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Arthur Mizener Papers on F. Scott Fitzgerald, 1941-1982 (inclusive) 1947-1951 (bulk)

Extent:

6 boxes and 2.2 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of correspondence, manuscripts, and printed material relating to the Fitzgerald biography The Far Side of Paradise (1951) by the literary critic, editor, biographer, author, and educator Arthur Mizener.

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Miriam Rogers collection of Albert Schweitzer, 1945-1973 (inclusive) 1950-1963 (bulk)

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10 boxes and 10 linear feet

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Consists primarily of papers collected by Miriam Rogers concerning Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965) as medical missionary and physician at his hospital (founded in 1913) in Lambarene, French Equatorial Africa, after World War II. Rogers shared Albert Schweitzer's interest in music (as a pianist) and medicine, leading her to become chairman (1950-1971) of the""Friends of Albert Schweitzer" in Boston. She made several trips to Africa, France, and Germany to visit Schweitzer.

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Frank Jewett Mather Autograph Collection, 1700-1900 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box and 1 volume

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Consists primarily of letters and autograph copies of parts of manuscripts of 19th-century English and American poets and novelists collected by American art critic and Princeton professor, Frank Jewett Mather (1868-1953).

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Jessica Lanier Collection of Woody Allen Set Photographs, 1997-2000 (inclusive)

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4 boxes and 1.6 linear feet

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The collection consists of set decorator Jessica Lanier's set photographs for several of Woody Allen's films, including Sweet and Lowdown (1999), Small Time Crooks (2000), and The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001), as well as her copies of shooting scripts and revisions. Photographs consist of contemporary color prints and Polaroids, as well as some negatives.

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William Harlowe Briggs Papers, 1864-1940 (inclusive) 1900-1936 (bulk)

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9 boxes and 3.95 linear feet

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William Harlowe Briggs was a playwright and editor at Harper & Brothers during the early part of the twentieth century. His papers include 24 scripts from Briggs's plays, family correspondence, playbills, lectures, and diaries from Briggs's mother and father.

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James P. Walker Papers, 1850-1886 (inclusive)

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6 boxes and 3.2 linear feet

Abstract:

James P. Walker was an American publisher, author, and co-founder of Walker, Wise, and Co. (circa 1860). His papers contain sermons, autobiographical notes, a diary, commonplace books, photographs, a scrapbook, memorabilia, and printed matter, with the bulk of the material comprised of personal and professional correspondence, much of it covering the period of the Civil War.

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James Boyd Papers, 1915-1944 (inclusive)

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16 boxes

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Consists of manuscripts of novels, articles, stories, and verse by the American historical writer James Boyd.

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Lewis, Adler and Laws Records, 1899-1934 (inclusive)

Extent:

12 boxes

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Consists of letterpress copybooks of letters (1899-1934) sent by the Philadelphia law firm of Lewis, Adler and Laws to its clients.

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Gulick Family Papers, 1710-1875 (inclusive) 1809-1842 (bulk)

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2 boxes and 0.8 linear feet

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The Gulick Family Papers consists of family bills, receipts, wills, letters, contracts, stock certificates, warrants, deeds, a genealogy, and an autograph book.

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Charles Ruas Papers, 1974-1990 (bulk) 1860-2022 (inclusive)

Extent:

25 boxes, 21 linear feet, 9.8 gb, and 293 digital files

Abstract:

Charles Ruas is an American author, interviewer, editor, literary and art critic, and French translator, who served as the Director of the Drama and Literature Department for New York's Pacifica radio station WBAI-FM in the late 1970s and interviewed writers for radio broadcast and print, including Toni Morrison, Michel Foucault, Carlos Fuentes, Eudora Welty, Susan Sontag, Truman Capote, Buckminster Fuller, Andy Warhol, Mario Vargas Llosa, and others. Included are photographs and documents on Allen Ginsberg and William Burroughs, the St. Marks poetry project, and avant-garde artists and performers. The papers include transcripts and audiocassette tapes of Ruas's interviews with authors and artists, as well as typescripts and galleys of work by writers Ruas edited, including Marguerite Young, and some related photographs, notes, recordings, and correspondence. There are also some translations and other writings by Charles Ruas, as well as a collection of family photographs and papers...(see more)

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