Found 4 collections related to Short stories

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 papers, dating from the 1960s to 2017, contain drafts for his major theater work, as well as notes, programs, press clippings, agreements, and audio and video recordings. The collection also holds drafts of Meehan's short stories and unrealized theater, film, and television projects. less

The William Jerdan manuscript material in The New York Public Library's Pforzheimer Collection consists of writings and correspondence. The writings include a number of short pieces that appeared in literary journals. The correspondence dates from 1815 to 1867 and includes letters to Lady Blessington, the writer and literary hostess; Henry Colburn, the publisher; Thomas Hood, the poet and humorist, and a few others. less

Bruce Jay Friedman (1930-2020) was an American novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, and playwright who pioneered black comedy as a literary genre in the United States. The Josh Alan Friedman collection on Bruce Jay Friedman, dating from 2018 to 2021 and compiled by Friedman's son, contains several of Friedman's writings, including short story notes from the final two years of his life. The collection also includes obituaries and remembrances of Bruce Jay Friedman in the weeks following his death. less

Joe Wood (1964- ) was a New York City-based writer and editor. Before his disappearance while hiking in Mount Rainier National Park on July 8, 1999, he had been conducting genealogical research for a book titled Blood in the Water: A Black Family in America, which was never published. These materials consist of notebooks, loose notes, and manuscripts. The collection also includes drafts of Wood's other writing, including articles, essays, and short fiction manuscripts. Also represented are documents related to his film production work, editorial work, correspondence, and business. less