Alice B. Toklas., 07/12/1958-07/12/1958

File — Box: 3, Folder: 7

Identifier: 51790

Collection-level Scope and Content Note

From the Collection:

The John L. Brown Papers 1, consist of 99 folders of correspondence from literary and artistic luminaries, including writers Sylvia Beach, John Dos Passos, Anne Fremantle, Katherine Anne Porter, Alice B. Toklas; philosopher Jacques Maritain; photographer Brassai; poets Marianne Moore, Wallace Stevens, and Giuseppe Ungaretti, and many more. Correspondence is arranged alphabetically.

Dates

07/12/1958-07/12/1958

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Extent

From the Collection: 0.63 Linear Feet (3 Hollinger Slim Document Cases)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Container Summary

1 ALS + postmarked envelope from Alice B. Toklas to John L. Brown. 2 pages. Reference to de Gaulle; prospective visit from Bernard Fay; the current visit by composer Virgil Thomson. Also includes news about Virginia Knapik's resignation from her post at the U.S. embassy in Brussels; about the end of her collaboration with Max White on her book, "What is Remembered" (Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1963). Other references to Father Edward Taylor and to Pablo Picasso. She recommends William Arthur as a new acquaintance and mentions her own plans to visit Harold and Virginia Knapik.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

TOKLAS, ALICE B. - CORRES. TO BROWN, JOHN L. 1958 (07/12): Autographed Letter

BROWN, JOHN L. - CORRES. FROM TOKLAS, ALICE B. 1958 (07/12): Autographed Letter

DE GAULLE, CHARLES - REFERENCE BY TOKLAS, ALICE B. 1958: Autographed Letter

FAY, BERNARD - REFERENCE BY TOKLAS, ALICE B. 1958: Autographed Letter

THOMSON, VIRGIL - REFERENCE BY TOKLAS, ALICE B. 1958: Autographed Letter

KNAPIK, VIRGINIA - REFERENCE BY TOKLAS, ALICE B. 1958: Autographed Letter

WHITE, MAX - REFERENCE BY TOKLAS, ALICE B. 1958: Autographed Letter

TOKLAS, ALICE B. - "WHAT IS REMEMBERED" - REFERENCE 1958: Autographed Letter

TAYLOR, EDWARD - REFERENCE BY TOKLAS, ALICE B. 1958: Autographed Letter

ARTHUR, WILLIAM - REFERENCE BY TOKLAS, ALICE B. 1958: Autographed Letter