Collection-level Scope and Content Note From the Collection: The archives of the English novelist Christopher Sykes, friend and official biographer of Evelyn Waugh, include a large group of Waugh letters and comprehensive research files about him. In addition to the extensive family correspondence, with a charming series of rebus letters from his sister Angela Antrim, there are letters from a multitude of literary friends and acquaintances, including John Betjeman, Max Beerbohm, Ivy Compton-Burnett, T. S. Eliot, Graham Greene, Harman Grisewood, Nancy...

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The Patrick White/Elizabeth Forbes Collection consists of 67 signed autograph and typed letters from the author Patrick White to Elizabeth Forbes, a representative at G. Heywood Hill, Ltd., bookdealer in London. The correspondence relates to book orders made by White to the bookdealer.

Collection-level Scope and Content Note From the Collection: The papers of Katherine Biddle are organized into nine series: 1. Individuals - Correspondence with notable individuals, including composers, musicians, poets and writers (see biographical note below for a list of names). 2. Alphabetical correspondence - Frequent correspondents, arranged by name. 3. Chronological correspondence - Arranged alphabetically by year. 4. Literary associations, publications and publishers - Related correspondence files. Of particular note are files relating to the...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The playbills and programmes collected by Montague Summers include two significant runs of theatre programmes for production companies associated with Summers, the Incorporated Stage Society and The Phoenix, of which Summers was a founding member. Programmes for these productions include many examples of Summers' "Theatrical History" pieces. The miscellaneous playbills and programs include examples of other productions Summers was involved with, as well as other contemporary plays (including...

Series-level Scope and Content Note From the Series: Consists of 75 folders comprising a clippings file maintained by Lawrence Gilman. Arranged in the original order created by Gilman, who kept the documents in several letter books. Gilman arranged the clippings first into chronological segments (1931-32, 1933-34, 1934-35, 1935, and literary clippings) and then alphabetically by name or topic. The material is almost exclusively non-Gilman related. It consists primarily of newspaper clippings. Most of the material is music related, and many...

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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.

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The Individual Authors Series contains correspondence, manuscripts, questionnaires from the Gallery of Living Catholic Authors, photos, publications, and clippings relating to individual authors who were accepted or considered as members of the Gallery of Living Catholic Authors established by Sister Mary Joseph, S.L., in 1932. The series is arranged alphabetically by author. Boxes 1-66.

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Academic offprints collected by William K. Wimsatt, Jr., arranged alphabetically by author.

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Correspondence largely to Alan Redway [AR] from publishers, editors, writers, as well as associates of AR and of Graham Greene [GG]. Arrangement is alphabetical by signee. This series includes 1 folder of correspondence by Neil Brennan; 1 folder of correspondence to Neil Brennan from various of the above correspondents; and 1 folder of miscellaneous items related to the Brennan family (clipping; xeroxes of family photos; galley of review of 'The Quiet American.')

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Academic offprints collected by William K. Wimsatt, Jr., arranged alphabetically by author.

Collection-level Scope and Content Note From the Collection: This collection essentially comprises the life and letters of Sir Shane Leslie whose boundless energy and wide-ranging interests took him all over Britain, the United States and Canada, bringing him in touch with people in many fields including the arts, economics, education, literature, politics and religion. Sir Shane's personal papers also reflect his deep concern and interest in Irish culture and politics, particularly the question of Irish independence through Home Rule. The...

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See also scrapbooks and scrapbook fragments in Series 7.

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: The Seumas MacManus Family Collection contains letters and manuscripts by and about Seumas MacManus (1869-1960), a prominent Irish author of folktales who lectured extensively throughout the United States and published widely. These materials document fascinating aspects of MacManus' writing career, and they provide primary source materials about his family.The collection includes a small number of letters from notables to Seumas MacManus, including Theodore Dreiser, Maud Gonne,...

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(Box 4, Folders 6 - 19) This series consists of copies of published music scores of JK's poems; and articles and news clippings about JK and his family. Also included are photographs of such notable figures as Rev. James J. Daly, S.J., Rev. Charles L. O'Donnell, C.S.C., Margaret Widdemer, and William Butler Yeats.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Leo and Jane Codd Papers contain correspondence to the Codds, photographs, and manuscripts. Correspondence, manuscripts, and related material is arranged alphabetically within the collection. The Codds lived in the Georgetown area of Washington, D.C., and enjoyed travelling, especially to Ireland. Much of their correspondence from friends and acquaintances refers to their trips to Ireland or to their hospitality and cordiality when guests visited them in Washington.The papers...

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Manuscripts by Sara Casey Maynard. Also includes manuscripts and illustrations gathered by Sara Casey Maynard for the first issue of a projected children's magazine.

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Correspondence written mostly to Michael Richey from personal friends. Also includes photographs and manuscripts.

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Contains correspondence, prints, Christmas cards, and keepsakes of engraver John DePol.

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The Patrick White/Elizabeth Forbes Collection consists of 67 signed autograph and typed letters from the author Patrick White to Elizabeth Forbes, a representative at G. Heywood Hill, Ltd., bookdealer in London. The correspondence relates to book orders made by White to the bookdealer.

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(Box 2, Folders 1 - 13) Contains correspondence received by DE, arranged by year.