Biographers

Abstract:

The Boswell Collection contains the correspondence, diaries, and manuscripts of author James Boswell; estate records, letters, personal and professional papers, and other materials documenting the lives and careers of ten generations of Boswells and their possession of the barony of Auchinleck; and correspondence relating to the political career of Alexander Bruce, Earl of Kincardine.

Abstract: The Carolyn Burke Collection on Mina Loy and Lee Miller consists of Carolyn Burke's research files, correspondence, writings, and original documents pertaining to Mina Loy and Lee Miller. These original documents were obtained by Burke during the course of her research, primarily from Loy's daughter, Joella Haweis Bayer, and Miller's son, Anthony Penrose. The 2011 acquisition includes the bulk of the collection's Mina Loy papers. This acquisition includes autograph manuscripts and fragments...

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The Thomas Caldecot Chubb Papers consist almost entirely of manuscripts, typescripts and galley proofs of Chubb's published works, including Aretino, Scourge of Princes; Letters of Pietro Aretino; and Dante and His World.

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The papers contain writings, correspondence, and printed materials about Mark Twain.

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The Robert Davies papers on Hanson Baldwin contain correspondence, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) files, interview transcripts and audiocassettes relating to Davies's book: Baldwin of the Times: Hanson W. Baldwin, a Military Journalist's Life, 1903-1991 .

Abstract: The collection contains research files, interviews, correspondence, writings, and other materials relating to Gilbert A. Harrison's biography of Thornton Wilder, The Enthusiast: A Life of Thornton Wilder (New Haven: Ticknor & Fields, 1983). Harrison's research files, which include notes, photocopies of correspondence and writings, and clippings, make up the bulk of the collection. In addition to the research files, the collection includes: sound recordings of interviews with members of...

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The papers contain correspondence, journals, subject files, and writings that document Josephson's life and provide information on the subjects of his research.

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The David Pryce-Jones papers, which span from 1863 to 2022, contain writings including drafts of novels and non-fiction works. The papers also contain correspondence, research materials, notebooks, ephemera, and audiovisual materials related to Pryce-Jones's life and work.