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American literature -- 20th century 138
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John L. De Forest / Sholem Asch collection

 Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 114
Abstract:

Collection consists of correspondence addressed to Asch, many letters carrying dictated drafts of his response on them. There are four typescripts of essays by Sholem Asch as well as five scripts for a Christmas pageant performed in Stamford, Conn., in 1943. Also present is De Forest's typescript memoir entitled, "My Hours with Sholem Asch."

Dates: 1941-1995, bulk 1941-1943

Louis Auchincloss collection

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 460
Abstract: The Louis Auchincloss collection contains writings and a 2011 Addition. Writings consist of corrected drafts and proofs for works reflecting the diversity of Auchincloss's literary output from the mid 1960s to 1980s. Works include the following: the novels The Embezzlers (1966), A World of Profit (1968), The Country Cousin (1978), The Cat and the King (1981), and Watchfires (1982); a short story collection, Tales of Manhattan (1987); and a collection of critical essays on women writers,...
Dates: 1966-1981

John James Audubon collection

 Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 829
Abstract: The collection contains autograph letters, signed, written by John James Audubon to his wife Lucy Green Bakewell Audubon and colleagues, one of his engraved visiting cards, and autograph manuscript writings by Audubon and fellow naturalists Thomas McCulloch, Thomas Nuttall, and John Kirk Townsend. Prominent among the letters is one of 4,000 words from Audubon to his wife, written from Edinburgh in 1826, in which he describes exhibitions of his drawings and various social events, with a...
Dates: 1823-1898, bulk 1826-1840

Aurora, Esmeralda County, Nevada collection

 Collection
Call Number: WA MSS S-1327
Abstract:

The records document the first decade of Aurora's existence. The collection contains tax receipts for local businesses and citizens, trader's licenses, abstracts of mine titles, stock documents, and papers of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Esmeralda Lodge No. 6. A few records relate to the Kimbal & Canfield company's business in El Dorado County.

Dates: 1852-1927

Alfred Austin collection

 Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 219
Abstract:

Correspondence, writings and photographs by or about Alfred Austin. The correspondence consists of 14 letters from Austin to various people,and over 140 letters to Austin or his wife. The writings consist of holograph drafts, typescripts, and proofs of poems, playscripts, and notes by Austin. The photographs consist of portraits of Austin and views of his estate, Swinford.

Dates: ca. 1865-1915

"Autographs of English literati"

 Collection
Call Number: OSBORN D98
Abstract:

MSS.
Collection of autograph letters of various English literary figures.

Dates: 1800-1820

James T. Babb Correspondence

 Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 1011
Abstract: Incoming correspondence and outgoing typescript carbons, most 1965-1968, with some related writings and speeches by Babb, typescript carbon. Some correspondence concerns Yale University Library, Library acquisitions, donors Paul Mellon and the Beinecke family, and the founding of the Yale Center for British Art. Other correspondence relates to Babb's collecting of William Beckford and William McFee, or to his work in assembling a library for the White House, 1962-1967, including...
Dates: 1962-1968, bulk 1965-1968

Backwoods Broadsides records

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 1231
Scope and Contents:

The Backwoods Broadsides Records, which span from 1972-2010, contain correspondence, printed material, and production files relating to Backwoods Broadsides and their output.

Dates: 1972-2010

Bacon family letters

 Collection
Call Number: WA MSS S-4541
Abstract: Collection of approximately 100 manuscript letters relating to the Bacon family of Worcester, Massachusetts, 1872-1944. Letters chiefly relate to siblings Francis Miles Bacon and Florence Mable Bacon Pierce and their time in Dakota Territory (now South Dakota), 1883-1893. These letters document Francis Bacon's farmwork, the domestic lives of his wife Mable "May" Louisa Sutton Bacon and sister Florence Pierce, and the general store of his brother-in-law Elmer Ellsworth Pierce, as...
Dates: 1872-1944, bulk 1872-1896

George Pierce Baker papers

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 385
Abstract:

The George Pierce Baker Papers contain scripts from a scenario workshop that he taught at Yale and student papers from other courses.

Dates: 1910-1949

[Letterbook]

 Collection
Call Number: OSBORN FC109 1/2
Abstract:

Anonymous MS.
Collection of copies of 210 letters to and from Baker dating from 1722 to 1770; letters discuss scientific subjects, especially microscopy, electricity, and the education of deaf children; also discuss contemporary affairs, most notably the Jacobite Rebellion (1745-1746) and the London earthquake (1750).

Dates: 1722-1770

"Correspondence"

 Collection
Call Number: OSBORN FD10
Abstract:

Autograph MS.
Collection of autograph drafts of letters to various recipients, including a few letter to Banks from various correspondents, concerning scientific matters, the Royal Society, etc.; includes portrait engraving.

Dates: 1785-1809

Amiri Baraka papers

 Collection
Call Number: JWJ MSS 198
Scope and Contents:

The Amiri Baraka Papers contains poetry, pamphlet publications, scripts, interviews, photographs, correspondence, and posters of work written or edited by Amiri Baraka, both under the name Amiri Baraka as well as LeRoi Jones. This material mostly documents his professional work between 1965 and 1982, and reflects mostly his work as a playright and poet.

Dates: 1953-1982

Maurice Baring collection

 Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 322
Abstract:

Includes letters from Baring to Eugénie Strong, 1900-1939, and a carbon of one letter from Strong to Baring, 1925; corrected typescript of "The Coat Without Seam"; corrected proofs of "The Song of the Nameless", with manuscript poem; corrected typescript of "Passages from Three Notebooks"; manuscript volume labeled: "French Parodies and Russian Exercises"; manuscript volume of various poems labeled "Sonnets and Lyrics"; and corrected typescript and manuscript of "A Luncheon Party".

Dates: 1891-1939

George Barker collection

 Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 858
Abstract:

The collection consists of poetry and prose by George Barker in autograph, typescript, and printed forms, including poems with autograph revisions by T. S. Eliot. Also present are a small group of letters to Barker from editors and colleagues including Brian Higgins and Oscar Williams, six line drawings by Barker, and a collection of ten typescripts of poems by William Bell.

Dates: 1933-1967

Hiram Barker papers

 Collection
Call Number: WA MSS S-4535
Abstract:

The collection consists of correspondence, deeds, mortgage, loan, tax, and insurance documents, invoices, notes, and other legal and financial papers related to the interests of Farmington, New Hampshire banker and businessman Hiram Barker and his estate, including real estate, a flour mill, farming, retail sales, and lumber trade.

Dates: 1831-1909

J. Neilson Barry collection of western maps

 Collection
Call Number: WA MSS S-3977
Abstract: Published articles and manuscript maps created by John Neilson Barry, circa 1912-1944. Articles have been handbound by Barry and include his manuscript and typescript annotations as well as his illustrated maps of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. Materials pertain to the histories of Oregon and Washington with a focus on expeditions through the Pacific Northwest and along the Columbia River, specifically the Astor Expedition (1810-1813), Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806), and John...
Dates: 1912-1944

Philip Barry papers

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 414
Abstract: The Philip Barry Papers document Barry's development and career as a playwright, from his earliest production at Yale in 1919 to his final work in 1949. The Papers are composed chiefly of Barry's notes, sketches, and drafts of his plays, materials relating to the production and publication of his plays, and correspondence with friends, family, fans, and colleagues in the worlds of theater and literature. Additional materials are also present, including scripts of plays by other authors,...
Dates: 1917-1950

Ralph Bates Papers

 Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 1013
Abstract: The Papers contain correspondence with literary colleagues and family, most 1960s-1990s; drafts and reviews of novels and short stories, 1960s-2000; writings of others about Bates, most 1980s-1990s; audiocassettes of lectures by Bates about literature, 1960s-1970s, and interviews with him about his life and writings, 1980s; personal papers, including biographical information and legal documents, 1930s-1970s; a few photographs and documents concerning his International Brigade service during...
Dates: 1930-2002, bulk 1960-1995

L. Frank Baum collection

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 13
Abstract:

The papers contain writings, production reviews, programs and advertisements, plus correspondence and other papers concerned with the collecting, publishing, and producing of Baum and his works.

Dates: 1883-1982 (inclusive)