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De Mille, Agnes
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | *MGZEB 21-0017
5.88 linear feet (16 boxes)
The Agnes de Mille photographs, dating from the 1860s to the 1980s, chronicle her professional career as a dancer, choreographer, director, writer, and arts advocate. The photographs also recount de Mille's personal life and the members of the de...
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Weiss, Irving, 1921-
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature | Berg Coll MSS 185670
0.21 linear feet (1 box)
The W. H. Auden and Chester Kallman letters to Irving and Anne Weiss, dating from the 1940s to 2000, consist primarily of handwritten and typed letters and poems, as well as photographs exchanged between the couples from the 1940s to the 1970s....
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Jones, Patricia Spears, 1955-
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division | Sc MG 975
23.42 linear feet (57 boxes); 21.4 megabytes (20 computer files)
Patricia Spears Jones (born in 1951 in Forrest City, Arkansas) is a Black American poet, playwright, writer, educator, editor, and publisher. Her papers date from the 1970s to the 2010s, and chronicle Jones' career and personal life through...
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Capote, Truman, 1924-1984
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 24831
.46 linear feet (2 boxes)
Truman Capote (1924-1984) was a celebrated American author whose major works include Other Voices, Other Rooms; Breakfast at Tiffany's; and In Cold Blood. John O'Shea...
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Targ, William, 1907-
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature | Berg Coll 25822
.21 linear feet (1 box)
William Targ (1907-1999) was an American author and editor, and the publisher of Targ Editions. His wife Roslyn Targ (died 2017) was a literary agent whose clients included American novelist Henry Roth (1906-1995), known for his autobiographical...
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Surit︠s︡, E. I︠A︡.
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | *MGZEB 21-0025
0.21 linear feet (1 box)
Elizabeth Sourtiz was a Russian writer specializing in 19th and early 20th century dance history in Moscow. Her collection holds photographic prints, transparencies, and negatives from her book Soviet Choreographers in the...
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Marcus, Eric
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 17770
11.73 linear feet (669 audio files, 2 computer files, 27 boxes); 669 audio_files; 65 kilobytes (65 kb)
Eric Marcus is an author of non-fiction, public speaker, and television news producer noted for his use of interviews and oral histories to document the lesbian and gay rights movement in the United States. The bulk of the Eric Marcus papers date...
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Fordin, Hugh, 1935-2019
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 2019-016
9.27 linear feet (27 boxes, 2 oversize folders)
The Hugh Fordin collection, dated 1908 to 2005, documents the career of writer and record producer Hugh Fordin (1935-2019). The collection primarily chronicles his research for Getting to Know Him: A Biography of Oscar...
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Martínez Nazario, Manuel
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 186227
11.22 linear feet (15 boxes)
The Manuel Martínez Nazario Collection of Puerto Ricans in the World of Comics, dating from the 1950s to 2022, contains more than 1,400 comic books, trade paperbacks, hardcover collections, and zines by Puerto Rican creators; and comics about...
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Leitsch, Dick
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 24575
36.76 linear feet (84 boxes, 1 oversize folder). 4.3 gigabytes (1027 computer files)
Dick Leitsch (1935-2018) was an American gay rights activist and author. Leitsch, who served as president of the Mattachine Society of New York from 1965 through 1971, is best known for organizing Mattachine's "Sip-in" protest of 1966. The Dick...
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Dickstein, Morris
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 18867
42.56 linear feet (103 boxes, 2 oversize folders). 50.1 megabytes (3,207 computer files)
The Morris Dickstein papers, dating from 1940 to 2018 (bulk dates 1962-2018), chronicle the career of American literary scholar, author, critic, and former Distinguished Professor of English and Theatre at the City University of New York Graduate...
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Schell, Jonathan, 1943-2014
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 24254
65 linear feet (138 boxes); 287.8 megabytes (1,821 computer files)
Jonathan Schell, best known for his book, The Fate of the Earth, was a writer and educator who devoted his professional life to writing in opposition to nuclear weapons and war. His papers date from 1948 to 2014, and...
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Gornick, Vivian
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 186136
3.17 linear feet (8 boxes)
Vivian Gornick (born 1935) is an American feminist critic, author, and memoirist who is known for her involvement with the second-wave feminist movement while reporting for The Village Voice. Her papers, dated 1965 to...
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Charlip, Remy
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 536
54.44 linear feet (125 boxes, 32 oversize folders, 5 tubes)
Remy Charlip (1929-2012) was an American dancer, choreographer, theater director, costume and set designer, educator, visual artist, and children's book author and illustrator. The Remy Charlip papers, dating from the 1900s to 2016 (bulk dates...
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Plante, David
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature | Berg Coll MSS 186098
40.21 linear feet (97 boxes)
David Robert Plante (born 1940) is an American novelist, memorist, poet, and diarist currently residing in Lucca, Italy. The David Plante papers, dated from 1940 to 2022, chronicle Plante's daily life and creative works. The collection holds...
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Meehan, Thomas
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 2022-004
14 linear feet (34 boxes)
Thomas Meehan (1929-2017) was an American librettist best known for writing the books for the Broadway musicals Annie, The Producers, and Hairspray. The Thomas Meehan...
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Enters, Angna, 1897-1989
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | *MGZEB 23-0003
6.62 linear feet (19 boxes)
Angna Enters (1897-1989) was a pantomime dancer, artist, writer, and dance instructor. She is best known for creating costumes, props, sets, and dance-mime character vignettes for her Theater of Angna Enters. Her...
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Jahr, Cliff
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 1991-013
16.04 linear feet (39 boxes). 1811 audio files
Cliff Jahr (1937-1991) was an American journalist and writer. This collection consists of research files for celebrity profiles and other articles about the entertainment industry published between 1972 and 1991, and files on the 1988 book more
Weaver, Helen, 1931-
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature | Berg Coll MSS 34292
5.0 linear feet (12 boxes)
Helen Weaver (1931-2021) was a literary translator, author, and astrologer. The Helen Weaver papers include research files, correspondence, and manuscripts related to the publication of her book The Awakener: A Memoir of...
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Swados, Elizabeth
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 2016-020
37.15 linear feet (94 boxes, 8 oversize folders). 866 audio files. 120 video files
Elizabeth Swados (1951-2016) was a theater composer, musician, director, writer, poet, and illustrator. The Elizabeth Swados papers, Additions (1950-2015) document her career and works through scripts, scores, contracts, photographs, publicity...
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Katz, Jonathan, 1938-
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1621
80.83 linear feet (189 boxes, 20 tubes, 1 item). 2.9 gigabytes (490 computer files)
Jonathan Ned Katz (1938 - ) is an independent historian, author, LGBTQ rights advocate, teacher, and textile designer. His father, Bernard Katz (1901-1970), an artist and designer who worked in advertising, was an independent historian of...
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Terry, Walter
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 380
5.96 linear feet (16 boxes)
Walter Terry (1913-1982) was a New York City-based writer, dance advocate, and dance critic. He was dance editor for the New York Herald Tribune and published twenty-two books on dance. The Walter Terry papers, Additions...
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Terry, Walter
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | *MGZEB 23-0002
0.42 linear feet (1 box)
Walter Terry (1913-1982) was a New York City-based writer, dance advocate, and dance critic. His slides date from the 1940s to 1981, and consist of color and black-and-white copies of photographs and drawings of ballet, modern, traditional dancers...
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Brontë, Emily, 1818-1848
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature | Berg Coll MSS 19106
0.42 linear feet (2 boxes)
Emily Brontë (1818-1848) was an English writer, poet, and the sister of Charlotte, Anne, and Patrick Branwell Brontë. Her papers, dating from the 1830s to 1844, are composed of holograph poems, essays, and a painting. The collection also holds...
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Brontë, Charlotte, 1816-1855
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature | Berg Coll MSS 186119
1.86 linear feet (7 boxes)
Charlotte Brontë (1816-1855) was an English writer, poet, and the sister of Patrick Branwell, Emily, and Anne Brontë. Her papers, dating from 1829 to the 1990s, consist of holograph letters, poems, stories, and writing exercises; a painting; a...
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Meyer, Karl E. (Karl Ernest), 1928-2019
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 186264
20.67 linear feet (50 boxes)
Karl E. Meyer (1928-2019) was an American journalist and author most known for his foreign correspondent work and editorial writing at The New York Times and the Washington Post, as well as for...
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Brontë, Patrick Branwell, 1817-1848
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature | Berg Coll MSS 186117
0.21 linear feet (1 box)
Patrick Branwell Brontë (1817-1848) was an English painter, poet, and writer and the only brother of the English writers Emily, Charlotte, and Anne Brontë. His papers, dating from approximately the 1830s to 1845, are composed of holograph poems,...
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