Showing Collections: 101–120 of 141
Filtered By
Filter Results
Additional filters
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library 140
- Manuscripts and Archives 1
- Subject
- American literature -- 20th century 136
- Authors, American -- 20th Century -- Archives 72
- Authors -- United States -- 20th century 53
- Audiovisual materials 26
- Authors 25
- American poetry -- 20th Century 24
- Photographic prints 24
- Poets, American -- 20th Century -- Archives 24
- Authors, American -- 20th Century 22
- Born digital 21
- Poets -- United States -- 20th century 20
- Photographs 16
- Poets, American -- 20th century 13
- Sound recordings 13
- Authors, American -- 20th century -- Archives 12
- American literature -- 21st century 10
- Authors and publishers -- United States 9
- Authors, American -- 21st century -- Archives 9
- Drawings (visual works) 7
- Editors -- United States -- 20th Century 6 ∧ less
- Language
- Spanish; Castilian 5
- French 4
- German 2
- Italian 2
- Danish 1
- Names
- Pound, Ezra, 1885-1972 12
- Laughlin, James, 1914-1997 6
- Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns), 1888-1965 5
- Moore, Marianne, 1887-1972 5
- Pound, Dorothy 5
- Warren, Robert Penn, 1905-1989 5
- Wilder, Thornton, 1897-1975 5
- Williams, William Carlos, 1883-1963 5
- Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961 4
- Yale University 4
- Alfred A. Knopf, Inc 3
- Benét, Stephen Vincent, 1898-1943 3
- Corman, Cid, 1924- 3
- Edel, Leon, 1907-1997 3
- Herbst, Josephine, 1892-1969 3
- Lauterbach, Ann, 1942- 3
- Phelps, William Lyon, 1865-1943 3
- Stein, Gertrude, 1874-1946 3
- Teasdale, Sara, 1884-1933 3
- Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 3 ∧ less
∨ more
∨ more
∨ more
Gregory Mosher papers relating to David Mamet
Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 842
Content Description:
Correspondence, scripts, notes, files, artwork, and other papers relating to the collaboration of Gregory Mosher and David Mamet on plays and films.
Dates:
1974-1995
Eileen Myles papers
Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 1466
Abstract:
The collection contains writings, correspondence, notebooks and journals, personal and professional papers, printed material, computer and audiovisual media, and other papers by or relating to the writer, poet, and performance artist Eileen Myles.
Dates:
1958-2017
Robert Nathan papers
Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 307
Abstract:
The collection includes drafts of writings, correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks, clippings, drawings, diaries, and audio recordings documenting the life and work of the American writer Robert Nathan. Drafts of Nathan's writings make up the bulk of the collection, and include novels, screenplays, short fiction and prose, speeches, and poetry; the writings include story ideas, or "false starts," that Nathan did not publish. Correspondence and other papers document his family relationships,...
Dates:
1796-1985, bulk 1912-1968
National Book Critics Circle Records
Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 878
Scope and Contents:
Correspondence, meeting minutes, financial papers, membership records, and printed material relating to the National Book Critics Circle. The National Book Critics Circle Awards deliberations and programs are especially well documented.
Dates:
1975-1999
Nelson Hayes Papers
Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 386
Abstract:
The Nelson Hayes papers contain correspondence, writings, journals, and other materials documenting the personal and professional life of author Nelson Hayes.
Dates:
1913-1973, bulk 1925-1973
Dorothy Norman papers
Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 792
Abstract:
The papers contain correspondence, writings, literary manuscripts, notes, subject files, scrapbooks, and printed material documenting Dorothy Norman's activities, writings, and publications including the journal she founded and edited, Twice A Year: a Book of Literature, the Arts, and Civil Liberties. The papers also document Norman's relationships with the photographer Alfred Stieglitz and his circle of artists and writers, in particular her involvement with his...
Dates:
1903-1996
Peter F. O'Brien collection on African American artists
Collection
Call Number: JWJ MSS 99
Abstract:
The collection contains material compiled by Father Peter F. O'Brien on twentieth century African American cultural figures. The collection consists chiefly of subject files on prominent mid-century artists, authors, and performers, including stage and screen actors, singers, and dancers. Individuals covered include: James Baldwin, Paul Robeson, Antonio Salemme, Ethel Waters, Mabel Mercer, and Thelma Carpenter, among others. Files contain printed materials, such as newspaper clippings and...
Dates:
1940-1998
John O'Hara papers
Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 729
Abstract:
The papers document a portion of the creative process of writer John O’Hara, 1905-1970. They consist primarily of typed manuscript drafts, galley proofs, and page proofs of individual short stories, collections of stories, and novels, many with manuscript annotations. Some drafts of the collections include previously-printed stories excised from their original print source (often the New Yorker). The manuscript for “The Ewings” is a photocopy. There is...
Dates:
circa 1934-1970
Agnes Boulton collection of Eugene O'Neill
Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 122
Abstract:
Agnes Boulton Collection of Eugene O'Neill contains material dating from the period of Boulton's and O'Neill's marriage. Contains professional and personal correspondence (mainly incoming); writings; three diaries by Boulton and one by O'Neill; bills; legal materials regarding their houses; and photographs. Correspondents include (among others) Frederick Parsell Hill regarding Spithead (their house in Bermuda); the American Play Company, O'Neill's agent; and Harry Weinberger, O'Neill's...
Dates:
1910-1959, bulk 1920-1927
Cynthia Ozick papers
Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 1599
Content Description:
The Cynthia Ozick papers consist of correspondence, writings, printed materials, sound recordings, and personal papers that document Ozick's professional and personal activities. The bulk of the papers range in date from Ozick's youth to the library's acquisition of the papers in 2021. Correspondents include Edward Alexander, Saul Bellow, Leon Edel, Irving Feldman, Merrill Joan Gerber, Irving Howe, Susanne Klingenstein, Gordon Lish, Norman Mailer, Oscar Mandel, Amos Oz, Burton Raffel,...
Dates:
circa 1900-2021
William Lyon Phelps papers
Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 678
Abstract:
The William Lyon Phelps papers at the Beinecke Library contain correspondence, writings, and other materials documenting the life and work of American author, critic, and long-time Yale professor William Lyon Phelps. The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence to Phelps from contemporaries from the first half of the Twentieth century, including well-known authors and literary critics. Other materials include a large group of outgoing letters from Phelps to Ralph T. Catterall and...
Dates:
1837-1943, bulk 1898-1943
Felice Picano papers
Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 761
Abstract:
The papers contain Felice Picano's writings, journals and diaries, and correspondence with his publishers and his friends, including American author Andrew Holleran.
Dates:
1970-1991
David Plante papers
Collection
Call Number: OSB MSS 308
Abstract:
The collection contains correspondence, writings, artwork, and other papers by or relating to the writer David Plante. The bulk of the collection consists of letters to Plante from authors, artists, critics, editors, and film directors, as well as correspondence with Plante's partner, Nikos Stangos, and family members.
Dates:
1927-2014
Robert J. Hare Powel papers
Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 494
Abstract:
The papers contain writings and other materials documenting the early career of playwright Robert J. Hare Powel. Writings include scenarios, outlines, and drafts for scripts of stage plays, most of which appear to date from the late-1920s to mid-1930s. Other materials include correspondence, photographs, and a scrapbook documenting Powel's work and theater generally. Correspondence consists of letters to Powel and comments regarding productions of his plays. Photographs consist of stage...
Dates:
1869-1959
Frederic Prokosch collection
Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 685
Abstract:
The Frederic Prokosch collection contains material by or relating to American novelist and translator Frederic Prokosch. There are corrected drafts and proofs to several early novels, including The Asiatics (1935), The Seven Who Fled (1937), The Conspirators (1943), Age of Thunder (1945), The Idols of the Cave (1946), and Storm and Echo (1948). There are also drafts of shorter works, including stories and individual poems, as well as three collections of poetry dating from the same period,...
Dates:
1908-1968, bulk 1935-1952
Sister Mary Bernetta Quinn papers
Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 177
Abstract:
The papers contain correspondence, writings and notes, photographs, and newspaper clippings relating to Sister Bernetta Quinn's scholarly work on the poetry of Ezra Pound and other modern poets. Correspondents include Robert Bly, Guy Davenport, Caroline Gordon, James Laughlin, Denise Levertov, Robert Lowell, Mary de Rachewiltz, Olga Rudge, Holly Stevens, Allen Tate, and Robert Penn Warren. Subjects include Sister Bernetta's scholarly work; writing and American poetry in general; conference...
Dates:
1948-1985
Dachine Rainer papers
Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 639
Abstract:
The collection documents the life and work of poet and author Dachine Rainer (pseudonym of Sylvia Newman) and her relationships with other literary figures, particularly Rebecca West. Material includes correspondence, writings, personal papers, photographs, printed material, and a computer disk.
Dates:
1913-2000
John B. Reubens papers
Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 686
Abstract:
Correspondence, writings, subject files, notebooks and slides.
Dates:
1902-2000, bulk 1952-1998
Roxana Robinson papers
Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 1304
Abstract:
The Roxana Robinson papers consists of writings, correspondence and subject files, photographs, personal papers, teaching files, printed materials, computer media, and audiovisual media documenting the life and work of author Roxana Robinson, dated from circa 1960 to 2018.
Dates:
circa 1960-2018
James Rorty papers
Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 835
Abstract:
Manuscripts, printed works, correspondence, and professional papers of the writer James Rorty. The Writings series includes Rorty's typescript and manuscript essays on social issues, civil rights, and political activism, two of his poems, and printed works. The Correspondence series includes three typed letters between Rorty's wife Winifred Rorty and Matthew Josephson; letters between Rorty and Jerré E. Tanner regarding Tanner's setting of Rorty's poem "A Spring Garland" for voice and...
Dates:
1941-1970