Found 32 collections related to Personal correspondence

The John Steinbeck and George Bernard Shaw legal files collection dates from 1926 to the 1970s, and contains correspondence and legal documents exchanged between the partners at Stern & Reubens, a law firm, and their clients. The bulk of the collection is made up of personal and professional letters from Steinbeck to his personal lawyer, Harry Buchman. less

Barton Cantrell (1930-1985) was a musicologist of American classical music who dedicated much of his time to studying, and recovering rare music manuscripts and collections. This collection consists primarily of correspondence written to Cantrell, and some copies of the letters Cantrell wrote himself. The collection also includes a few biographical documents related to the American composers that Cantrell researched. less

Charles Silverstein is an American therapist, gay activist, and writer. This collection consists of paper materials and photographs with special emphasis on the movement to remove homosexuality from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) and Silverstein's books and general academic research and notes. less

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 Kerouac and the Fifties. The book describes Weaver's brief romantic relationship with Jack Kerouac, and friendships with Allen Ginsberg and Lenny Bruce. less

Marion and Clarissa Cumbo were a Black married couple based in New York City who worked as musicians and arts fundraisers. Their papers, dating from 1882 to the 1980s, contain materials related to their music careers. The collection holds Professional Files, Correspondence, Printed Matter, and Personal Files that address performances, tours, the lives of the Cumbo family, and their arts organizations, Symphony for the New World and Triad Productions. less

Gordon Davis is an American lawyer who served as the New York City Commissioner of Parks and Recreation from 1978 to 1983 and as president of Lincoln Center in 2001. The Gordon Davis papers (1974-2022) contain his professional and personal files and includes calendars, press files, and promotional materials. There is also significant content related to Davis' father, the anthropologist, Dr. W. Allison Davis. less

Amy Clampitt (1920-1994) was an American poet who started seriously writing poetry in her forties. The Amy Clampitt papers include drafts of her work in various stages of completion, related correspondence, and material from her times as writer-in-residence at various institutions. The collection also has extensive personal materials, such as correspondence, family papers, photographs, and material from Clampitt's education. less

Lewis Warsh was an American poet, visual artist, professor, prose writer, editor, and publisher. He is most prominently known as a member of the second generation of the New York School poets. The Lewis Warsh papers, dating from 1957 to 2022, cover his personal and professional life, represented through correspondence, his notebooks and journals, drafts of his work, the work of other writers, and material related to events. The collection encompasses the whole of Warsh's career and is particularly strong in detailing his personal relationships and relationships with other writers. less

Alvin Lucier (1931-2021) was an influential American composer of experimental music known for exploring the nature of sound and sonic environments. His papers, dating from 1920 to 2022, strongly represent his career as a composer and pedagogue over five decades. Most of the collection consists of sound and video recordings, scores, subject files, photographs, correspondence, and programs. Also present are datebooks, diaries, posters, notebooks, and clippings. less

Hollis Lynch (born 1935) is a Tobagonian scholar of African history and professor emeritus at Columbia University. Lynch's papers, dating from 1920 to 2021 (bulk dates 1940 to 2007), trace his career as a researcher and educator with subject files; correspondence; and primary sources and notes used for his academic writings. The collection also holds personal files, and materials related to Richmond Great House, an 18th century plantation home in Tobago owned by Lynch. less

John Irving (1942-), an American-Canadian writer, who is known for his novels and their subsequent film adaptations, notably The World According to Garp (1978) and The Cider House Rules (1985). His personal letters to editor, writer, and film executive Rusty Unger, dating from 1980 to 1986, offer insights into his family life, professional work, and romantic relationship with Unger. less

The Carleton Sprague Smith correspondence with Heitor Villa-Lobos from 1940 to 1958 includes discussions of professional and personal relationship, copyright, publication of Villa-Lobos's works, invitations to events, and news of Villa-Lobos's activities and health. less

Bernard F. Ashe (1936-2023) was an African American labor lawyer who served as General Counsel to New York State United Teachers (NYSUT), a federation of labor unions, for twenty-five years. Ashe's papers, dating from the 1910s to 2008 (bulk dates 1959 to 2008), chronicle his entire career at NYSUT, earlier positions at the National Labor Relations Board and United Auto Workers, and his membership in legal organizations, including the American Bar Association. The collection contains letters and legal memorandums prepared by Ashe, correspondence, case briefs and reports, deposition transcripts, agendas, meeting minutes, clippings, newsletters, datebooks, and personal files. less

Irving Teibel (1938-2010) was a sound engineer and photographer, best known for his field recordings of natural sounds which he released as the Environments series of long-playing records on his own Syntonic Research Inc. label. Teibel's papers, dating from the 1950s to 2011, document his work as a sound engineer, business owner, and photographer/designer. They consist of audio recordings, the files of Syntonic Research Inc., and Teibel's photography and designs. less

Maryanne Amacher (1938-2009) was an experimental sound artist, musician, and composer best known for her site-specific sound installation work and audio research. Amacher's collection dates from the 1890s to 2009 (bulk dates 1960s-2009), and contains her working files, as well as sound and video recordings related to her installations, music compositions, and sound research. The collection details the entirety of Amacher's five-decade music career, illustrating her creative process, research methods, and expansive musical output. less

Mary Wigman (1886-1973) was a German dancer, dance instructor, and choreographer notable for her work in expressionist dance. Her many students included Yvonne Georgi, Hanya Holm, Harald Kreutzberg, Gret Palucca, Margarethe Wallmann, Inge Weiss, and Meta Vidmar. Nancy Brock was also a student of Wigman's from 1953 to 1954, and they maintained a correspondence until Wigman's death. This collection documents the relationship between Wigman and Brock through their personal correspondence, photographs, articles that Brock and others wrote about Wigman, and preparations for "Mary Wigman Day" in 1958 as well as Wigman's 80th birthday celebration. It also contains some of Brock's correspondence with others in the dance field, including Lincoln Kirstein, John Martin, Charles Weidman, and Louis Horst, as well as Brock's lecture notes from her time as a student. less

Cynthia Gregory is a retired American dancer and former prima ballerina for the American Ballet Theatre. The Cynthia Gregory papers, dated 1946 to 2017, document her dancing career and retirement activities, with emphasis on her American Ballet Theatre tenure. The collection includes articles, programs, correspondence, photographs, awards and certificates, tutus, dance shoes, video recordings, and film. less

David Dorfman (born 1955) is a dancer, choreographer, teacher, musician, and activist, and the artistic director of David Dorfman Dance, a modern dance company. The David Dorfman papers (1980-2017) document Dorfman's performance and teaching career, as well as the activities of David Dorfman Dance, through video and sound recordings; photographs; programs, clippings, and publicity files; and the files of Art Sweats, Inc. (Dorfman's non-profit management company). less

The Suzanne Farrell collection, spanning from 1880 to 2019, documents the life, career, and legacy of ballerina Suzanne Farrell. The collection is organized into seven series encompassing a wide range of materials, including press and publicity items, photographs, correspondence, writings, awards, artwork, and audiovisual recordings. The collection offers a comprehensive view of Farrell's influence on the ballet world, her personal and professional relationships, and her reflections on her career. less

Gelsey Kirkland is a ballerina known for her career with New York City Ballet and American Ballet Theatre. The collection, dating from 1941 to 2012, chronicles the Kirkland's early life, ballet training, and her experiences as a principal dancer. Kirkland's collection consists of photographs, press materials, programs, correspondence, video recordings of performances and television appearances, and files related to her autobiographies. less

Edward Villella (born 1936) is an American ballet dancer and choreographer. His papers, dated 1916 to 2017, chronicle his life and career through awards, autobiographical writings, business correspondence, scripts, press and publicity material, photographs, and audio and moving image recordings. The collection represents Villella's career with the New York City Ballet, his later role as artistic director of the Miami City Ballet, and other related endeavors such as teaching and arts advocacy. less

Dian Blomquist was a close friend of Klarna Pinska, a modern dancer known for her work with the Denishawn School, and Louise Roberts, a dancer and longtime director of the Clark Center for the Performing Arts in Manhattan. The Dian Blomquist collection on Klarna Pinska and Louise Roberts, dating from 1937 to 1988, contains correspondence to Blomquist, photographs collected by her, and a papier-mâché mask. less

May Sarton (1912-1995) was a Belgian-American poet and writer. Her personal correspondence to Huldah Sharp (1915-2000), daughter of a prominent Nashville family, dates from 1975 to 1994 and chronicles their romantic relationship; their domestic lives; and their travels together and separately in the later years of Sarton's life. The collection also reveals Sarton's professional life through typescripts and letters, especially her extensive teaching, reading, and lecture schedule. less

Philip Larkin (1922-1985) was an English poet, writer, and librarian. While attending the University of Oxford, Larkin befriended fellow student Norman Iles. The majority of the letters are from Larkin to Iles and date from 1941 to 1982. The collection additionally includes two letters to Iles from another member of "The Seven," Philip Brown. less