Wynner, Edith
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 17917
76.92 linear feet (176 boxes)
Edith Wynner (1915-2003) was a writer, speaker, and activist for world government, peace, and feminism throughout the 20th century. The Edith Wynner papers document her work as secretary to Mme. Rosika Schwimmer, lecturer and author on world...
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Edith Wynner (1915-2003) was a writer, speaker, and activist for world government, peace, and feminism throughout the 20th century. The Edith Wynner papers document her work as secretary to Mme. Rosika Schwimmer, lecturer and author on world government, and biographer of Rosika Schwimmer.
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Schwimmer, Rosika, 1877-1948
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 6398
160 linear feet (592 boxes)
Rosika Schwimmer (1877-1948) was a Hungarian-born writer and political activist who spent her life working for the causes of feminism, pacifism, and world government. She was the mastermind of the 1915 Ford Peace Expedition, and in 1937 co-founded...
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Rosika Schwimmer (1877-1948) was a Hungarian-born writer and political activist who spent her life working for the causes of feminism, pacifism, and world government. She was the mastermind of the 1915 Ford Peace Expedition, and in 1937 co-founded the political lobbying organization Campaign for World Government. Her papers include correspondence, professional writings and speeches, organizational and financial records, miscellaneous personal items, printed matter, artifacts, and photographs.
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Smith, William, 1728-1793
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2796
4.18 linear feet (6 boxes, 10 volumes)
William Smith Jr. (1728-1793), an American Loyalist of New York and Quebec, was a prominent jurist, statesman, journalist and historian. The William Smith Jr. papers comprise the papers of William Smith Jr., 1683-1793; those of his son William...
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William Smith Jr. (1728-1793), an American Loyalist of New York and Quebec, was a prominent jurist, statesman, journalist and historian. The William Smith Jr. papers comprise the papers of William Smith Jr., 1683-1793; those of his son William Smith III (1769-1847), a Canadian government official, historian and militia officer, 1797-1848; and Smith family land and estate papers, 1665-1912. The bulk of the collection consists of William Smith Jr.'s papers pertaining to his activities as a lawyer, journalist and historian, and as a Councillor and Chief Justice in the British provinces of New York and Quebec (later Lower Canada). Papers include his correspondence and documents, writings for publication, and the diaries he kept from 1753 to 1783, known as his Historical Memoirs. Volumes documenting his law practice in New York are also present.
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Kelley, Florence, 1859-1932
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 6303
6.5 linear feet (16 boxes)
The Florence Kelley papers document the professional career and family life of the Progressive-era social reformer. The papers include correspondence with her grandparents Isaac and Elizabeth Pugh, her parents William Bartram Kelley and Caroline...
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The Florence Kelley papers document the professional career and family life of the Progressive-era social reformer. The papers include correspondence with her grandparents Isaac and Elizabeth Pugh, her parents William Bartram Kelley and Caroline Bonsall and her children Nicholas, William Darrah, Jr., John Bartram and Margaret Kelley. Kelley's professional correspondence documents her commitment to social reform, from her time at Hull House in Chicago to her tenure as general secretary of the National Consumers' League. The collection also includes manuscripts and typescripts of Kelley's writings, address books, scrapbooks, photographs, and a few items of ephemera.
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Bohen, Thomas
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 5981
.2 linear feet (1 box)
Grace Paley was a writer of poetry and short stories during the second half of the twentieth century. The collection consists of her agent Thomas Bohen's papers regarding Paley's work, including correspondence with publishers, reviews,...
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Grace Paley was a writer of poetry and short stories during the second half of the twentieth century. The collection consists of her agent Thomas Bohen's papers regarding Paley's work, including correspondence with publishers, reviews, photographs, and manuscripts. The papers primarily concern the publication of Paley's first book of short stories,
The Little Disturbances of Man.
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Enters, Angna, 1897-1989
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 158
158 boxes
Angna Enters was a dancer and mime, a painter and writer. She developed nearly 300 separate characters for her touring
Theater of Angna Enters from 1928-1960. She was a well-known artist and sculptor. Enters designed and...
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Angna Enters was a dancer and mime, a painter and writer. She developed nearly 300 separate characters for her touring
Theater of Angna Enters from 1928-1960. She was a well-known artist and sculptor. Enters designed and executed all the costumes and props for her performances, and she illustrated several of the books she wrote on her life and work.She died in 1989.
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Index of New Musical Notation
Music Division | JPB 12-07
9.2 linear feet (18 boxes)
The Index of New Musical Notation was a research project formed in 1971 in New York City by music editor and writer Kurt Stone to bring unity and standards to modern music notation. The Index developed out of a committee at the Music Library...
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The Index of New Musical Notation was a research project formed in 1971 in New York City by music editor and writer Kurt Stone to bring unity and standards to modern music notation. The Index developed out of a committee at the Music Library Association and was housed and administered by the Music Division at the Library of the Performing Arts, New York Public Library. The records contain office files and materials relating to the three main projects of the Index, the original notation indexing project, its sponsorship of the International Conference on New Musical Notation in Ghent, and the Questionnaire on New Musical Notation. The collection as a whole demonstrates the development of methods for researching, categorizing, and establishing a more universal lexicon of musical notation.
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Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2899
.21 linear feet (1 volume)
Holograph leaf (2 pages) of the first draft of chapter one of "Uncle Tom's Cabin."
Washington, George, 1732-1799
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 3230
.25 linear feet (1 box)
Holograph manuscript (32 pp.), dated United States, 1796 September 19, of President George Washington’s Farewell Address to the nation, with his emendations. In this document, Washington informs his “Friends & Fellow Citizens” that he will not...
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Holograph manuscript (32 pp.), dated United States, 1796 September 19, of President George Washington’s Farewell Address to the nation, with his emendations. In this document, Washington informs his “Friends & Fellow Citizens” that he will not seek office for a third term, leaving them with his views on the country’s present situation, his recommendations for its sound governance and relations abroad, and his hopes for the future. This is the final version, which he delivered to the printer of the American Daily Advertiser in Philadelphia on September 19, 1796. Alexander Hamilton helped Washington substantially in the preparation of the address, both men consulting an earlier address drafted by James Madison in 1792.
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Thomas, Dorothy, 1898-
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 4644
.1 linear feet (1 folder)
American author Dorothy Thomas (1898-1990), was a prolific short-story writer whose work appeared in numerous periodicals, including The New Yorker, Harper's and The Saturday Evening Post. The collection consists of typescripts of three short...
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American author Dorothy Thomas (1898-1990), was a prolific short-story writer whose work appeared in numerous periodicals, including The New Yorker, Harper's and The Saturday Evening Post. The collection consists of typescripts of three short stories: "Fire Guard," 27 pp., "Happiness Insurance," 15 pp., and "The Parting," 20 pp., the first two with a few manuscript emendations. Also present is a volume containing Thomas' whimsical line drawings of people in scenes imagined or encountered, including some "modern writers." These are sketched in ink in a dummy copy of Edna St. Vincent Millay's "Wine from These Grapes."
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Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 4619
.1 linear feet (1 folder)
Papers chiefly concern the publication of George Bernard Shaw's "The War Indemnities" by the American Mercury. The story had originally been submitted to Pearson's Magazine, but was discarded after the departure of editor Frank Harris....
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Papers chiefly concern the publication of George Bernard Shaw's "The War Indemnities" by the American Mercury. The story had originally been submitted to Pearson's Magazine, but was discarded after the departure of editor Frank Harris. Correspondence is largely between Shaw or his representatives and American author and editor George S. Hellman. The collection contains two typescript drafts of the story emended by Shaw, one typescript copy emended by Hellman, and an annotated author's proof from the American Mercury. Also included are an unrelated clippings, a photograph of Shaw, and a postcard from Shaw to Savoy Theater managers Harley Granville-Barker and J. E. Vedrenne.
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Leonard, Claire, 1903-1992
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 1992-008
22.6 linear feet (56 boxes)
Claire Leonard (1903-1992) was a New York City literary agent who specialized in representing emerging playwrights. The collection (1936-1975, 1992) holds correspondence, writings, scripts, and promotional material relating to Leonard's...
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Claire Leonard (1903-1992) was a New York City literary agent who specialized in representing emerging playwrights. The collection (1936-1975, 1992) holds correspondence, writings, scripts, and promotional material relating to Leonard's representation of playwrights and to her writing of editorial columns and books.
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Tracy, Robert
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 333
.21 linear feet (1 box)
Robert Tracy (1955-2007) was an American dance writer. This collection consists of a 1996 manuscript of his book, Goddess: Martha Graham’s Dancers Remember (1997).
Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 4646
.1 linear feet (1 folder)
Collection consists of holograph fragments by Henry David Thoreau: from Cape Cod, Chapter V, The Wellfleet Oysterman, 2 p. on 1 leaf (removed from NYPL copy of The Writings of Henry David Thoreau, Manuscript Edition, Boston: Houghton, Mifflin,...
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Collection consists of holograph fragments by Henry David Thoreau: from Cape Cod, Chapter V, The Wellfleet Oysterman, 2 p. on 1 leaf (removed from NYPL copy of The Writings of Henry David Thoreau, Manuscript Edition, Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1906); a poem, “I will obey the strictest law of love,” 2 p. on 1 leaf (recto page numbered 387 from Thoreau’s journal of 1848-1850); and an account of night sights and sounds, 2 p. on 1 leaf: “made nothing of it. It is easy to see how by yielding to such feelings…,” which closely follows his published journal entry of 1851 August 8. Also present is a brief autograph letter signed by Thoreau at Concord, 1853 (?) July 26 to William H. Sweetser at Charlestown, Massachusetts (“This is the way I write when I have a poor pen and still poorer ink.”) and an envelope, front only, addressed to C.M. Tracy at Lynn, Massachusetts.
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Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2970
.13 linear feet (1 volume)
Collection consists of English author William Makepeace Thackeray’s preface (dated 1852 as published) to “Mr. Brown’s Letters to a young man about town; with The proser and other papers” (New York ; D. Appleton and Co., 1853), written in the hand...
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Collection consists of English author William Makepeace Thackeray’s preface (dated 1852 as published) to “Mr. Brown’s Letters to a young man about town; with The proser and other papers” (New York ; D. Appleton and Co., 1853), written in the hand of Eyre Crowe, Thackeray’s secretary during his visit to the U.S. in 1852-1853, with emendations; also, Thackeray’s signature on a card of introduction for S. Lawrence; facsimiles of Thackeray’s writings; illustrations of his works; and portraits of him, including a photographic image.
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Godwin, William, 1756-1836
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 4412
.1 linear feet (1 folder)
Consists predominantly of letters and notes, dated 1803 to 1835, written by English journalist, political philosopher and novelist William Godwin, pertaining to social and professional matters, including a brief discussion of the writings of his...
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Consists predominantly of letters and notes, dated 1803 to 1835, written by English journalist, political philosopher and novelist William Godwin, pertaining to social and professional matters, including a brief discussion of the writings of his wife, Mary Wollstonecraft. Recipients include American actor and poet John Howard Payne. Also present are partial emended manuscript drafts of two undated essays, "Of Riches and Poverty" and "Of the Happiness of Youth;" and a receipt
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Robilant, Claire Hesslein de
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S)*MGZMD 316
.42 linear feet (1 box)
Claire de Robilant was a dance historian and archivist. The Claire de Robilant papers include drafts of her unpublished book on the history of ballet in South America, typescripts of articles and other writings on ballet, documents related to her...
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Claire de Robilant was a dance historian and archivist. The Claire de Robilant papers include drafts of her unpublished book on the history of ballet in South America, typescripts of articles and other writings on ballet, documents related to her career as an archivist, and research files containing annotated photocopies of primary source documents.
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Horovitz, Israel
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 1976-001
17.05 linear feet (41 boxes)
Israel Horovitz (b. 1939) is a playwright, screenwriter, and director. Horovitz is the author of more than 70 plays, including The Indian Wants the Bronx and Line, as well as 4 films and 1 novel. The Israel Horovitz papers date from 1962 to 1989...
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Israel Horovitz (b. 1939) is a playwright, screenwriter, and director. Horovitz is the author of more than 70 plays, including The Indian Wants the Bronx and Line, as well as 4 films and 1 novel. The Israel Horovitz papers date from 1962 to 1989 and contain manuscript and revised versions of scripts, essays, and other writing, as well as clippings, reviews, programs, posters, and correspondence.
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Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979
Music Division | JPB 13-30
3.54 linear feet (10 boxes)
Richard Rodgers (1902-1979) was an American composer and producer, well known for his collaborations with lyricists Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II. The Richard Rodgers music papers contain scrapbooks, published vocal scores, and drafts of...
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Richard Rodgers (1902-1979) was an American composer and producer, well known for his collaborations with lyricists Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II. The Richard Rodgers music papers contain scrapbooks, published vocal scores, and drafts of his autobiography,
Musical Stages.
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Megaro, Gaudens, 1903-1958
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 4543
.1 linear feet (1 folder)
Correspondence, notes, typescripts, and papers relating to the career of Gaudens Megaro, Professor of history and writer on Italy. Correspondence generally concerns his teaching and published works, particularly Mussolini in the Making, and...
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Correspondence, notes, typescripts, and papers relating to the career of Gaudens Megaro, Professor of history and writer on Italy. Correspondence generally concerns his teaching and published works, particularly Mussolini in the Making, and include drafts of outgoing letters. Typescripts are of his book, How to Deal with Italy. A grade book, committee minutes, and several brief notes relate to his teaching positions at City College, Queens College, and other unidentified institutions. In English, Italian, and French.
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Wellman, Mac
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 1999-027
2.8 linear feet (7 boxes)
Mac Wellman is an American playwright and poet, known for his experimental work in theatre. He is the author of more than 60 plays, including Cellophane, Terminal Hip, and Sincerity Forever. The Mac Wellman papers, Additions date from 1979 to 2008...
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Mac Wellman is an American playwright and poet, known for his experimental work in theatre. He is the author of more than 60 plays, including Cellophane, Terminal Hip, and Sincerity Forever. The Mac Wellman papers, Additions date from 1979 to 2008 (bulk dates: 2000 to 2008) and contain manuscript drafts and revisions of plays, poetry, and fiction, as well as posters, reviews, a program, letters, photographs, and ephemera.
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Uno, Charlie
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 2014-142
1.26 linear feet (3 boxes)
Charlie Uno (born Charles M. Feldheim, 1876-1959) was an entertainment reporter, columnist, and editor in New York City from 1892 until his death. From the mid-1930s to 1959, he worked for
Billboard magazine, writing the...
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Charlie Uno (born Charles M. Feldheim, 1876-1959) was an entertainment reporter, columnist, and editor in New York City from 1892 until his death. From the mid-1930s to 1959, he worked for
Billboard magazine, writing the columns "U-Notes" and "Burlesque Bits," in addition to serving as the magazine's Coney Island correspondent. The Charlie Uno papers date from 1909 to 1959 and contain correspondence, clippings, press releases and kits, story drafts, and photographs, primarily related to Uno's work at
Billboard. The bulk of the collection consists of photographs, including headshots of burlesque performers and other entertainers. The papers are arranged alphabetically by subject or document type.
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Halleck, Fitz-Greene, 1790-1867
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 4433
.1 linear feet (1 folder)
The collection consists mainly of letters, generally social in nature, from American poet and satirist Fitz-Greene Halleck to various parties including his sister, Maria, and newspaper editor and politician Theophilus Carey Callicot. Also present...
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The collection consists mainly of letters, generally social in nature, from American poet and satirist Fitz-Greene Halleck to various parties including his sister, Maria, and newspaper editor and politician Theophilus Carey Callicot. Also present are circular letters from 1868 soliciting friends, family, and associates for letters from Halleck to be published in a memorial volume. Manuscript material includes holographs of several poems. Engravings and autographs of Halleck are also present
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Harte, Bret, 1836-1902
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 4440
.1 linear feet (1 folder)
A small quantity of letters and manuscript material by American author Bret Harte, as well as a document generated in his capacity as United States Consul in Glasgow, Scotland. Material includes holograph copies of his poems "Truthful James to the...
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A small quantity of letters and manuscript material by American author Bret Harte, as well as a document generated in his capacity as United States Consul in Glasgow, Scotland. Material includes holograph copies of his poems "Truthful James to the Editor," "Guild's Signal," and "Dickens in Camp;" an untitled manuscript; a partial draft of "Washington in New Jersey;" and an 1884 statement showing the principal imports to Glasgow from the United States
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Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 4446
.1 linear feet (1 folder)
Letters written by American Unitarian minister, author, and abolitionist Thomas Wentworth Higginson to various parties on such topics as his writings and their publication; libraries; book purchases; lecture and travel engagements; and social...
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Letters written by American Unitarian minister, author, and abolitionist Thomas Wentworth Higginson to various parties on such topics as his writings and their publication; libraries; book purchases; lecture and travel engagements; and social matters. Also present are a draft of his essay on libraries, "Access to the Shelves," and several autographs
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James, Henry, 1879-1947
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 4465
.1 linear feet (1 folder)
Partial typescript draft and notes of a history of foundations, focusing on their growth and development in France, by American author and biographer Henry James. In English and French
Hawthorne, Julian, 1846-1934
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 6415
.1 linear feet (1 folder)
A small collection of material by or about American author and journalist Julian Hawthorne, including brief letters discussing his work and fees charged; a draft of a letter to the editor of the New York Tribune protesting "the study of his...
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A small collection of material by or about American author and journalist Julian Hawthorne, including brief letters discussing his work and fees charged; a draft of a letter to the editor of the New York Tribune protesting "the study of his father's life by Mr. Lathrop;" a draft of his essay, "A Popular Topic;" an engraving and autograph; and a ticket to a reading by Hawthorne at the Long Island Historical Society
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Fettner, Ann Giudici
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 6234
.42 linear feet (1 box)
Ann Giudici Fettner is a medical journalist who reported on the AIDS crisis in the United States and Africa. She is the author of the book The Truth About AIDS: Evolution of an Epidemic, and was a scientific correspondent for the New York Native....
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Ann Giudici Fettner is a medical journalist who reported on the AIDS crisis in the United States and Africa. She is the author of the book The Truth About AIDS: Evolution of an Epidemic, and was a scientific correspondent for the New York Native. The papers consist of correspondence; notes and manuscripts; transcripts of interviews; and personal miscellany such as clippings, press releases, and book reviews. Correspondence largely concerns Fettner's book and her articles for the New York Native, and includes responses from the scientific and medical communities, from people with AIDS, and from the gay community at large. Letters include anecdotal descriptions of alternative therapies and folk remedies, as well as scientific research and discussions on early clinical trials. Many writers evince frustration with the mainstream media for its marginalization of AIDS as a "gay disease," and the slow or inadequate response from the New York City Department of Health, NIH, WHO, and other national and global health authorities. A small quantity of notes and letters pertain to the spread of the disease in Zaire. Correspondents include Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, Benjamin Bradlee, and Robert Gallo. Notes and manuscripts pertain to books, articles, and interviews by Fettner. Transcripts are from interviews with members of the medical community documenting their early clinical experience with AIDS and related diseases like Kaposi's sarcoma, Burkitt's lymphoma, and Pneumocystis pneumonia, and their personal experiences with AIDS patients. Other interviews are with members of the gay community, including AIDS activist and playwright Larry Kramer
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Myers, Henry, 1893-1975
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-MSS 2012-016
9.56 linear feet (26 boxes)
Henry Myers (1893-1975) was an American writer and lyricist who wrote in many genres of fiction including plays, musicals, motion pictures, revues, and novels. Before becoming a writer, Myers was a composer and classical pianist. The Henry Myers...
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Henry Myers (1893-1975) was an American writer and lyricist who wrote in many genres of fiction including plays, musicals, motion pictures, revues, and novels. Before becoming a writer, Myers was a composer and classical pianist. The Henry Myers papers (1894-1975) document his long and prolific career as a professional dramatist, lyricist, and novelist, as well as his earlier career as a pianist. The collection consists of writings, production files, scrapbooks, and a small amount of personal material. To a lesser extent, his work as a screenwriter is represented.
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Mabley, Edward, 1906-
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 1986-009
9.82 linear feet (21 boxes, 1 volume)
Edward Mabley (1906-1984) was an American writer for theater, radio, and television, and author of the book Dramatic Construction: An Outline of Basic Principles. The Edward Mabley papers (1920s-1985) document his writing career through scripts,...
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Edward Mabley (1906-1984) was an American writer for theater, radio, and television, and author of the book Dramatic Construction: An Outline of Basic Principles. The Edward Mabley papers (1920s-1985) document his writing career through scripts, scores, book manuscripts, correspondence, clippings, promotional materials, and notes. The papers also hold material related to the Tatterman Marionettes, a company that Mabley co-founded.
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