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Aaron W. Berg papers, 1848-1977

2 linear feet 4 boxes
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Correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, memorabilia, and printed materials concerning Berg's lifelong interest in and work for his alma mater. Berg served the University in many capacities such as vice-president and president of the Alumni Association of Columbia College, 1954-1958, and member of the board of directors of the Alumni Federation of Columbia University, 1946-1958. The correspondence deals chiefly with alumni affairs; some of the major correspondents include Harry J. Carman, Lawrence Chamberlain, Frank S. Hogan, Mr & Mrs Richard Rodgers, and Arthur Hays Sulzberger. Among the photographs are two signed by Dwight D. Eisenhower. Also included is a typescript memoir of Berg's three years as a student in the Columbia School of Law (1927). Berg collaborated with three other students on this memoir. Aaron Berg's correspondence with Dwight D. Eisenhower is at the Eisenhower Library. Also included are literary autographs and manuscripts purchased on the Aaron Berg Fund.

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Aaron W. Berg papers, 1848-1977 2 linear feet 4 boxes

Alan H. Kempner papers, 1809-1981

0.5 linear feet 1 box
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A collection of letters and manuscripts of English and American authors, including one item from each of the following: Pearl S. Buck, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Thomas De Quincey, Thomas Frognall Dibden, Charles Dickens, William Ewart Gladstone, Edmund Gosse, Hester Thackeray Ritchie Fuller, Rockwell Kent, Charles Kingsley, Edward George Bulwer Lytton, John Masefield, Clinton Scollard, William Wordsworth and Walt Whitman. In addition, there are 8 letters from Samuel Rogers (1763-1855) to Mr. and Mrs. Horace Twiss (Annie Sterky Greenwood Twiss), photographs of Alan and Margaret Kempner and miscellaneous Kempner items.

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Alan H. Kempner papers, 1809-1981 0.5 linear feet 1 box

Albert Maltz papers, 1940-1983

10.5 linear feet 22 boxes
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Manuscripts of Maltz, including the notes, drafts, and typescripts for numerous short stories and for the novels, THE CROSS AND THE ARROW, THE UNDERGROUND STREAM, THE JOURNEY OF SIMON MCKEEVER, A LONG DAY IN A SHORT LIFE, and A TALE OF ONE JANUARY. Also, THE CITIZEN WRITER IN RETROSPECT, a two-volume oral history of Maltz done by the University of California, Los Angeles.

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Albert Maltz papers, 1940-1983 10.5 linear feet 22 boxes

Albert Ulmann papers, 1888-1964

2 boxes 2 boxes 1 oversize folder
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Correspondence, manuscripts, notes, clippings, books, and a photograph of Ulmann. There are twenty books from his library, most of which are his copies of his own works. Among the correspondents are Donald Grant Mitchell, Margaret Mitchell, and Francis Hopkinson Smith.

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Albert Ulmann papers, 1888-1964 2 boxes 2 boxes 1 oversize folder

Alfred M. and Clarisse B. Hellman - D.H. Lawrence collection, 1850-1952

14 boxes 14 boxes 1 oversized folder
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The collection of D.H. Lawrence material contains two book-length manuscripts, the typescripts of Sea and Sardinia and The Boy in the Bush, both with manuscript corrections in Lawrence's hand. The typescript for The Boy In The Bush is probably the manuscript from which the book was printed. Other Lawrence manuscripts include "The Future of the Novel," and Chapter 13 of Aaron's Rod. Correspondents include Thomas Seltzer, Johathan Cape, Mrs. Nancy Henry, and Lady Ottoline Morrell. The collection also contains three watercolor drawings made by Lawrence for the jacket of the English edition of The Plumed Serpent. Related printed material is also included. The John Steinbeck material is comprised of one letter, and proofs for thirteen of Steinbeck's works, including East Of Eden and Of Mice and Men. Also included are a printed biography and photographs, and printed ephemera relating to many of Steinbeck's works. There are books inscribed to Alfred and Clarisse Hellman. This collection also contains some correspondence of Alfred Hellman and some letters collected by Dr. Morton Pepper.

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Alfred M. and Clarisse B. Hellman - D.H. Lawrence collection, 1850-1952 14 boxes 14 boxes 1 oversized folder

Alfred Maurice Galpin papers : [on Hart Crane & Samuel Loveman], 1922-1981

0.5 linear feet 1 box
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Correspondence, manuscripts, printed materials, and a photograph concerning his friendship with and scholarly interest in Hart Crane, H.P. Lovecraft, and Samuel Loveman. There are 55 letters from Samuel Loveman, 3 from John Unterecker, and 4 from Brom Weber, and other correspondence about Crane. There are also several Loveman poetry manuscrip]ts and his photograph, as well as printed articles and interviews about Crane

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Alfred Maurice Galpin papers : [on Hart Crane & Samuel Loveman], 1922-1981 0.5 linear feet 1 box

Allan Nevins papers, 1912-1992

104 linear feet 205 boxes; ca.40700 items in oversize items; 207 record storage cartons of books
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Approximately 12,000 letters to Allan Nevins from various correspondents including James Truslow Adams, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Willa Cather, Frances Folsom Cleveland, Van Wyck Brooks, Robert Frost, Newton D. Baker, Archibald MacLeish, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Carl Sandburg, and Henry Wallace; notes and typescripts for Nevins' books including Emergence of Lincoln, The Ordeal of Democracy, Rockefeller, and History and Historians, with notes by editor Ray A. Billington; miscellaneous transcripts, clippings, newspapers, and photographs. Also, autograph letters and manuscripts by presidents, Civil War figures, financiers, politicians, and authors. There are also the Brand Whitlock World War I Diaries and letters to him by such people as Herbert Hoover, Gen. John J. Pershing, and others.

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Allan Nevins papers, 1912-1992 104 linear feet 205 boxes; ca.40700 items in oversize items; 207 record storage cartons of books

Amram Scheinfeld papers, 1915-1975

24 linear feet 32 boxes 10 oversize pkgs
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Manuscripts, proofs, and printed editions of Scheinfeld's books on human heredity, YOU AND HEREDITY, WOMEN AND MEN, and THE NEW YOU AND HEREDITY. Sketches and line drawings used as illustrations in the books are included. Also, manuscripts and clippings of his magazine articles; many examples of his comic strips, including "Dixie Dugan;" and correspondence and financial documents about his works.

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Amram Scheinfeld papers, 1915-1975 24 linear feet 32 boxes 10 oversize pkgs

Ann Greyson Papers, 1971-2000

1 linear feet 2 document boxes
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Correspondence, contracts, reviews, brochures, fliers, and photographs of various theatrical productions involving Ann Greyson.

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Ann Greyson Papers, 1971-2000 1 linear feet 2 document boxes

Arthur Christy papers, 1930-1946

2.5 linear feet 6 boxes
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A collection of notes, typescripts, and photostats relating mainly to the researches of Professor Arthur Christy on an index of Thoreau's reading and Thoreau's unpublished "Indian notes" "Index rerum" and "Fact book.".

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Arthur Christy papers, 1930-1946 2.5 linear feet 6 boxes

Arthur Miller papers relating to "The Crucible", 1952-1953

0.5 linear feet 1 manuscript box
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Playscripts, notes, caricatures, rehearsal lists, playbills, a flyer, and newspaper reviews and clippings for THE CRUCIBLE by Arthur Miller. THE CRUCIBLE, a drama about the Salem witch trials of 1692, was first produced in Wilmington in January 1953 and opened in New York in June 1953. The playscripts show the working notes of Arthur Miller and of Jed Harris, the director.

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Arthur Miller papers relating to "The Crucible", 1952-1953 0.5 linear feet 1 manuscript box

Bennett Cerf papers, 1898-1977

52 linear feet 71 boxes 45 volumes 22 oversized items
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Correspondence, manuscripts, memorabilia, photographs, phonograph and tape recordings, and printed files. Included are Cerf's personal correspondence files, 1929-1945, and the diaries and scrapbooks which he maintained from his school days throughout his active career. The diaries, in date-book format, contain terse notes on Cerf's meetings with authors and friends, on his travels and publishing activities; the scrapbooks contain correspondence and photographs, as well as memorabilia and printed items, and were annotated by Cerf and his wife, Phyllis Fraser Cerf Wagner. Also in the collection are manuscripts and proofs for Cerf's books including "The Laugh's on Me""Treasury of Atrocious Puns""The Sound of Laughter""Stories to Make You Feel Better", and "At Random: the Reminiscences of Bennett Cerf", which was edited by Phyllis Cerf Wagner and Albert Erskine, 1977. The papers also include condolence letters written at the time of Cerf's death, photographs and photo albums,certificates and awards, and miscellaneous printed material, including Random House and Modern Library catalogues. Among the major correspondents are: Truman Capote, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Edna Ferber, Moss Hart, J. Edgar Hoover, Hubert Humphrey, Lyndon B. Johnson, John Lindsay, Joshua Logan, John O'Hara, Jacqueline Onassis, Richard Rodgers, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Gertrude Stein, Adlai Stevenson, Harry Truman, and Robert Penn Warren

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Bennett Cerf papers, 1898-1977 52 linear feet 71 boxes 45 volumes 22 oversized items

Booth Tarkington papers, 1921-1923

1 box 1 box (43 items)
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Correspondence regarding the production of the plays INTIMATE STRANGERS and MAGNOLIA by Tarkington. There are twelve holograph letters, one detail sketch for a costume, and one page of manuscript and one page of typescript notes by Tarkington as well as thirteen telegrams sent by him. The letters and telegrams are all addressed to Mr. Ira A. Hards, director of the plays. In addition, there are copies of seven telegrams by Hards and one by the producer, A.L. Erlanger, all but one of which are addressed to Tarkington. Also, carbon copies of four letters from Hards and Erlanger to Tarkington, two items concerned with book production and dramatic rights of THE INTIMATE STRANGERS and one theatre program.

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Booth Tarkington papers, 1921-1923 1 box 1 box (43 items)

Cecile Starr papers, 1925-2001

15 linear feet 36 manuscript boxes
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Personal documents, correspondence, photographs, audiocassettes, and printed material of the filmmaker, film writer, and educator Cecile Starr (1921-2014).
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Cecile Starr papers, 1925-2001 15 linear feet 36 manuscript boxes

Charles Dudley Warner letters, 1873-1878

1 box 1 box (20 items)
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The letters are written to various people and are partly social and partly business in nature. In some Warner gives advice about publishing matters; in others there are discussions of Warner's extensive public speaking engagements.

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Charles Dudley Warner letters, 1873-1878 1 box 1 box (20 items)

Charles Fenno Hoffman letters, 1824-1843

1 box 1 box (21 items)
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Letters of Hoffman to his family. There are seventeen letters to his niece, Matilda Nicholas Whitman, and one letter to his half-sister, Ann Hoffman Nicholas. The correspondence deals with the literary and social life in New York and with the Hoffman family. Two of the letters have notes added by his father, Josiah Ogden Hoffman. Also, an engraved portrait of Charles Fenno Hoffman.

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Charles Fenno Hoffman letters, 1824-1843 1 box 1 box (21 items)

Charles Keppel papers, 1956-1998, 1956-1998

9 linear feet 14 boxes, 1 oversize folder 9 linear feet 14 boxes, 1 oversize folder
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Correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, audio cassettes, and printed materials. Three items consisting of a nine page autograph poem entitled "The Light Touch"; a collection of short poems written in five small notebooks called "From the Sublime"; and a printed pamphlet of poetry entitled "Modern Haiku and Tanka". All items were prepared during 1971, but several pieces in "From the Sublime" date back to 1956. A sixth notebook dated 1971-1972 for "From the Sublime" is also included. Keppel writes one notebook each month and forwards them to the collection after they are completed. There are a few cataloged letters in Box 1, but the bulk of the collection consists of Keppel's poetry and essays.

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Charles Keppel papers, 1956-1998, 1956-1998 9 linear feet 14 boxes, 1 oversize folder 9 linear feet 14 boxes, 1 oversize folder

Charles Warren Everett papers, 1925-1963

3.5 linear feet 7 manuscript boxes
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This collection consists of correspondence, notes, and manuscripts of Professor Charles Warren Everett, including material pertaining to Everett's works on Jeremy Bentham. Also, items raelting to Everett's work on the Jeremy Bentham Publications Committee and as chairman of the English department at Columbia University.
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Charles Warren Everett papers, 1925-1963 3.5 linear feet 7 manuscript boxes

Charles Yale Harrison papers, 1920-1954

7 linear feet 14 boxes 4 oversize items
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Correspondence, manuscripts, documents, memorabilia, and scrapbooks. Correspondence ranges from personal, family, literary, and fan mail to that dealing with political issues and public housing. Correspondents include Whittaker Chambers, Clarence Darrow, Ruby Darrow, John Dos Passos, Max Eastman, Joseph Freeman, Michael Gold, Upton Sinclair, and Robert F. Wagner. There are manuscript versions for many of Harrison's novels and stories, some of which are unpublished. The memorabilia include tapes and recordings of Harrison's interviews and readings of his works. Scrapbooks consist primarily of newspaper clippings relating to his books, public housing, labor relations, and socialism. Also, copies of some of his books in various editions and translations.

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Charles Yale Harrison papers, 1920-1954 7 linear feet 14 boxes 4 oversize items

Cheryll Y. Greene Papers on Malcolm X, 1954-1996

8 linear feet 7 record cartons
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Correspondence, manuscripts, documents, photographs, relating to her research on the life of Malcolm X.

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Cheryll Y. Greene Papers on Malcolm X, 1954-1996 8 linear feet 7 record cartons