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Leonard L. Milberg '53 Collection of Manuscripts, Correspondence, and Photographs

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Milberg, Leonard L.

Leonard L. Milberg is a member of the Princeton University Class of 1953 and chairman of Milberg Factors, Inc.

This is an open collection of manuscript materials related to Milberg's print collections: Leonard L. Milberg Collection of American Poetry, Leonard L. Milberg Irish Theater Collection, and the Leonard L. Milberg Collection of Jewish-American Writers. Authors represented in the collection include Samuel Beckett, Maria Edgeworth, Seamus Heaney, and Philip Roth. Other materials document the history of Jewish people in the Caribbean Islands, Latin America, and North America from the 18th century through the early 20th century.

Acquisitions are arranged alphabetically by author.

Gift of Leonard L. Milberg beginning in 2004: (AM 2004-97, 2005-63, 2005-64, 2005-126, AM 2006-124, 2009-67, 2009-112, 2009-139, 2010-1, 2010-10, 2010-57, 2010-74, 2011-48, 2011-68, 2012-24, 2012-99, 2013-40, 2013-56, 2013-90, 2014-111, 2015-68, 2015-78, 2016-1, 2016-109, 2017-14, 2018-60, 2019-32, 2020-58, 2022-026, 2022-035, 2022-038, 2023-096, 2023-097).

Other materials were transferred from printed collections purchased by Milberg for the Library: Transferred from EX book: 3692.6.394 in 2004 (AM 2005-52). 5 Letters from Elizabeth Brown transferred from EX purchase from William and Nina Matheson Books in 2007 (AM 2007-116). Memorandum and 8 letters between Lord Dunsany and his wife, etc. transferred from EX purchase from Leonard Milberg Irish Books in 2007 (AM 2008-53).

For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.

This collection was processed by John Delaney in 2013. Finding aid updated by John Delaney in 2013; Kelly Bolding in 2016, 2018, 2020, and 2021; Faith Charlton in 2021; and Amy C. Vo in 2023.

No materials were separated from the collection during 2018-2023 processing.

Publisher
Manuscripts Division
Finding Aid Author
John Delaney; Kelly Bolding
Finding Aid Date
2008
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Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989, 1967-1986. 1 folder.
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28 letters, 7 postcards by Beckett to American sculptor Helaine Blum

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Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989, 1961, 1971. 1 folder.
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original manuscript draft (2 sides of one page) of "Words and Music" (1961), inscribed to Alan Clodd (1971), with ANS (1971) by Beckett to Clodd about it

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Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989, 1970. 1 folder.
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original manuscript draft (incomplete, 3 pp.) of beginning of aborted French translation of Watt

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Mailing envelope with autographed note by Beckett to Alan Clodd about it (1970) is missing.

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Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989, 1920, 1959. 1 folder.
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4 photographs of Beckett, including one of him with Portora Royal School classmates (1920)

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Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989, 1970-1983. 1 folder.
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notes by Helaine Blum recounting her conversations with Beckett, 1972-1983; 2 draft letters by Blum to Beckett, 1970

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Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989, 1994-1996. 1 folder.
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6 letters by Beckett's biographer, James Knowlson, to Helaine Blum

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Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989, 1972, 1983. 1 folder.
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miscellaneous clippings, butt of cigar smoked by Beckett (7/26/1972)

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Behan, Brendan, 1923-1964, 1960 September 21. 1 folder.
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One postcard by Brendan Behan to James McKenna.

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Behan, Brendan, 1923-1964, 1962. 1 folder.
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One untitled typescript (57 pp.) of a radio play by Behan ("An Evening with Brendan Behan," 1962, in which he plays himself), signed by him.

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Benjamin, J. P. (Judah Philip) (1811-1884). Benjamin, J. P. (Judah Philip), Letter to Henry A. Wise Regarding Captain McLean, 1861 October 24. 1 folder.
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Consists of a four-page letter from Judah P. Benjamin as Secretary of War for the Confederate States of America to Henry A. Wise, who was then a Confederate general. In the letter, Benjamin responds to Wise's request that a certain Captain McLean be dismissed from service. McLean had recently been ordered back into service after a sixty-day suspension resulting from a court martial. Benjamin makes a legal argument for why McLean was currently eligible for service but notes that he would order a new court martial for additional charges if Wise brought them. In 1862, McLean was eventually tried again, dismissed from service, and imprisoned for inciting mutiny and fraudulently converting property.

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Boucicault, Dion, 1820-1890, 1885. 1 folder.
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Letter by the Anglo-Irish dramatist Dion Boucicault.

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Bowen, Elizabeth, 1899-1973, 1947-1965. 1 folder.
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Five letters (1947-1965) by Elizabeth Bowen and a typed transcript of her 1949 BBC address on "The Mechanics of Writing."

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Carleton, William (1794-1869). Carleton, William, 1794-1869, Autograph Manuscript of "My Life" Autobiography, 1868. 1 folder.
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Consists of a bound autograph manuscript of William Carleton's autobiography. Includes extensive revisions and editorial annotations from Carleton. The manuscript includes the following inscription by D. J. O'Donoghue, the Irish biographer and editor: "This is the original manuscript of William Carleton's famous autobiography, written by him in the last year of his life and printed for the first time by me in the year 1896. It is generally recognized as one of the most remarkable documents of human interest in modern literature, and as quite worthy of rank with the self-revelations of Rosseau and Cellini. It was purchased by me in 1895 from the two eldest daughters of Carleton, then living but since dead. The m.s. was never completed by the novelist. D. J. O'Donoghue."

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Cohen, Jacob I. (approximately 1744-1823). Cohen, Jacob I., Prayer Manuscript, circa 1790. 1 folder.
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Consists of a handwritten prayer manuscript by Jacob I. Cohen (1744-1823), a member of a prominent American Jewish family of Baltimore, Maryland, who founded Congregation Beth Shalome in Richmond, Virginia. Cohen was based in Richmond, and later Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The text includes selected psalms written in English, interspersed into writings beseeching God's mercy and favor to listen to his prayers. At the end is a verse in large Hebrew letters, accompanying the words from Psalm 20:2.

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Cousins, James Henry, 1873-1956, 1899. 1 folder.
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Two letters by James Henry Cousins.

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Dunsany, Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, Baron, 1878-1957, 1919-1920. 1 folder.
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A typewritten memorandum of agreement (copy) between Lord Dunsany and the J. B. Pond Lyceum Bureau, together with eight letters (1919-1920) between Lord Dunsany, his wife Beatrice, and J. B. Pond, and one letter (1890) between Pond and Morell Mackenzie.

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Edgeworth, Maria, 1767-1849, 1841. 1 folder.
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An 1841 ALS to Mr. C. Hoare.

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Edgeworth, Maria, 1767-1849, 1811-1844. 1 folder.
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20 letters (mostly ALsS, some fragments) to various correspondents, 1811-1844.

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Edgeworth, Maria, 1767-1849, undated. 1 folder.
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ALS (undated) to Mrs. Hall?

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Edgeworth Family, 1824-1829. 1 folder.
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Edgeworth family correspondence (1824-1829) addressed to, and about, the Strickland family, who acted as agents for the Dillons, who were absentee landlords at Loughlin, Rosecrea: 6 ALsS by Maria Edgeworth, 3 ALsS by Frances Anne Edgeworth, 3 ALsS by Frances Maria Edgeworth, and 1 ANS by Lucy Jane Edgeworth.

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Arrangement

Arranged by family member.

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Consists of a group of family papers connected to Jewish Reform movement leaders David Einhorn (1809-1879) and Kaufmann Kohler (1843–1926), German-born rabbis active in the United States in the 19th and early 20th centuries, respectively. The bulk of the materials comprise papers of Kaufmann Kohler, who was David Einhorn's son-in-law by way of his marriage to Johanna Einhorn Kohler (1848-1932). Kohler's papers include professional and personal correspondence, writings, a personalized wedding and funeral manual, family photographs, documents, and clippings. There is also a group of papers belonging to Kohler's wife, Johanna Kohler, including correspondence, speeches, prayers, and other writings; as well as some correspondence of their children, sculptor Rose Kohler (1873-1947) and lawyer Max James Kohler (1871-1934). Materials related to David Einhorn include a manuscript draft of an 1859 sermon, a group of letters to Johanna and Kaufmann Kohler, and obituaries and a funeral sermon for his wife, Julie Ochs Einhorn (1817-1909).

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Sermon Draft, 1859 November 6. 1 folder.
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Manuscript draft of a sermon (9 pages) about the similarity of numerical relationships taking place between the order of the visible world and the invisible spiritual world.

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Letters to Johanna and Kaufmann Kohler, 1873-1876. 1 folder.
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Consists of three letters and two letter fragments from David and Julie Einhorn to their daughter Johanna and her husband, Kauffmann Kohler, in New York. The letters regard family news as well as theological and rabbinical matters and current events, including Einhorn's notes and criticisms of articles by Kohler and (Bernard) Felsenthal, the "Young America" movement supported by Stephen A. Douglas, and comments on Isaac Mayer Wise, Henry (Hayyim Gershon) Vidaver, Moses Mielziner, Marcus Jastrow, Felix Adler, and Gustav Gottheil. Some letters were scribed by Einhorn's daughter on his behalf.

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Obituaries and Funeral Sermon for Julie Ochs Einhorn, 1909. 1 folder.
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Consists of clippings of obituaries and a published funeral sermon by Kaufmann Kohler for Julie Ochs Einhorn, the wife of David Einhorn.

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Correspondence Regarding Scholarship, 1876-1901 (1899-1900). 2 folders.
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Consists of over 110 letters mostly from leading Jewish leaders and biblical scholars, primarily in the United States and the United Kingdom with a smaller number from continental Europe. Most letters are in English, but some are in German. Correspondents include Solomon Schechter, Gotthard Deutsch, George F. Moore, Moses Mielziner, Emil [Hirsch?], Israel Abrahams, Therese Loeb Schiff, Elias Greenebaum, Rudolph Grossman, Charles C. Torrey, M. Schreiner, Alexander Kohut, H. Pereira Mendes, M. Friedlaender, Claude Montefiore, James K. Gutheim, G. Margoliouth, A.B. Arnold, Morris Jastrow, A.V. Williams Jackson, Max Landsberg, Morris Josephs, A. Harkavy, Meyer Sulzberger, Leo Baeck, Ludwig Blau, Max Grunwald, Ludwig Stern, P. Wendland, Prof. M. Philippson, S. Maymabum, Philip Bloch, A. Epstein, A. Loewenthal, C. Siegfried, Rabbi Dr. Lowenthal, Dr. M. Keyserling, David Gunzberg, Dr. Samuel Poznansky, David Kaufman, Jacob Guttman, and Dr. F. Rosenthal.

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Correspondence Regarding the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1885-1906 (1899-1901). 1 folder.
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Consists of over 40 letters to or from Kohler concerning articles in the Jewish Encyclopedia (New York: 1899-1906), where he was department editor. Includes letters from Samuel Hirsch, M. Philippson, Samuel Krauss, Lewis Dembitz, Gotthard Deutsch, A. H. Newman, Morris Jastrow, S. Funk, Victor Apowitzer, as well as carbon copies of Kohler's outgoing letters to Solomon Schechter, S. Funk, Michael Friedlaender, Charles C. Torrey, Morris Jastrow, Joseph Jacobs, M. R. James, Richard Gottheil, and the Funk and Wagnalls Company (publishers of the Jewish Encyclopedia).

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Letters and "Prospectus" from Bernard Felsenthal, 1869-1904. 1 folder.
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Consists of eleven letters, primarily in German, from Chicago rabbi Bernard Felsenthal (1822-1908) to Kohler, along with one carbon copy of a letter from Kohler regarding an article in the Jewish Encyclopedia. There is also a four-page manuscript "Prospectus" for an "Amerikanischen Monatsschrift fur den Wissenschaftlichen und [?] Interessen der Judischen [?]" to be edited by Kohler and Felsenthal.

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Personal and Family Correspondence, 1883-1942. 1 folder.
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Includes letters from Kaufmann Kohler to Dr. Funk, Dr. Samuel Rothenberg (along with letters from Rothenberg to Kohler's daughter, Lili), and Gotthard Deutsch. There are also letters to and from Kohler's children, Rose, Lili, Max, and Edgar; a letter from Johanna Kohler to her relative Julius Kohler in Germany; and letters to Kohler from his mother in Hebrew script, accompanied by a photograph of her.

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Wedding and Funeral Manual, circa 1869-1926. 1 folder.
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Kohler's personal manual with his name embossed on the front, heavily annotated, with over thirty additional pages of handwritten text interleaved into the existing printed text, which appears to be a combination from various German and English prayerbooks.

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Congregation Beth El 50th Anniversary Booklet, 1924. 1 folder.
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Kohler's personal copy with his name embossed on the cover and his daughter Rose's name penciled inside the front cover. Includes nine pages of handwritten text laid in that appears to be a speech about Congregation Beth El.

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"The Origin of the Sabbath", 1926. 1 folder.
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Printed copy of a sermon published posthumously in the Reform Advocate.

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Bulletin of Congregation Emanu-El, 1943. 1 folder.
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Printed bulletin with music in memoriam of Dr. Kaufmann Kohler.

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Family Photographs, circa 1880-1926. 1 folder.
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Four photographs depicting Kaufmann, Johanna, and Lili Kohler, and others.

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"Dr. K. Kohler" Bookplates, undated. 1 folder.
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United States Travel Permit, 1904. 1 folder.
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University of Munich Confirmation for Attending Classes, 1864. 1 folder.
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Clippings, 1913-1946. 1 folder.
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Curriculum Vitae, circa 1903-1920. 1 folder.
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"Religion: Paper read at the Eighth Triennial Convention of the Council of Jewish Women", circa 1917. 1 folder.
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Consists of an eight-page typescript draft of a speech with significant manuscript revisions and additions.

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Printed Writings, 1916. 1 folder.
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Includes a published letter "To the President and Members of Johanna No. 9" in the "Johanna Bulletin" (undated), and an article titled "Why Should Jewish Women Study the Bible" in the Bulletin of the Council of Jewish Women (January, 1916).

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Prayers, 1907. 1 folder.
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Two manuscript prayers.

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Letters to Johanna Einhorn Kohler, 1903-1931. 1 folder.
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Consists of seven letters from Edna Loeb, Therese Schiff, Arthur Kuhn, the National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods, and the New York Convention Committee of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations.

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Letters from Alphonse Ochs (Cousin), 1928-1930. 1 folder.
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Abstract of Minutes of the First Secret Order of Women, 1896. 1 folder.
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Consists of a nine-page manuscript containing an "Abstract of the Original minutes, written 50 years ago" of "The First Secret Order of Women... of the history of the Independent Order of Pine Sisters... Superior Bianca B. Robitscher, Grand-Secretary."

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Letters Regarding Donations by Johanna and Rose Kohler, 1928-1943. 1 folder.
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Consists of three letters and a list regarding the donation of family materials, including sculptures, photographs, and artwork, to various congregations and the Metropolitan Museum of Art following the death of Kaufmann Kohler.

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Letters to Rose Kohler, 1920-1940. 1 folder.
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Consists of twenty-seven letters to Kaufmann Kohler's daughter, the sculptor Rose Kohler, including letters from Adolph Simon Ochs (1858–1935), Mayer Sulzberger, Simon Wolf, Claude Montifore, Hanna G. Solomon, and Rabbi Solomon Freehof. There is also a typed review of the work of Jewish sculptor Katherine M. Cohen (1859-1914).

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Letters to Max James Kohler, 1911-1932. 1 folder.
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Two letters to Max J. Kohler, son of Kaufmann and Johanna Kohler. One is from Walter Littlefield concerning the Alphonse Ochs collection of Dreyfusiana, and the other is from David Phillipson concerning the publication of a Festschrift for Kaufmann Kohler.

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Letter to Winnifred Kohler, 1906. 1 folder.
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Birthday note from Rose Kohler and others.

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Ervine, St. John G. (John Grier), b. 1883, 1927. 1 folder.
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A 1927 letter by the Irish playwright St. John Ervine.

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Ervine, St. John G. (John Grier), b. 1883, 1914. 1 folder.
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The application form of St. John Ervine for membership in The Incorporated Stage Society, completed in holograph, dated 10/12/[19]14.

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Friel, Brian, 1996. 1 folder.
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Friel, Brian, 1999. 1 folder.
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ACS (2/25/1999) to unnamed person.

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Grade, Chaim, 1910-1982, 1967. 1 folder.
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Five letters written to the Yiddish poet Chaim Grade by Rabbinical leaders and scholars concerning both the literary merits of Grade's work and personal matters.

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Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869, 1827. 1 folder.
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ALS, with photocopy, to Mrs. Benjamin Gratz, 18 September 1827.

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Gratz, Rebecca (1781-1869). Gratz, Rebecca, 1781-1869, Financial Documents, 1844-1849. 1 folder.
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Consists of two documents relating to Rebecca Gratz's Sunday School, and her Hebrew Female Benevolent Society, both in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The first document is a handwritten quarterly rent invoice for $12.50 delivered to Rebecca Gratz on behalf of the Phoenix Hose Company. Gratz had rented the space above the company, a paid fire department, for the use of her Hebrew Sunday School Society, a Jewish education initiative in the United States. The bill also notes that the payment was received on the same day. The second document is a handwritten statement with the heading Hebrew Female Benevolent Society, which itemizes the Sunday School's rent obligation to the Phoenix Hose Company, $50 per annum, for the years 1844, 1845, and 1849. A handwritten note on the bottom states that Hyman Gratz, Rebecca's brother, had paid the bill of $204.17 for rents.

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Gregory, Lady (1852-1932). Gregory, Lady, 1852-1932, Annotated Typescript of "The Epics" Autobiography Chapter, circa 1910s-1920s. 1 folder.
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Typescript with extensive holograph corrections in the author's hand. Consists of a draft of "the Epics" portion of Lady Gregory's memoirs covering the beginning of her career as a writer, the Gaelic Revival, her decision to put together an English version of the Cuchulain legend, and discussions with W. B. Yeats, Edward Martyn, and others.

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Hall, S. C., Mrs., 1800-1881, undated. 1 folder.
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One letter by the Irish novelist Anna Maria Hall (Mrs. S. C. Hall).

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Hall, S. C., Mrs., 1800-1881, 1828. 1 folder.
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Harby Family Register, 1827-1930. 1 folder.
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Family register, consisting of 18 manuscript pages in a variety of hands, tracing eight generations of the extended Harby family of South Carolina. The register documents the history of a Jewish family living in the American South during the 19th and early 20th century.

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Heaney, Seamus, 1939, 1999. 1 folder.
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2 TLsS (1/5 and 3/9/1999) to Micahel O'Sullivan.

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Hecht, Ben (1894-1964). Hecht, Ben, Materials, 1942-1962.
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Includes various materials, much of which are related to Hecht's book, Perfidy, such as a typed manuscript of the book under the earlier title, Perdidy in Israel, a book review of Perfidy authored by his wife, Rose Caylor, as well as correspondence, printed materials, such as a first edition stageplay and playbill for Hecht's A Flag is Born, and clippings and other ephemera.

Correspondents include: Samuel Tamir, Emil Schram, William Green, S. Ilerbin? of the Institute for Mediterranean and Israel Affairs, Rabbi Dov. B. Warsawski, and Archibald MacLeish.

Kavanagh, Patrick, 1904-1967, 1954. 1 folder.
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TLS (3/30/1954) to Maurice Gorham.

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1 folder

Kennelly, Brendan, 1930. 1 folder.
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A collection of 27 letters, dated 1965 through 2004, and a typescript poem, by Brendan Kennelly.

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Consist of 11 letters from several individuals that document Jewish communities in the Caribbean Islands and those communities' relations with Jewish communities in North America.

Some transcriptions are included.

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Leeser, Isaac, Letters from Moses Lindo, 1851-1857. 1 folder.
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3 letters sent from Puerto Cabello and Curaçao.

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Leeser, Isaac, Letters from Abraham Mendes Seixas, 1851-1854. 1 folder.
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3 letters sent from La Guaira.

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Leeser, Isaac, Letter from M. Daunt, 1846. 1 folder.
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Sent from Curaçao. Daunt acted as an agent in the sale of Leeser's books in Curaçao and St. Thomas.

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Leeser, Isaac, Letters from Moses N. Nathan, 1855-1860. 1 folder.
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3 letters from Kingston, Jamaica.

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Leeser, Isaac, Letter from Abraham Cohen Peixotto, 1848. 1 folder.
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Sent from Kingston, Jamaica.

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Lewisohn, Ludwig, 1882-1955, 1904. 1 folder.
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29 letters (1904) by Ludwig Lewisohn to George Sylvester Viereck, with four accompanying short manuscripts/poems.

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Lover, Samuel, 1797-1868, 1824. 1 folder.
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An 1824 ALS from Irish novelist and dramatist Samuel Lover to Mr. Spooner.

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Lover, Samuel, 1797-1868, 1846. 1 folder.
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An 1846 ALS from Lover to Mrs. S.C. Hall about the death of his wife

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Lover, Samuel, 1797-1868, 1845. 1 folder.
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An 1845 ALS from Lover to the proprietor of The Cambridge advertiser.

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Lover, Samuel, 1797-1868, 1834. 1 folder.
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An 1834 ALS from Lover to William Jerdan, sending the ms. of a song he had written.

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1 folder

Mac Liammóir, Micheál, 1899-1978, undated. 1 folder.
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Manuscript in Irish of an unpublished short story titled "Cuimhne," 5 pp.

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Mackenzie, Morell, 1837-1892, 1890. 1 folder.
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Mahon, Derek, 1941, 1998. 1 folder.
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TLS (1998) to "William" with typescript of poem "To Henry Purcell," his translation of poem buy Phillippe Jaccottet.

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Mahon, Derek, 1941, 2001. 1 folder.
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Two translations of Samuel Beckett poems (with photocopied others), 5 ACsS, 1 ALS, 1 photograph.

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McGahern, John, 1934-2006, 1985-1993. 1 folder.
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8 letters (1985-1993) by McGahern to his U.S. publishers, 2-page typescript on novel idea, 2 author photographs.

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Miller, Arthur (1915-2005). Miller, Arthur, 1915-2005, Annotated Typescript of Death of a Salesman: Certain Conversations in Two Acts and Requiem, 1948. 1 folder.
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Early annotated typescript of Death of a Salesman: Certain Conversations in Two Acts and Requiem. Inscribed and signed by the author: "The manuscript before certain technical revisions were made. To my knowledge, one other exists. Arthur Miller." Cover of the typescript is from MCA Management, Ltd.

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Mordecai, Jacob (1762-1838). Mordecai, Jacob, 1762-1838, Analysis and Refutation of Christian Readings of the Hebrew Bible, circa 1820s. 1 folder.
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Consists of a 38-page autograph manuscript written in English, with some Hebrew, containing Mordecai's response to purported challenges to Judaism by Christians. Mordecai writes that "a learned Christian disputed with [me]" and "a certain man of the highest order among those who are followers of Martin Luther, in arguing with me..." and supplies responses to Christian readings of specific passages in Tanach, accompanied by close readings of his own. Pages 15 and 16 also include a discussion about the authority of Rabban Gamaliel.

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Morgan, Lady (Syndey), 1783-1859, 1848. 1 folder.
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An ALS from Lady Sydney Morgan to Mrs. Thompson, ca. 1848, describing civil unrest in London.

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Noah, M.M. (Mordecai Manuel), 1785-1851, Letter to Jacques J. (Jacques Judah) Lyons, 1813-1877, circa 1853 July 5. 1 folder.
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One autograph letter from Mordecai Manuel Noah (1785-1851) to Jacques Judah Lyons (1813-1877), minister of Congregation Shearith Israel, concerning the Jewish community in Buffalo, New York. Also includes a typed transcription of the letter. The date recorded in the description reflects the date written on the letter, which is incorrect.

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Noah, M.M. (Mordecai Manuel), 1785-1851, Letter to President James Monroe, 1823 May 27. 1 folder.
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Consists of a nineteen-page letter from Mordecai Manuel Noah (1785-1851), a Jewish American writer, newspaper editor, and diplomat in New York to President James Monroe. The letter discusses Noah's relationship with the president, upcoming elections and other political matters, and slavery. He writes about various political candidates including William Crawford, Henry Clay, John C. Calhoun, and John Adams, and provides his analysis of which candidate each state would likely support.

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O'Brien, Flann, 1911-1966, 1957. 1 folder.
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A large collection of correspondence between the Irish writer Brian O'Nolan, who wrote under the pseudonyms Flann O'Brien and Myles na gCopaleen, and his agents and publishers. The collection consists of 26 TLsS and 1 ALsS, as well as 1 carbon copy and 2 unsigned typed letters from O'Nolan, and 19 carbon copies of letters from his agents and publishers, along with a few original letters.

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1 folder

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O'Casey, Seán, 1880-1964, 1942-1944. 1 folder.
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A collection of letters from Irish playwright Seán O'Casey to Louise Heppel, consisting of 6 ALsS and 2 TLsS, dated Nov. 1942 to Dec. 1944.

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O'Casey, Seán, 1880-1964, 1955 June 11. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

ALS by O'Casey to Philip Rooney

Physical Description

1 folder

O'Casey, Seán, 1880-1964, to Jack Daly, 1931-1952. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

Includes 5 letters and an empty envelope addressed to Mrs. J. Daly.

Physical Description

1 folder

O'Casey, Seán (1880-1964). O'Casey, Seán, 1880-1964, "The Cooing of Doves" Typescript, circa 1923. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

Typescript of "The Cooing of Doves, a Converzatione in One Act." 19 pages, with holograph corrections.

Physical Description

1 folder

O'Faoláin, Seán, 1900-1991, 1965-2004. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

ALS from Seán O'Faoláin requesting four copies of A Book of English Literature.

Physical Description

1 folder

O'Flaherty, Liam, 1896-1984, undated. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Pearson, Henry C. (1914-2006) to Bernard Stone (1924-2005), 1994-1995. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

Includes a few letters from Pearson to Stone regarding Stone's health. One concerns publications by Seamus Heaney that are of interest to Pearson.

Physical Description

1 folder

Piza, D. M., 1863. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

An ALS from D.M. Piza to the Rev. Isaac Leeser, dated Nov. 16, 1863, requesting him to send books to the synagogue in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, and including a list of subscribers.

Physical Description

1 folder

Robles de Medina, Samuel, Peri Alonim, 1762. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

Manuscript of Peri Alonim, a compendium of Hebrew abbreviations "to ease a student's education" written in Hebrew in a Sephardic square and cursive hand by the author's son, David ben Samuel Robles de Medina. The Robles de Medina family stemmed from Granada and settled in Surinam in the Dutch West Indies in the early 18th century. Upper cover signed by Jacques Judah Lyons (1814-1877).

Physical Description

1 folder

Roth, Philip, 1963-1964. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

Contains untitled play [A Nice Jewish Boy], typescript (carbon), ca. 1963-1964, 117 leaves, with holograph corrections in pencil; TLS by Howard Stein to Roth, 9 October [1963] about the play; TLS by Roth to Michael Wager, 17 July 1964, with 3 pp. of Wager's notes about the play; "The Penetrator," typescript (carbon) of one-act play by Roth, 13 pp., with holograph corrections in ink.

Physical Description

1 folder

Salomon, Haym (1740-1785). Salomon, Haym, Promissory Note for a Bill of Exchange Sold to John Wilcocks and Nicholas Low, 1783 September 17. 1 box.
Scope and Contents

Consists of a manuscript promissory note for a bill of exchange brokered by Haym Salomon for 1776 pounds, signed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by John Wilcocks and Nicholas Low, two New York merchants and developers, two weeks after the Treaty of Paris was signed and shortly before the British Army evacuated New York City. The note is endorsed by Salomon, and the docketing mentions financier Robert Morris, Jr. (1734-1806), for whom Salomon worked as a "Broker to the Office of Finance."

Physical Description

1 box

Somerville, E. Oe. (Edith Oenone), 1858-1949, 1939. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

2 ALsS from Irish writer E.Œ. Somerville to Penelope Betjeman, dated Aug. 16 and Aug. 25, 1939, denying permission to publish an article about her in Country Life magazine; a carbon copy of a TLS from Penelope Betjeman to E.Œ. Somerville, dated Aug. 21, 1939 replying to the first letter; and a TLS dated Aug. 22, 1939, from Christopher Hussey, the editor of Country Life, who had also received a letter of complaint from E.Œ Somerville, to Penelope Betjeman.

Physical Description

1 folder

Stuart, Francis, 1902-2000, 1984-1996. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

A collection of letters from Irish author Francis Stuart to his biographer, Geoffrey Elborn, mainly covering the years from 1984 through 1990 when Elborn was researching and writing Francis Stuart: A Life, consisting of 12 ALsS, 10 TLsS, five postcards, three Christmas cards and two photographs.

Physical Description

1 folder

Tóibín, Colm, 1991-1994. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

Includes 4 letters and 1 ACS (1991-1994) to Katherine Court, 9 professional photographs of him, and his 1992 Penguin author questionnaire.

Physical Description

1 folder

Zionist Organization of America. Zionist Organization of Amerika Press Release of "Plans of Justice Brandeis For Constructive Work in Palestine", 1920 September-October. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

Carbon copy of the press release with the full memorandum by Louis D. Brandeis regarding immigration to Palestine and a mechanism for raising sufficient funds through investment to facilitate economic development and health improvement.

Likely the first printed appearance the whole of Brandeis's "Zeeland Memorandum," predating the first printing in November 1920 in The Maccabaean.

Physical Description

1 folder

Forms of Prayer, Barbados, 1835. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

Consists of two manuscript forms of prayer, including "A Form of Prayer for the General Fast to be Read in Synagogue on the 11th August in Commemoration of the Hurricane in the Year 1831" and "A Form of Prayer for Tuesday 11th August 1835 After the Morning Amidah," written in English interspersed with Hebrew in square characters. The text states that the Morning Service is to follow that of the Fast of Gedaliah, and includes relevant page numbers from both prayer-books utilized (Levi and Justin).

Physical Description

1 folder

Print, Suggest