Leo Lerman papers, 1893-2012, bulk 1937-1994

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Series VI: Gray Foy Papers, 1953-2012

The papers kept by Gray Foy relating to his long life with Leo Lerman. The papers are not extensive but do conatain the bulk of Foy's letter to Lerman, as well as letters to Gray Foy; Anita Loos letters; inscribed books and memorabilia.


Correspondence:



Box 104 Folder 1-3 Letters to Gray Foy, 1966-2000

Includes Robert Davidson, Si Newhouse, Norman Singer, and Marian Goodman.


Box 104 Folder 4-8 Letters from Gray Foy to Leo Lerman, 1953-1989



Box 105 Folder 1-7 Letters to Leo Lerman, 1959-1992


Box 105 Folder 8-10 Condolence letters to Joel Kaye, as well as 2 photographs of Gray Foy's memorial Service and Gray Foy Memorial Service pamphlet, 2012


Box 105 Folder 11 Letters and postcard from Anita Loos to Leo Lerman and Gray Foy, 1972-77

With some associated manuscripts on Loos.


Box 105 Folder 12 Letter from Jean Ashton to Joel Kaye, 1999


Box 105 Folder 13 Postcards to Leo Lerman and Gray Foy, 1958-1996


Box 105 Folder 14-17 A large selection of Birthday, Christmas, Easter, etc. cards sent to Leo Lerman and Greay Foy


Manuscripts and Documents:



Box 106 Folder 1 Gray Foy Steno Notebook (mostly empty) and Notes for an essay (1 small notebook), undated


Box 106 Folder 2-5 Miscellaneous notes, lists, jottings, and drawings by Gray Foy


Box 106 Folder 6 Memorandum of Agreement between Gray Foy and Stephen Pascal, 6 March 2000


Box 106 Folder 7 Memorial: Penelope Reed, 25 January 1982


Box 106 Folder 8 Memorial material re. Jeffrey Gibbons, 1993


Box 106 Folder 9 George d'Almeida "Memoirs of a Breaking Wave" (poems), 1983


Box 106 Folder 10 George d'Almeida "Memoirs of a Circe's Pig" (poems), 1983


Box 106 Folder 11 Memorial material re. Denis Vaughan, 2000


Printed Items, Clippings, Photocopies:


Box 106 Folder 12 Ephemera (3 items)


Box 106 Folder 13 Arthur Cohen (photocopy of article about Cohen), 1998


Box 106 Folder 14 Photocopy of a page from Lerman's Will


Box 106 Folder 15 Photocopy of Lerman's Columbia Libraries bookplatel


Box 106 Folder 16 Art objects list


Box 106 Folder 17 Charles J. Rollo "The New Bohemia" (photocopy of article)


Box 106 Folder 18 News clippings (fragile)


Box 106 Folder 19 Publication: Guide to the Barbados Museum), 1969



Box 108 St. Nicholas: Scribner's Illustrated Magazine , 1875

Inscribed: "For little Gray - on this Christmas Day, 1954"


Box 108 Mrs. Harris by Diana Trilling, 1981

Inscribed: "Dear Leo/Dear Gray This comes to you with all love, Always Diana"


Box 108 From Wilder Shores by Lesley Blanch, 1989


Box 108 The Forged Coupon by Leo Tolstoy, 1985


Box 108 Aziyadé by Pierre Loti


Box 108 Education of a Princess: A memoir by Marie, Grand Duchess of Russia, 1931


Box 108 The Great New York by Joseph Pennell


Box 108 The Rex Whistler Room. Tate Gallery, London


Box 108 In Pursuit of Rare Meats by Edith Olivier


Box 108 Vogue., July 1980


Passports, Address Books, Appointment Book, Awards, Cds and Objects:



Box 107 Passports (2) of Leo lerman, 1971-1976 & 1987-1997


Box 107 Gray Foy notebook


Box 107 Gray Foy appointment books (3), 1996, 1998, 1999


Box 107 Gray Foy address book



Box 108 The National Magazine Award for Reporting, 24 April 1984



Box 107 CD: Memorial for Gray Foy, 19 March 2013


Box 107 CD: Open focus brain very relaxing.


Box 107 Copper plate for business card: Mr. Leo Lerman


Box 107 Copper plate for business card: Mr. Gray Foy


Box 107 Metal engraving: Mr. Gray Foy


Box 107 1 cent coin in red envelope.