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
BEIN Ip B276 R53 Copy 2: Errata slip with revision of page [5] laid in. Prompt copy, interleaved with pages which have ms. notes. J.M. Barrie's ms. revisions on p. [4] and 40; other ms. notes throughout text in an unidentified hand. In case.
Publisher:
Privately printed,
Subject (Name):
Barrie, J. M.--(James Matthew),--1860-1937--Ms. notes, Savage, Richard,--d. 1743--Drama, and Watson, H. B. Marriott (Henry Brereton Marriott), 1863-1921
Documents concerning the trial and conviction of Surry
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 8
Image Count:
4
Abstract:
The document consists of a copy of a letter from Thomas Montgomery to the owners of slaves who testified at the trial. and The material consists of nine manuscript documents concerning the trial and conviction of Surry, an African American slave owned by Thomas Montgomery, for the murder of Moses, a slave owned by John Hyatt, in Lincoln County, Kentucky, in 1808.
Description:
In English. and Purchased from Chapel Hill Rare Books on the Henry R. Wagner Fund, 2007.
Subject (Geographic):
Lincoln County (Ky.)
Subject (Name):
Montgomery, Thomas 1779-1828 and Pettus, Thomas
Subject (Topic):
African Americans--Kentucky--Lincoln County, Slaves--Kentucky--Lincoln County., Trials (Murder)--Kentucky--Lincoln County., and Witnesses--Kentucky--Lincoln County.
Manuscript, in several hands, containing two letters written by Elizabeth Montagu. The first letter, signed by Montagu and addressed "To Doctor Monsey," admonishes the recipient's attachment to "Miss B," warning him, "Do not sadden your retirement & embitter your life by hopeless love." She describes the recent marriage of her elderly brewer to "a jolly lass of 25," urges him to visit, and asks him in a postcript to get her a "bottle of eye water." The second letter, written in another hand and addressed to "The Revd. Dr. Percy," apologizes for Mrs. Montagu's illness and subsequent absence "when he did her the favour to call," and requests him to call again and "bring certain manuscripts in his pocket." The volume also includes an engraving of Elizabeth Montagu.
Description:
Binding: cloth covered boards; blue morocco spine. and For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain--Social life and customs--18th century.
Subject (Name):
Montagu,--Mrs.--(Elizabeth),--1720-1800. and Percy, Thomas,--1729-1811.
Documents concerning the trial and conviction of Surry
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 9
Image Count:
3
Abstract:
The document consists of a petition to the governor of Kentucky requesting the pardon of Surry. and The material consists of nine manuscript documents concerning the trial and conviction of Surry, an African American slave owned by Thomas Montgomery, for the murder of Moses, a slave owned by John Hyatt, in Lincoln County, Kentucky, in 1808.
Description:
In English. and Purchased from Chapel Hill Rare Books on the Henry R. Wagner Fund, 2007.
Subject (Geographic):
Lincoln County (Ky.)
Subject (Name):
Montgomery, Thomas 1779-1828 and Pettus, Thomas
Subject (Topic):
African Americans--Kentucky--Lincoln County, Slaves--Kentucky--Lincoln County., Trials (Murder)--Kentucky--Lincoln County., and Witnesses--Kentucky--Lincoln County.
Epistolary diary by Esther Edwards Burr, consisting of autograph letters, signed and dated, sent in packets by Burr to her friend Sarah Prince (nicknamed Fidelia) between 1 October 1754 and 2 September 1757. Letters discuss Burr's daily activities, religious life, childbirth and child rearing, household work, social calls, her family's health, and her husband's activities and travels.
Description:
Accompanied by a photocopy of the journal from microfilm., Box 1: Original journal. Box 2: Photocopy., Esther Edwards Burr (1732-1758), daughter of revivalist theologian Jonathan Edwards and Sarah Pierpont, was born in Northampton, Massachusetts. In 1752, she married Aaron Burr, Sr., a minister and founder of the College of New Jersey, with whom she had two children, Aaron Burr, Jr. and Sarah Burr Reeves. The family resided in Newark until 1756, and in Princeton thereafter., Gift of Marion Edwards Park and Edwards A. Park, 1925., Published as The Journal of Esther Edwards Burr, 1754-1757 (New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1984)., Sarah Gill (1728-1771), also known by her maiden name Sarah Prince, was born in Boston to minister Thomas Prince and Deborah Denny. A close friend and correspondent of Esther Edwards Burr, she was the author of religious meditations and led prayer circles. She married merchant Moses Gill in 1759., and Title page in an unidentified 18th century hand recording the presentation of the journal to Mrs. Park from Mrs. Reeves of Litchfield, Connecticut.
Subject (Geographic):
New Jersey--Religious life and customs--18th century and New Jersey--Social life and customs--18th century