Found 13 collections related to Manuscripts for publication

Joseph Conrad was a British novelist, essayist, short-story writer, playwright, and translator. Elbridge L. Adams (1866-1934), an American lawyer and publisher, was a friend of Conrad and one of his early biographers. The collection comprises Joseph Conrad's typescript letter signed to Elbridge L. Adams, 1923 January 22 (with concluding paragraph, postscript, and corrections written in ink, 2 pages), and a fragment of Elbridge L. Adams's typescript draft of his magazine article "Joseph Conrad - The Man" (pages 1-10 only, each page glued to a sheet of paper). The draft contains Conrad's revisions and marginal comments in pencil. The letter, written at Oswalds to "My dear Adams," discusses his appreciation of the article, the reasoning behind his suggested alterations, his work and health, and other matters. The article was published in The Outlook, April 18, 1923, 708-712; the fragment covers approximately the first half, with Conrad's revisions incorporated into the text 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

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

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

William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878) was an American poet, journalist, and editor. His autograph manuscript, dated circa the 1860s, contains a complete signed two-page autograph manuscript of his poem "Not Yet." The collection also includes two portrait engravings of Bryant and an engraving of Byrant's house in Roslyn, New York bound in a red levant morocco binding by Strikeman dating up to around 1900. less

Walt Whitman (1819-1892) was a 19th-century American poet, essayist, and journalist. The Walt Whitman manuscripts, dating from 1867 to the 1870s, are composed of an autograph manuscript of the poem "A Carol of Harvest, for 1867;" and an autograph manuscript, "Timber Creek Nature Notes." less

Jhumpa Lahiri (born 1967) is a British-American author and translator best known for her short story collections, novels, and nonfiction work that focuses on identity, cultural belonging, and how language interacts with both concepts. Lahiri's papers date from 1967 to 2023, and chronicle her creative process and literary career through correspondence, handwritten and typescript drafts, publishing files, research materials, and publicity materials. The papers also include education and teaching materials, certificates and awards, and artwork. 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

Walt Whitman (1819-1892) was a 19th-century American poet, essayist, and journalist. The Walt Whitman manuscripts, dating from circa 1874 to 1892, comprise two autograph manuscript poems, "A Thought of Columbus" and "Come, said my Soul," and an autograph envelope. less

Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American writer, poet, and critic best known for his Gothic horror short stories, such as "The Tell-Tale Heart," and poems, including "The Raven." "To Zante," dated November 6, 1840, consists of an autograph manuscript that is part of a letter. less

Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) was an American writer, philosopher, and naturalist closely associated with the New England Transcendentalists. The Walden; or, Life in the Woods autograph manuscript fragment, dated circa 1845-1854, consists of a leaf from a working draft. less

Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894) was an American poet, writer, physician, and professor who was part of the New England-based writers group called the Fireside Poets. "The Chambered Nautilus" autograph manuscript fragment, dated November 30, 1886, consists of the last stanza of Wendell's poem, along with his signature and location. less