{"value"=>"<p>The bulk of the writings consist of literary manuscripts by Carl Van Vechten. Many of these manuscripts are typescripts and they are annotated; some of the manuscripts are accompanied by page proofs. The literary manuscripts include among others <span class=\"title\">Blind-Bow Boy, In The Garrett, Interpreters and Interpretations, Nigger Heaven, Parties, Spider Boy, Peter Whiffle, The Tattooed Countess</span> and <span class=\"title\">Tiger In The House</span>. There are also some early miscellaneous writings of Carl Van Vechten including prefaces to monographs, plays and poems. A typescript of Carl Van Vechten's oral history conducted by Columbia University (1960), address books, date books, notebooks and music sheets complete Van Vechten's writings. The remainder is manuscripts by other authors, including Coleman Dowell adaptation of the <span class=\"title\">Tattooed Countess</span> (1951), Charles Lewis Fitch's writings and miscellaneous papers relating to Van Vechten family genealogy.</p>"}