Alice B. Toklas., 06/28/1959-06/28/1959

File — Box: 3, Folder: 13

Identifier: 51796

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

06/28/1959-06/28/1959

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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. With thanks for visiting with friend Jacqueline Bernard. Anticipates Brown's newbook of poetry, as well as his other writings on Ernest Hemingway and Stendhal. References also to Bernard Fay, Denise Azam, Pablo Picasso and Fr. Edward Taylor.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

TOKLAS, ALICE B. - CORRES. TO BROWN, JOHN L. 1959 (06/28): Autographed Letter

BROWN, JOHN L. - CORRES. FROM TOKLAS, ALICE B. 1959 (06/28): Autographed Letter

BERNARD, JACQUELINE - REFERENCE BY TOKLAS, ALICE B. 1959: Autographed Letter

HEMINGWAY, ERNEST - REFERENCE BY TOKLAS, ALICE B. 1959: Autographed Letter

STENDHAL, MARIE HENRI BEYLE DE - REFERENCE BY TOKLAS, ALICE B. 1959: Autographed Letter

FAY, BERNARD - REFERENCE BY TOKLAS, ALICE B. 1959: Autographed Letter

AZAM, DENISE AIME - REFERENCE BY TOKLAS, ALICE B. 1959: Autographed Letter

PICASSO, PABLO - REFERENCE BY TOKLAS, ALICE B. 1959: Autographed Letter

TAYLOR, EDWARD - REFERENCE BY TOKLAS, ALICE B. 1959: Autographed Letter