Watson, James S. (James Sibley), 1894-1982
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
While the letters and documents in this collection range from 1920 to 1972, the bulk of the material was written between 1920 and 1929. It includes 6 manuscript boxes of incoming correspondence, predominantly Dial-related or addressed to...
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While the letters and documents in this collection range from 1920 to 1972, the bulk of the material was written between 1920 and 1929. It includes 6 manuscript boxes of incoming correspondence, predominantly Dial-related or addressed to Hildegarde Watson. The most common form of the remaining 24 boxes is carbon typescript. About a quarter of the collection consists of letters and papers of Marianne Moore. The collection also includes considerable work by Kenneth Burke in the form of letters and typescripts. In addition, one box holds letters from artist Gaston Lachaise and photographs of him and his work. Another contains the correspondence of Norman Charles to Hildegarde Watson, many regarding his efforts to assist her in getting her memoir of poets and artists published.
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Albert Butler Dance Studios
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S)*MGZMD 318
2.52 linear feet (6 boxes)
The Albert Butler Dance Studio, established in 1928, taught ballroom and social dancing to amateur students and provided training to dance instructors. The Albert Butler Dance Studio records contain instructional articles, promotional material,...
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The Albert Butler Dance Studio, established in 1928, taught ballroom and social dancing to amateur students and provided training to dance instructors. The Albert Butler Dance Studio records contain instructional articles, promotional material, correspondence, and photographs, as well as files relating to Albert and Josephine Butler's other social dance-related projects.
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Hamlin, George, 1869-1923
Music Division | JPB 87-34
3.86 linear feet (10 boxes)
George Hamlin (1868-1923) was an American tenor. His daughter, Anna (1900-1988), was a soprano and voice instructor. The George and Anna Hamlin papers, dating from 1868 to 1983, document the careers of both vocalists through clippings, diaries,...
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George Hamlin (1868-1923) was an American tenor. His daughter, Anna (1900-1988), was a soprano and voice instructor. The George and Anna Hamlin papers, dating from 1868 to 1983, document the careers of both vocalists through clippings, diaries, autograph books, programs, publicity materials, scores, photographs, and correspondence.
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Paltsits, Victor Hugo, 1867-1952
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 4197
.2 linear feet (1 oversized folder, 1 folder)
Dr. Victor Hugo Paltsits (1867-1952) was an archivist, librarian, and New York State Historian who served as Keeper of Manuscripts for the New York Public Library from 1914 to 1941. Collection consists of correspondence of both a professional and...
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Dr. Victor Hugo Paltsits (1867-1952) was an archivist, librarian, and New York State Historian who served as Keeper of Manuscripts for the New York Public Library from 1914 to 1941. Collection consists of correspondence of both a professional and personal nature; greeting cards to and from Paltsits; a certificate from the Upper Missouri Historical Expedition; drafts of an address on public records; drafts of writings; clippings and biographical material; a typescript copy of his address, "The Beginnings of Presbyterianism in Albany," and related ephemera. The professional correspondence largely relates to his work as New York State historian, 1909 to 1911.
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Osborn, Paul, 1901-1988
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 1994-011
4.2 linear feet (10 boxes)
Paul Osborn (1901-1988) was an American playwright and screenwriter. In 1930, Osborn achieved early success on Broadway with The Vinegar Tree. Other writings include screen adaptations of novels. In 1980, Osborn received a Tony Award for best...
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Paul Osborn (1901-1988) was an American playwright and screenwriter. In 1930, Osborn achieved early success on Broadway with The Vinegar Tree. Other writings include screen adaptations of novels. In 1980, Osborn received a Tony Award for best revival for Morning's at Seven. The collection, dating from 1922 to 1985, contains typescripts of plays and screenplays, correspondence, contracts, writings of others, two scrapbooks of newspaper clipping reviews of The Vinegar Tree, contracts, programs of Osborn's plays and several photographs.
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Cohn, Arthur, 1910-1998
Music Division | JPB 13-21
16.67 linear feet (37 boxes)
Arthur Cohn (1910-1998) was an American composer, conductor, and critical and historical writer on music. The Arthur Cohn collection, dating from 1923 to 1941, mainly holds notes, drafts, illustrations, and research clippings for an unpublished...
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Arthur Cohn (1910-1998) was an American composer, conductor, and critical and historical writer on music. The Arthur Cohn collection, dating from 1923 to 1941, mainly holds notes, drafts, illustrations, and research clippings for an unpublished book titled The Art and Science of Orchestration. It also contains scores for nine of Cohn's compositions.
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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
Diether, Jack
Music Division | JPB 13-28
9.06 linear feet (23 boxes)
Jack Diether (1919-1987) was a journalist and musicologist best known for his expertise in and promotion of the music of Gustav Mahler and Anton Bruckner. The Jack Diether papers, dating from 1941 to 2006, hold correspondence, research files, and...
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Jack Diether (1919-1987) was a journalist and musicologist best known for his expertise in and promotion of the music of Gustav Mahler and Anton Bruckner. The Jack Diether papers, dating from 1941 to 2006, hold correspondence, research files, and writings.
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Plant, Richard, 1910-
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 4374
The Richard Plant Papers document the literary activity and academic career of the author and educator best known for his book
The Pink Triangle (1986), a study of the persecution of homosexuals in Nazi Germany. The...
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The Richard Plant Papers document the literary activity and academic career of the author and educator best known for his book
The Pink Triangle (1986), a study of the persecution of homosexuals in Nazi Germany. The collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, typescripts, research files, news clippings, personal papers, printed matter, photocopies, photographs and audio recordings. Some materials are in German.
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Cummings, E. E. (Edward Estlin), 1894-1962
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature | Berg Coll 24833
1 item ([1], 13 leaves)
Edward Estlin Cummings was an American poet, novelist, playwright and essayist. He was a graduate of Harvard University (B.A. 1915, M.A. 1916). Le Baron Russell Briggs (1855-1934) was a professor, dean, and college president at Harvard University....
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Edward Estlin Cummings was an American poet, novelist, playwright and essayist. He was a graduate of Harvard University (B.A. 1915, M.A. 1916). Le Baron Russell Briggs (1855-1934) was a professor, dean, and college president at Harvard University. E.E. Cummings submitted this unpublished academic essay, "Remarks Occassioned [sic] by Poetry" for a course he took at Harvard with Le Baron Russell Briggs, History and Principles of English Versification ("English 16"). Cummings places his literary analysis in the context of an entertaining conversation with a spirit, the discussion ranging from Beowulf to the modernists of his own time. Aside from the notation of a spelling error in the title, emendations appear to be made by Cummings. The designation "1G" after Cummings's name identifies him as a first-year student in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
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Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature | Berg Coll 24874
.1 linear feet (1 folder)
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...
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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
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Solotaroff, Ted, 1928-2008
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 18153
9.8 linear feet (24 boxes, 1 oversize folder)
Ted Solotaroff was an American editor, literary critic, and writer. He founded the influential literary magazine New American Review (later American Review) and was an editor at more
Ted Solotaroff was an American editor, literary critic, and writer. He founded the influential literary magazine
New American Review (later
American Review) and was an editor at
Commentary,
Book Week, and a senior editor at Harper & Row (later HarperCollins). This collection contains professional and personal correspondence, drafts, manuscripts, typescripts, and galleys of Solotaroff's writings, typescripts of other authors, family correspondence and memorabilia, and photographs. The papers document Solotaroff's career from his college essays, written in the 1950s, through his later writings in the 1990s and 2000s.
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Cass, Eleanor Baldwin
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 488
.25 linear feet (1 box)
Typescript of The Book of Fencing by Eleanor Baldwin Cass. The book was published in 1930 by Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co
Barstow, Richard
Music Division | JPB 04-37
5.5 linear feet (14 boxes)
This collection contains manuscripts, manuscript copies, printed scores, and parts belonging to choreographer, director, dancer, and composer Richard Barstow, whose varied career included directing for Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus,...
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This collection contains manuscripts, manuscript copies, printed scores, and parts belonging to choreographer, director, dancer, and composer Richard Barstow, whose varied career included directing for Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus, industrial shows, and for stage, screen, and television.
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Salsbury, Nathan, 1846-1902
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 1961-005
.21 linear feet (1 box)
Nathan "Nate" Salsbury (1846-1902) was producer and manager of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, a highly successful show business enterprise that toured the United States, Europe, and elsewhere from the 1880s well into the 20th century, and featured...
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Nathan "Nate" Salsbury (1846-1902) was producer and manager of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, a highly successful show business enterprise that toured the United States, Europe, and elsewhere from the 1880s well into the 20th century, and featured William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody. Born in Illinois in 1846, Nathan Salsbury entered the U. S. Army while still in his teens, first as a drummer boy and eventually as a soldier with the 89th Illinois Regiment of Infantry, fighting in Georgia, Tennessee, and Texas. After the war, he became an actor in various stock companies, appeared for a time with his own troupe, Salsbury's Troubadours, then retired from performing in 1887. Meanwhile, in 1883, Salsbury had been a key figure in the launch of Buffalo Bill's Wild West, an outdoor extravaganza that dramatized frontier life, built around the personality of onetime soldier, scout and hunter William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody (1846-1917). The show, which also starred sharpshooter Annie Oakley and, for one season, Chief Sitting Bull, was a worldwide success for many years, outlasting its producer and manager Nate Salsbury, who died on Christmas Eve of 1902, at the age of 56. His daughter Rebecca Salsbury James (1891-1968) was an artist who lived for most of her life in Taos, New Mexico. Consists of a typescript of Nate Salsbury's reminiscences, much of which concerns his Civil War experiences, his life as a touring actor, and, briefly, his years with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. In addition to Salsbury's memoir, there are four folders of correspondence, mostly written to Rebecca Salsbury, although there is one telegram to Cody and Salsbury from actor Henry Irving. There is one letter dated 1917 to Rebecca's brother Milton Salsbury from actor James O'Neill, and a number of condolence letters to Rebecca upon Milton's death in August 1927, including one from James' son, playwright Eugene O'Neill. There is also a two-page account, written in 1943 by Wild West Show factotum Harry Tarleton, of a musical production Nate Salsbury mounted around 1895 called Black America, which featured an all African-American cast, and toured several cities in the U.S. before it disbanded.
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Avshalomov, Jacob, 1919-
Music Division | JPB 02-5
5.36 linear feet (15 boxes)
Jacob Avshalomov, composer, was born in China in 1919, but immigrated to the U.S.A. in 1937. He studied in Los Angeles with Ernst Toch, at the Eastman School of Music with Bernard Rogers, and at Tanglewood with Aaron Copland. Avshalomov spent the...
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Jacob Avshalomov, composer, was born in China in 1919, but immigrated to the U.S.A. in 1937. He studied in Los Angeles with Ernst Toch, at the Eastman School of Music with Bernard Rogers, and at Tanglewood with Aaron Copland. Avshalomov spent the majority of his career as the director of the Portland Youth Orchestra from 1954 to 1995. The Scores contains various drafts and sketches and scores composed by Jacob Avshalomov from 1928-1998. The bulk of the material dates from 1940-1998, and in addition to the scores, the collection contains correspondence, libretti and programs. The collection also includes compositions written by the composers father, Aaron Avshalomov.
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Savary, Jacques Robert, b. 1913
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2681
7.5 linear feet (6 boxes)
Jacques Robert Savary (b. 1913) was a French writer and world federalist. His papers consist mainly of correspondence with French and European figures relating to world federalism, world peace, human rights, his opposition to the internment of...
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Jacques Robert Savary (b. 1913) was a French writer and world federalist. His papers consist mainly of correspondence with French and European figures relating to world federalism, world peace, human rights, his opposition to the internment of Algerians in France, and his newspaper, Democratie Mondiale. Correspondents include A. Rodrigues Brent, Maurice R. Cosyn, Edith Delamare, Jean Diedisheim, Mary Maverick Lloyd, Maurice Parmelee, and Henry Usborne. Correspondence from 1960-1962 is mainly in French. Also included are literary manuscripts, including typescripts of his novels Les Haut Fonds and Impasse; and ephemera on world federalism, including copies of Democratie Mondiale and Bulletin du Conseil Mondial pour L'Assemblée Constituante des Peuples
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Richards, Helen
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 1995-033
6.51 linear feet (16 boxes)
Helen Stern Richards was a Broadway publicity agent and company manager. Documenting her professional life, the Helen Richards papers contain scripts of musicals and plays, and management files about shows, theaters and actors.
Chase, Gilbert, 1906-1992
Music Division | JPB 04-32
11.89 linear feet (28.5 boxes)
Gilbert Chase (1906-1992) was an author, critic, teacher, and musicologist. The collection includes drafts, notes, and research materials for several books, as well as correspondence relating to them. The collection also documents his numerous...
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Gilbert Chase (1906-1992) was an author, critic, teacher, and musicologist. The collection includes drafts, notes, and research materials for several books, as well as correspondence relating to them. The collection also documents his numerous articles, essays, lectures, speeches, class syllabi, radio programs, and reviews by him or about his work, as well as an unidentified manuscript on Ives, Billings, and Cage. Some of Chase's lesser-known work, including poetry and an opera outline are also included in the collection. Significant correspondents or subjects include Manual de Falla, Charles Ives, Alberto Ginastera, and Oscar Sonneck.
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Malvern, Gladys
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 2003-029
(1 portfolio)
Gladys Malvern was an author who wrote articles and several books about the theater, including biographies of performers Joseph Jefferson, Katharine Cornell, and Harry Lauder, as well as dancer Anna Pavlova. The majority of the Gladys Malvern...
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Gladys Malvern was an author who wrote articles and several books about the theater, including biographies of performers Joseph Jefferson, Katharine Cornell, and Harry Lauder, as well as dancer Anna Pavlova. The majority of the Gladys Malvern papers consists of an undated and untitled 87-page typescript on the history of world theater, from the Greeks and the Elizabethans to the modern era. The typescript, which is heavily emended, appears not to have been published. Internal evidence suggests that it was written in 1945. Also in the collection is a 12-page typescript of an article about actress Helen Hayes, written during the spring of 1944 and submitted to AMERICAN GIRL magazine. Malvern corresponded with Hayes' secretary prior to writing the piece, and that correspondence is included. Also present are four 2-page pieces apparently written for a radio series which featured celebrated New York restauranteur George Rector, in which Rector reminisces about famous theater people he has known such as Sarah Bernhardt and Eddie Foy. It is unclear whether the pieces were ever broadcast. Three letters written to Malvern during 1957 are also included, and concern her conversion to the Christian Science faith.
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Hertz, Emanuel, 1870-1940
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1388
1.5 linear feet (2 boxes)
The Emanuel Hertz manuscripts on Abraham Lincoln include a typescript of his book, Abraham Lincoln, A New Portrait (Horace Liveright: New York, 1931), as well as photostat copies of original Lincoln letters used in preparation of the book....
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The Emanuel Hertz manuscripts on Abraham Lincoln include a typescript of his book, Abraham Lincoln, A New Portrait (Horace Liveright: New York, 1931), as well as photostat copies of original Lincoln letters used in preparation of the book. Chapters 28, 30-33, 35-37, and 39-42 of vol. 1 are missing The manuscripts also include a bound volume entitled "Essays on Lincoln." This contains a typewritten copy of "Herndon, Lincoln's Boswell. The vast Herndon-Weik Collection of original Lincoln material, indispensible for a definitive life of the Emancipator" (1934) with manuscript emendations, as well as a typescript of "Lincoln, the Harmonizer" (February 1933) and a typescript of "The Passing of Abraham Lincoln," an address delivered by Hertz at the Manhattan-Washington Lodge, 19, B'nai B'rith, April 13, 1933
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Danielian, Leon, 1920-1997;Loring, Eugene, 1914-
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 178
8.09 linear feet (9 boxes)
The Leon Danielian Papers document the career of the American ballet dancer and teacher through an extensive set of photographs, as well as a more limited selection of correspondence, clippings, financial records, and teaching materials....
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The Leon Danielian Papers document the career of the American ballet dancer and teacher through an extensive set of photographs, as well as a more limited selection of correspondence, clippings, financial records, and teaching materials. Danielian, a native New Yorker of Armenian ancestry, enjoyed an especially varied career as a performer, but is best known for his long association with the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. Following his retirement from the stage, Danielian taught ballet for nearly thirty years at the American Ballet Theatre School and the University of Texas at Austin.
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Wellman, Francis L. (Francis Lewis), 1854-1942
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 3281
.21 linear feet (1 volume)
Typescript carbon copy of Luck and Opportunity by Francis Lewis Wellman with corrections by the author.
Strimer, Joseph, 1881-1962
Music Division | JOB 83-11
35 folders of ms. music in 1 box, 39 x 30 x 8 cm; 35 folders of ms. music in 1 box, 39 x 30 x 8 cm
Millholland, Charles Bruce
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1993
1.09 linear feet (3 boxes)
Charles Bruce Millholland was an American playwright and author best known for his play The Napoleon of Broadway. His papers include typescripts of novels and other writings; diaries; record books; and other personal papers
Weber, Ben, 1916-1979
Music Division | JPB 83-317
4 boxes of ms. music, 53 x 43 x 8 cm; 4 boxes of ms. music, 53 x 43 x 8 cm
Cox, Bertha
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 684
.08 linear feet (1 volume)
These paper of Bertha Cox include "My Journey thro' the Interior," her own manuscript account of adventures in 1927-1928, as a missionary to the Indians in the Amazon region of Peru and along the Urubamba River. The papers also include a...
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These paper of Bertha Cox include "My Journey thro' the Interior," her own manuscript account of adventures in 1927-1928, as a missionary to the Indians in the Amazon region of Peru and along the Urubamba River. The papers also include a typescript narrative "Bertha Cox, Missionary," by Arthur Gordon based on Cox's original manuscript, as well as two letters to Gordon from Cox and her daughter
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Weaver, Robert C. (Robert Clifton), 1907-1997
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division | Sc MG 810
71.84 linear feet (48 boxes, 34 volumes)
Robert Clifton Weaver (1907-1997) was a black economist, public administrator, educator, and author. The Robert C. Weaver papers, Additions II date from 1882 to 2008 (bulk dates 1950s-1980s) and primarily document Weaver's writing on urban...
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Robert Clifton Weaver (1907-1997) was a black economist, public administrator, educator, and author. The Robert C. Weaver papers, Additions II date from 1882 to 2008 (bulk dates 1950s-1980s) and primarily document Weaver's writing on urban development, his appointment as secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and his autobiographical project. Additions II contain notes, articles, drafts, typescripts, photographs, correspondence, calendars and appointment books, interview transcripts, clippings, and publications.
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White, William Lindsay, 1900-1973
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 3313
.21 linear feet (1 volume)
Typescript carbon copy of They were expendable by William Lindsay White, showing author's corrections and censored deletions.
Case, Anna, 1888-1984
Music Division | JPB 13-01
2.59 linear feet (10 boxes)
Anna Case (1889-1984) was an American soprano and composer who performed with the Metropolitan Opera from 1909 to 1920, and toured as a concert soloist until 1931. Her papers hold concert programs, scores by Case and other composers,...
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Anna Case (1889-1984) was an American soprano and composer who performed with the Metropolitan Opera from 1909 to 1920, and toured as a concert soloist until 1931. Her papers hold concert programs, scores by Case and other composers, correspondence, photographs, clippings, writings, and financial records.
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