Elliot Paul collection of papers

id
1818
origination
Paul, Elliot, 1891-1958
date statement
1922-1940
key date
1922
identifier (local_mss)
19316
org unit
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
call number
Berg Coll MSS Paul
b-number
b15971709
total components
43
total series
3
max depth
3
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2013-04-01 15:04:18 UTC
updated
2018-06-04 18:49:15 UTC
status note
(missing)
Display Aeon link
true

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unitdate
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date_inclusive_start
1922
date_inclusive_end
1940
keydate
1922
unittitle
{"value"=>"Elliot Paul collection of papers"}
repository
{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">The New York Public Library.</span> <span class=\"subarea\">The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.</span> <div class=\"address\"><span class=\"addressline\">New York, New York</span></div>"}
abstract
{"value"=>"This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts, typescripts, correspondence, as well as legal documents."}
prefercite
{"value"=>"<p>[Identification of the item]. The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library.</p>"}
origination
{"value"=>"Paul, Elliot, 1891-1958", "type"=>"persname"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>Elliot Paul was an American novelist, playwright, screenwriter, journalist, and literary critic, and the co-founder of the journal \"Transition,\" which he co-edited until the autumn of 1929.</p>"}
custodhist
{"value"=>"<p>The bulk of the materials was previously owned by Louis C. Greene.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts, typescripts, correspondence, as well as legal documents. The manuscripts and typescripts include plays, notes, drafts of novels, articles, reviews, and drafts of stories. Also included is the typescript of his \"The Last Time I saw Paris\" containing the author's manuscript emendations and with a chart and 1-page typed explanatory statement by Paul. The correspondence includes letters from the author, dating from 1922 to 1938, to Louis C. Greene and Horace B. Liveright, as well as letters relating to the author, dating from 1922 to 1934, between various correspondents, including Louis C. Greene, Creighton J. Hill, Alfred A. Knopf, Horace B. Liveright, Robert Newton Linscott, and Camille Nesbit Paul. There are letters to Paul from Muriel Hannah, Alfred A. Knopf, Horace Liveright Inc., and others, dating from 1923 to 1928.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The Elliot Paul collection of papers are arranged in three series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19316#c222947'>Manuscripts and Typescripts</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19316#c222972'>Correspondence</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19316#c222988'>Legal Documents</a></div>\n</li></ul>\n", "type"=>"arrangement"}
acqinfo
{"value"=>"<p>This is a synthetic collection, created from materials acquired through gift and purchase from various sources.</p>"}
userestrict
{"value"=>"<p>For permission to publish, contact the Curator, The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.</p>"}
note
{"value"=>"<p>Card catalog available.</p>", "encodinganalog"=>"555"}
processinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Processed by Staff; Machine-readable finding aid created by Lynn Lobash and Nina Schneider.</p>"}
extent_statement
106 items
date_start
1922
date_end
1940

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