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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 71 Collections and/or Records:

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American Scholar Records

Identifier: MSS46987
Abstract

A quarterly magazine of public affairs, science, literature, history, and culture published by the Phi Beta Kappa Society. Correspondence, business and editorial records, original manuscripts and edited drafts of works published by the society in the American Scholar.

Dates 1926-2010; Majority of material found within 1944-2009
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John Barth Literary Manuscripts

Identifier: MSS50971
Abstract

Author. Holograph and annotated typed manuscripts and corrected galley and foundry proofs of several of Barth's early novels, short stories, nonfiction writings, and speeches.

Dates 1955-1978; Majority of material found within ( 1955-1968)
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Joseph Warren Beach Papers

Identifier: MSS47316
Abstract

Literary critic and educator. Correspondence, diaries, manuscript of published works, poems, scholarly and critical notes, essays, and lectures relating to Beach's career as a literary critic and professor of English literature, literary subjects, and family matters.

Dates 1891-1955
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Ludwig Bemelmans Papers

Identifier: MSS12369
Abstract

Author, artist, and children’s book writer and illustrator. Drafts of the novels Are You Hungry, Are You Cold and The Street Where the Heart Lies. Also includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous papers.

Dates 1951-1962
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Bollingen Foundation Records

Identifier: MSS50567
Abstract

Endowment established in 1942 by Paul and Mary Mellon to fund scholarly research and publication in the humanities. Correspondence, memoranda, bylaws, minutes, reports on publications and projects, grant applications, financial statements, and other records concerning the genesis and administration of the foundation. Translations of literary works, editorial correspondence, and production records document publications in the Bollingen Series

Dates 1927-1981; Majority of material found within 1945-1973
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Stephen Bonsal Papers

Identifier: MSS13193
Abstract

Journalist and foreign correspondent. Correspondence, diaries, writings, and other material relating chiefly to Bonsal's career as a journalist and as foreign correspondent for the New York Herald and New York Times.

Dates 1890-1973; Majority of material found within 1900-1947
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Truman Capote Papers

Identifier: MSS47043
Abstract

Author and dramatist. Chiefly literary manuscripts, including notebooks, journals, drafts, and manuscripts of prose fiction, dramas and screenplays, and other writings.

Dates 1947-1965
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Katherine Garrison Chapin Papers

Identifier: MSS12682
Abstract

Poet and author. Correspondence, writings, and other material relating mainly to Garrison's published and unpublished poetry and plays.

Dates 1930-1972
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Lewis Nathaniel Chase Papers

Identifier: MSS15602
Abstract

Editor, author, and educator. Autographed letters and correspondence with poets, writers, artists, musicians, and actors; family papers; and miscellaneous personal and academic material stemming from Chase's career as a writer and university professor.

Dates 1836-1947; Majority of material found within 1900-1941
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John Vance Cheney Papers

Identifier: MSS15651
Abstract

Poet, essayist, and librarian. Family correspondence, general correspondence, a diary, manuscripts of poems, short stories, articles, and drafts of Cheney's unpublished autobiography, and other papers.

Dates 1847-1927; Majority of material found within ( 1898-1922)
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Russell Wheeler Davenport Papers

Identifier: MSS61549
Abstract Author, editor, and political activist. Correspondence, memoranda, diaries, writings, speeches, research material, political files, biographical material, photographs, photograph albums, artifacts, and other papers relating primarily to Davenport's career as a writer and editor with Fortune and Life magazines, his involvement with the Republican Party, his work with the Institute for Creative Research, New York, N.Y., his...
Dates 1866-1980; Majority of material found within 1930-1954
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Henry Denker Papers

Identifier: MSS12104
Abstract

Novelist, playwright, and screenplay writer. Correspondence; drafts; theater, radio, film and television project papers and proposals; legal files; playbills and printed ephemera; reviews; research files; and miscellaneous papers relating primarily to Denker's writing career.

Dates 1929-2009; Majority of material found within ( 1940-2000)
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Marcella Miller du Pont Papers

Identifier: MSS61970
Abstract

Poet and socialite. Correspondence, diary transcripts and notes, drafts of writings, notes, publication records, legal documents, scrapbook, Miller family genealogical records, photographs, and other papers relating to Marcella Miller du Pont's poetry and other writings, literary matters, and affairs of the du Pont and Miller families.

Dates 1861-1976; Majority of material found within 1935-1965
 Collection

Ralph Ellison Papers

Identifier: MSS83111
Abstract African American author and educator. General correspondence, organizational correspondence and reports, family papers, drafts, notes, and production files for novels, essays, poetry, short stories, reviews, and other writings, speeches, lectures, and interviews, reference file, and miscellany documenting Ellison's career and development as a writer. Among the many works represented are Going to the Territory (1985), Invisible...
Dates 1890-2007; Majority of material found within 1930-1994
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Rudulph Evans Papers

Identifier: MSS20016
Abstract

Sculptor. Correspondence, photographs, drawings, financial and legal records, awards and citations, printed matter, writings, and miscellaneous items relating to the creation of Evans’s sculptures, in particular the commission and execution of the statue for the Thomas Jefferson Memorial, Washington, D.C.

Dates 1862-2001; Majority of material found within ( 1925-1960)
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Lillian Everts Papers

Identifier: MSS20057
Abstract

Poet. Correspondence, biographical material, clippings, photocopies, invitations, advertisements, scripts, and printed matter relating to Everts's career in poetry.

Dates 1933-1956; Majority of material found within ( 1949-1956)
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Clifton Fadiman Papers

Identifier: MSS20156
Abstract

Translator, anthologist, author, and radio and TV entertainer. Drafts and proofs of books and articles by Fadiman and correspondence with his publishers and brother, Edwin Fadiman, also an author.

Dates 1952-1964
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Felix Frankfurter Papers

Identifier: MSS47571
Abstract

Lawyer, professor of law, and Supreme Court justice. Correspondence, memoranda, diaries, oral history interviews, writings, speeches, notes, legal file, newspaper clippings, printed material, photographs, and other papers reflecting Felix Frankfurter's involvement with significant political and social movements and events and his acquaintance with leaders in many segments of society.

Dates 1846-1966; Majority of material found within 1907-1966
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George Gamow and Barbara Gamow Papers

Identifier: MSS21899
Abstract

George Gamow, physicist, astronomer, and author. Barbara Gamow, editor and translator. Correspondence, drafts of speeches, articles, and books, and other papers relating principally to George Gamow's career as an astronomer, physicist, and popularizer of science and to Barbara Gamow's personal and literary associations.

Dates 1915-1975; Majority of material found within ( 1950-1975)
 Collection

Lucretia Rudolph Garfield Papers

Identifier: MSS50179
Abstract

First Lady of the United States as wife of President James A. Garfield. Correspondence, family papers, biographical material, addresses, articles, photographs, clippings, scrapbooks, memorial poetry, and other papers relating to the Garfield family, including the assassination of President Garfield.

Dates 1807-1958; Majority of material found within 1844-1918
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Louis M. Goren Papers

Identifier: MSS86435
Abstract

Poet and Yiddish press author. Correspondence, writings (drafts and published versions), photographs, notebooks, notes, scrapbooks, financial papers, postcards, newspaper clippings, printed matter, and other material relating chiefly to Goren's career as a poet and writer.

Dates 1908-1963; Majority of material found within 1927-1949
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George M. Gould Collection of Hearniana

Identifier: MSS23184
Abstract

Physician and author. Correspondence, writings, and other material by and about Lafcadio Hearn collected by Gould.

Dates 1877-1931
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Benjamin C. Gruenberg and Sidonie Matsner Gruenberg Papers

Identifier: MSS24265
Abstract

Benjamin C. Gruenberg, author and educator. Sidonie Matsner Gruenberg, author and child study specialist. Correspondence, diaries, speeches and writings, notes, newspaper clippings, printed matter, and other papers relating to the Gruenbergs' personal lives and professional careers.

Dates 1878-1972; Majority of material found within ( 1895-1965)
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Florence Hamilton Collection Relating to Edwin Markham

Identifier: MSS31393
Abstract

Poet and lecturer. Correspondence, poetry, articles and speeches, biographical material, scrapbooks, photographs, memorabilia, printed matter and other papers pertaining mainly to the poet Edwin Markham.

Dates 1857-1959; Majority of material found within ( 1926-1942)
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T. Swann Harding Papers

Identifier: MSS24885
Abstract

Author, editor, and civil servant. Chiefly letters from editors and publishers concerning publication of Harding’s books and articles on literary and scientific matters. Includes a typescript of his unpublished work entitled, “110 Years of Federal Aid to Agriculture.”

Dates 1918-1963