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Roberts Brothers papers, 1838-1932, bulk 1882-1898
2.5 linear feetCorrespondence files of Roberts Brothers, pertaining to all departments, editorial, production, advertising, and sales. Also, some miscellaneous letters and documents, unrelated to Roberts Brothers, which deal with various legal matters, including those of Frederick D. Ely and of William A. Dunn, from 1838 until 1932, and letters to the Secretary of Harvard University from 1900 to 1907.
Ruth S. Granniss correspondence, 1911-1914
0.5 linear feetCorrespondence of Granniss with various persons, relating to the preparation of her book AN AMERICAN FRIEND OF SOUTHEY (New York, 1913), a sketch of Maria Gowen Brooks (1795-1845). Included also are a copy of Granniss' book, two copperplates used to illustrate it, and a copy of Maria Brooks' ZÓPHIËL, a poem, Boston, 1925.
Samuel and Bella Spewack papers, 1920-1980
67 linear feetCorrespondence, manuscripts, playscripts, screenplays, diaries, documents, contracts, financial records, photographs, phonograph records, motion pictures, playbills, posters, sheet music, cartoons, art work, memorabilia, scrapbooks, and printed materials. . The collection consists chiefly of correspondence and production files relating to the creation, production, and performance of their works for stage, screen, radio, and television, such as Leave It To Me and Kiss Me Kate (with music by Cole Porter), Boy Meets Girl, and My Three Angels. Correspondence (with twentieth century authors, playwrights, musicians, political figures, and actors) includes: George Abbott, Jean Arthur, Bennett Cerf, Katharine Cornell, Jo Davidson, George and Ira Gershwin, Alec Guinness, W. Averell Harriman, Lilli Lehmann, Mary Martin, Laurence Olivier, Mary Pickford, Cole Porter, Regina Resnick, Eleanor Roosevelt, Robert E. Sherwood, Lincoln Steffens, Kurt Weill, Rebecca West, and Thornton Wilder. There is also correspondence concerning Bella Spewack's work with the New York Girls' Scholarship, UNRA, and the Sports Center of Israel. In addition to the production files, there are manuscripts and typescript drafts for novels, short stories, and articles by the Spewacks.
Sarah Orne Jewett letters, 1870-1879
1 boxLetters to Sarah Orne Jewett from William Dean Howells, Ellen Emerson, James R. Osgod, Horace Scudder, and Charles C. Hoyt, as well as those from members of her family and friends. The letters are chiefly personal though a few relate to the publication of some of her works. Also, 43 letters to Louise Droesel.
Stephen Crane papers, 1895-1908
9 linear feetLetters addressed to the Cranes from various members of the Crane and Howorth families, and from prominent literary figures such as Joseph Conrad, Henry James, H.G. Wells, George Bernard Shaw, Hamlin Garland, Elbert Hubbard, and Rider Haggard. A number of these letters relate to Cora Crane's activities after Stephen Crane's death, but the majority have to do with life at Brede Place in Sussex. Also present are a number of holograph manuscripts of Stephen Crane's literary works and manuscripts and typescripts of other material which he dictated. There is a group of stories and articles by Cora Crane, some pictures, photographs, art, and memorabilia. Also, seventy-four books from Crane's library, many of them signed.
Woman's Press Club of New York City records, 1889-1980
22 boxesMinutes, reports, press books, scrapbooks, correspondence, lists, financial records, and printed materials of the Woman's Press Club of New York City.
Women's National Book Association records, 1917-2020
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