Authors, American--20th century--Archives, Authors, Russian--20th century--Archives , Nobel Prize winners, Poets, American--20th century, Poets, Russian--20th century, and Translators
Contains photographs of Baldwin by Jill Krementz (published in 1985) for Playboy. Other manuscript materials are a printed leaflet for the "National Day of Mourning for the Children of Birmingham" (1963) in which Baldwin participated as well as a transcription and clipping of an abridged version (published in Isis) of Baldwin's speech at Oxford University for the joint meeting of JACARI (a student-run university charity) and the student union in 1965.
Description:
James Baldwin (1924-1987) was an American author and activist in the American civil rights movement. and Purchased from the William Reese Company on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 2010.
Subject (Name):
Baldwin, James, 1924-1987
Subject (Topic):
African American authors--20th century--Archives, Authors, American--20th century--Archives, and Playboy (Chicago, Ill.)
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
African American civic leaders, African American social workers, Civic leaders--United States, Civil Rights movements--United States--20th Century, and Social workers--United States
African American civic leaders, African American social workers, Civic leaders--United States, Civil Rights movements--United States--20th Century, and Social workers--United States
African American civic leaders, African American social workers, Civic leaders--United States, Civil Rights movements--United States--20th Century, and Social workers--United States
The collection contains autograph manuscripts and typescripts, corrected, of works by William Maxse Meredith, including the short stories Marion, A Winter Tour, and Will She Regret It?, as well as letters by and to him, including letters to Edward Clodd; William Morris Colles; S. M. Ellis; and Arthur Wing Pinero.
Description:
Acquired from various sources. For more information see catalog cards filed in the collection.
Subject (Topic):
Authors, English--19th century--Archives, Authors, English--20th century--Archives, English literature--19th century, and English literature--20th century
Capt. Jesse Gove of the 10th Regt. describes the return journey of the Utah Expedition sent out by President Buchanan against the Mormons in 1857. Gove records the trip from Fort Bridger by way of the Green River, Big and Little Sandy, Pacific Pony Express Station, South Pass, Devil's Gate, Platte Bridge, and Fort Laramie. The regiment stayed at the Fort and then continued on to Dripp's Trading Past, Scott's Bludds, Fort Kearney, and Fort Leavenworth. Volume (transcript) scanned.
Description:
Gift of William Robertson Coe.
Subject (Geographic):
West (U.S.)--Description and travel
Subject (Name):
Gove, Jesse Augustus, 1824-1862, United States Army Infantry Regiment, 10th, and Utah Expedition (1857-1858)
Commentary on al-Nikāt al-arbaʻūn (tract on some legal questions) of Muḥammad al-Nasafī. Abū Ḥanīfah is quoted extensively., Copied in A.H. 708 (A.D. 1308). In the title (leaf 1 recto), the author's name is followed by adāma Allāh ayyāmahu, showing that he was still living., and Preceded by 1 leaf of notes.
Description:
Marginalia., Very minute sparsely pointed hand., and With: 4 other titles. To view all, search by call number Arabic MSS 11.
Subject (Name):
Abū Ḥanīfah, -767 or 768, Nasafī, Burhān al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad, 1209?-1288. Nikāt al-arbaʻūn, and Nasafī, Burhān al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad,--1209?-1288.--Nikāt al-arbaʻūn
Correspondence concerning the mission to Indians at Stockbridge, with related papers.
Subject (Geographic):
North America -- British Empire -- Massachusetts Bay Colony -- Stockbridge
Subject (Name):
Edwards, Jonathan, 1703-1758
Subject (Topic):
Indians of North America--Missions--Massachusetts, North America -- British Empire -- Massachusetts Bay Colony -- Stockbridge, and Stockbridge Indians--Missions
Certified copy of transfers of patent rights from George W. Robinson to Henry Grilly, from Henry Grilly to Amasa Goodyear, William K. Lamson, Silas Grilly, and Ebenezer Scott; and from Ira Ives to Amasa Goodyear. Signed by Secretary of State James Monroe.
Subject (Name):
Goodyear, Amasa, Grilly, Henry, Grilly, Silas, Ives, Ira, Lamson, William K., Monroe, James, 1758-1831, and United States. Patent Office
The papers, primarily correspondence, deal with the rights of Indians to the land in the reservation under the treaty of 1868 and the agreement of 1882, the influx of settlers under President Arthur's executive order of Feb. 27, 1885, and the rights of settlers dispossessed by President Cleveland's proclamation of April 17, 1885.
Subject (Name):
Hare, William Hobart, 1838-1909 and Indian Rights Association
Subject (Topic):
Dakota Indians--Government relations--1869-1934 and Dakota Indians--Reservations
A letter written by the Jesuit Father Ugarte, a member of the College of Mexico, to Padre Provincial Palacios containing a detailed history on the early California missions. Ugarte claims the preceding padre provincials did not provide enough money and the missions of San Isidro and San Bruno have deteriorated. He describes raising money for the missions of San Francisco Xavier and Loreto and hopes for increased support for further missionary work in California. and Accompanied by a handwritten transcription.
Description:
Gift of Frederick W. and Carrie S.Beinecke.
Subject (Name):
Jesuits--California and Ugarte, Juan de, 1662-1730
Falmouth (England), Great Britain--Intellectual life--19th century, Great Britain--Religious life and customs--19th century, and Great Britain--Social life and customs--19th century
Subject (Name):
Fox family, Fox, Anna Maria, Fox, Barclay, 1817-1855, Fox, Caroline, 1819-1871, and Sterling family
Subject (Topic):
Bereavement--Great Britain, Death--Social aspects--Great Britain, English literature--19th century, and Tuberculosis--Great Britain
Collection consists of drafts and transcriptions of essays by African American authors on the history and culture of African Americans in the United States and on African American contributions to the arts. Essays documenting historical experiences of African Americans cover religion in the Colonial era, the anti-slavery movement, and the underground railroad. Essays documenting African American cultural forms cover dance, literature, and theater, and feature several pieces on music, including songs of protest, spirituals, and folk music. Many essays in the collection also document contributions of individual African Americans, including James Weldon Johnson, Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, Paul Robeson, and William Christopher Handy. Contributing authors include Wesley Curtwright, Ralph Ellison, Lawrence Gellert, Abram Hill, Claude McKay, Henry Lee Moon, Ted Poston, and others.
Description:
Purchased from William Reese Co. on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 2008. and The Federal Writers' Project (FWP) was established in 1935 by the Works Progress Administration (WPA).
Subject (Name):
United States.--Works Progress Administration (N.Y.)
Subject (Topic):
African American artists, African American authors--20th century, African Americans--Social life and customs, Antislavery movements--United States, Authors, American--20th century, Harlem Renaissance, and Underground Railroad
Authors, American--20th century--Archives, Authors, Russian--20th century--Archives , Nobel Prize winners, Poets, American--20th century, Poets, Russian--20th century, and Translators
Authors, American--20th century--Archives, Authors, Russian--20th century--Archives , Nobel Prize winners, Poets, American--20th century, Poets, Russian--20th century, and Translators
Seventy letters from William C. Ellis to his wife describe the trip to California by way of Panama and experiences in the gold fields. Accompanied by six other family letters, including five letters by or to Anne Ellis, wife of the Welsh poet, Robert Ellis.
Description:
The six additional family letters were a gift of Hannah C. Ellis in 1961.
Subject (Geographic):
California--Gold discoveries
Subject (Name):
Ellis, Anne, Ellis, Cornelia, Ellis, Robert, 1810-1875, and Ellis, William C.
Subject (Topic):
Frontier and pioneer life--California, Gold mines and mining--California, and Voyages to the Pacific coast
Manuscript Japanese translations made by an unidentified transcriber of United States and Russian diplomatic letters concerning Japanese ports and trade relations, circa 1853. Includes letter from U. S. President Millard Fillmore to Emperor Kōmei, 1852 November 13; 3 letters from U.S. Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry, 1853 June 2-8; and 2 letters relating to Russian naval admiral Yevfimiy Vasilyevich Putyatin’s mission to Japan, 1852 August 19-23.
Description:
Purchased from William Reese Co. on the Frederick W. and Carrie S. Beinecke Fund for Western Americana, 2016. and Title from first page translated from Japanese to English.
Subject (Geographic):
Japan--Foreign relations--Russia, Japan--Foreign relations--United States, Russia--Foreign relations--Japan, and United States--Foreign relations--Japan
Subject (Name):
Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874, Kōmei, Emperor of Japan, 1831-1867, Perry, Matthew Calbraith, 1794-1858, Puti︠a︡tin, Evfimiĭ Vasilʹevich -graf, 1803-1883, United States Naval Expedition to Japan (1852-1854), and United States--President (1850-1853 : Fillmore)
Four ALS written by William W. Wootton from Vera Cruz, Mexico, and New Orleans, Louisiana, while serving in the United States Army, 13th Infantry Regiment, Company E, in the Mexican War. Written to Elizabeth, Mary, and Nancy Foster, of Macon, Georgia, the letters briefly describe his experiences in Vera Cruz and his recovery from illness in Baton Rouge. Accompanying the letters is a will, autograph manuscript, signed by Humphrey Best Perry, 15th Infantry Regiment, Company K, of Philadelphia, Iowa, designating his brother, Stephen B. Perry, as his heir and Dr. Dorastus Peck, Keosauqua, Iowa, as executor. The will was dated at Puebla, Mexico, Sep 24, 1847, and was signed by three witnesses, including Captain John S. Perry, 15th Regiment, Company H.
Description:
Gift of Frederick W. Beinecke, 1971.
Subject (Name):
Foster, Elizabeth, fl. 1847-1848, Foster, Mary, fl. 1847-1848, Foster, Nancy, fl. 1847-1848, Peck, Dorastus, Perry, Humphrey Best, Perry, John S., fl. 1847, Perry, Stephen B., United States--Army--Infantry Regiment, 13th (1861-1957), United States--Army--Infantry Regiment, 15th, and Wootton, William W.
Subject (Topic):
Mexican War, 1846-1848--Campaigns--Mexico--Personal narratives