Ellsworth, George
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Description
- Title
- Ellsworth, George
- Contributor
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Brinig, Myron, 1897-1991
Ellsworth, George - Published / Created
- 1963-74
- Abstract
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Letters to George Ellsworth, accompanied by a letter from Noel S. about Brinig's No Marriage in Paradise, two book jackets, a promotional piece for Singermann, and photographs of Ellsworth and of Brinig. Brinig's letters, most written from New York City, are detailed accounts of the life of a gay man in New York. Brinig writes of parties, friends, plays and movies he's seen, and of his attempts to get his work published. People mentioned in his letters include Eric Ambler, Erskine Caldwell, Mabel Dodge Luhan, Lynn Riggs, Cady Wells, and Tennessee Williams.
- Description
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Gift of Robert MacLeod, 1994.
Myron Brinig, American novelist, was born in Minneapolis on December 22, 1896. He grew up in Butte, Montana and many of his most noted works, including Singermann (1929), Wide Open Town (1931), and The Sisters (1937), were set in Montana. As an adult, Brinig lived in Taos, New Mexico and in New York City. He died in New York on May 13, 1991. - Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- YCAL MSS 69
- Collection Title
- Myron Brinig papers
- Collection/Other Creator
- Brinig, Myron, 1897-1991
- Collection Date
- 1947-1974
- Container / Volume
- Box 1 | Folder 11
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Format
- text
- Genre
- Correspondence
- Resource Type
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Subject (Geographic)
- New York (N.Y.)--Social life and customs
- Subject (Name)
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Brinig, Myron, 1897-1991
Ellsworth, George - Subject (Topic)
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Authors, American--20th century--Archives
Gay men--United States
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- Citation
- Myron Brinig Papers. American Literature Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 3802375
- Object ID (OID)
- 17181269
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