Gail and Stephen Rudin literary autograph collection, 1841-1993.
Collection Number: 4690
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library
DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY
Title:
Gail and Stephen Rudin literary autograph collection, 1841-1993.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Collection Number:
4690
Abstract:
Letters by noted authors, many on the subject of writing. Authors represented include:
Louisa May Alcott, James Baldwin, Paul Bowles, Pearl Buck, Raymond Chandler, Agatha
Christie, Samuel Clemens, Joseph Conrad, Charles Dickens, Arthur Conan Doyle, Theodore
Dreiser, T.S. Eliot, William Faulkner, Robert Frost, Zane Grey, Alex Haley, Nathaniel
Hawthorne, Ernest Hemingway, Sinclair Lewis, Jack London, Thomas Mann, Henry Miller,
Margaret Mitchell, Vladimir Nabokov, Ezra Pound, Rod Serling, G.B. Shaw, John Steinbeck,
William M. Thackeray, Kurt Vonnegut, H.G. Wells, E.B. White, and William Wordsworth.
Creator:
Rudin, Stephen
Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888.
Baldwin, James, 1924-1987.
Bowles, Paul, 1910-1999.
Buck, Pearl S. (Pearl Sydenstricker), 1892-1973.
Chandler, Raymond, 1888-1959.
Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976.
Clemens, Samuel Langhorne, 1835-1910.
Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924.
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870.
Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930.
Dreiser, Theodore, 1871-1945.
Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns), 1888-1965.
Faulkner, William, 1897-1962.
Frost, Robert, 1874-1963.
Grey, Zane, 1872-1939.
Haley, Alex.
Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864.
Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961.
Lewis, Sinclair, 1885-1951.
London, Jack, 1876-1916.
Mann, Thomas, 1875-1955.
Miller, Henry, 1891-1980.
Mitchell, Margaret, 1900-1949.
Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1899-1977.
Pound, Ezra, 1885-1972.
Serling, Rod, 1924-1975.
Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950.
Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968.
Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863.
Vonnegut, Kurt.
Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946.
White, E. B. (Elwyn Brooks), 1899-1985.
Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850
Quanitities:
3.2 cubic feet.
Language:
Collection material in English
Letters by noted authors, many on the subject of writing. Authors represented include:
Louisa May Alcott, James Baldwin, Paul Bowles, Pearl Buck, Raymond Chandler, Agatha
Christie, Samuel Clemens, Joseph Conrad, Charles Dickens, Arthur Conan Doyle, Theodore
Dreiser, T.S. Eliot, William Faulkner, Robert Frost, Zane Grey, Alex Haley, Nathaniel
Hawthorne, Ernest Hemingway, Sinclair Lewis, Jack London, Thomas Mann, Henry Miller,
Margaret Mitchell, Vladimir Nabokov, Ezra Pound, Rod Serling, G.B. Shaw, John Steinbeck,
William M. Thackeray, Kurt Vonnegut, H.G. Wells, E.B. White, and William Wordsworth.
Also an additional gathering of letters by famous literary figures.
Books
- Victory, Joseph Conrad. Critique in the front written by Pearl Buck. Rudin # B-18.
- The Four Seasons of Success, by Budd Schulberg. Signed by the author.
- Giovanni's Room, by James Baldwin. Unsigned. See Box 7, Folder 8.
- Bernard Shaw: His Life and Personality, by Hesketh Pearson. Including notes, signatures, and newspaper clippings on Shaw.
INFORMATION FOR USERS
Gail and Stephen Rudin literary autograph collection, #4690. Division of Rare and
Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
Researchers may view one folder at a time.
Subjects:
Authorship.
CONTAINER LIST
Container
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Description
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Date
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Box 1 | Folder 1 |
Albee, Edward : Typed letter to Mr. Allen. Lexington, VA.
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May 22, 1962 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding drama critics.
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Box 1 | Folder 2 |
Alcott, Louisa May : Autograph letter to Mr. Wendell Phillips.
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Feb. 10, no year |
Box 7 | Folder 1 |
Ambler, Eric : signed letter to John Davenport, Esq.. APO 512
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Nov. 15, 1943 |
Scope and Contents
Ambler bemoans his intellectually deprived situation (in the Army), "Nobody here reads
anything but The Stars and Stripes…" Rudin # B-1
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Box 7 | Folder 2 |
Ambler, Eric : Typed letter to Donald McCormick, Esq.. Los Angeles CA
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Aug. 19, 1963 |
Scope and Contents
Discusses the inspiration behind his book, The Mask of Dimitrios. Rudin # B-2
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Box 7 | Folder 2A |
Anderson, Jack : Typed letter to Wesley Hartley. New York, NY.
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Jul. 15, 1995 |
Box 7 | Folder 3 |
Anderson, Maxwell : signed letter to Mr. Benson. Stamford, CT
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Feb. 9, 1959 |
Scope and Contents
Anderson sternly lectures a young writer and tells of his own writing history. Rudin
# B-3
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Box 7 | Folder 4 |
Anderson, Sherwood : signed letter to Frederick O'Brien.
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1920s |
Scope and Contents
Anderson dispenses advice to O'Brien about writing. Rudin # B-4
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Box 1 | Folder 3 |
Anderson, Sherwood : Autograph letter to Lois Wright.
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Jan. 2, 1923 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding personal life.
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Box 13 | Folder 1 |
Anderson, Sherwood : Autographed letter to Frederick Harrold. New York, NY.
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Dec. 21, 1923 |
Scope and Contents
In answer to a complimentary letter from a fan. In a presentation portfolio. Rudin
# B-5A
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Box 7 | Folder 5 |
Anderson, Sherwood : Typed letter to Publicity Department- Boni and Liveright. New Orleans, LA
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Mar. 29, 1926? |
Scope and Contents
Letter to his publisher offering an autobiographical sketch of himself. Rudin # B-5
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Box 1 | Folder 4 |
Anderson, Sherwood : Typed letter to Miss Frieda Meredith Dietz. Marion, VA.
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Jul. 28, 1983 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding Southern Literary Messenger.
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Box 1 | Folder 5 |
Asimov, Isaac : Typed letter to Wesley Hartley. West Newton, MA.
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Aug. 24, 1959 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding education and writing.
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Box 1 | Folder 6 |
Asimov, Isaac : Signed postcard to Sean A. Hicks. New York, NY.
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May 12, 1983 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding desire to write.
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Box 7 | Folder 6 |
Asimov, Isaac : Typed letter to Reverend William Ward. New York, NY.
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Jul. 24, 1985 |
Scope and Contents
Letter to a clergyman who wants to read all of his books. He informs him that he has
written 327 of them! Rudin # B-6
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Box 13 | Folder 2 |
Atherton, Gertrude : Typed letter to AD Wright. San Francisco, CA.
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Aug. 29, 1911 |
Scope and Contents
Atherton discusses her work and her position on women's rights. Located in a presentation
portfolio. Rudin # B-6A
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Box 1 | Folder 7 |
Auden, Wystan : Autograph letter to Harvey Breit. Napoli, Italy.
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May 30, 1951 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding dislike of being photographed, personal views on writing.
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Box 7 | Folder 7 |
Baldwin, James : Typed letter to Samuel L. Blumenfield. Paris, France.
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Oct. 29, 1953 |
Scope and Contents
Baldwin complains that he doesn't think his book was properly advertised; he is in
the process of finishing a play; and he indicates that he isn't drinking any more
than normal. Rudin # B-7
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Box 7 | Folder 8 |
Baldwin, James : Typed letter to Samuel L. Blumenfield. Paris, France.
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Oct. 8, 1955 |
Scope and Contents
Baldwin discusses the theme and characters of his new book "Giovanni's Room" and fears
censorship by his publishers - Included is a first edition of the book. (Book is catalogued
individually). Rudin # B-8
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Box 1 | Folder 8 |
Baldwin, James : Signed card.
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No date |
Scope and Contents
Regarding struggle vs. satisfaction.
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Box 7 | Folder 8A |
Barker, A.L. : Typed letter to Wesley Hartley.
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Aug. 8, 1995 |
Box 7 | Folder 9 |
Barrie, James : Signed letter to Nicholas Murray Butler. The Athenaeum S.W.
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Jan. 23, 1919 |
Scope and Contents
"Dear Brutus" is an allegory. Rudin # B-9
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Box 7 | Folder 9A |
Belitt, Ben : Typed letter to Wesley Hartley. Bennington VT.
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Mar. 29, 1993 |
Box 7 | Folder 10 |
Bell, Clive : Signed letter to Wesley Hartley. Charleston, Firle, Sussex.
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Oct. 26, 1958 |
Scope and Contents
Gives his opinions on education and schools. Rudin # B-10
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Box 1 | Folder 9 |
Bell, E.T. : Autograph letter to Wesley Hartley. Pasadena, CA.
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May 13, 1959 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding education and writing.
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Box 7 | Folder 11 |
Bellow, Saul : Typed letter to Samuel Goldberg.
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Dec. 13, 1955 |
Scope and Contents
He writes of his divorce, his inability to think in NY and the publication of his
novelette. Rudin # B-11
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Box 7 | Folder 12 |
Bellow, Saul : Autographed letter.
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Scope and Contents
Working draft of his 1976 Nobel Prize acceptance speech; included are instructions
from Svenska Handelsbanken on how to obtain his prize money. Rudin # B-12
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Box 1 | Folder 10 |
Bemelmans, Ludwig : Typed letter to Mr. Hartley. Paris, France.
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Aug. 2, 1957 |
Scope and Contents
Comparing being a writer to having a disease.
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Box 7 | Folder 13 |
Benchley, Robert : Typed letter to Dearest Mother. Hollywood, CA.
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Dec. 7, 1928 |
Scope and Contents
Benchley writes of the weather, what he is working on in CA and what his future plans
will be. Rudin # B-13
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Box 1 | Folder 11 |
Benet, William Rose : Typed letter to Mr. Harlan Umansky. New York, NY.
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Nov. 20, 1933 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding rejection of aspiring poet Umansky.
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Box 7 | Folder 14 |
Benson, E.F. : Letters to Miss Carey. Norfolk, Rye, London.
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Aug. 13, 1922-Dec. 3, 1922 |
Scope and Contents
Group of four letters plus manuscript responding to a request to read and comment
on short story submissions. Rudin # B-13A
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Box 7 | Folder 14A |
Bentley, Phyllis : Typed letters to Wesley Hartley. Halifax.
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1958, 1974 |
Box 1 | Folder 12 |
Betjeman, John : Typed letter to "Assistant Secretary". Berkshire.
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Jul. 23, 1949 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding experience with periodicals.
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Box 1 | Folder 13 |
Bierce, Ambrose : Autograph letter to Lella Cotton. Washington D.C.
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Apr. 14, 1904 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding death of Lella's father.
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Box 7 | Folder 15 |
Bierce, Ambrose : Typed letter to Walter Neale. Washington, DC.
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Jan. 8, 1913 |
Scope and Contents
He responds to his publisher regarding the typographical errors in the final printed
version of the recently published "Collected Works". Rudin # B-14
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Box 7 | Folder 15A |
Bishop, Morris : Typed letter to Wesley Hartley. Ithaca, NY.
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Dec. 3, 1957 |
Box 7 | Folder 15B |
Blackmur, R.P. : Typed letter to Wesley Hartley. Princeton, NJ.
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Oct. 29, 1958 |
Box 7 | Folder 16 |
Borges, Jorge Luis : Typed letter to John Norbutt. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Jun. 27, 1979 |
Scope and Contents
Borges tells how to write work of "lasting importance". Rudin # B-15
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Box 7 | Folder 16A |
Bottome, Phyllis : Typed letter to Wesley Hartley.
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Nov. 25, 1958 |
Box 1 | Folder 14 |
Boucher, Anthony : Typed letter to Mr. Hartley.
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Oct. 30, 1958 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding education and writing.
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Box 1 | Folder 15 |
Bowles, Paul : Typed letter to Mr. Vance Morgan. Tangier, Morocco.
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Feb. 18, 1981 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding a turning point in his literary life.
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Box 7 | Folder 17 |
Bradbury, Ray : Typed letter to Nard. Los Abgeles 64, CA.
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Scope and Contents
"I don't have to discover [Christ] anew, since He discovered me, a long while back."
Rudin # B-16
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Box 1 | Folder 16 |
Bradbury, Ray : Typed letter to Sean Hicks. Los Angeles, CA.
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Jul. 17, 1983 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding desire to write.
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Box 1 | Folder 17 |
Bretnor, Reginald : Typed letter to Wesley Hartley. Berkeley, CA.
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Oct. 25, 1959 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding education and writing.
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Box 7 | Folder 17A |
Bridge, Ann (Kate Willert) : Two autographed letters to Wesley Hartley.
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1958, 1975 |
Box 1 | Folder 18 |
Bryant, William Cullen : Autograph letter to Earl Marble. Long Island, NY.
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May 16, 1878 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding biographical information.
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Box 14 | Folder 13 |
Buchwald, Art : Typed Manuscript. New School, NYC.
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Jun. 14, 1989 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding a panel discussion of Jewish Humor. Rudin # B-17
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Box 7 | Folder 18 |
Buck, Pearl S. : Autographed letter to John Walsh.
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Nov. 11, 1932 |
Scope and Contents
Buck writes to her publisher and future husband asking his advice about receiving
an honorary degree and about speaking to a negro women's group. Rudin # B-19
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Box 1 | Folder 19 |
Buck, Pearl : Typed manuscript.
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1933 |
Scope and Contents
On the Writing of Novels.
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Box 7 | Folder 19 |
Buck, Pearl S. : Typed letter to Miss Tremaine. New York, NY.
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Jan. 21, 1943 |
Scope and Contents
"I must say the fact remains that China needs reassurance of our friendship and needs
it now." Letter on political relations. Rudin # B-20
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Box 7 | Folder 20 |
Buck, Pearl S. : Typed letter to Mrs. Cheyney. Perkasie, PA.
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Dec. 19, 1949 |
Scope and Contents
Buck sends a Chinese poem followed by politically charged paragraphs about the Chinese,
revolution and Communism. Rudin # B-21
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Box 7 | Folder 21 |
Buck, Pearl S. : Typed manuscript with corrections.
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1965 |
Scope and Contents
"My World of Home": A memoir and reflections relating to Buck's childhood in China.
Rudin # B-21a
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Box 7 | Folder 22 |
Buck, Pearl S. : Typed letter to Mr. Jerry Granat. Perkasie, PA.
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Apr. 7, 1969 |
Scope and Contents
She writes regarding the differences in Asian people of different countries. Rudin
# B-22
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Box 7 | Folder 23 |
Buck, Pearl S. : Typed manuscript.
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1973 |
Scope and Contents
Two drafts of the story "Miracle Child" originally published in the December 1973
issue of "Good Housekeeping". Rudin # B-23
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Buck, Pearl S. : Autographed manuscript.
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Feb. 18, 1925 | ||
Scope and Contents
Extensive critique of Joseph Conrad's "Victory" - written inside his book from her
library. (Book is catalogued individually)
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Box 1 | Folder 20 |
Burroughs, Edgar Rice : Typed letter to Mr. Ralph J. Saterlee. Tarzana, CA.
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Oct. 10, 1933 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding education and writing.
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Box 7 | Folder 24 |
Burroughs, John : Autographed manuscript.
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1906 |
Scope and Contents
The original manuscript of Burroughs' essay on the evil effect of extravagant toys
upon children. Rudin # B-24
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Box 7 | Folder 25 |
Burroughs, William S. : Typed letter to Mr. Nargi. Lawrence, KS.
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Scope and Contents
"I do not feel that [Samuel Beckett] has had a specific influence on my own work…I
doubt very much if my example has influenced Beckett". Rudin # B-25
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Box 1 | Folder 21 |
Burt, Struthers : Autograph letter to Professor Munson. Southern Pines, NC.
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Apr. 22, 1935 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding Burt's personal writing process, Festive.
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Box 1 | Folder 22 |
Bynner, Witter : Typed letters to Wesley Hartley. Santa Fe, NM.
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Nov. 27, 1957, Dec. 9, 1958 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding education and writing.
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Box 1 | Folder 23 |
Caldwell, Erskine : Typed letter to Wesley Hartley. San Francisco, CA.
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Jul. 21, 1957 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding education and writing.
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Box 1 | Folder 24 |
Caldwell, Taylor : Typed letter to editor of Look magazine. Buffalo, NY.
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Jan. 9, 1962 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding prediction of future by Look.
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Box 1 | Folder 25 |
Campbell, John : Typed letter to Wesley Hartley. New York, NY.
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Sep. 28, 1959 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding education and writing.
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Box 1 | Folder 26 |
Capote, Truman : Typed letter to Mr. William Shawn. New York, NY.
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Oct. 5, 1960 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding permanent leave to Switzerland. With photo.
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Box 7 | Folder 26 |
Carlyle, Thomas : Signed letter to James Hannay. Chelsea.
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Oct. 4, 1849 |
Scope and Contents
Discusses "Literature as a practical employment". Rudin # B-26
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Box 14 | Folder 1 |
Cather, Willa : signed letters to Emmy Liddell.
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1943-1946 |
Scope and Contents
Cather writes with disdain reflecting her feelings towards Hollywood and celebrity
culture. Also included are two handwritten letters of admiration dated 5/9/1943 and
5/27/1946 from Liddell to Cather. Rudin # B-26A
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Box 1 | Folder 27 |
Catton, Bruce : Typed letter to Mr. Fulton. New York, NY.
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Mar. 7, 1963 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding war and peace.
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Box 1 | Folder 28 |
Chandler, Raymond : Typed letter to Mr. H.N. Swanson. La Jolla, CA.
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Dec. 16, 1946 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding The Pocket Atlantic.
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Box 7 | Folder 27 |
Chandler, Raymond : Typed letter to Angello Hampares. La Jolla, CA.
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Jul. 28, 1948 |
Scope and Contents
A letter to an aspiring mystery writer offering advice. Rudin # B-27
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Box 7 | Folder 28 |
Chandler, Raymond : Typed letter to H.N. Swanson. La Jolla, CA.
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Jan. 2, 1952 |
Scope and Contents
Thanks his agent for the gift of a tie. Discusses the coordination of radio and television
contracts. Rudin # B-28
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Box 1 | Folder 29 |
Chandler, Raymond : Typed letter to William Gault. La Jolla, CA.
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Apr. 1955 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding mystery genre.
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Box 7 | Folder 29 |
Chandler, Raymond : Typed letter to Wesley Hartley. La Jolla, CA.
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Dec. 3, 1958 |
Scope and Contents
Discusses whether a college education is necessary for creative writing. "What is
necessary to creative writing is a creative mind." Rudin # B-28A
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Box 7 | Folder 29A |
Chappell, Fred : Typed letter to Wesley Hartley. Laconia, NH.
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May 23, 1995 |
Box 7 | Folder 30 |
Cheever, John : Two typed letters to Jerry Granat
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Apr. 19, 24, 1978 |
Scope and Contents
Two letters, one stating that he never took a course in writing, the other mentioning
some "splendid courses in writing" and also mentioning his father's correspondence
with the King. Rudin # B-29
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Box 13 | Folder 4 |
Chesterton, GK : Typescript.
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Scope and Contents
Typescript and page proofs of his article "This Unpsychological Age", attacking his
generation's addiction to hedonism. Rudin # B-30
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Box 1 | Folder 30 |
Christie, Agatha : Typed letter to John Ewing. Berkshire.
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Jan. 31, 1973 |
Scope and Contents
Denial that her novels are anti-Semitic. Signed "Agatha Mallowan".
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Box 1 | Folder 31 |
Christie, Agatha : Autograph letter to Anthony Shaffe. Churston Ferrers, South Devon.
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Jul. 8, 1940s |
Scope and Contents
Regarding manuscripts.
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Box 7 | Folder 30A |
Ciardi, John : Typed letter to Wesley Hartley. Metuchen, NJ.
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Jul. 18, 1959 |
Box 1 | Folder 32 |
Clarke, Arthur C. : Typed letter to Sean Hicks. Sri Lanka.
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Feb. 1984 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding space, advice, authors.
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Box 1 | Folder 33 |
Clemens, Samuel : Autograph letter to Jack. Hartford, CT.
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Jun. 23, 1882 |
Scope and Contents
With 2 photographs, Samuel Clemens postage stamps.
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Box 1 | Folder 33a |
Clemens, Samuel L : ALS
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November 30, 1900 |
Scope and Contents
On his 65th birthday, Twain admits his softness for some impish neighborhood boys
who congregate on his front steps.Rudin # B-30A
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Box 1 | Folder 34 |
Clemens, Samuel : Autograph letter to Clara Clemens. New York, NY.
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Mar. 5, 1907 |
Scope and Contents
Personal letter to his daughter.
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Box 7 | Folder 30B |
Coit, Margaret Louise : Autographed letter to Wesley Hartley. NJ.
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1957 |
Box 1 | Folder 35 |
Conrad, Joseph : Letter to Mr. Hughes. Bishopsbourne, Kent.
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Sep. 2, 1924 |
Scope and Contents
Response to letter from Hughes.
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Box 1 | Folder 36 |
Cooper, James Fenimore : Autograph letter to Henry Carey.
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1836? |
Scope and Contents
Recommendation of an author.
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Box 1 | Folder 37 |
Coward, Noel : Autograph letter to T.E. Lawrence. London.
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Aug. 25, 1930 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding The Mint.
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Box 7 | Folder 30C |
Cowley, Malcolm : Typed letter to Wesley Hartley. Sherman, CT.
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Aug. 5, 1957 |
Box 7 | Folder 31 |
Cronin, AJ : Autographed letter to Alan. Switzerland.
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Mar. 25, 1976. |
Scope and Contents
On becoming an author. Rudin # B-31
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Box 7 | Folder 32 |
Cummings, E.E. : Typed letter to Sanders Russell. NH.
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Aug. 2, 1947 |
Scope and Contents
Discusses the role of a critic and how it affects the writer. Rudin # B-32
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Box 1 | Folder 38 |
Cummings, E.E. : Typed letter to Seymour. New York, NY.
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Dec. 4, 1952 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding publishing of nonlectures.
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Box 1 | Folder 39 |
de Camp, L. Sprague : Typed letter to Mr. Hartley. Wallingford, PA.
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Aug. 27, 1959 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding education and writing.
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Box 1 | Folder 40 |
De Quincey, Thomas : Autograph letter to J.A. Hessy. Kendal.
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Dec. 6, 1823 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding Hessy's opium addiction.
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Box 7 | Folder 33 |
Dickens, Charles : Autograph letter to Dr. Thomas Southwood Smith. London, England.
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Dec. 15, 1840 |
Scope and Contents
Dickens writing on child labour in early Victorian Britain. Rudin # B-33
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Box 1 | Folder 41 |
Dickens, Charles : Typed letter to Madam. Boston, MA.
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Feb. 2, 1842 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding dinner given to Dickens.
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Box 1 | Folder 42 |
Dickens, Charles : Autograph letter to Sir. London.
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Sep. 6, 1859 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding Child's History of England.
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Box 7 | Folder 34 |
Dickey, James : Typed letter, signed photograph to Leon Moritz. Columbia, SC.
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Aug. 8, 1984 |
Scope and Contents
Provides advice on creative writing. Rudin # B-34
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Box 7 | Folder 34a |
Dodgson, Charles L. : Photo
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Scope and Contents
Photograph of Xie Kitchin seated on a sofa in a dark dress.Rudin # B-34A
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Box 7 | Folder 34a |
Dodgson, Charles L. : ALS to Xie Kitchin
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April 23, 1876 |
Scope and Contents
"Why doesn't she write?" Signed "Lewis Carroll".Rudin # B-34B
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Box 7 | Folder 34a |
Dodgson, Charles L. : ALS to Mrs. Kitchin
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May 31, 1880 |
Scope and Contents
Letter describing his photography.Rudin # B-34C
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Box 1 | Folder 43 |
Doyle, Arthur Conan : Two autograph letters to Margaret Ryan/Mam
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1889 |
Scope and Contents
Letter of condolence; Regarding new literary career
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Box 1 | Folder 43a |
Doyle, Arthur Conan : ALS
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April 29, 1927 or 1928 |
Scope and Contents
"I was glad to withdraw Holmes before the public were too weary of him".Rudin # B-35
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Box 1 | Folder 44 |
Doyle, Arthur Conan : Typed letter to Lippincott's Magazine. Bush Villa, Southsea.
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Oct. 1, 1889 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding two stories for publishing by Lippincott's.
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Box 2 | Folder 1 |
Dreiser, Theodore : Autograph letter to Sister Carrie (sister Claire). New York, NY.
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Apr. 13, 1895 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding death of sister's infant child.
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Box 2 | Folder 2 |
Dreiser, Theodore : Autograph letter to Ellen Holst. New York, NY.
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Jan. 9, 1925 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding Sister Carrie.
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Box 7 | Folder 35 |
Du Maurier, Daphne : Two typed letters to Webb Sullivan. Menabilly Par Cornwall.
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Jul. 15, 28, 1965 |
Scope and Contents
Two letters - Talks of how she wrote the story of "Rebecca" and offers corrected facts
on her background.
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Box 8 | Folder 1 |
Du Maurier, Daphne : Typed letter to Mr. Heppner. Menabilly Par Cornwall.
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Jul. 14, 1967 |
Scope and Contents
"None of my novels were ever turned down by publishers!" Rudin # B-36
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Box 2 | Folder 3 |
Du Maurier, Daphne : Ten typed letters, 3 cards with photos, 2 telegrams to Fanny Holtzmann, September Tide.
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Sep. 30, 1952 - Jan. 1, 1977 |
Box 8 | Folder 2 |
Durrell, Lawrence : Typed letter to Madame Pirkko-Lisa Stahl.
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Aug. 8, 1977 |
Scope and Contents
An insight into his literary tastes while commenting on the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Rudin # B-37
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Box 2 | Folder 4 |
Eliot, T.S. : Typed letter to Madame Else Gress. London.
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Oct. 30, 1946 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding Johannes Jorgensen's 80th birthday.
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Box 2 | Folder 5 |
Eliot, T.S. : Typed letter to Mr. Dale Fern. London.
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Mar. 20, 1947 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding a festival of Eliot's work, The Family Reunion.
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Box 14 | Folder 14 |
Eliot, T.S. : Typed letter to Rufus Alexander. London.
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Jan. 9, 1956 |
Scope and Contents
Offering criticism of a submitted poem. Rudin # B-38
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Box 2 | Folder 6 |
Ellis, Havelock : Typed article.
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1930 |
Scope and Contents
Crime and its Remedies.
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Box 8 | Folder 3 |
Ellis, Havelock : Two autographed letters. One to Richard Smith, one to Gerald Jones.
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Jul. 18, 1932, Mar. 12, 1933 |
Scope and Contents
Two letters - In the first letter Ellis doesn't think the title of his book "Psychology
of Sex" should be altered; in the second letter he joins in a petition on behalf of
his late friend. Rudin # B-39
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Box 2 | Folder 7 |
Emerson, Ralph Waldo : Autograph letter to Cyrus Bartol. Concord, MA.
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Sep. 16, 1856 |
Scope and Contents
With printed leaflet.
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Box 2 | Folder 7A |
Empson, Sir William : Autographed letter to Wesley Hartley. Sheffield University.
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Mar. 12, 1960 |
Box 2 | Folder 8 |
Farrell, James : Typed letter to George S. Daniels. New York, NY.
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May 19, 1942 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding characters and environments in writing, education.
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Box 8 | Folder 4 |
Farrell, James T. : Autographed letter to Gilbert D. Gibson. New York.
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Feb. 26, 1966 |
Scope and Contents
A long letter about refusing to send a signed photo, about being a writer, and about
some of the grievances he feels against the commercial world. Rudin # B-40
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Box 8 | Folder 5 |
Farrell, James T. : Autographed letter to Charles A. Pearce. New York.
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Feb. 10, 1967 |
Scope and Contents
A letter to his editor at Harcourt Brace discussing his writing and his lectures.
Rudin # B-41
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Box 2 | Folder 9 |
Faulkner, William : Typed letter to Robert Ballou. Oxford, MA.
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Apr. 25, 1932 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding movie deal for Sanctuary.
|
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Box 2 | Folder 10 |
Faulkner, William : Typed letter to Paramount Publix Corporation.
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Jun. 16, 1932 |
Scope and Contents
Contract between Faulkner and Paramount.
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Box 8 | Folder 6 |
Ferber, Edna : Typed letter to Bernard Sobel. 50 Central Park West, NY
|
Jan. 25, 1928 |
Scope and Contents
Ferber writes that the wedding in "Show Boat" is the actual story of people she has
met. Rudin # B-42
|
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Box 8 | Folder 7 |
Ferber, Edna : Two diaries.
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1930 |
Scope and Contents
Lot of two pocket diaries for the year 1930. Rudin # B-43
|
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Box 2 | Folder 11 |
Ferber, Edna : Typed letter to Maurice Schwartz. New York, NY.
|
Apr. 2, 1933 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding Yoshe Kalb.
|
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Box 8 | Folder 8 |
Ferber, Edna : Typed letter to Fannie.
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Sep. 21, 1949 |
Scope and Contents
She gives her sister a stern lecture about their elderly and fatally ill mother. Rudin
# B-44
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Box 8 | Folder 8A |
Ferril, Thomas Hornsby : Typed letter to Wesley Hartley. Denver, CO.
|
Aug. 2, 1957 |
Box 8 | Folder 9 |
Fisher, Vardis Alvero : Typed letter to Mr. Warren. Salt Lake City, UT.
|
Jun. 4, 1928 |
Scope and Contents
Writes of when he started writing, his future, and what it takes to be a writer. Rudin
# B-45
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Box 8 | Folder 10 |
Fitzgerald, F. Scott : Autographed letter to Mr. Leach. Paris, France.
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1925 |
Scope and Contents
Outlines his fee schedule for writing short stories. "I have to write popular short
stories in order to get money to write what I want to do - which is novels". Rudin
# B-45A
|
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Box 8 | Folder 10B |
Fitzgerald, F. Scott : Typed letter to Mrs. H.H. Prouse
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July 18, 1933 |
Scope and Contents
Discusses the history of the Key family.Rudin # B-45B
|
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Box 8 | Folder 10A |
Fitzgerald, Robert :Autographed letter to Wesley Hartley. Italy.
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May 10, 1960 |
Box 8 | Folder 11 |
Ford, Ford Madox (Hueffer) : Autographed letter to Mr. Cobden-Sanderson. London, England.
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Jan. 5, 1919 |
Scope and Contents
Writes in search of a publisher that will work with him. Rudin # B-46
|
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Box 2 | Folder 12 |
Forester, C.S. : Typed letter to Miss Beamish. London.
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Dec. 26, 1924 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding plain-spoken details and subtleties in writing.
|
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Box 8 | Folder 12 |
Forester, C.S. : Three typed letters to various addressees. Berkeley, CA.
|
1945-1948 |
Scope and Contents
Three typed letters referring to the "Hornblower" series, with additional clippings
and carbons. Rudin # B-47
|
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Box 8 | Folder 12A |
Fowlie, Wallace : Two letters to Wesley Hartley. NC.
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1974, 1995 |
Box 8 | Folder 12B |
Frankenberg, Lloyd : Autographed letter to Wesley Hartley.
|
Mar. 14, 1974 |
Box 2 | Folder 13 |
Frost, Robert : Typed letter to Mr. Mumford. South Shaftesbury, VT.
|
Dec. 12, 1927 |
Scope and Contents
Letter of appreciation.
|
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Box 2 | Folder 14 |
Frost, Robert : Autograph letter to Mr. Proctor. South Shaftesbury, VT.
|
Oct. 9, 1930 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding Proetor's Vermont affairs.
|
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Box 2 | Folder 15 |
Gardner, Earle Stanley : Typed letter to Angello Hampares. Temecula, CA.
|
Aug. 6, 1947 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding writing experience.
|
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Box 8 | Folder 13 |
Gardner, Erle Stanley : Typed letter, Thayer Hobson to Gardner. Ridgefield, CT.
|
Jul. 8, 1954 |
Scope and Contents
A signed letter of intent confirming his agreement to write 20 book-length manuscripts.
Rudin # B-48
|
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Box 2 | Folder 16 |
Ginsberg, Allen : Autograph letter, Birdbrain to Herbert Mitgang. New York, NY.
|
Oct. 14, 1980 |
Box 2 | Folder 17 |
Godden, Rumer : Two typed letters to Wesley Hartley. Sussex; Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
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May 18, 1974, Aug. 6, 1995 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding education and writing.
|
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Box 2 | Folder 18 |
Golden, Harry : Two typed letters, signed postcard to Emolyn Cohn. Charlotte, NC.
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Jul. 31, 1958 - Sep. 8, 1958 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding Only in America.
|
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Box 8 | Folder 14 |
Golding, William : Autographed letter to Huggett. Salisbury, Wiltshire.
|
Oct. 17 |
Scope and Contents
"Writing is a bitter business". Offers an aspiring writer advice on placing his novella
with a publisher. Rudin # B-49
|
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Box 2 | Folder 19 |
Golding, William : Typed letter to Mr. Norbutt. Salisbury.
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Apr. 5, 1979 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding what gives literary work lasting importance.
|
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Box 8 | Folder 14A |
Gordge, Elizabeth : Autographed letter to William Hartley.
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Oct. 9 |
Box 2 | Folder 20 |
Graves, Robert : Four autograph letters to Peter Dollins. Mallorca, Spain.
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Mar. 25, 1969 - Mar. 14, 1973 |
Scope and Contents
Advice for writing.
|
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Box 2 | Folder 21 |
Graves, Robert : Autograph letter, typed letter by secretary to Mr. Hartley.
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Nov. 16, 1959, Feb. 2, 1981 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding Graves's career.
|
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Box 2 | Folder 22 |
Greene, Graham : Typed letter to Philip Dossé. Antibes.
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Aug. 1, 1977 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding invitation to nominate reviewer for Greene's book.
|
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Box 2 | Folder 23 |
Grey, Dolly : Autograph letter to Boy.
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Sunday afternoon, no date |
Scope and Contents
Regarding an affair.
|
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Box 2 | Folder 24 |
Grey, Zane : Autograph letter to Miss LaRue. Altadena, CA.
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May 1, no year |
Scope and Contents
Letter of thanks, complaint about government.
|
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Box 2 | Folder 25 |
Grey, Zane : Autograph letter to Dan. Lackawaxen, PA.
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May 17, no year |
Scope and Contents
Regarding travels, problems with editors.
|
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Box 2 | Folder 26 |
Grey, Zane : Autograph letter to Dolly. Lackawaxen, PA.
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Sep. 14, 1905 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding trip to the woods.
|
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Box 2 | Folder 27 |
Grey, Zane : Autograph letter to Dolly. Buckskin Mt., AZ.
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Apr. 25, 1907 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding trip to the mountains.
|
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Box 2 | Folder 28 |
Grey, Zane : Autograph letter to Dolly. Santa Fe, NM.
|
Thursday, 1908 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding letter from Dolly.
|
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Box 2 | Folder 29 |
Grey, Zane : Autograph letter to Dolly. Catalina Island, CA.
|
Aug. 3, 1918 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding disagreement.
|
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Box 2 | Folder 30 |
Grey, Zane : Autograph draft of Harper Conference.
|
Apr. 9, 1920 |
Box 2 | Folder 31 |
Grey, Zane : Typed letter to Raplh J. Satterlee. Altadena, CA.
|
Nov. 14, 1933 |
Scope and Contents
Advice for writing.
|
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Box 8 | Folder 15 |
Grey, Zane : Autographed letter. Altadena, CA.
|
December 19, 1934 |
Scope and Contents
A statement expressing his vehement opposition to "aliens" and to a bill related to
gun control. Rudin # B-50
|
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Box 13 | Folder 1A |
Grey, Zane : Short story titles "On Location"
|
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Scope and Contents
Grey pits real cowboys against the actors that portray them. Story first appeared
in the 1978 collection "Buffalo Hunter" Rudin # B-50A
|
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Box 8 | Folder 15A |
Gustafson, Ralph : Typed letter to Wesley Hartley. Quebec, Canada.
|
Apr. 4, 1993 |
Box 8 | Folder 16 |
Haggard, H. Rider : Autographed letter to Barnett Smith. West Kensington.
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Dec. 29, 1886 |
Scope and Contents
Assesses his two most famous books, "She" and "King Solomon's Mines". Rudin # B-51
|
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Box 8 | Folder 17 |
Haggard, H. Rider : Autographed letter to the editor of "The Bookman". Norfolk.
|
Sep. 8, 1908 |
Scope and Contents
Provides commentary for the "Authors at Work" series. Rudin # B-52
|
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Box 3 | Folder 1 |
Hale, Edward Everett : Typed letter to Wingate. New York, NY.
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Sep. 25, 1885 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding literary criticism.
|
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Box 8 | Folder 18 |
Hale, Edward Everett : Autographed letter to Burnside Foster. Roxbury, MA.
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Dec. 10, 1903 |
Scope and Contents
Hale describes how "The Man Without A Country" was conceived. Accompanied by a letter
written by Burnside Foster referencing the letter written by Hale. Rudin # B-52A
|
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Box 8 | Folder 19 |
Haley, Alex : Typed letter to Tony Wayman. Rome, NY.
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Apr. 14, 1965 |
Scope and Contents
Harsh critic Haley minces no words with a budding writer. Rudin # B-53
|
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Box 3 | Folder 2 |
Haley, Alex : Typed letter to Michael Blow. San Francisco, CA.
|
Jun. 4, 1972 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding Roots.
|
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Box 3 | Folder 3 |
Haley, Alex : Typed letter to Michael Blow. San Francisco, CA.
|
Jan. 1, 1973 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding Roots.
|
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Box 3 | Folder 4 |
Haley, Alex : Typed letter to Michael Blow. San Francisco, CA.
|
Nov. 9, 1973 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding Roots.
|
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Box 3 | Folder 5 |
Haley, Alex : Typed letter to Michael Blow. Jamaica, West Indies.
|
Nov. 30, 1973 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding Roots.
|
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Box 8 | Folder 19A |
Hall, Donald : Typed letter to Wesley Hartley. Danbury, NH.
|
Jun. 22, 1995 |
Box 8 | Folder 20 |
Hammett, Dashiell : Typed letter to Prudence Whitfield. Aleutians.
|
Aug. 11, 1944 |
Scope and Contents
Hammett covers a number of subjects including the weather, Dali's "Hidden Faces",
and the photography of insects. Rudin # B-53A
|
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Box 3 | Folder 6 |
Hardy, Thomas : Autograph letter to Alfred Austin. Dorchester.
|
Feb. 6, 1892 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding Tess of the D'Urbervilles.
|
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Box 8 | Folder 21 |
Harris, Joel Chandler : Autographed letter to R.W. Gilder of Century Magazine. Atlanta, GA.
|
May 25, 1879 or 1880 |
Scope and Contents
Talks of Uncle Remus as well as his article on the rising generation of Negroes in
the South. Rudin # B-54
|
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Box 8 | Folder 22 |
Harte, Bret : Autographed letter to Messrs. Chatto and Windus. Crefeld, Prussia
|
Feb. 3, 1880 |
Scope and Contents
A letter to his publisher about a projected new edition of his works. Rudin # B-55
|
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Box 3 | Folder 7 |
Hawthorne, Nathaniel : Autograph letter to C.W. Webber. Salem, MA.
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Dec. 14, 1848 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding written articles. With Hawthorne stamps, photo.
|
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Box 3 | Folder 8 |
Heller, Joseph : Typed letter to Vance Morgan; Autograph letter to fan.
|
Oct. 10, 1979, no date |
Scope and Contents
Regarding Catch-22.
|
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Box 3 | Folder 9 |
Hemingway, Ernest : Typed letter to Pete Barrett. San Francisco de Paula, Cuba.
|
Feb. 9, 1951 or Sep. 11, 1951 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding Hemingway's writing policy for TRUE Magazine. With Hemingway stamps, photo, news article.
|
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Box 3 | Folder 10 |
Hemingway, Mary : Autograph letter by Ernest Hemingway's wife. San Francisco de Paula, Cuba.
|
Sep. 8, 1950 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding Across the River.
|
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Box 3 | Folder 11 |
Hersey, John : Typed letter to Joe Fallis. Key West, FL.
|
Dec. 31, 1984 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding writing of novels.
|
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Box 3 | Folder 12 |
Hersey, John : Typed letter to Mr. Fowlers. Vineyard Haven, MA.
|
Apr. 18, 1985 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding becoming a writer.
|
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Box 8 | Folder 23 |
Highsmith, Patricia : Typed letter to M. Harrison. Ticino, Switzerland.
|
Jan. 29, 1987 |
Scope and Contents
A letter about her work; what spurred her to start writing; and her favorite books.
Rudin # B-56
|
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Box 3 | Folder 13 |
Holmes, Oliver Wendell : Signed copy of The Last Leaf. Boston, MA. (Book)
|
1886 |
Scope and Contents
One of 100 numbered copies.
|
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Box 3 | Folder 14 |
Holmes, Oliver Wendell : Autograph letter to Elliot C. Cowdin. Boston, MA.
|
Nov. 14, 1867 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding annual festival of New England Society.
|
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Box 3 | Folder 15 |
Holmes, Oliver Wendell : Autograph letter to Sir. Boston, MA.
|
Oct. 21, 1891 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding The Last Leaf. With photos, illustration.
|
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Box 8 | Folder 24 |
Hughes, Langston : Typed later to Marshall Best, editor of Viking Press. New York, NY
|
Sep. 7, 1946 |
Scope and Contents
Hughes writes to Viking Press discussing modern Negro poets and the need for an updated
anthology that would include their poetry. Rudin # B-57
|
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Box 3 | Folder 16 |
Hughes, Langston : Typed letter to Miss Maxon. New York, NY.
|
Mar. 4, 1957 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding character identity. With Hughes stamps and envelope.
|
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Box 8 | Folder 24A |
Humphries, Rolfe : Typed letter to Wesley Hartley.
|
Sep. 5, 1959 |
Box 3 | Folder 17 |
Hurst, Fannie : Typed letter, autograph note signed "F".
|
No date |
Scope and Contents
Regarding advice to beginning writers.
|
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Box 3 | Folder 18 |
Huxley, Aldous : Typescript. 155 Westbourne Terrace.
|
No date |
Scope and Contents
Review of Modern American Poetry.
|
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Box 3 | Folder 19 |
Huxley, Aldous : Autograph letter to Mr. Hartley. Los Angeles, CA.
|
Jan. 24, 1960 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding education and writing.
|
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Box 3 | Folder 20 |
Irving, Washington : Autograph letter to Rufus W. Griswold. Sunnyside.
|
Oct. 31, 1851 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding death of James Fenimore Cooper. With author illustration.
|
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Box 8 | Folder 25 |
James, Henry : Autographed letter to Frederic MacMillan. Cambridge, MA.
|
Nov. 17, 1881 |
Scope and Contents
James confesses he is homesick for London. Rudin # B-58
|
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Box 8 | Folder 26 |
James, Henry : Autographed letter to Mrs. Bigelow. 34 De Vere Gardens.
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Dec. 14, 1895 |
Scope and Contents
James writes of many topics including his wish to leave London, his increasing physical
difficulty of writing and his great literary ambitions. Rudin # B-59
|
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Box 8 | Folder 26A |
Jameson, (Margaret) Storm : Typed letter to Wesley Hartley. London, England.
|
Mar. 22, 1961 |
Box 3 | Folder 21 |
Johnson, Josephine : Typed letter to Wesley Hartley. Newton, OH.
|
Aug. 12, 1957 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding education and writing.
|
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Box 8 | Folder 27 |
Jones, James : Three typed letters to Lafayette Young. Ft. Myers Beach, FL.
|
1951 |
Scope and Contents
Among many topics, Jones discusses writing, religion, depression and his weaknesses
compared to other writers. Accompanied by a letter to Young from Lowney Handy mentioning
Jones, and a typed copy of "The Atlantic's" March 1951 flattering review of "From
Here to Eternity". Rudin # B-60
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Box 8 | Folder 28 |
Jones, James : Typed letter to Leonard Lyons. Ft. Myers Beach, FL.
|
Apr. 30, 1952 |
Scope and Contents
Writes regarding writing a guest column in the "New York Post" about the "two most
important days in a first novelist's first publication". Rudin # B-61
|
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Box 8 | Folder 29 |
Jong, Erica : Typed letter to Dusty Sklar. Weston, CT.
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Jul. 30, 1977 |
Scope and Contents
Jong addresses the theme of the constant strain between commerically successful and
artistically acclaimed books. Rudin # B-61A
|
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Box 8 | Folder 29A |
Kennedy, Margaret : Typed letter to Wesley Hartley. London, England.
|
Nov. 19, 1959 |
Box 8 | Folder 30 |
Kerouac, Jack : Typed letter to Daniel DeSole.
|
Aug. 25, 1966 |
Scope and Contents
Writes of how he does not want to be contacted by anyone so he can get his thoughts
down on paper. Rudin # B-62
|
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Box 3 | Folder 22 |
Kilmer, Joyce : Autograph letter to wife Aline. France.
|
Jan. 24, 1918 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding money for wife while he is at war
|
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Box 3 | Folder 23 |
Kipling, Rudyard : Typed letter to Mr. Heald. Sussex.
|
Sep. 9, 1934 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding education and writing.
|
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Box 9 | Folder 1 |
Kirkwood, James : Eleven typed letters to editors and publicity staff of Little Brown. Los Angeles,
CA. New York, NY.
|
Jan. 1960-Jan. 1961 |
Scope and Contents
File of correspondence relating to the publication of his first book, "There Must
Be A Pony!" Rudin # B-63
|
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Box 3 | Folder 24 |
L'Amour, Louis : Typed postcard to Mr. Judd. New York, NY.
|
No date |
Scope and Contents
Advice for writing.
|
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Box 9 | Folder 2 |
L'Amour, Louis : Typed letter to Evie Landsberg. Includes a photograph of L'Amour given to Evie
Landsberg.Beverly Hills, CA.
|
Feb. 8, 1953 |
Scope and Contents
L'Amour writes a unique and personal "courtship" letter. Rudin # B-64
|
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Box 3 | Folder 25 |
L'Amour, Louis : Typed letter to Mr. Casey. Los Angeles, CA.
|
Mar. 4, 1975 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding upcoming books, future trips.
|
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Box 14 | Folder 2 |
L'Amour, Louis : typed letter to Gary Lorenz.
|
Feb. 11, 1987 |
Scope and Contents
L'Amour gives advice on writing. Rudin # B-64A
|
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Box 14 | Folder 2A |
L'Amour, Louis : typed letter to Mr. Juscik
|
November 24, 1987 |
Scope and Contents
…"I doubt if I was ever influenced by any other writer, even when I was beginning.…But
I never had any desire to imitate any other writer"…"My only hang-up…is critics: I
do not believe any writer should read his reviews or criticisms of his work."... "I
also believe that I am only now becoming a good writer." L'Amour closes the letter
with comments regarding Van Gogh, Poe, Irving and Whitman, among others. Rudin # B-64A
|
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Box 3 | Folder 26 |
L'Amour, Louis : Typed letter to Mr. Montane.
|
Sep. 7, 1987 |
Scope and Contents
Advice for writing short stories.
|
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Box 9 | Folder 3 |
Lardner, Ring : Autographed letter to Miss Barnes. East Hampton, Long Island, NY.
|
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Scope and Contents
His favorite expression, "How fine it is to be clever". Rudin # B-65
|
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Box 3 | Folder 27 |
Lardner, Ring : Typed letter to Mr. Kroll. New York, NY.
|
Mar. 24, 1930 |
Scope and Contents
Advice for writing short stories.
|
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Box 3 | Folder 28 |
Lawrence, D.H. : Autograph letter to Mrs. Conway. Questa, NM.
|
Aug. 28, 1925 |
Scope and Contents
With photos.
|
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Box 9 | Folder 4 |
Lawrence, D.H. : Autographed letter to Else Jaffe. Les Diablerets, Vaud, Switzerland.
|
Jan. 31, 1928 |
Scope and Contents
Discusses his literary work, writes of his reaction to the snows of Switzerland and
that he is "sick to death of literature". Rudin # B-66
|
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Box 9 | Folder 4 |
Lawrence, D.H. : Autographed letter to Mason.
|
February 4, 1928 |
Scope and Contents
Lawrence details a covert plan to publish an unexpurgated edition of "Lady Chatterly's
Lover". Rudin # B-66A
|
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Box 3 | Folder 29 |
Lawrence, T.E. : Autograph letter to T.C. Griffin. Mount Batten, Plymouth.
|
Apr. 17, 1931 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding years in Middle East, Seven Pillars of Wisdom. Signed "T.E. Shaw".
|
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Box 9 | Folder 5 |
Lear, Edward : Autographed letter to Lady Waldegreen [?]
|
Jul. 26, 1877 |
Scope and Contents
Lear composes an original drawing and limerick. Rudin # B-66B
|
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Box 3 | Folder 30 |
Lewis, Sinclair : Typed letter to Lloyd Lewis. New York, NY.
|
Feb. 22, 1944 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding Jayhawker, travel plans. With Lewis stamps.
|
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Box 3 | Folder 31 |
Lewis, Sinclair : Typed letter to Margaret. New York, NY.
|
Apr. 27, 1944 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding travel plans.
|
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Box 3 | Folder 32 |
Lewis, Sinclair : Seven typed letters to and from Lewis, original typescript of Article on Fiction Writing.
|
Aug. 16, 1946 - Sep. 24, 1946 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding Article on Fiction Writing.
|
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Box 3 | Folder 33 |
London, Jack : Typed letter to William Teichner. Sonoma, CA.
|
Mar. 6, 1911 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding prisoners and prisons. With London stamps.
|
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Box 3 | Folder 34 |
London, Jack : Typed letter to Ivan T. Dowell. Sonoma, CA.
|
Feb. 2, 1913 |
Scope and Contents
Advice for writing. With copy of Richard Le Gallienne letter.
|
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Box 9 | Folder 6 |
London, Jack : Typed letter to Mr. Koontz. Sonoma Co, CA
|
Mar. 2, 1913 |
Scope and Contents
Explains his position on Socialism. Rudin # B-67
|
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Box 14 | Folder 15 |
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth : Signed document.
|
Apr. 3, 1860 |
Scope and Contents
A check-like receipt acknowledging payment of $150 "for copyright on 1000 Hiawatha".
Rudin # B-68
|
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Box 3 | Folder 35 |
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth : Autograph letter to Mrs. Adams. Cambridge, MA.
|
Apr. 9, 1864 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding Mrs. Adams's family. With author illustration.
|
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Box 9 | Folder 7 |
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth : Autographed letter addressed to "Dear Sir". Cambridge. Includes copy of signed
engraving of Longfellow.
|
Sep. 23, 1880 |
Scope and Contents
Informing an admirer that the person referred to in the sonnet on the "Churchyard
at Tarrytown" is Washington Irving. Rudin # B-69
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Box 9 | Folder 8 |
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth : Autographed letter to "Dear Madame". Includes signed engraving, 1879. Cambridge.
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Oct. 9, 1880 |
Scope and Contents
How Longfellow would pronounce "Hiawatha". Rudin # B-70
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Box 9 | Folder 9 |
Lowell, James Russell : Autographed letter to Rev. Dr. Edward Hale. Cambridge, Mass.
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Nov. 11, 1890 |
Scope and Contents
The American Republic will endure "So long as the ideas of its founders continue to
be dominant". Rudin # B-70A
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Box 3 | Folder 36 |
Lowell, James Russell : Autograph letter to John Greenleaf Whittier. Cambridge, MA.
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Aug. 10, 1857 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding famous poets, contributions to Atlantic Monthly.
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Box 9 | Folder 10 |
MacLeish, Archibald : Typed letter to Wesley Hartley. Conway, MA.
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Jul. 27, 1957 |
Scope and Contents
Responds to a question about the importance of a college education. Rudin # B-71
|
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Box 4 | Folder 1 |
MacLeish, Archibald : Typed letter to Addison R. Barker. Antigua, West Indies.
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Jan. 14, 1964 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding Immortal Autumn.
|
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Box 4 | Folder 2 |
MacLeish, Archibald : Autograph letter to Genevieve Reall. Conway, MA.
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Aug. 6, 1976 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding loneliness of writers.
|
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Box 4 | Folder 3 |
Mailer, Norman : Typed letter to Louis McKee.
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Mar. 8, 1993 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding 3 films, Harlot's Ghost, and new book. With signed photo.
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Box 9 | Folder 11 |
Mailer, Norman : Typed and autographed letters. Probably New York City.
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1970 or 1971 |
Scope and Contents
Two manuscripts - The first manuscript is an annotated typescript of an interview
with Mailer in which he surveys his career, his writing, his work habits, and much
more. In the second manuscript, Mailer inventories and describes some of the manuscripts
and notes he owns for his best works. Rudin # B-72
|
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Box 9 | Folder 12 |
Mailer, Norman : Typed letter to Martin Levy.
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Mar. 26, 1997 |
Scope and Contents
Mailer cites his literary influences. Rudin # B-73
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Box 4 | Folder 4 |
Mann, Thomas : Typed letter to Walter Zivi. Pacific Palisades, CA.
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Jul. 27, 1943 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding Death in Venice.
|
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Box 4 | Folder 5 |
Mann, Thomas : Typed letter to Camille Honig. Pacific Palisades, CA.
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Jan. 14, 1948 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding anti-Semitism.
|
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Box 4 | Folder 6 |
Markham, Edwin : Autograph letter to Mrs. Washburn. Oakland, CA.
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Dec. 15, 1898 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding color. Written by wife.
|
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Box 4 | Folder 7 |
Markham, Edwin : Typed letter to Leon Feraru. West New Brighton, NY.
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Aug. 13, 1917 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding The Man With The Hoe.
|
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Box 4 | Folder 8 |
Markham, Edwin : Typescript of The Man With The Hoe to Leon Fararu.
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Dec. 31, 1919 |
Box 4 | Folder 9 |
Markham, Edwin : Autograph letter to Leon Fararu. Staten Island, NY.
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Dec. 31, 1919 |
Scope and Contents
Revision of The Man With The Hoe.
|
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Box 4 | Folder 10 |
Markham, Edwin : Autograph letter to Leon Fararu. West New Brighton, NY.
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Mar. 1, 1926 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding The Man With The Hoe.
|
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Box 9 | Folder 13 |
Marsh, John (husband of Margaret Mitchell) : Typed manuscript and letter to George B. Dolliver. Atlanta, GA.
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Jan. 5, 1937 |
Scope and Contents
The letter describes the genesis of "Gone With the Wind"; "Scarlett O'Hara and all
of the other characters in the book are purely fictional"; Mitchell is pleasantly
surprised by the reception of the book in the North. The manuscript (unsigned) tells
the story of the discovery and the writing of the book. Rudin # B-74
|
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Box 4 | Folder 11 |
Marshall, Emma : Autograph letter to Sir. Clifton.
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Feb. 11, 1888 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding writing.
|
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Box 9 | Folder 14 |
Maugham, William Somerset : Autographed letter to Mr. Bafnale. Hotel Mozart.
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Aug. 7, 1934 |
Scope and Contents
Maugham expresses his thought process on the necessity of revision, writing and language.
Rudin # B-75
|
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Box 4 | Folder 12 |
Maugham, Somerset : Typed letter to Mr. Payen-Payne. Madras, India
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Jan. 31, 1938 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding critics.
|
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Box 9 | Folder 15 |
Maugham, William Somerset : Typed letter to Deane Morrison. Villa Mauresque letterhead.
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Jul. 23, 1953 |
Scope and Contents
"What the author has to do is throw himself into the skin of his characters…" Rudin
# B-76
|
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Box 4 | Folder 13 |
Maugham, Somerset : Typed letter to Richard Shone. Ferrat.
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May 27, 1963 |
Scope and Contents
Letter of appreciation.
|
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Box 9 | Folder 16 |
McCullers, Carson : Typed letter to James Laughlin.
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Sep. 3, 1959 |
Scope and Contents
Writes of her writing career, her health and finances and her authorship of and participation
in the production of her plays. Rudin # B-76A
|
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Box 4 | Folder 14 |
Mencken, H.L. : Two typed letters to Joseph Shipley. Baltimore, MD.
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Jan. 4, 1944, Jan. 8, 1944 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding origin of "the life of Reilly", encyclopedia preface.
|
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Box 4 | Folder 15 |
Michener, James : Signed postard.
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No date |
Scope and Contents
Quote from Time magazine article regarding writing.
|
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Box 4 | Folder 16 |
Michener, James : Typed letter to Ms. Sklar. St. Michaels, MD.
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Sep. 1, 1977 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding success in writing.
|
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Box 4 | Folder 17 |
Miller, Arthur : Signed playbill. New York, NY.
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Sep. 14, 1949 |
Scope and Contents
Death of a Salesman.
|
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Box 9 | Folder 17 |
Miller, Author : Letters to and from Saul Rosenzweig. Newspaper clipping. Brooklyn, NY.
|
1954 |
Scope and Contents
Correspondence referring to details of "Death of a Salesman" and "The Crucible". Rudin
# B-77
|
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Box 9 | Folder 17A |
Miller, Caroline : Autographed letter to Wesley Hartley.
|
Nov. 18, 1959 |
Box 9 | Folder 18 |
Miller, Henry : Typed letter to Rene Fonjallaz. Paris, France.
|
Mar. 15, 1937 |
Scope and Contents
Miller writes the Swiss author that he is enjoying Fonjallaz's analysis of the American
temperment and the American woman. Rudin # B-78
|
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Box 4 | Folder 18 |
Miller, Henry : Autograph letter to Theodore Schroeder. New York, NY.
|
Apr. 9, 1942 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding effects of censorship on Miller's books.
|
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Box 9 | Folder 19 |
Miller, Henry : Letters to and from Samuel S. Goldberg. Big Sur, CA.
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Jul. 1944 |
Scope and Contents
Proposing a way to publish his banned books and a follow-up thank you note stating
that, "the Four Freedoms won't help a god damn bit". Rudin # B-79
|
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Box 9 | Folder 20 |
Miller, Henry : Typed letters to and from Malcolm Cowley. Big Sur, CA.
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Apr. 21, 1958 |
Scope and Contents
Miller discusses publication of his banned writings in a large volume of a "Henry
Miller Reader". (With two letters of Cowley regarding the Henry Miller Reader) Rudin
# B-80
|
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Box 4 | Folder 19 |
Miller, Henry : Autograph notecard to Roland Fischer.
|
Mar. 19, 1974 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding becoming a writer.
|
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Box 9 | Folder 21 |
Miller, Henry : Autographed letter addressed to "Dear Friend".
|
Oct. 12, 1965 |
Scope and Contents
"Nobody knows anything about death". Rudin # B-81
|
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Box 9 | Folder 22 |
Miller, Sue : Signed letters to Jay Neugeboren, fiction editor of "Ploughshares".
|
1980 |
Scope and Contents
Five letters, all pertaining to her first published story, "Expensive Gifts". Rudin
# B-82
|
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Box 4 | Folder 20 |
Milne, A.A. : Autograph letter To The Editor of The Times. New York, NY.
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No date |
Scope and Contents
Regarding donations to a charity.
|
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Box 9 | Folder 23 |
Milne, A.A. : Autographed letter to Mr. Mayall. Chelsea, NY.
|
Sep. 28 |
Scope and Contents
A letter regarding a one act play submitted to Milne for publication; "the most difficult
piece of property to sell". Rudin # B-82A
|
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Box 10 | Folder 1 |
Mitchell, Margaret : Typed letter to Mr. Spaulding. Atlanta, GA.
|
Jul. 11, 1936 |
Scope and Contents
Letter of thanks for a rave review written less than two weeks after the publication
of "Gone With the Wind". Rudin # B-83
|
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Box 10 | Folder 2 |
Mitchell, Margaret : Two typed letters to Dr. Boland. One from Atlanta, GA.
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Aug. 14, 1936, May 17, 1949 |
Scope and Contents
Mitchell accepts a doctor's praise for the medical veracity of "Gone With the Wind".
Also included is a letter to the same doctor apologizing for returning one of his
books that had become water spotted. Rudin # B-84
|
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Box 10 | Folder 3 |
Mitchell, Margaret : Typed letter to Mr. Osborne. Atlanta, GA.
|
Nov. 30, 1936 |
Scope and Contents
"There was nothing of myself or my personal experiences in "Gone With the Wind". Rudin
# B-85
|
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Box 10 | Folder 4 |
Mitchell, Margaret : Typed letter to the editor of "The Lyons Daily News". Atlanta, GA.
|
Nov. 30, 1936 |
Scope and Contents
Mitchell accepts praise for her work on "Gone With the Wind". Rudin # B-85A
|
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Box 14 | Folder 16 |
Mitchell, Margaret : Typed letter to Mrs. Guedry. Atlanta, GA.
|
Jan. 21, 1937 |
Scope and Contents
Mitchell says she does not know what happened to her characters after "Gone With the
Wind" ended. Rudin # B-86
|
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Box 14 | Folder 3 |
Mitchell, Margaret : Typed letter to Miss Martin.
|
Feb. 17, 1937 |
Scope and Contents
Mitchell explains her "no autograph" policy and admits that she does not own a first
edition of "Gone With The Wind". Rudin # B-87
|
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Box 14 | Folder 3a |
Mitchell, Margaret : Typed letter to Hershel Brickell
|
July 6, 1937 |
Scope and Contents
Mitchell tells Brickell she looks forward to his visit. In a two page postscript she
discusses the "bad year" that she has had since the publication of "Gone With the
Wind". She mentions imposters, bothersome tourists, her "armor against success" and
the lawsuit against "Gone With the Wind". Rudin # B-87A
|
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Box 4 | Folder 21 |
Mitchell, Margaret : Typed letter to Herschel Brickell. Atlanta, GA.
|
Jun. 28, 1937 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding Gone With the Wind. Signed "Margaret M."
|
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Box 4 | Folder 22 |
Mitchell, Margaret : Typed letter to Herschel Brickell. Atlanta, GA.
|
Aug. 15, 1938 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding Brickell's leaving of The New York Evening Post. Signed "M."
|
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Box 10 | Folder 5 |
Mitchell, Margaret : Typed letter to Ruth Campbell. Atlanta, GA.
|
Aug. 25, 1941 |
Scope and Contents
Mitchell writes about how she sold the movie rights to "Gone With the Wind" but did
not have anything to do with the film. Rudin # B-88
|
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Box 4 | Folder 23 |
Mitchison, Naomi : Typed letter to Wesley Hartley. London.
|
Mar. 3, no year |
Scope and Contents
Regarding education and writing.
|
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Box 4 | Folder 24 |
Mumford, Lewis : Autograph letter to Jascha (?) Giller. Amenia, NY.
|
Jul. 17, 1949 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding The Renewal of Life.
|
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Box 4 | Folder 25 |
Mumford, Lewis : Autograph letter to Wesley Hartley. Amenia, NY.
|
Nov. 3, 1959 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding education and writing.
|
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Box 4 | Folder 26 |
Nabokov, Vladimir : Typed letter to Heather Mansell. Montreux, Switzerland.
|
Nov. 25, 1968 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding covers for four books.
|
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Box 4 | Folder 27 |
Nash, Ogden : Typed letter to George Pluck. Baltimore, MD.
|
Nov. 1, 1950 |
Scope and Contents
Letter of appreciation.
|
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Box 10 | Folder 6 |
Nash, Ogden : Autographed letters to Miriam, New York Times. North Hampton, NH.
|
1966 |
Scope and Contents
A cover letter accompanies a draft of a letter Nash sent to "The New York Times" regarding
copyright protection for writers. Rudin # B-89
|
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Box 10 | Folder 6A |
Nims, John F. : Two letters to Wesley Hartley. Chicago, IL.
|
1995 |
Box 10 | Folder 7 |
O'Casey, Sean : Autographed letter to Wallace Brockway. Devon.
|
Nov. 10, 1948 |
Scope and Contents
Refusing a request to recite from his plays. It "would force me to re-read all I've
written - a work beyond my powers". Rudin # B-89A
|
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Box 4 | Folder 28 |
O'Casey, Sean : Autograph letter to Wesley Hartley. Torquay, England.
|
Nov. 22, 1959 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding education and writing.
|
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Box 10 | Folder 8 |
O'Casey, Sean : Typed letter to Edwin Burr Pettet, Esq. Torquay, Devon.
|
Jun. 19, 1961 |
Scope and Contents
Letter explaining why he will not travel to Brandeis to lecture. Rudin # B-89B
|
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Box 4 | Folder 29 |
O. Henry : Autograph letter to James P. Crane. New York, NY.
|
Dec. 7, 1904 |
Box 4 | Folder 30 |
O. Henry : Autograph manuscript.
|
Dec. 4, 1908 |
Scope and Contents
The Charity that Ended at Home.
|
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Box 10 | Folder 10 |
O'Neill, Eugene : Autographed letter to Mrs. Foster. Province, MA.
|
Apr. 2, 1922 |
Scope and Contents
O'Neill anticipates that his upcoming play, "The Hairy Ape" might spark strong criticism
and asks Mrs. Foster to send letters rebutting the criticism to drama editors and
any others who criticize. Rudin # B-90
|
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Box 5 | Folder 1 |
O'Neill, Eugene : Typed letter to Amram Schienfeld. Contra Costa, CA.
|
Jun. 20, 1938 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding Strange Interlude and Huntington's Disease. With photo, excerpt from Schienfeld book.
|
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Box 10 | Folder 9 |
Odets, Clifford : Autographed letters to addressed to "Dear Patchen". Los Angeles, CA.
|
1946 |
Scope and Contents
By turns, Odets both deals with the particulars and waxes philosophical. Rudin # B-89C
|
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Box 5 | Folder 2 |
Ogilvie, Elizabeth : Autograph letter and postcard to Wesley Hartley. Cushing, ME.
|
Jun. 26, 1995, July 13, no year |
Scope and Contents
Regarding becoming a writer.
|
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Box 10 | Folder 9A |
Olson, Charles : Typed letter to Wesley Hartley. Gloucester, MA.
|
May 25, 1960 |
Box 10 | Folder 11A |
O'Neill, Eugene : Typed letter to Mr. Karsnor
|
March 17, 1923 |
Scope and Contents
Writes of his success and his gratitude to the public. Rudin # B-91
|
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Box 10 | Folder 11 |
Orczy, Baroness : Typed letter to Frederick Bason. Monte Carlo.
|
May 3, 1929 |
Scope and Contents
The Baroness offers advice on starting a literary career. Rudin # B-92
|
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Box 10 | Folder 12 |
Oxenham, John (pseudonym of William Arthur Dunkerley) : Typed letter to the editor of Nash's Magazine. Ealing.
|
Aug. 17, 1912 |
Scope and Contents
Replying to his question about the public's taste for fiction. Rudin # B-93
|
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Box 10 | Folder 13 |
Pasternak, Boris : Autographed letter to Mrs. Olsson.
|
Feb. 25, 1960 |
Scope and Contents
Compares himself to Salvatore Quasimodo who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in
the year following Pasternak (1959). Rudin # B-94
|
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Box 10 | Folder 14 |
Paton, Alan : Autographed letter to Mrs. Allen and Elizabeth.
|
Sep. 12, 1948 [?] |
Scope and Contents
Writes to Mrs. Allen that he has retired and is writing some verse. He writes Elizabeth
that he believes "life and suffering are inseparable. Mentions "I am a confirmed and
unrepentant believer in emotions (plus I hope some intellect)". Rudin # B-95
|
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Box 10 | Folder 15 |
Perelman, Sidney Joseph : 11 letters to Diane Boas, from various locations
|
1975-1978 |
Scope and Contents
A series of amusing, flirtatious and downright ribald letters sent to a woman Perelman
romanced in the last years of his life. Rudin # B-96
|
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Box 10 | Folder 15A |
Peterkin, Julia M. : Typed letter to Wesley Hartley. Fort Motte, SC.
|
Apr. 4, 1958 |
Box 10 | Folder 16 |
Porter, Katherine Anne : Autographed letter to Miss Brown.
|
Oct. 27, 1939 |
Scope and Contents
Porter apologizes for not responding sooner and offers writing advice to the letter's
recipient. Rudin # B-97
|
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Box 5 | Folder 2A |
Post, Emily : Autograph letter to Miss Greenall
|
April 14, 1932 |
Scope and Contents
On what seems to be a partial form letter, Post responds to a question of proper etiquette
regarding how to introduce someone. Rudin # B-97A
|
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Box 5 | Folder 3 |
Potter, Beatrix : Autograph letter to Ramsay Duff. Westmoreland.
|
Jul. 13, 1943 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding children's books.
|
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Box 5 | Folder 4 |
Pound, Ezra : Typed letter to editor of Chicago Tribune. Rapallo, Italy.
|
Jan. 31, 1932 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding editorial methods, publishers, and government spending.
|
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Box 5 | Folder 5 |
Puzo, Mario : Typed letter to John Black.
|
No date |
Scope and Contents
Regarding The Godfather.
|
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Box 10 | Folder 17 |
(Queen, Ellery) Manfred B. Lee : Typed letter Roland West. New York City, NY.
|
Mar. 24, 1931 |
Scope and Contents
Lee introduces himself as Ellery Queen and suggests that his novel be adapted for
a motion picture. Rudin # B-98
|
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Box 10 | Folder 18 |
Reznikoff, Charles : Typed letter to Ronald Rayman. New York, NY.
|
Dec. 21, 1975 |
Scope and Contents
Responds to a question about writing. "I should say offhand that a basic tendency
to write is inherited". Rudin # B-99
|
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Box 10 | Folder 19 |
Rice, Alice Caldwell Hegan : Autographed letter to Mr. Cathcart. Louisville, KY.
|
Mar. 21, 1902 |
Scope and Contents
"Mrs. Wiggs, herself, is a real character but the rest are, for the most part, imaginary."
Rudin # B-99A
|
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Box 10 | Folder 19A |
Robertson, Eileen : Autographed letter to Wesley Hartley. London, England.
|
Sep. 27 |
Box 10 | Folder 20 |
Roethke, Theodore : Autographed letter to Allan Seager. State College, PA.
|
Nov. 16, 1942 |
Scope and Contents
Writes about his life to his friend Seager. Rudin # B-100
|
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Box 10 | Folder 20A |
Ross, Alan John : Autographed letter to Wesley Hartley.
|
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Box 5 | Folder 6 |
Sackville-West, Victoria : Autograph letter. Weald, Seven Oaks.
|
Nov. 12, 1900 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding success.
|
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Box 10 | Folder 21 |
Salinger, J.D. : Typed letter to Linda Barrett. Cornish, NH.
|
Mar. 26, 1976 |
Scope and Contents
Answers a letter about writing. "There are no legitimate hints or tips about writing
professionally." Rudin # B-100A
|
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Box 10 | Folder 22 |
Salinger, J.D. : Typed letter to Janet Eagleson. Cornish, NH.
|
Mar. 16, 1981 |
Scope and Contents
Talks about his movie collection, gurus, what he's been writing since his last book,
astrology, homeopathy, and other controversial subjects. Rudin # B-100B
|
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Box 5 | Folder 7 |
Sandberg, Carl : Signed postcard to Wayne Gard. Harbert, MI.
|
Oct. 26, no year |
Scope and Contents
Regarding Lincoln: War Years.
|
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Box 5 | Folder 8 |
Saroyan, William : Typed letter to editor of Look magazine. Malibu, CA.
|
Mar. 5, 1957 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding death. With Saroyan envelope.
|
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Box 10 | Folder 23 |
Schulberg, Budd : Typed letter to Arthur and Rosemary.
|
Oct. 18, 1972 |
Scope and Contents
Schulberg reminisces about his relationship with F. Scott Fitzgerald, announcing the
publication of his memoir of Fitzgerald and other writers he knew in Hollywood, with
inscribed copy of the book, "The Four Seasons of Success". (Book is catalogued individually).
Rudin # B-100C
|
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Box 5 | Folder 9 |
Serling, Rod : Typed letter to Rita Goodman. Pacific Palisades, CA.
|
Jan. 4, 1974 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding writing.
|
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Box 10 | Folder 24 |
(Seuss, Dr.) Seuss Geisel, Theodor : Typed letter to Carol Orsag. La Jolla, CA.
|
Mar. 29, 1979 |
Scope and Contents
Writes about how his first book, "Mulberry Street" came to be published. Rudin # B-101
|
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Box 10 | Folder 24a |
(Seuss, Dr.) Seuss Geisel, Theodor : Drawing
|
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Scope and Contents
Original signed drawing of "The Cat" (from "The Cat In The Hat") from the neck up.
Rudin # B-101A
|
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Box 5 | Folder 9A |
(Seuss, Dr.) Seuss Geisel, Theodor : Typed letter to Wesley Hartley. La Jolla, California.
|
June 3, 1974 |
Scope and Contents
Seuss answers the question, is a college education necessary for a successful career
in creative writing? Rudin # B-101A
|
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Box 5 | Folder 10 |
Sewell, Elizabeth : Autograph letter to an editor. Bonchurch.
|
Oct. 31, 1856 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding manuscript by mutual friend.
|
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Box 10 | Folder 25 |
Shaw, George Bernard : Typed letter. London, England.
|
|
Scope and Contents
Amusing printed response to an autograph collector.
|
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Box 14 | Folder 4 |
Shaw, George Bernard : Signed letter and manuscript addressed to "Dear Madam". Guildord, London.
|
May 15, 1900, May 2, 1927 |
Scope and Contents
Shaw offers unsigned witty criticism of a play titled, "Thomas Ellwood's Guest". Accompanied
by a letter mentioning the hypothesis of creative evolution put forward in the 1921
preface to "Back to Methuselah". Rudin # B-102
|
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Box 10 | Folder 26 |
Shaw, George Bernard : Autographed letter to Aleksander Marien Jasienski. London, England.
|
Feb. 28, 1900 |
Scope and Contents
Shaw's opinions of his contemporaries and his forebears. Rudin # B-104
|
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Box 10 | Folder 27 |
Shaw, George Bernard : Autographed letter to St. John Hankin. London, England.
|
Mar. 30, 1903 |
Scope and Contents
Writes about his bad experiences with publishers. "I am a very easy author to get
on with." Rudin # B-105
|
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Box 5 | Folder 11 |
Shaw, George Bernard : Autograph letter to William Crooks. London.
|
Feb. 27, 1904 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding labor cause, Shaw's re-election.
|
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Box 10 | Folder 28 |
Shaw, George Bernard : Autographed letter to St. John Hankin. London, England.
|
Jan. 17, 1905 |
Scope and Contents
Concerning Shaw's involvement in the translation of the play, "Les Trois Filles",
by Franch playwright Eugene Brieux. Rudin # B-105AA
|
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Box 10 | Folder 29 |
Shaw, George Bernard : Autographed letter to Gilbert Murray. London, England.
|
Jun. 21, 1905 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding finances and other content about his play, "You Never Can Tell". Rudin #
B-105A
|
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Box 10 | Folder 30 |
Shaw, George Bernard : Autographed letter to Gilbert Murray. London, England.
|
Nov. 29, 1905 |
Scope and Contents
Discusses the premiere of his play, "Major Barbara". Rudin # B-105B
|
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Box 10 | Folder 31 |
Shaw, George Bernard : Autographed letter to Erica Cotterill. Ayot, St. Lawrence and Welwyn, Hertsforshire.
|
Dec. 14-16, 1907 |
Scope and Contents
One of the first letters by Shaw to Cotterill, a flirtatious and precocious child/woman
who carried on an extensive correspondence with Shaw. Rudin # B-106
|
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Box 10 | Folder 32 |
Shaw, George Bernard : Typed manuscript.
|
1908 |
Scope and Contents
Manuscript written by Lawrence Hockey mentioning Shaw's assistance in helping Welsh
poet William Henry Davies publish his book, "Autobiography of a Super-Tramp". Shaw
has made a number of editorial corrections and additions to the manuscript. Rudin
# B-106A
|
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Box 10 | Folder 33 |
Shaw, George Bernard : Autographed letter to Erica Cotterill. London, England.
|
Jan. 31, 1908 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding her plays and performances. Rudin # B-107
|
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Box 10 | Folder 34 |
Shaw, George Bernard : Autograph letter to My dear Emerica (Erica Cotterill). London, England.
|
Apr. 22, 1908 |
Scope and Contents
Shaw writes to Cotterill telling her to stop being so annoying and flirtatious. Rudin
# B-108
|
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Box 11 | Folder 1 |
Shaw, George Bernard : Autographed letter to Mr Dear Emerica (Erica Cotterill). London, England.
|
Oct. 13, 1909 |
Scope and Contents
Another letter to Cotterill. Rudin # B-109
|
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Box 14 | Folder 5 |
Shaw, George Bernard : Typed letter to Ernest Rhys, Everyman's Library. London
|
Mar. 28, 1912 |
Scope and Contents
Shaw refuses to write a preface for the novel "Yeast". Rudin # B-109A
|
|||
Box 11 | Folder 2 |
Shaw, George Bernard : Typed letter to George Allen and Unwin Ltd. London, England.
|
Nov. 13, 1914 |
Scope and Contents
Replying to an enquiry about reprinting his essay, "Common Sense about the War", that
has been long delayed. Rudin # B-110
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Box 13 | Folder 5 |
Shaw, George Bernard : Copy of the "New Statesman" and the "War Supplement". Rudin # B-110
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Nov. 14, 1914 |
Box 11 | Folder 3 |
Shaw, George Bernard : Signed correspondence card to Ernest Gitsham. London, England.
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Nov. 22, 1917 |
Scope and Contents
Shaw urges Gitsham to exclude his plays from the school curriculum. Rudin # B-111
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Box 5 | Folder 12 |
Shaw, George Bernard : Autograph letter to editor of The Bookman. Dublin.
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Oct. 14, 1918 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding teaching.
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Box 14 | Folder 6 |
Shaw, George Bernard : Typed letter to W.S. Kennedy, The Incorporated Stage Society. London.
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Jun. 25, 1919 |
Scope and Contents
Shaw discusses Henry James's abilities as a playwright and a possible production of
his own new play, "Heartbreak House". Rudin # B-111A
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Box 11 | Folder 4 |
Shaw, George Bernard : Autographed letter addressed to "Dear Sir". Kenmare. Co. Kerry.
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Aug. 10, 1919 |
Scope and Contents
Giving excellent advice to the recipient about publishing a manuscript sent to Shaw.
Rudin # B-112
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Box 11 | Folder 5 |
Shaw, George Bernard : Signed document. London, England.
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Feb. 9, 1921 |
Scope and Contents
License fees and performance provisions for "Arms and the Man". Rudin # B-113
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Box 11 | Folder 6 |
Shaw, George Bernard : Autographed note.
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May 14, 1922 |
Scope and Contents
"Here is a woman who declares that I have given her help, self knowledge, strength,
and a better understanding. And the result is that she collects autographs!" Rudin
# B-113A
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Box 14 | Folder 7 |
Shaw, George Bernard : Signed letter to Gwen John. Somerset.
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Apr. 8, 1923 |
Scope and Contents
Letter offering advice to an aspiring playwright. Rudin # B-113B
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Box 5 | Folder 13 |
Shaw, George Bernard : Autograph postcard to Ben Turner. London.
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Jul. 2, 1923 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding how to write in a dialect.
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Box 11 | Folder 7 |
Shaw, George Bernard : Signed document.
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Oct. 17, 1923 |
Scope and Contents
License fees and performance provisions for "Arms and the Man" and "The Dark Lady
of the Sonnets". Rudin # B-114
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Box 11 | Folder 8 |
Shaw, George Bernard : Signed document. London, England.
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Jan. 8, 1924 |
Scope and Contents
License fees and performance provisions for "Fanny's First Play". Rudin # B-114A
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Box 11 | Folder 9 |
Shaw, George Bernard : Signed document. London, England.
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Jan. 27, 1925 |
Scope and Contents
License fees and performance provisions for "Candida". Rudin # B-115
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Box 11 | Folder 10 |
Shaw, George Bernard : Typed letter to George S. Viereck. London, England.
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Oct. 7, 1927 |
Scope and Contents
"Our intercourse henceforward is not for publication". Rudin # B-115A
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Box 11 | Folder 11 |
Shaw, George Bernard : Signed document. London, England.
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Jan. 11, 1929 |
Scope and Contents
License fees and performance provisions for "Pygmalian". Rudin # B-116
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Box 5 | Folder 14 |
Shaw, George Bernard : Autograph letter to Sylvia Pankhurst. "On the road".
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Apr. 20, 1930 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding mortality of mothers and children during birth.
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Box 5 | Folder 15 |
Shaw, George Bernard : Typed letter to Elbridge Adams. London.
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Apr. 30, 1930 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding collector's edition.
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Box 11 | Folder 12 |
Shaw, George Bernard : Typed letter to Gilbert Miller. Malvern.
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Jul. 24, 1935 |
Scope and Contents
Discusses the initial production of "The Millionairess". Rudin # B-117A
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Box 11 | Folder 12a |
Shaw, George Bernard : Autographed note
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January 3, 1933 |
Scope and Contents
Amusing and characteristic"autobiographical" note signed on the mount of his photograph.
Rudin # B-117D
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Box 5 | Folder 16 |
Shaw, George Bernard : Autograph letter from H.L. Bohm to Shaw. London.
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Dec. 15, 1938 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding Pygmalion.
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Box 5 | Folder 17 |
Shaw, George Bernard : Autograph postcard to Mrs. G.E. Minto. London.
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Oct. 4, 1939 |
Scope and Contents
Advice and encouragement.
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Box 5 | Folder 18 |
Shaw, George Bernard : Autograph letter on back of "open letter".
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Dec. 19, 1939 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding open letter.
|
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Box 14 | Folder 8 |
Shaw, George Bernard : Typed letter to M. Storm Jameson
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Feb. 13, 1942 |
Scope and Contents
Shaw declines Jameson's appeal to contribute to the Red Cross, evidently by donating
one of his manuscripts to be sold for its benefit. Rudin # B-117
|
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Box 5 | Folder 19 |
Shaw, George Bernard : Typed letter to Joseph Z. Dalinda. London.
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Dec. 8, 1943 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding why bureaucracies resist change.
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Box 14 | Folder 9 |
Shaw, George Bernard : Typed letter to EHW Meyerstein, Magdalen College, Oxford. London.
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Oct. 13, 1946 |
Scope and Contents
Writes about the widow of playwright St. John Emile Clavering Hankin; also discusses
literary standards. Rudin # B-117B
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Box 14 | Folder 10 |
Shaw, George Bernard : Signed note. London.
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Nov. 28, 1946 |
Scope and Contents
Short note written under a pre-printed message providing his reasoning for not providing
autographs. Included is his book, "Bernard Shaw His Life and Personality". Book includes
additional items including autographs of cast members of a play. (Book is catalogued
individually) Rudin # B-117C
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Box 5 | Folder 20 |
Shaw, George Bernard : Typed letter to George Sylvester Viereck. London.
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Nov. 18, 1948 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding poetry by Viereck's son.
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Box 11 | Folder 13 |
Shaw, George Bernard : Signed correspondence card. Ayot St. Lawrence and Welwyn, Hertsforshire.
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Jun. 18, 1949 |
Scope and Contents
Shaw authorizing Gertrude Lawrence to broadcast any part of his writings in exchange
for a pair of mittens. Rudin # B-118
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Box 11 | Folder 14 |
Shaw, George Bernard : Autographed letter to Sylvia Lyons. Ayot St. Lawrence, Welwyn Hertsforshire
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Mar. 17, 1950 |
Scope and Contents
Warns Lyons not to come to visit him and to bring her son to the zoo instead. With
manuscript shorthand fragment of the opening scene of "The Dark Lady of the Sonnets".
Also included is Supplementary Material (Original purchased by another buyer) of a
letter written by Shaw in Pittman shorthand describing how he uses shorthand for his
writing. Rudin # B-119
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Box 14 | Folder 11 |
Simenon, Georges : Typed letter to Steve Juscik.
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Jul. 28, 1986 |
Scope and Contents
Simenon explains why he would not read the works of others. Rudin # B-119A
|
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Box 5 | Folder 21 |
Simon, Neil : Autograph letter to Mr. Cooper.
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No date |
Scope and Contents
Regarding "lasting importance".
|
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Box 11 | Folder 15 |
Simon, Neil : Typed letter to Robert Hudson.
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Jan. 17, 1971 |
Scope and Contents
Informs Hudson of his favorite plays and the length of time it takes to write them.
With a copy of the text of Hudson's letter to Simon. Rudin # B-120
|
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Box 5 | Folder 22 |
Sinclair, Upton : Autograph letter to Edmund Stedman. New York, NY.
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Nov. 1900 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding novel-in-progress.
|
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Box 11 | Folder 16 |
Sinclair, Upton : Typed letter to Mr. Greenway. Pasadena, CA.
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May 11, 1925 |
Scope and Contents
"I helped to spread distrust of our capitalist press." Rudin # B-121
|
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Box 5 | Folder 23 |
Sinclair, Upton : Typed letter to H.W. Pointon. Long Beach, CA.
|
May 31, 1927 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding censorship of Oil.
|
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Box 11 | Folder 17 |
Singer, Isaac B. : Typed manuscript and photograph.
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Scope and Contents
A review of one of Harold Pinter's most famous plays "The Homecoming". Rudin # B-122
|
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Box 11 | Folder 18 |
Singer, Isaac B. : Typed and autographed manuscripts.
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Scope and Contents
An essay explaining why he writes his stories in Yiddish (with corrected typescript,
unsigned, heavily edited and annotated by Singer). Probably presented at a conference.
(The AMs is not complete -it lacks pages 5,6,and 7 of the TMs). Rudin # B-123
|
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Box 5 | Folder 24 |
Singer, Isaac Bashevis : Typed letter to Dusty Sklar. New York, NY.
|
Jul. 7, 1977 |
Scope and Contents
Advice on writing.
|
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Box 11 | Folder 19 |
Singer, Isaac B. : Souvenir typescript.
|
Nov. 6, 1978 |
Scope and Contents
Extract from "U.S. News and World Report" - "A good writer should try his best to
be clear." Rudin # B-124
|
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Box 5 | Folder 25 |
Slaughter, Frank : Autograph letter to Mr. Hartley.
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Apr. 16, 1993 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding education and writing. With article by Slaughter.
|
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Box 11 | Folder 19A |
Smith, AJM : Typed letter to Wesley Hartley. East Lansing, MI.
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Nov. 4, 1959 |
Box 11 | Folder 19B |
Smith, Chard Powers : Typed letter to Wesley Hartley. Arlington, VT.
|
Sep. 19, 1959 |
Box 11 | Folder 20 |
Smith, James : Poem to Mrs. O. Unsigned.
|
Feb. 15, 1838 |
Scope and Contents
Poem sent "to Mrs. O" on her 50th birthday entitled "Withering Satire". Rudin # B-125
|
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Box 5 | Folder 26 |
Solzhenitsyn, Aleksandr : Typed letter to Mr. Elie Wiesel. Cavendish, VT.
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Aug. 4, 1987 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding invitation to conference of Nobel Laureates.
|
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Box 11 | Folder 21 |
Spender, Stephen : Typed manuscript.
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1957 |
Scope and Contents
Essay titled, "London Letter". Discusses the current state of British literature and
the literary and political merits of previous generations. Rudin # B-126
|
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Box 11 | Folder 22 |
Spender, Stephen : Three autographed letters to Mr. Schaire, editor in chief of "Art and Antiques"
magazine. France and London.
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1991 |
Scope and Contents
A file consisting of three autograph letters (including envelopes) relating to Spender's
article on "Henry Moore's Shelter Drawings"; the first draft of the manuscript, to
be printed in "Art and Antiques" magazine, is included with Spender's corrections
and illustrations of Moore's art. Rudin # B-127
|
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Box 11 | Folder 23 |
Spillane, Mickey : Typed quote, signed.
|
Apr./May 1990 |
Scope and Contents
"I like people to enjoy what I've done…Writing should be fun". Excerpted from a magazine
article. Rudin # B-128
|
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Box 11 | Folder 23A |
Steen, Margeurite : Typed letter to Wesley Hartley.
|
Oct. 2, 1959 |
Box 11 | Folder 24 |
Stein, Gertrude : Autographed letter to Frank Crowinshield. Paris, France.
|
May 1925 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding the publication of her work, "Making of Americans". Rudin # B-128A
|
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Box 11 | Folder 25 |
Stein, Gertrude : Autographed letter to Marcella Burns. Bilignin, Par Belley, Ain, France.
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1935 |
Scope and Contents
Tells of her trip to the U.S. and how glad she is to be back to the garden, dogs and
nightingales. Rudin # B-129
|
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Box 11 | Folder 26 |
Steinbeck, John : Autographed letter to Murray. NY.
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Dec. 4 |
Scope and Contents
An exuberant tirade against Christmas and its disruptive effect on his writing. Rudin
# B-130
|
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Box 11 | Folder 27 |
Steinbeck, John : Autographed documents to Harry Thornton Moore. Pacific Grove, CA.
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Feb. 15, 1935 |
Scope and Contents
Postcard mentions a book he is currently writing and one he plans to write. Also included
is a pamphlet, "John Steinbeck and His Novels", and a 1949 letter from a bookstore
offering this and other Steinbeck letters for the first time. Rudin # B-131
|
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Box 11 | Folder 28 |
Steinbeck, John : Autographed postcard to Jake Zeitlin. Los Gatos, CA.
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1937 |
Scope and Contents
Steinbeck describes his method for writing, "Of Mice and Men". Rudin # B-132
|
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Box 11 | Folder 29 |
Steinbeck, John : Autographed letter to William Ward Beecher. Pacific Grove, CA.
|
Dec. 28, 1948 |
Scope and Contents
Expressing regrets at being unable to purchase property because "divorce has bankrupted
me"; additionally, he recounts a story connected to a gift he gave the recipient's
wife. Rudin # B-133
|
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Box 11 | Folder 30 |
Steinbeck, John : Typed letter to Ballard Hadman. New York.
|
Apr. 4, 1953 |
Scope and Contents
Steinbeck writes about a writer's use of words. Rudin # B-134
|
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Box 11 | Folder 31 |
Steinbeck, John : Autographed letters to Christine Schunck.
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1956 |
Scope and Contents
Two letters addressing his thoughts on words, his two sons, his lineage and his latest
book. Rudin # B-135
|
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Box 5 | Folder 27 |
Steinbeck, John : Typed letter to Martha C. Johnson. New York, NY.
|
Feb. 20, 1957 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding The Short Reign of Pippin IV: a Fabrication.
|
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Box 11 | Folder 32 |
Steinbeck, John : Autographed letter to Edgar J. Bracco. New York.
|
Mar. 7, 1961 |
Scope and Contents
"Styles come and go. I'm told I'm out of fashion now but I can't remember when I wasn't."
Rudin # B-136
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Box 11 | Folder 33 |
Steinbeck, John : Signed document.
|
Jul. 11, 1961 |
Scope and Contents
A license for the stage adaptation of "The Short Reign of Pippin IV"; accompanied
by an unsigned supplementary document. Rudin # B-137
|
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Box 11 | Folder 34 |
Steinbeck, John : Typed letter to Vernon Reyman. NY.
|
Nov. 21, 1962 |
Scope and Contents
Acknowledges congratulations for winning the Nobel Prize. Rudin # B-138
|
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Box 5 | Folder 28 |
Steinbeck, John : Typed letter to Alex and Doris. Long Island, NY.
|
Jun. 24, 1968 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding production of Of Mice and Men.
|
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Box 5 | Folder 29 |
Stevenson, Robert Louis : Autograph letter to F.W. Dover. Upolu, Samoa.
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Jun. 20, 1892 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding being poor.
|
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Box 5 | Folder 30 |
Street, Julian Leonard : Typed letter to Ernest Kroll. New York, NY.
|
Mar. 8, 1930 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding writing.
|
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Box 5 | Folder 31 |
Styron, William : Autograph letter to Mr. Hartley. Roxbury, CT.
|
Mar. 13, 1993 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding education and writing.
|
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Box 5 | Folder 32 |
Sutzkever, Abraham : Beneath the Trees. (Book)
|
2003 |
Box 14 | Folder 12 |
Swinnerton, Frank : signed letter to Wesley Hartley.
|
Sep. 23, 1959 |
Scope and Contents
Swinnerton responds to questions concerning his opinion of the value of schooling.
Rudin # B-138AA
|
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Box 15 |
Symons, Julian : Manuscript, notes and clippings.
|
1978 | |
Scope and Contents
Original manuscript and research archive for "The Tell-Tale Heart - The Life and Work
of Edgar Allan Poe". Rudin # B-138A
|
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Box 5 | Folder 33 |
Symons, Julian : Typed letter to Wesley Hartley. Kent.
|
Jun. 3, 1981 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding education and writing.
|
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Box 5 | Folder 34 |
Tarkington, Booth : Autograph letter to Ed.
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No date |
Scope and Contents
Regarding incident with Ed and dog.
|
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Box 5 | Folder 35 |
Tarkington, Booth : Autograph letter to Mr. Williamson. Indianapolis, IN.
|
Jan. 15, 1900 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding speed of writing.
|
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Box 12 | Folder 1 |
Tarkington, Booth : Autographed letter to Mr. Starrett. Kennebunkport, Maine.
|
Oct. 21, 1918 |
Scope and Contents
Explains why he had been reluctant to publish his play Beaucaire in England. Rudin
# B-139
|
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Box 12 | Folder 2 |
Thackeray, William Makepeace : Autographed letter addressed to Dear Madame. Brompton.
|
Jun. 2 |
Scope and Contents
Advice to an aspiring writer. Rudin # B-140
|
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Box 5 | Folder 36 |
Thackeray, William Makepeace : Autograph note to My dear cousin. Kensington.
|
May 19, 1849 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding signature.
|
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Box 5 | Folder 37 |
Thackeray, William Makepeace : Autograph letter to Mr. Hallam. Kensington.
|
Sep. 26, 1852 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding invitation.
|
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Box 5 | Folder 38 |
Thackeray, William Makepeace : Autograph letter to Ticknor and Fields publishing firm. London.
|
Jun. 25, 1853 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding publication of novel in serial form.
|
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Box 5 | Folder 39 |
Thomas, Dylan : Typed letter to Richard Church. Hants.
|
Feb. 22, 1939 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding The Map of Love.
|
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Box 5 | Folder 40 |
Thomas, Dylan : Autograph letter to Sir. Wales.
|
May 27, 1951 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding political affiliation and S.C.R.
|
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Box 5 | Folder 41 |
Thoreau, Henry David : Autograph manuscript, unsigned.
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No date |
Scope and Contents
Regarding woods near Hubbard's Grove.
|
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Box 12 | Folder 3 |
Thurber, James : Typed letter to Major Melvyn Berlind. Cornwall, CT.
|
Jan. 25, 1943 |
Scope and Contents
Thurber's response to an admirer. "The only thing I have in common with James Joyce
is bad eyesight". Rudin # B-141
|
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Box 5 | Folder 42 |
Thurber, James : Typed letter to publisher. Hot Springs, VA.
|
Dec. 7, 1944 |
Box 5 | Folder 43 |
Tolkien, J.R.R. : Autograph letter to George Engel. Oxford.
|
Oct. 25, 1958 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding debt to "agelong tradition", The Lord of the Rings, duties at Oxford.
|
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Box 12 | Folder 4 |
Tuttiett, Mary G. : Autographed letter. Newport I. Wight.
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Apr. 22, 1889 |
Scope and Contents
Discusses writing. "Style is a gift, though like other gifts it can be improved".
Rudin # B-142
|
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Box 5 | Folder 44 |
Untermeyer, Louis : Typed letter to Mr. Hartley. Newton, CT.
|
Jul. 30, 1957 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding education and writing.
|
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Box 12 | Folder 5 |
Updike, John : Typed note to Richard S. Fetters. Ipswich, MA.
|
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Scope and Contents
Responds to a letter asking, "What does success means to me". Rudin # B-143
|
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Box 5 | Folder 45 |
Uris, Leon : Typed manuscript.
|
No date |
Scope and Contents
Regarding qualities of a good writer.
|
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Box 5 | Folder 46 |
Van de Water, Frederic Franklin : Typed letter to Ernest Kroll. New York, NY.
|
Feb. 26, 1930 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding writing.
|
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Box 6 | Folder 1 |
van Vogt, A.E. : Typed letter to Wesley Hartley. Hollywood, CA.
|
Jun. 15, 1993 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding education and writing.
|
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Box 6 | Folder 2 |
Vonnegut, Kurt : Typed letter to Byron Troyer. New York, NY.
|
Sep. 6, 1974 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding Vonnegut's education and success.
|
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Box 6 | Folder 3 |
Vonnegut, Kurt : Typed letter to Gary Grossman.
|
Apr. 22, 1981 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding attempts to stop smoking.
|
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Box 12 | Folder 6 |
Wallace, Irving : Typed letter to Robert Hudson.
|
Nov. 5, 1971 |
Scope and Contents
Responds to questions posed to him regarding his views on pornography and censorship.
Rudin # B-144
|
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Box 6 | Folder 4 |
Warren, Robert Penn : Typed letter to Wesley Hartley. Fairfield, CT.
|
Aug. 1, 1957 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding education and writing.
|
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Box 12 | Folder 7 |
Warren, Robert Penn : Typed letter to Mr. Wilder. Fairfield, CT.
|
Oct. 8, 1962 |
Scope and Contents
Discusses prayer in the schools and Faulkner. Rudin # B-145
|
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Box 6 | Folder 5 |
Waugh, Evelyn : Autograph letter to Alfred McIntyre. Stinchcombe.
|
Oct. 8, 1945 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding Brideshead Revisited.
|
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Box 6 | Folder 6 |
Webster, Noah : Autograph manuscript.
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No date |
Scope and Contents
Definitions.
|
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Box 6 | Folder 7 |
Wells, H.G. : Autograph letter to My dear Brown. Grasse.
|
Feb. 4, 1929 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding Query advertisement.
|
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Box 6 | Folder 8 |
Wells, H.G. : Autograph letter to a publisher. London.
|
Dec. 4, 1936 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding agreement for book.
|
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Box 6 | Folder 9 |
Wells, H.G. : Autograph letter to a publisher. London.
|
Mar. 11, 1937 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding Star-begotten.
|
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Box 6 | Folder 10 |
Wells, H.G. : Autograph letter to Viking Press. Grasse.
|
Apr. 26, 1937 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding The Brothers.
|
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Box 12 | Folder 8 |
Wheatley, Dennis : Autographed letter to Mr. Earle. London, England.
|
1933 |
Scope and Contents
Announcing the publication of his novel, "The Forbidden Territory". Rudin # B-146
|
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Box 12 | Folder 9 |
White, E.B. : Typed letter to Mr. Wells. New York.
|
Nov. 3, 1946 |
Scope and Contents
Discusses and defines his choice of using the word "Chinaman" instead of "Chinese"
at the end of World War II. Rudin # B-147
|
|||
Box 12 | Folder 10 |
White, E.B. : Typed letter to Wayne Chatterton. North Brooklin, ME.
|
Sep. 27, 1971 |
Scope and Contents
A lengthy discussion of the famous New Yorker "profiles" and an unflattering "profile"
of his colleague, Alexander Woollcott. Rudin # B-148
|
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Box 6 | Folder 11 |
White, E.B. : Typed letter to Charles L. Baldwin. North Brooklin, ME.
|
Nov. 24, 1976 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding split infinitives, the day's youth.
|
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Box 6 | Folder 12 |
Whitman, Walt : Autograph letter to Talcott Williams. Camden, NJ.
|
Dec. 14, 1984 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding invitation.
|
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Box 6 | Folder 13 |
Whittier, John Greenleaf : Autograph letter to Dear Friend. Danvers.
|
Jan. 2, 1884 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding W.C. Bryant. With photo.
|
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Box 12 | Folder 11 |
Wilbur, Richard : Autographed letter to Mr. Cary. Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT.
|
Aug. 5, 1959 |
Scope and Contents
Discusses the process of revision. "The point is that the smallest word counts". Rudin
# B-149
|
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Box 6 | Folder 14 |
Wilde, Oscar : Autograph letter to Mrs. Gielgud. Chelsea.
|
July 1881 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding invitation. With photos.
|
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Box 12 | Folder 12 |
Wilder, Thorton : Autographed letters to James Thomson. Florence.
|
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Scope and Contents
Manuscript with cover letter. Wilder defends the Silent Generation, predicting how
it will affect America's future. Rudin # B-150
|
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Box 12 | Folder 13 |
Wilder, Thorton : Autographed letter to Jay L. Bradley. Capri.
|
Oct. 28, 1926 |
Scope and Contents
Discusses the pursuit of a career in writing and the pros and cons of attending college.
Rudin # B-151
|
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Box 6 | Folder 15 |
Wilder, Thornton : Autograph letter to Pearl Buck. Hollywood, CA.
|
Jul. 14, 1938 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding Our Town.
|
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Box 12 | Folder 14 |
Wilder, Thorton : Autographed postcard to Harry Thornton Moore. Hamden 17, CT.
|
Oct. 28, 1960 |
Scope and Contents
"Imaginative narration is a very stern mistress; she wants no other gods but herself".
Rudin # B-152
|
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Box 6 | Folder 16 |
Wilder, Thornton : Autograph letters to Miriam Benkovitz. Hamden, CT.
|
May 29, 1969, May 5, 1975 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding discussions of Wilder; Memory of Ellen Hayes.
|
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Box 6 | Folder 17 |
Wilder, Thornton : Autograph letter to Joseph Blotner. Edgartown, MA.
|
Jul. 17, 1969 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding William Faulkner. With Wilder stamps and envelope.
|
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Box 12 | Folder 15 |
Wilder, Thorton : Autographed letters to Dalma Brunauer. Hamden, CT.
|
1974, 1975 |
Scope and Contents
Letter 12/9/1974 - Thanking her for her thoughtful essay on ""Bridge of San Luis Rey""
and remarking that many are angry that he does not more strongly affirm Christian
doctrine. Letter 11/11/1975 - Discusses how his Protestant upbringing relates to ""Bridge
of San Luis Rey"". (With unrelated Willa Cather envelope signed and addressed to Wilder)
Rudin # B-153
|
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Box 6 | Folder 18 |
Williams, Tennessee : Typed letter to John Hunter. Key West, FL.
|
Feb. 3, 1954 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding article for Yale Magazine on Dylan Thomas. With magazine and photo.
|
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Box 12 | Folder 16 |
Williams, Tennessee :Typed letter to Audrey
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Nov. 7, 1969 |
Scope and Contents
"America is very cruel to its artists who have had reversals of fortune." Rudin #
B-154
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Box 12 | Folder 17 |
Williams, Tennessee : Typed letter to Tim Moore. San Francisco, CA.
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Aug. 14, 1976 |
Scope and Contents
Writing to a potential "traveling companion", Williams mentions that "I never fall
out of love, which makes it a sad sort of poem". Rudin # B-155
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Box 13 | Folder 3 |
Williams, William Carlos : Typed letter to Arioste Lonchard. Rutherford, NJ.
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Nov. 6, 1947 |
Scope and Contents
A letter on Williams' feelings for Ezra Pound. In a presentation portfolio. Rudin
# B-156
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Box 12 | Folder 18 |
Williams, William Carlos : Typed letter addressed to Dear Uhlman. Rutherford, NJ.
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May 29, 1951 |
Scope and Contents
"The structure of the poem must be changed and not merely must it speak about new
things". Rudin # B-157
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Box 12 | Folder 19 |
Williams, William Carlos : Autographed manuscript. Rutherford, NJ.
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Aug. 17, 1951 |
Scope and Contents
A tribute to the great American photographer, Alfred Eisenstadt. Rudin # B-158
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Box 12 | Folder 20 |
Wilson, Edmund : Autographed letter addressed to Dear Hazel. Red Bank, NJ.
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Nov. 12, 1927 |
Scope and Contents
A long chatty letter referring to his work and to his reading. Thinks New York is
an awful place to live and coments, "I haven't met an intelligent clergyman…since
I have been here." Rudin # B-159
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Box 12 | Folder 20A |
Winslow, Elizabeth : Typed letter to Wesley Hartley.
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Mar. 7, 1974 |
Box 6 | Folder 19 |
Wodehouse, P.G. : Typed letter to Alec Waugh. Long Island, NY.
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Jan. 4, 1975 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding recent knighthood.
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Box 6 | Folder 20 |
Wolfe, Thomas : Typed letter to Du Bose Heyward. Brooklyn, NY.
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Sep. 8, 1932 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding NY summer, invitation to Charleston.
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Box 6 | Folder 21 |
Woolf, Virginia : Autograph letter to Logan Pearsall Smith. Tavistock Square.
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Dec. 4, 1932 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding love.
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Box 6 | Folder 22 |
Wordsworth, William : Autograph letter to Edward Quillinan.
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Apr. 8, 1841 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding daughter's upcoming marriage to Quillinan.
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Box 6 | Folder 23 |
Wouk, Herman : Typed letter to Matthew Held. Washington D.C.
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Apr. 28, 1982 |
Scope and Contents
Regarding Karl Popper.
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Box 12 | Folder 21 |
Wright, Richard : Typed letter to Miss Pergament. NY.
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Sep. 10, 1938 |
Scope and Contents
He critiques a story sent to him by his correspondent for review. Rudin # B-160
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Box 12 | Folder 22 |
Zaturenska, Marya : Autographed letter to Wesley Hartley. NY
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Apr. 6, 1974 |