Summary Information
At a Glance
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Ms Coll\A. L. Williams,MS#1839 |
Bib ID |
4079625
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Creator(s) |
Williams, Annie Laurie, 1894-1977 |
Title |
Annie Laurie Williams records, 1922-1971 |
Physical Description |
91 linear feet (210 boxes) |
Language(s) |
English
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Access |
You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account. |
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Cataloged correspondence boxes 1-20 and 5A, Steinbeck materials, and books from the collection are located on-site. Boxes 21-210 are located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. This collection has no restrictions. |
Arrangement
Arrangement
Selected materials cataloged; remainder arranged alphabetically.
Description
Summary
Correspondence files and financial papers. The files include correspondence, contracts, clippings and programs, ledgers and financial accounts, submission books, and calendars and memorandum books. Authors for whom there are extensive files include the following: Truman Capote; Patrick Dennis; John Dos Passos; Lloyd C. Douglas; John Hersey; Alice Tisdale Hobart; Paul Horgan; William Humphrey; Frances Parkinson Keyes; Margaret Mitchell; Alan Paton; Kenneth Roberts; Lillian Smith; John Steinbeck; George R. Stewart; Ben Ames Williams; and Kathleen Winsor
1985 addition: Steinbeck's jeans and Mexican belt worn by Bruce Covert in the 1939 production of OF MICE AND MEN.
Using the Collection
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Conditions Governing Access
You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.
Cataloged correspondence boxes 1-20 and 5A, Steinbeck materials, and books from the collection are located on-site. Boxes 21-210 are located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.
This collection has no restrictions.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Annie Laurie Williams Records; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Accruals
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
Alternate Form Available
Pearl S. Buck letter is on: microfilm.
John Steinbeck correspondence and his manuscripts of "The New Order" and "The Wizard of Maine" are on: microfilm.
John Steinbeck manuscripts of "Cannery Row" and "Of Mice and Men" are on: microfilm.
Steinbeck, John "The Last Joan", New York, 1948, acting script - Burgess Meredith's copy. From Box 15-Cataloged Manuscripts is on: microfilm. [#2005-1030].
Ownership and Custodial History
Gift of Annie Laurie Williams, 1971-1974.
Gift of Bruce Covert, 1985.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Records: Source of acquisition--Williams, Annie Laurie. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1971. Accession number--M-1971.
Newsletter: Source of acquisition--Steinbeck Society of Japan. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--07/31/1995. Accession number--M-95-07-31.
Publications About Described Materials
Crystal, Bernard. "John Steinbeck Letters and Manuscripts in the Columbia University Libraries" The John Steinbeck Newsletter, Winter 1993, pp. 14-17.
About the Finding Aid / Processing Information
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Processing Information
Records Entered in AMC 12/05/1990.
Newsletter processed HR 10/09/1998.
Revision Description
2009-06-26 File created.
2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.
Subject Headings
The subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches at Columbia University through the
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Actresses |
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American literature -- 20th century |
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Anderson, Maxwell, 1888-1959 |
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Auslander, Joseph, 1897-1965 |
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Brown, Joe E (Joe Evan), 1892-1973 |
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Buck, Pearl S (Pearl Sydenstricker), 1892-1973 |
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Canby, Henry Seidel, 1878-1961 |
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Capote, Truman, 1924-1984 |
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Composers |
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Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990 |
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Dennis, Patrick, 1921-1976 |
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Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964 |
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Dos Passos, John, 1896-1970 |
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Douglas, Lloyd C (Lloyd Cassel), 1877-1951 |
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Dowling, Eddie |
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Dramatists |
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English literature -- 20th century |
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Evans, Maurice, 1901-1989 |
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Fairbanks, Douglas, Jr., 1909-2000 |
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Fast, Howard, 1914-2003 |
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Ferrer, José, 1912-1992 |
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Gassner, John, 1903-1967 |
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Golden, Harry, 1902-1981 |
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Henreid, Paul |
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Hersey, John, 1914-1993 |
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Hobart, Alice Tisdale, 1882-1967 |
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Horgan, Paul, 1903-1995 |
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Humphrey, William |
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Kaufman, George S (George Simon), 1889-1961 |
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Kazan, Elia |
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Keyes, Frances Parkinson, 1885-1970 |
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Lee, Harper |
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Literary agents |
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Litvinov, Ivy |
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Logan, Joshua |
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Luce, Claire |
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Lyricists |
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MacLeish, Archibald, 1892-1982 |
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Meredith, Burgess, 1907-1997 |
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Mitchell, Margaret, 1900-1949 |
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Moore, Douglas, 1893-1969 |
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Musicians |
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Nevins, Allan, 1890-1971 |
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Novelists |
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Novelists, American -- 20th century -- Correspondence |
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Novelists, English -- 20th century -- Correspondence |
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Paton, Alan |
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Perkins, Frances, 1880-1965 |
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Rice, Grantland, 1880-1954 |
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Ritchard, Cyril, 1897-1977 |
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Roberts, Kenneth Lewis, 1885-1957 |
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Rockefeller, Nelson A. (Nelson Aldrich), 1908-1979 |
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Rose, Billy, 1899-1966 |
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Russell, Rosalind |
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Selznick, David O., 1902-1965 |
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Smith, Lillian (Lillian Eugenia) (1897-1966) |
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Songs |
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Stanwyck, Barbara, 1907-1990 |
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Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968 |
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Stewart, George R |
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Theater -- New York (State) -- New York -- 20th century |
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Theatrical agents |
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Theatrical producers and directors |
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Thomson, Virgil, 1896-1989 |
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Wagner, Robert F (Robert Ferdinand), 1910-1991 |
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Williams, Ben Ames, 1889-1953 |
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Winsor, Kathleen |
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Women dramatists |
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Women novelists |
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Zanuck, Darryl Francis, 1902-1979 |
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History / Biographical Note
Biographical / Historical
New York drama and motion picture agent who founded her firm in 1929.
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