Toklas, Alice B., 1877-1967

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The papers contain correspondence, diaries, writings, subject files, and personal papers of John Breon concerning his World War II experiences, correspondents include Pat Carroll, Charles Cerbone, Gertrude Stein, Alice B. Toklas, and Carl Van Vechten.

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The collection contains correspondence, writings, photographs, personal papers, and printed material by or relating to American writer and editor Margaret Anderson and others.

Abstract: The papers and films document the friendships between Elizabeth Fuller Chapman (1893-1980) and several writers and artists, most notably Alice B. Toklas, Gertrude Stein and Thornton Wilder. Letters in Box 1 date from 1932-1976. Printed material in Box 1 includes theater programs, clippings on Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas, and interview notes and transcripts from the filming of the 1970 documentary by Perry Miller Adato, "Gertrude Stein: When You See, Remember Me." The films in Box 2...

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Correspondence includes thirty six ALS and seven APcS from Toklas to Arnold Weisberger, and three letters signed and nine letters written and signed by aids, some by Joseph Barry. With seven photographs of Toklas dating from 1949-66, six of which appeared in Weisberger's book Famous Faces. Includes six envelopes.

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The Christopher Cox Papers consists of the writings, correspondence files, and personal papers of the editor, author, actor, director, and producer Christopher Cox, and of his partner, the art historian William Olander.

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The papers consist of personal and professional correspondence.

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The Robert Bartlett Haas Collection on Gertrude Stein and the Conference Press contains correspondence, drafts of writings, notes, photographs, printed material and papers relating to Getrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas, and the production and distribution of Conference Press publications, including Stein's What Are Masterpieces?

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The Leon Katz Papers contains research files, writings, personal papers, professional papers, correspondence, subject files, photographs, printed materials, computer media, and audiovisual materials by or relating to Leon Katz.

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The Bruce Kellner Papers consist of letters to Kellner and other papers, including two poems by Fania Marinoff, actress and wife of Carl Van Vechten, a list of Marinoff's appearances on stage and in films, and a portion of Marinoff's last will and testament. Correspondents include Donald Angus, Donald Gallup, Tom Hachtman, Fania Marinoff, Alice B. Toklas, Carl Van Vechten, Donald Windham, and others.

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ALS describing the seasons in Paris and mentioning E. E. Cummings.

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ALS written as executor of Gertude Stein's estate giving Hopkins permission to use a paragraph by Stein "on counting" in a forthcoming book.

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ALS apologizing for not previously mentioning that a Russian play that Perry had been interested in had already been translated and produced in London.

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TLS on behalf of Gertrude Stein and Toklas declining an invitation to dinner before a lecture by Stein at the Century Club.

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4 ALS and 1 APcS thanking Lyons for sending clippings of his articles. Letters from 1948 and 1949 concern Lyon's request for a drawing or autograph by Picasso for his collection.

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Two autograph letters, signed, one, to Mr. Adriani and one to Roger Baker, dated 11 November 1963, with accompanying envelope, dated 14 November 1962.

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Three ALS and three postcards, holograph, signed.

With two envelopes

With postcard, holograph, signed to Harold Knapik; ALS to Donald Sutherland, 1952 Aug 6; envelope to Donald Sutherland postmarked 1950 May 4; and introduction, holograph, to The Blue Dog and Other Fables for the French by Anne Bodart.

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One autograph postcard signed, with picture of Bilignin, sending New Year's greetings.

Abstract: The papers consist of correspondence, political memoranda, campaign literature, and printed matter documenting Kenneth Simpson's career as chairman of the Republican County Committee in New York (1935-1940). The papers also include case and client files from Simpson's legal practice. The papers highlight Simpson's support for Fiorello LaGuardia in the 1936 New York mayoral campaign, his opposition to Thomas E. Dewey's candidacy for presidential nomination in 1940, and his own successful...