Found 17 collections related to Authors.

Elizabeth Graeme Fergusson (1737-1801) was a prominent American poet and author, known especially for the literary salon she established in colonial Philadelphia, and her association with the family estate of Graeme Park in Horsham, Pennsylvania. William Smith (1746-1822) was a Philadelphia physician and druggist. In 1775 he married Ann Young (1756-1780, also known as Anna Young), the niece of Elizabeth Graeme Fergusson. He married Letitia Correy in 1783, and purchased Graeme Park from Fergusson in 1791. The collection consists of two letters dated 1778 March 20 and 1791 March 16, written by W. Smith at Philadelphia to "Dear Madam" (Elizabeth Graeme Fergusson). His letter of 1778 March 20 apprises her of efforts being made by her friends in the Pennsylvania Assembly to restore her property rights, and shares news of mutual acquaintances and the progress of the war. His letter of 1791 March 16 concerns his plans to attend a sale she was holding. less

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 Hammerstein II(1977) and The World of Entertainment! Hollywood's Greatest Musicals (1975). less

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 (John Matthew O'Shea, 1929-2014) was a married Long Island banker who became Truman Capote's lover and business manager in the early summer of 1973. The Truman Capote papers regarding "Houston Diary," 1973-1974, consist of materials pertaining to Capote's writing interest in the mass murders committed in Houston, Texas by Dean Corll, discovered in August 1973, and his intended coverage of the 1974 trial of Elmer Wayne Henley, one of Corll's accomplices. Capote's trial coverage was to be syndicated by the Washington Post under the title "Houston Diary," but the project did not come to fruition. The collection, created in part and apparently maintained by John O'Shea, contains letters received by Truman Capote from members of the press; two holograph manuscripts by Truman Capote relating to the Washington Post project; O'Shea's business papers concerning publishing negotiations, chiefly with the Post; a scrapbook of newspaper and magazine clippings; loose clippings; and photographs. Correspondents include Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee and Village Voice journalist Arthur Bell. less

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 works Call It Sleep and the multi-volume Mercy of a Rude Stream. The William Targ papers concerning Henry Roth, 1971-1983, contain Roth's correspondence with the Targs (13 items), and Roth's typescript early drafts of portions of Mercy of a Rude Stream, sent to William Targ for his input as editor and friend. It appears that much of the narrative corresponds to episodes in Requiem for Harlem, the fourth volume of Mercy of a Rude Stream. Roth's letters, postcards, and notes, written from Albuquerque, New Mexico chiefly to William Targ, discuss his writing and health, with mention of family news. There is one note from William Targ to Roth dated 1979 December 26. The collection also includes a cancelled check in payment for the typescript final draft of Call It Sleep, and two typed notes signed by William Targ, one identifying the Call It Sleep typescript, the other listing Henry Roth materials owned by Targ and his wife. less

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 detail his career, education, and personal life through manuscripts, research files, notebooks, journals, and correspondence. less

William Edmund Aughinbaugh (1870-1940) was a widely-travelled American lawyer, physician, author, and expert on foreign trade. He was the Foreign and Export editor of the New York Commercial. The collection consists of papers from Aughinbaugh's editorial work relating to natural resources in South American countries, American trade with Latin America, and other topics, 1921-1923. The collection also contains Aughinbaugh's correspondence and documents relating to the East Coast Fisheries Company and its financial failure, 1919-1922. less

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 Mille, George, Prude, and Foy families. less

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 1920s. less

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. The collection also contains some posthumous newspaper clippings, dating from the 1970s to 2000, about Auden and Kallman's relationship. less

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 correspondence; publishing contracts; drafts of poems; notebooks; ephemera; interviews; press clippings; photographs; and recorded poetry readings and performances. The collection illuminates her development as a social justice and environmental activist through her work as a poet, educator, volunteer, and non-profit development officer and administrator. less

Charlotte Yonge (1823-1901) was a prolific 19th century English writer, best known for her romantic novel, The Heir of Redclyffe (1853). The Charlotte Yonge letters, dating from the 1880s to 1900, document her correspondence with various acquaintances in the later years of her life. less

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 from 1983 to 2002 and contain research files, interview transcripts, sound and video recordings, typescripts, photographs, correspondence, news clippings, galleys, and scripts of public speaking engagements. less

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 travel writing desk; writing instruments, objects, and ephemera found in the desk; and artifacts associated with Brontë and her family. less

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 supplementary materials, dating from the 1940s to the 1990s, about the history of the painting and holograph poems. less

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, short stories, and an unfinished novel. The collection also contains supplementary materials dating from the 1910s to the 1990s that describe the holographs' histories. less

Anne Brontë (1820-1849) was an English writer and poet and the sister of Charlotte, Emily, and Patrick Branwell Brontë. Her papers consist of three holograph poems, dated circa 1844, and supplemental material, dated approximately 1895, by Thomas James Wise (1859-1937) about the history of the poems. less

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 Center, Morris Dickstein (1940-2021). The collection contains drafts of Dickstein's writings; correspondence with academics and literary figures; materials related to the Graduate Center; galley proofs; printed matter; grant applications; biographical materials; and audio and video recordings. less