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:
Gift of Robert MacLeod, 1994. and 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.
Subject (Geographic):
New York (N.Y.)--Social life and customs
Subject (Name):
Brinig, Myron, 1897-1991 and Ellsworth, George
Subject (Topic):
Authors, American--20th century--Archives and Gay men--United States
American fiction--20th century, American literature--20th century, Americans--France--History--20th century, and Authors, American--20th century--Archives
Bynner, Witter, 1881-1968 Jackman, Harold, 1901-1961 Johnson, John H. (John Harold), 1918-2005 Price, Florence, 1887-1953
Published / Created:
1942 June–1945
Call Number:
JWJ MSS 1050
Collection Title:
Carl Van Vechten Papers Relating to African American Arts and Letters
Container / Volume:
Box 22 | 428-436
Image Count:
193
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Folders 430, 431, and 432 digitized. and Includes letters from Florence B. Price (1943); John H. Johnson of Negro Digest (1944) and Ebony magazine (1945); Carol Fijan of the International Workers Order, Inc. (1944); "Henry Mack," typescript poem by Witter Bynner enclosed with Jackman letter to CVV (1944); photograph of Lena Horne sent as a postcard from Jackman to CVV (1945) and the script from a radio broadcast on W.N.Y.C. on the life of Langston Hughes (1944)
Subject (Name):
Horne, Lena, Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967, International Workers Order, and Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Subject (Topic):
African American authors--20th century, Authors, American--20th century--Archives, and Harlem Renaissance
Carl Van Vechten Papers Relating to African American Arts and Letters
Container / Volume:
Box 29 | 514-520
Image Count:
68
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Folder 514 completely digitized.
Description:
See also: Photoduplicated letters from Johnson to CVV in Box 50
Subject (Topic):
African American artists--20th Century, African American authors--20th century, Artists--United States--20th century, Authors, American--20th century--Archives, and Authors--United States--20th century
American fiction--20th century, American literature--20th century, Americans--France--History--20th century, and Authors, American--20th century--Archives
American fiction--20th century, American literature--20th century, Americans--France--History--20th century, and Authors, American--20th century--Archives