope-item envira-gallery-item-13 envira-lazy-load\" style=\"padding-left: 5px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-right: 5px;\"  itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-item-inner\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-right\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-right\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2fvii-p16_bdr424504_16md-highlights.jpg\" class=\"envira-gallery-365 envira-gallery-link\" rel=\"enviragallery365\" title=\"Fig. 2fvii. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, September 25, 1933. Page 16.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot; href=&amp;quot;https:\/\/repository.library.brown.edu\/studio\/item\/bdr:430912\/&amp;quot;&amp;gt;VIEW IN COLLECTION (BROWN DIGITAL REPOSITORY)&amp;lt;\/a&amp;gt;\" data-envira-caption=\"Fig. 2fvii. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, September 25, 1933. Page 16.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot; href=&amp;quot;https:\/\/repository.library.brown.edu\/studio\/item\/bdr:430912\/&amp;quot;&amp;gt;VIEW IN COLLECTION (BROWN DIGITAL REPOSITORY)&amp;lt;\/a&amp;gt;\" data-envira-retina=\"\" data-thumbnail=\"\"  itemprop=\"contentUrl\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"envira-gallery-image-405\" class=\"envira-gallery-image envira-gallery-image-13 envira-normal envira-lazy\" data-envira-index=\"13\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2fvii-p16_bdr424504_16md-highlights-626x1024-715x480.jpg\" data-envira-src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2fvii-p16_bdr424504_16md-highlights-626x1024-715x480.jpg\" data-envira-gallery-id=\"365\" data-envira-item-id=\"405\" data-envira-caption=\"Fig. 2fvii. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, September 25, 1933. Page 16.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt; &amp;lt;a target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot; href=&amp;quot;https:\/\/repository.library.brown.edu\/studio\/item\/bdr:430912\/&amp;quot;&amp;gt;VIEW IN COLLECTION (BROWN DIGITAL REPOSITORY)&amp;lt;\/a&amp;gt;\" alt=\"Fig. 2fvii. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, September 25, 1933. Page 16.\" title=\"Fig. 2fvii. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, September 25, 1933. Page 16.&lt;br \/&gt; &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https:\/\/repository.library.brown.edu\/studio\/item\/bdr:430912\/&quot;&gt;VIEW IN COLLECTION (BROWN DIGITAL REPOSITORY)&lt;\/a&gt;\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" data-envira-srcset=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2fvii-p16_bdr424504_16md-highlights-626x1024-715x480.jpg 400w,https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2fvii-p16_bdr424504_16md-highlights-626x1024-715x480.jpg 2x\" data-envira-width=\"183\" data-envira-height=\"300\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-safe-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2di-p08_bdr424440_08md-highlights.jpg\" alt=\"Fig. 2di. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, May 29th, 1933. Page 8.\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2dii-p09_bdr424440_09md.jpg\" alt=\"Fig. 2dii. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, May 29th, 1933. Page 9.\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2diii-p10_bdr424440_10md-highlights.jpg\" alt=\"Fig. 2diii. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, May 29th, 1933. Page 10.\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2div-p11_bdr424440_11md-highlights.jpg\" alt=\"Fig. 2div. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, May 29th, 1933. Page 11.\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2ei-p5_bdr_933653-highlights.jpg\" alt=\"Fig. 2ei. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, July 30, 1933. Page 5.\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2eii-p6_bdr_933654-highlights.jpg\" alt=\"Fig. 2eii. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, July 30, 1933. Page 6.\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2fi-p3_bdr424504_03md.jpg\" alt=\"Fig. 2fi. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, September 25, 1933. Page 3.\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2fii-p4_bdr424504_04md.jpg\" alt=\"Fig. 2fii. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, September 25, 1933. Page 4.\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2fiii-p5_bdr424504_05md.jpg\" alt=\"Fig. 2fiii. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, September 25, 1933. Page 5.\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2fiv-p7_bdr424504_07md.jpg\" alt=\"Fig. 2fiv. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, September 25, 1933. Page 7.\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2fv-p9_bdr424504_09md.jpg\" alt=\"Fig. 2fv. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, September 25, 1933. Page 9.\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2fvi-p10_bdr424504_10md-1.jpg\" alt=\"Fig. 2fvi. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, September 25, 1933. Page 10.\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/lovecraftracialimaginaries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2020\/11\/EG_2fvii-p16_bdr424504_16md-highlights.jpg\" alt=\"Fig. 2fvii. H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft, Howard P. to Shea, J. Vernon, September 25, 1933. Page 16.\" \/><\/noscript>\n\n\n\n<p>Perhaps the most jarring instances of Lovecraft\u2019s race thinking are exemplified in a multi-letter exchange with Vernon J. Shea between May and September of 1933 (fig. 2d\u2013f). In these letters, Lovecraft discusses his views on Nazism and further clarifies the content of his anti-Black racism and anti-Semitism. Lovecraft\u2019s main disagreement with Nazism is its view of \u201cthe Jewish problem\u201d as a \u201cblood problem\u201d instead of a \u201ccultural problem\u201d (fig. 2eii). In other words, Lovecraft thinks Jewish people can be \u201cassimilated\u201d to the \u201cAryan\u201d \u201ccultural stream,\u201d but that the \u201cproblem\u201d is \u201cin the presence of an intellectually powerful [Jewish] minority springing from a profoundly alien &amp; emotionally repulsive culture-stream\u201d (fig. 2di). Here, Lovecraft is clearly echoing anti-Semitic tropes. Thus, although he views Hitler\u2019s political program as being \u201cso full of extraneous absurdities,\u201d he thinks of Hitler as \u201csincere and well-meaning\u201d (fig. 2eii). Lovecraft would later proclaim that \u201cthe crazy thing is not what Adolf wants, but the way he sees it &amp; starts out to get it. I know he\u2019s a clown, but by god, I&nbsp;<em>like<\/em>&nbsp;the boy!\u201d (fig. 2fvii).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lovecraft\u2019s anti-Semitism is abundantly clear. However, the most hateful aspect of his race thinking is his anti-Black racism. Contrary to the \u201cJewish problem,\u201d Lovecraft thinks that&nbsp;\u201cthe negro represents a vastly inferior biological variant which must under no circumstances taint our Aryan stock. The absolute colour-line as applied to negroes is both necessary and sensible\u201d (fig. 2diii-iv). Indeed, for Lovecraft, Black people cannot \u201cmix successfully into the fabric of a civilized caucasian nation\u201d (fig. 2ei).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>1<\/sup>&nbsp;<em>A note from the curator<\/em>: I understand and appreciate that given the racist history of the \u201cN-word\u201d it now is \u201ca word used on black people\u2019s terms\u201d (Ogbar 2008, 68) and thus is not mine to use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Figs. 2a &amp; 2b (series): For a better understanding of Lovecraft\u2019s traditionalism based on the idea of ancient, discrete and unchanging \u201ccultural streams,\u201d it is worthwhile to further look at specific instances of his race thinking, with particular emphasis on his anti-Black racism, anti-Semitism and his views on Nazism and Adolf Hitler. 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