Bennett Cerf papers, 1898-1977

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Series IV: Oversized Materials



Box Flat Box 294 Academic Gown



Box Flat Box 293 Charcoal portrait of Bennett Cerf by René Bouchet



Box Flat Box 296 Condolence message from Random House, Inc. concerning the death of Bennett Cerf


Box Flat Box 296 Honorary Degree Awards



Box Flat Box 295 Manuscripts and Proofs--At Random, the Reminiscences of Bennett A. Cerf, 1977

(Page proofs, photographs, end-paper)


Photographs (Oversized)


Box Flat Box 295 Bennett Cerf in front of the Random House building (photograph by Ray Shorr)


Box Flat Box 295 Bennett Cerf with Marilyn Monroe


Box Flat Box 295 Bennett Cerf in office


Box Flat Box 295 Bennett Cerf in office with Secretary Paulene Kreeswork Freidnear


Box Flat Box 295 Bennett Cerf at desk


Box Flat Box 295 David Klopper, Robert Hoas, and Bennett Cerf


Box Flat Box 295 Jonathan and Christopher Cerf (sons of Bennett and Phyllis Cerf)


Box Flat Box 295 Other Miscellaneous Photographs



Box Flat Box 293 Photograph of Bennett Cerf in office



Box Flat Box 296 Bennett Cerf in office (Photograph by Ray Shorr)


Box Flat Box 296 James Silverman, Robert Berstein, Bennett Cerf, and Lyndon Johnson


Box Flat Box 296 Photograph of sign, "Sioux City Welcomes Bennett Cerf"


Box Flat Box 296 Bennett Cerf in office with children's books


Box Flat Box 296 Bennett Cerf (as younger man)


Box Flat Box 296 Other Miscellaneous Photographs


Box Flat Box 296 John O'Hara (Photograph by Phyllis Cerf)



Box Flat Box 293 Photostat reproduction of front page of "New York Times" 1898 May 25, 1898



Box Flat Box 294 Two mock-ups: cartoon sketches