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- Creator:
- Benton, Elaine
- Call Number:
- YCAL MSS 416
- Container / Volume:
- Box 2
- Image Count:
- 36
- Abstract:
- Collection consists of approximately 120 letters and cards from James Purdy to his assistant and friend Elaine Benton, dating from 1983 to 1999, writings, and other materials. Benton served as Purdy's typist, and the writings include typescript drafts...
- Description:
- James Purdy, American writer.
- Subject (Name):
- Benton, Elaine. and Purdy, James, 1914-2009.
- Subject (Topic):
- American literature and Authors, American
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Elaine Benton papers relating to James Purdy, 1970-1999
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- Creator:
- Farnham, Emily, 1912-
- Call Number:
- YCAL MSS 522
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1
- Image Count:
- 50
- Abstract:
- The papers document Emily Farnham's research and writing of the biography Charles Demuth: Behind a Laughing Mask. The collection contains correspondence; questionnaires for interviewees; lists of Demuth collectors and collections; photographs of pain...
- Description:
- Emily Farnham is the author of Charles Demuth: Behind a Laughing Mask (Tulsa: University of Oklahoma Press, 1971).
- Subject (Name):
- Demuth, Charles, 1883-1935., Ebberts, Carolyn May., and Farnham, Emily, 1912-
- Subject (Topic):
- American literature, Artists, American, and Authors, American
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Emily Farnham papers relating to Charles Demuth, 1955-1958
4.
- Creator:
- Jackson, Helen Hunt, 1830-1885
- Call Number:
- YCAL MSS 585
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1
- Image Count:
- 107
- Abstract:
- Sixteen autograph letters, signed, from Helen Hunt Jackson. The letters are written to a group of friends and are addressed to Thomas Wentworth Higginson, dated 1868 November 15 to 1869 September 28. Also included is an autograph note, signed, explain...
- Description:
- Helen Hunt Jackson, American writer and activist on behalf of improved treatment of Native Americans by the United States government.
- Subject (Name):
- Jackson, Helen Hunt, 1830-1885. and Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911.
- Subject (Topic):
- American literature and Authors, American
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Helen Hunt Jackson correspondence, 1865-1906
5.
- Creator:
- Shawn, William
- Call Number:
- YCAL MSS 886
- Container / Volume:
- Box 2
- Image Count:
- 57
- Abstract:
- Collection of correspondence, writings, and other papers growing out of Shawn's collaboration with Brooks on a collection of essays, Lulu in Hollywood (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1982), about her life as a film actress. Correspondence features a large...
- Description:
- Louise Brooks (1906-1985), American dancer, actress, and author.
- Subject (Geographic):
- California, Los Angeles., and Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
- Subject (Name):
- Brooks, Louise, 1906-1985., Gottlieb, Robert, 1931-2023., Lantz, Robert., Shawn, William., and Sicre, J. P. (Jean-Pierre)
- Subject (Topic):
- American literature, Authors, American, Motion picture industry, Motion picture actors and actresses, and Social life and customs
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > William Shawn papers relating to Lousie Brooks, 1956-1986