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Stein, Gertrude, 1874-1946

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1874-02-03 - 1946-07-27

Gertrude Stein (1874-1946), American novelist, poet, playwright, and art collector.

Found in 18 Collections and/or Records:

Absolutely Bob Brown, or Bobbed Brown. S.l.: Addison M. Metcalf Collection, copyright by Alice B. Toklas, 1955.

 Part of Collection — Box: 29A/201, Folder: 79
Call Number: MSS 29, MSS 29A, Series XI, Sub-Series XXIXA/XI.A

"Blood on the dining room floor", [2001 July]

 Part of Collection — Box: 49, Folder: GROUP 986, F-1
Call Number: YCAL MSS MISC
Scope and Contents: DVD containing video of dance performance by Leanore Ickstadt and Jutta Philippi with textual excerpts from "Blood on the Dining Room Floor" by Gertrude Stein and music by John Cage. With printed program to larger "Dancing Heads" event featuring Ickstadt, Philippi, and Karen Bamonte.
Dates: [2001 July]

Correspondence : 27 Rue de Fleurus, to Mrs. W. Dawson Johnston, 1924

 Part of Collection — Box: 1, Folder: GROUP 15, F-5
Call Number: YCAL MSS MISC
Scope and Contents: One ALS, with envelope, offering condolence at the death of Mr. Johnston and one ACS with envelope.

Dates from envelopes.
Dates: 1924, 1928

"Four Lectures and Classes. General Subject, Narrative or How is Anything Told", n.d.

 Part of Collection — Box: 51, Folder: GROUP 15, V-1
Call Number: YCAL MSS MISC
Scope and Contents: Bound AM.

Some pages written on verso of "Quotations from 'The Gradual Making of the Making of Americans," typescript mimeograph.

Inscribed: "For Diana and Bertie because we have had such a good time all of us together, Gtde."

Title on spine: "Four Lectures from America."
Dates: n.d.

gertrude stein's america. [New York]: Robert B. Luce, [ca. 1965].

 Part of Collection — Box: 29A/201, Folder: 79
Call Number: MSS 29, MSS 29A, Series XI, Sub-Series XXIXA/XI.A

Illustrations for Tender Buttons. New York City: Teuscher Editions, 1965.

 Part of Collection — Box: 29A/201, Folder: 79
Call Number: MSS 29, MSS 29A, Series XI, Sub-Series XXIXA/XI.A

"In Savoy : or yes is for a very young man, a play of the Resistance in France", [ca. 1944-45]

 Part of Collection — Box: 1, Folder: GROUP 15, F-8
Call Number: YCAL MSS MISC
Scope and Contents: Draft of play, typescript, corrected, published in 1946 by Pushkin Press.

Title from cover: Constance or Take My Side.

Accompanied by two ALS, with envelopes, to Joel E. Turner, one from Stein, postmarked September 11, 1945, and one from Alice B. Toklas, dated August 24, 1946.
Dates: [ca. 1944-45]

"Left to Right", ca. 1955].

 Part of Collection — Box: 29A/201, Folder: 79
Call Number: MSS 29, MSS 29A, Series XI, Sub-Series XXIXA/XI.A

Letter : 27 Rue de Fleurus, Paris, to Marcella [Hahnel?], 1935 Dec 11

 Part of Collection — Box: 1, Folder: GROUP 15, F-6
Call Number: YCAL MSS MISC
Scope and Contents: ALS, with envelope, expressing best wishes for Christmas.
Dates: 1935 Dec 11

Letter : 27 Rue de Fleurus, Paris, to [Robert] McAlmon, n.d.

 Part of Collection — Box: 1, Folder: GROUP 15, F-1
Call Number: YCAL MSS MISC

Letter : 27 Rue de Fleurus, to an unidentified recipient, n.d.

 Part of Collection — Box: 1, Folder: GROUP 15, F-4
Call Number: YCAL MSS MISC
Scope and Contents: ALS on printed letterhead to "Dear Mr. [Humbolt?]" postponing a visit with "Mr. Johnston's daughter and grand daughter."
Dates: n.d.

Letter : 27 Rue de Fleurus, to [Murray David Morrison?], 1932 Nov 10

 Part of Collection — Box: 1, Folder: GROUP 15, F-3
Call Number: YCAL MSS MISC
Scope and Contents: ALS on printed letterhead, with envelope, thanking [Mr. Morrison?] for his best wishes.

Date from envelope.
Dates: 1932 Nov 10

Letter : 27 Rue de Fleurus, to unidentified recipients, [ca. 1928]

 Part of Collection — Box: 1, Folder: GROUP 15, F-7
Call Number: YCAL MSS MISC
Scope and Contents: ALS on card with printed letterhead to "My dear friends" mentioning the death of Mildred Aldrich.
Dates: [ca. 1928]

Letter : 5 Rue Christine, to Kelly Simpson, 109 East 91 Street, New York, N.Y., 1938 [January 12?]

 Item — Box: 94, Folder: 5
Call Number: YCAL MSS MISC
Scope and Contents: Autograph letter, signed, wishing "Kelly and all the Simpsons" a happy new year. On personal letterhead for 27 Rue de Fleurus. With envelope.
Dates: 1938 [January 12?]

Letter and clipping, [1933], undated

 Part of Collection — Box: 1, Folder: GROUP 15, F-9
Call Number: YCAL MSS MISC
Scope and Contents: Autograph letter, signed, to an unidentified recipient explaining why she cannot attend an upcomnig show and a printed reproduction of a photograph of Stein reading "at Bilignin, summer, 1937".
Dates: [1933], undated