Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
Title | Alexander King papers, 1953-1987 |
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Span Dates | 1953-1987 |
Bulk Dates | (bulk 1953-1987) |
ID No. | MSS62427 |
Creator | King, Alexander, 1900-1965 |
Extent | 1,920 items |
Extent | 25 containers |
Extent | 9.5 linear feet |
Language | Collection material in English, German, and Hebrew |
Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms004018 |
LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm88062427 |
Summary | Author, illustrator, and storyteller. Correspondence, writings, business papers, scrapbooks, and photographs relating to King's literary works, television appearances, relations with colleagues in the fields of art, literature, and entertainment, social life in New York, N.Y., and fund-raising efforts for kidney dialysis facilities. Some correspondence concerns housing discrimination against Jews in Connecticut. |