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Clifton Fadiman papers, 1966-1970
1.5 linear feetCollection of literary correspondence and manuscripts donated by the Friends of the Columbia University Libraries, 1828-1953
0.5 linear feetCorrespondence and manuscripts of various literary figures, occasionally brought for this library by the Friends of the Columbia University Libraries. Authors include William Harrison Ainsworth, Augustine Birrell, Thomas Campbell, James Fenimore Cooper, Clement Clarke Moore, Carl Sandburg, A. C. Swinburne, Dylan Thomas, Anthony Trollope, and Talcott Williams.
Emery Neff Letters, 1946-1969
50 itemsTwenty-four letters written to Professor Emery E. Neff, and one directed to Susan Farley Nichols (wife of Harold Pulsifer), in response to Neff's book EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON (New York, 1948). The letters are from various people, some of whom knew both Robinson and Neff. Also, correspondence with Mark Van Doren. The 29 letters covering the years 1943-1969 contain discussions of their writings, books they have been reading, their teaching responsibilities, and their friends and families.
James Branch Cabell papers, 1919-1922
0.5 linear feetAnnotated proofs and a letter, including proof copies, extensively revised for publication, of Cabell's GALLANTRY (short stories) and THE JEWEL MERCHANTS (a play) and a letter to a Mr. Hagerup about his works. Also, a signed typescript of Louis Untermeyer's introduction to GALLANTRY; and two letters from Cabell to Henry Blake Fuller.
Kenneth A. Lohf papers, 1793-1992
18 linear feetCorrespondence and some printed ephemera and reviews pertaining to Kenneth Lohf's work on the INDEX TO LITTLE MAGAZINES, INDEX TO THE LITTLE REVIEW, and bibliographies of Yvor Winters, Sherwood Anderson, Frank Norris, Joseph Conrad, and Marianne Moore, which he compiled with Eugene P. Sheey. Included are 35 letters from Robert Greenwood, publisher and poet. There are also books inscribed to Lohf and books and articles by him. In addition, there are more than 300 autograph letters and manuscripts chiefly of ninteenth century English writers, artists, academics, statesmen and other historical figures collected by Lohf
Kenneth Bernard papers, 9999
0.42 linear feet1 box of printed articles and books relating to the playwright.
Kulchur Foundation records, 1936-1994, bulk 1969-1989
29.74 linear feetLouis Wolfe papers, 1967-1968
2 boxesManuscripts, notes, drafts, proofs, and source materials for Wolfe's book, JOURNEY OF THE OCEANAUTS, 1968. This science fiction story deals with a journey of exploration along the floor of the Atlantic Ocean.
Random House records, 1925-1999
702 linear feetThe collection consists of the editorial and production archives of Random House, Inc. from its founding in 1925 to the 1990s. The correspondence and editorial files include many of the prominent novelists and short story writers from 20th-century American and European literature: Saul Bellow; Erskine Caldwell; Truman Capote; William Faulkner; Sinclair Lewis; André Malraux; Gertrude Stein and Thornton Wilder. Among the poets there are files for W. H. Auden; Allen Ginsberg; Robinson Jeffers; Robert Lowell; and Stephen Spender. In the area of theater there are files for Maxwell Anderson; Moss Hart; Lillian Hellman; Eugene O'Neill; and Tennessee Williams. Random House transacted business with many fine presses and noted typographers and the archives contain files for Nonesuch Press, Grabhorn Press and Golden Cockerel Press, as wll as for Bruce Rogers, Valenti Angelo, and Edwin, Jane, and Robert Grabhorn.
Richard Lockridge papers, 1951-1969
7.5 linear feetLiterary papers of Lockridge, including manuscripts, drafts, typescripts, correspondence, and signed first editions of nine of his novels, several of which he wrote with his wife, Frances. The collection dates from THE PROUD CAT (1951) to A RISKY WAY TO KILL (1969). The manuscripts bear corrections and emendations which illustrate to the critic of this genre the origin and development of the intricate plot lines of the mystery novel.