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Published / Created:
1847 Sep
Call Number:
WA MSS S-585
Collection Title:
John White Geary Mexican War papers
Container / Volume:
Box 4 | 63b
Image Count:
7
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Subject (Geographic):
United States --Politics and government --1815-1861
Subject (Name):
Geary, John White, 1819-1873
Subject (Topic):
Mexican War, 1846-1848 --Campaigns
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Correspondence (from Series I)
Creator:
Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946
Published / Created:
1895-1899
Call Number:
GEN MSS 1324
Collection Title:
H. G. Wells collection
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 1
Image Count:
33
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Collection consists of correspondence, writings and other material by and about H. G. Wells. Box 1 contains autograph and typescript letters, signed, from Wells to friends, editors, and others including the writers Grant Allen, Philip Guedalla, Upton Sinclair, and William Wallace Whitelock; the literary agent William Morris Colles; the editors Robert Underwood Johnson and Perriton Maxwell; and the publisher Thomas Fisher Unwin. Autograph letters, signed, from Wells's wife, Catherine Wells, include those written on her husband's behalf to Perriton Maxwell and Maurice Browne, and to Philip and Nellie Guedalla. Box 2 contains autograph and typescript manuscripts, many signed, with additions and corrections by H. G. Wells including an introduction to his novel, Boon, the Mind of the Race, the Wild Asses of the Devil and the Last Trump (circa 1915); an essay, "The Human Adventure" (1926); a proof of Wells's review of James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1917); a novel, The Research Magnificent (circa 1915); an introduction to the reprint of the article, "The Star" (undated); an article, "Stephen Crane, from an English Standpoint" (circa 1900); an essay, "The United States of America and the United States of the World" (undated); and an untitled story, with illustrations by Wells, written for his son, Anthony West (circa 1915). Also included in Box 2 are materials relating to Ruford Franklin's collection of H. G. Wells books and manuscripts, including Franklin's correspondence with book and manuscript dealers (1899-1934) and his autograph manuscript notes on Wells's writings.
Description:
Acquired by gift and purchase, 1945-1983. For more information consult the appropriate curator. and H.G. Wells (1866-1946) was an English writer, journalist, and historian.
Subject (Name):
Allen, Grant, 1848-1899
Subject (Topic):
Authors, English--20th century
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Correspondence Wells, H.G [to] Allen, Grant
Published / Created:
1983-1999, undated
Call Number:
YCAL MSS 416
Collection Title:
Elaine Benton papers relating to James Purdy
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 1
Image Count:
35
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Consists of approximately 120 letters and cards from James Purdy to his assistant and friend Elaine Benton, dating from 1983 to 1999.
Description:
James Purdy, American writer. and Purchased from Ken Lopez on the Sinclair Lewis Fund, 2009.
Subject (Name):
Benton, Elaine and Purdy, James, 1914-2009
Subject (Topic):
American literature--20th century and Authors, American--20th century--Archives
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Correspondence [folder 1 of 13]
Published / Created:
1983-1999, undated
Call Number:
YCAL MSS 416
Collection Title:
Elaine Benton papers relating to James Purdy
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 10
Image Count:
33
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Consists of approximately 120 letters and cards from James Purdy to his assistant and friend Elaine Benton, dating from 1983 to 1999.
Description:
James Purdy, American writer. and Purchased from Ken Lopez on the Sinclair Lewis Fund, 2009.
Subject (Name):
Benton, Elaine and Purdy, James, 1914-2009
Subject (Topic):
American literature--20th century and Authors, American--20th century--Archives
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Correspondence [folder 10 of 13]
Published / Created:
1983-1999, undated
Call Number:
YCAL MSS 416
Collection Title:
Elaine Benton papers relating to James Purdy
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 11
Image Count:
27
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Consists of approximately 120 letters and cards from James Purdy to his assistant and friend Elaine Benton, dating from 1983 to 1999.
Description:
James Purdy, American writer. and Purchased from Ken Lopez on the Sinclair Lewis Fund, 2009.
Subject (Name):
Benton, Elaine and Purdy, James, 1914-2009
Subject (Topic):
American literature--20th century and Authors, American--20th century--Archives
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Correspondence [folder 11 of 13]
Published / Created:
1983-1999, undated
Call Number:
YCAL MSS 416
Collection Title:
Elaine Benton papers relating to James Purdy
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 12
Image Count:
13
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Consists of approximately 120 letters and cards from James Purdy to his assistant and friend Elaine Benton, dating from 1983 to 1999.
Description:
James Purdy, American writer. and Purchased from Ken Lopez on the Sinclair Lewis Fund, 2009.
Subject (Name):
Benton, Elaine and Purdy, James, 1914-2009
Subject (Topic):
American literature--20th century and Authors, American--20th century--Archives
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Correspondence [folder 12 of 13]
Published / Created:
1983-1999, undated
Call Number:
YCAL MSS 416
Collection Title:
Elaine Benton papers relating to James Purdy
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 13
Image Count:
12
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Consists of approximately 120 letters and cards from James Purdy to his assistant and friend Elaine Benton, dating from 1983 to 1999.
Description:
James Purdy, American writer. and Purchased from Ken Lopez on the Sinclair Lewis Fund, 2009.
Subject (Name):
Benton, Elaine and Purdy, James, 1914-2009
Subject (Topic):
American literature--20th century and Authors, American--20th century--Archives
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Correspondence [folder 13 of 13]
Published / Created:
1983-1999, undated
Call Number:
YCAL MSS 416
Collection Title:
Elaine Benton papers relating to James Purdy
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 2
Image Count:
46
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Consists of approximately 120 letters and cards from James Purdy to his assistant and friend Elaine Benton, dating from 1983 to 1999.
Description:
James Purdy, American writer. and Purchased from Ken Lopez on the Sinclair Lewis Fund, 2009.
Subject (Name):
Benton, Elaine and Purdy, James, 1914-2009
Subject (Topic):
American literature--20th century and Authors, American--20th century--Archives
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Correspondence [folder 2 of 13]
Published / Created:
1983-1999, undated
Call Number:
YCAL MSS 416
Collection Title:
Elaine Benton papers relating to James Purdy
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 3
Image Count:
45
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Consists of approximately 120 letters and cards from James Purdy to his assistant and friend Elaine Benton, dating from 1983 to 1999.
Description:
James Purdy, American writer. and Purchased from Ken Lopez on the Sinclair Lewis Fund, 2009.
Subject (Name):
Benton, Elaine and Purdy, James, 1914-2009
Subject (Topic):
American literature--20th century and Authors, American--20th century--Archives
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Correspondence [folder 3 of 13]
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