African American civic leaders, African American social workers, Civic leaders--United States, Civil Rights movements--United States--20th Century, and Social workers--United States
Collection of photographs of, relating to, or once owned by Ezra Pound. Subjects include a series of photographs of factories and manufacturing processes collected by Pound in the 1930s.
Description:
Ezra Pound (1885-1972), American poet. and Purchased in 1973 with a few additions from various sources.
Autograph manuscript, in brown red and yellow inks with many fine calligraphic ornaments (animals, heads, flourishes, etc.); some of the arithmetic rules are in verse.
Orson Welles notes and screenplay relating to Citizen Kane
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 1
Image Count:
15
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
"Notes on first draft script of 'Kane'," typescript carbon, dating from 30 April through 2 May, 1940, and screenplay, typescript carbon, "2nd draft continuity," dated 16 May, 1940 on cover, but including revision pages through 15 June, 1940 for the 1941 film, Citizen Kane. Screenplay written in collaboration with Herman J. Mankiewicz for the film produced and directed by Welles, distributed by RKO Radio Pictures, and starring Welles, Joseph Cotton, Dorothy Comingore, and others.
Description:
Orson Welles (1915-1985), American actor, writer, director, and producer in theater, radio, and film., Purchased from Cloud Hill Books on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 2018., and Stamped on front covers: "Please return to RKO Story files" and "1239."
Subject (Name):
Comingore, Dorothy, 1913-1971, Cotten, Joseph, 1905-1994, Mankiewicz, Herman J. (Herman Jacob), 1897-1953, RKO Radio Pictures, and Welles, Orson, 1915-1985--Citizen Kane
Subject (Topic):
American literature--20th century, Motion picture producers and directors--United States, Motion pictures--Production and direction, Motion pictures--United States, and Screenwriters--United States--Archives
Material consists of one autograph manuscript draft, signed and corrected, and one typescript carbon draft of a short story. Typescript draft inscribed in an unidentified hand: "written before 1928". Accompanied by a typescript note by Fitzgerald's agent Harold Ober providing a synopsis of the story.
Description:
F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940), American author. and Purchased from William Reese Co. (Sotheby's sale, 2012 June 15, lot 99) on the Sinclair Lewis Fund, 2012.
Subject (Name):
Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Francis Scott), 1896-1940 and Ober, Harold, 1881-1959
Subject (Topic):
American literature--20th century and Authors, American--20th century--Archives