Scope and Contents
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.
Dates
- 1929 - 2016
- Majority of material found within 1952 - 2000
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The Bruce Kellner Papers is the physical property of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the appropriate curator.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Bruce and Margaret Kellner, 1989-2007. Gift of Bruce Kellner, 2008-2016.
Arrangement
Organized into nine groupings: I. 1989 Acquisition, 1929-1964. II. 1991 Acquisition, 1951-1961. III. 1993 Acquisition, 1956-1964. IV. 1994 Acquisition, 1952-1963. V. 2000 Acquisitions, 1959-1975. VI. 2001 Acquisition, 1952-2000. VII. 2007 Acquisition, 1967-2000. VIII. 2008 Acquisition, 1984-2003. IX. 2016 Acquisition, 1980-2016.
Extent
3.98 Linear Feet (12 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Abstract
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.
Bruce Kellner
Bruce Kellner, American author and Harlem Renaissance scholar.
Processing Information
Collections are processed to a variety of levels, depending on the work necessary to make them usable, their perceived research value, the availability of staff, competing priorities, and whether or not further accruals are expected. The library attempts to provide a basic level of preservation and access for all collections, and does more extensive processing of higher priority collections as time and resources permit.
The collection received preliminary processing at the time of acquisition. Further organization, rehousing, and description were carried out in 2013.
The collection is comprised of material formerly classed as: Uncat ZA MS 88, Uncat ZA MS 192, Uncat ZA MS 407, Uncat MSS 35, Uncat MSS 110, Uncat MSS 971, Uncat MSS 1039, Uncat ZA File 297, and Uncat ZA File 411. Various acquisitions associated with the collection have not been merged and organized as a whole. Each acquisition is described separately in the contents list below, according to month and year of acquisition.
Information included in the Description of Papers note and Collection Contents section is drawn from information supplied with the collection and from an initial survey of the contents. Folder titles appearing in the contents list below are often based on those provided by the creator or previous custodian. Titles have not been verified against the contents of the folders in all cases. Otherwise, folder titles are supplied by staff during basic processing.
This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
- African American authors -- 20th Century
- Angus, Donald
- Authors -- United States -- 20th century
- Authors, American -- 20th Century -- Archives
- Gallup, Donald, 1913-2000
- Hachtman, Tom
- Harlem Renaissance
- Kellner, Bruce
- Marinoff, Fania, 1890-1971
- Toklas, Alice B., 1877-1967
- Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
- Windham, Donald
- Title
- Guide to the Bruce Kellner Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- by Beinecke staff, Annalise Hennessey
- Date
- February 2013. Revised: March 2023
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository
Location
121 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Opening Hours
Access Information
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