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3.
----, Mabel

Published / Created:
1950 Jan 27
Call Number:
YCAL MSS 69
Collection Title:
Myron Brinig papers
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 13
Image Count:
4
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
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
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > ----, Mabel

4.
... Lettere a Marinetti in Africa. Con prefazione, risposte, autografi et fotografia del poeta

Creator:
Cangiullo, Francesco, 1888-1977
Published / Created:
[1940]
Call Number:
Marinetti C162L
Image Count:
50
Description:
BEIN: Original wrappers. and At head of title: Cangiullo.
Publisher:
Pironti
Subject (Name):
Cangiullo, Francesco, 1888-1977 and Marinetti, F. T., 1876-1944
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > ... Lettere a Marinetti in Africa. Con prefazione, risposte, autografi et fotografia del poeta soldato

5.
1 ALS to Messenger Monsey and 1 AL to Thomas Percy, 1762 Sep 11, and 1774 [no month] 17.

Creator:
Montagu, Mrs. (Elizabeth), 1720-1800.
Published / Created:
1762 Sep 11 and 1774
Call Number:
Osborn c405
Image Count:
10
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
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.
Subject (Topic):
Letters and Women authors
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > 1 ALS to Messenger Monsey and 1 AL to Thomas Percy, 1762 Sep 11, and 1774 [no month] 17.

6.
1853, n.d.

Creator:
Ellis, William C.
Published / Created:
1853, n.d.
Call Number:
WA MSS S-41
Collection Title:
William C. Ellis letters to his wife Cornelia
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 8
Image Count:
25
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
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
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > 1853, n.d.

7.
1879 Nov 6

Published / Created:
1879 Nov 6
Call Number:
WA MSS S-3393
Collection Title:
Thomas M. Pratt correspondence
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 1
Image Count:
6
Abstract:
5 autograph letters, signed, to Thomas M. Pratt, including 2 from Charles Jones, 1 from F. B. Bigeler, 1 from Charles L. Jackson, and 1 from G. W. Mentot. Letters from Jones, Jackson, and Mentot detail the writers' lives as cowboys in Dakota Territory, particularly in Rapid Valley, Rapid City, and Rockerville. Letters from Charles Jones detail his sexual and romantic relationships with Thomas M. Pratt and Charles L. Jackson, and include the use of slang to describe these relationships and Jones's attempts to find a woman to marry. Letter from F. B. Bigeler describes the sale and consumption of alcohol in Bangor, Maine, the suicide of an acquaintance, and anecdotes involving sex and prostitution. Included are 3 photographic postcards of Mill Creek Ranch in Livingston, Montana.
Description:
Purchased from Michael Vinson on the Frederick W. and Carrie S. Beinecke Fund for Western Americana, 2009, and on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 2013. and Thomas M. Pratt was a cowboy in Dakota Territory, circa 1879-1881.
Subject (Geographic):
Bangor (Me.), Livingston (Mont.), Rapid City (S.D.), Rapid Valley (S.D.), Rockerville (S.D.), South Dakota--Social life and customs., and West (U.S.)--Social life and customs
Subject (Name):
Bigeler, F. B., active approximately 1879, Jackson, Charles L., active approximately 1881, Jones, Charles, active approximately 1881, Mentot, G. W., active approximately 1881, and Pratt, Thomas M., active approximately 1879-1881
Subject (Topic):
Cowboys--Sexual behavior--South Dakota, Cowboys--Sexual behavior--West (U.S.), Cowboys--South Dakota, Cowboys--West (U.S.), English language--Slang, Frontier and pioneer life--South Dakota, Gay men--Sexual behavior--United States, Gay men--Slang, LGBTQ resource, Male homosexuality--United States, Men--Sexual behavior--United States, Prostitution--United States, and Sex--United States
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > 1879 Nov 6

8.
1881 Aug 14

Published / Created:
1881 Aug 14
Call Number:
WA MSS S-3393
Collection Title:
Thomas M. Pratt correspondence
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 5
Image Count:
4
Abstract:
5 autograph letters, signed, to Thomas M. Pratt, including 2 from Charles Jones, 1 from F. B. Bigeler, 1 from Charles L. Jackson, and 1 from G. W. Mentot. Letters from Jones, Jackson, and Mentot detail the writers' lives as cowboys in Dakota Territory, particularly in Rapid Valley, Rapid City, and Rockerville. Letters from Charles Jones detail his sexual and romantic relationships with Thomas M. Pratt and Charles L. Jackson, and include the use of slang to describe these relationships and Jones's attempts to find a woman to marry. Letter from F. B. Bigeler describes the sale and consumption of alcohol in Bangor, Maine, the suicide of an acquaintance, and anecdotes involving sex and prostitution. Included are 3 photographic postcards of Mill Creek Ranch in Livingston, Montana.
Description:
Purchased from Michael Vinson on the Frederick W. and Carrie S. Beinecke Fund for Western Americana, 2009, and on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 2013. and Thomas M. Pratt was a cowboy in Dakota Territory, circa 1879-1881.
Subject (Geographic):
Bangor (Me.), Livingston (Mont.), Rapid City (S.D.), Rapid Valley (S.D.), Rockerville (S.D.), South Dakota--Social life and customs., and West (U.S.)--Social life and customs
Subject (Name):
Bigeler, F. B., active approximately 1879, Jackson, Charles L., active approximately 1881, Jones, Charles, active approximately 1881, Mentot, G. W., active approximately 1881, and Pratt, Thomas M., active approximately 1879-1881
Subject (Topic):
Cowboys--Sexual behavior--South Dakota, Cowboys--Sexual behavior--West (U.S.), Cowboys--South Dakota, Cowboys--West (U.S.), English language--Slang, Frontier and pioneer life--South Dakota, Gay men--Sexual behavior--United States, Gay men--Slang, LGBTQ resource, Male homosexuality--United States, Men--Sexual behavior--United States, Prostitution--United States, and Sex--United States
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > 1881 Aug 14

9.
1881 Feb 20

Published / Created:
1881 Feb 20
Call Number:
WA MSS S-3393
Collection Title:
Thomas M. Pratt correspondence
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 3
Image Count:
4
Abstract:
5 autograph letters, signed, to Thomas M. Pratt, including 2 from Charles Jones, 1 from F. B. Bigeler, 1 from Charles L. Jackson, and 1 from G. W. Mentot. Letters from Jones, Jackson, and Mentot detail the writers' lives as cowboys in Dakota Territory, particularly in Rapid Valley, Rapid City, and Rockerville. Letters from Charles Jones detail his sexual and romantic relationships with Thomas M. Pratt and Charles L. Jackson, and include the use of slang to describe these relationships and Jones's attempts to find a woman to marry. Letter from F. B. Bigeler describes the sale and consumption of alcohol in Bangor, Maine, the suicide of an acquaintance, and anecdotes involving sex and prostitution. Included are 3 photographic postcards of Mill Creek Ranch in Livingston, Montana.
Description:
Purchased from Michael Vinson on the Frederick W. and Carrie S. Beinecke Fund for Western Americana, 2009, and on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 2013. and Thomas M. Pratt was a cowboy in Dakota Territory, circa 1879-1881.
Subject (Geographic):
Bangor (Me.), Livingston (Mont.), Rapid City (S.D.), Rapid Valley (S.D.), Rockerville (S.D.), South Dakota--Social life and customs., and West (U.S.)--Social life and customs
Subject (Name):
Bigeler, F. B., active approximately 1879, Jackson, Charles L., active approximately 1881, Jones, Charles, active approximately 1881, Mentot, G. W., active approximately 1881, and Pratt, Thomas M., active approximately 1879-1881
Subject (Topic):
Cowboys--Sexual behavior--South Dakota, Cowboys--Sexual behavior--West (U.S.), Cowboys--South Dakota, Cowboys--West (U.S.), English language--Slang, Frontier and pioneer life--South Dakota, Gay men--Sexual behavior--United States, Gay men--Slang, LGBTQ resource, Male homosexuality--United States, Men--Sexual behavior--United States, Prostitution--United States, and Sex--United States
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > 1881 Feb 20

10.
1881 July 30

Published / Created:
1881 July 30
Call Number:
WA MSS S-3393
Collection Title:
Thomas M. Pratt correspondence
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 4
Image Count:
4
Abstract:
5 autograph letters, signed, to Thomas M. Pratt, including 2 from Charles Jones, 1 from F. B. Bigeler, 1 from Charles L. Jackson, and 1 from G. W. Mentot. Letters from Jones, Jackson, and Mentot detail the writers' lives as cowboys in Dakota Territory, particularly in Rapid Valley, Rapid City, and Rockerville. Letters from Charles Jones detail his sexual and romantic relationships with Thomas M. Pratt and Charles L. Jackson, and include the use of slang to describe these relationships and Jones's attempts to find a woman to marry. Letter from F. B. Bigeler describes the sale and consumption of alcohol in Bangor, Maine, the suicide of an acquaintance, and anecdotes involving sex and prostitution. Included are 3 photographic postcards of Mill Creek Ranch in Livingston, Montana.
Description:
Purchased from Michael Vinson on the Frederick W. and Carrie S. Beinecke Fund for Western Americana, 2009, and on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 2013. and Thomas M. Pratt was a cowboy in Dakota Territory, circa 1879-1881.
Subject (Geographic):
Bangor (Me.), Livingston (Mont.), Rapid City (S.D.), Rapid Valley (S.D.), Rockerville (S.D.), South Dakota--Social life and customs., and West (U.S.)--Social life and customs
Subject (Name):
Bigeler, F. B., active approximately 1879, Jackson, Charles L., active approximately 1881, Jones, Charles, active approximately 1881, Mentot, G. W., active approximately 1881, and Pratt, Thomas M., active approximately 1879-1881
Subject (Topic):
Cowboys--Sexual behavior--South Dakota, Cowboys--Sexual behavior--West (U.S.), Cowboys--South Dakota, Cowboys--West (U.S.), English language--Slang, Frontier and pioneer life--South Dakota, Gay men--Sexual behavior--United States, Gay men--Slang, LGBTQ resource, Male homosexuality--United States, Men--Sexual behavior--United States, Prostitution--United States, and Sex--United States
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > 1881 July 30

11.
1881 Nov 13

Published / Created:
1881 Nov 13
Call Number:
WA MSS S-3393
Collection Title:
Thomas M. Pratt correspondence
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 6
Image Count:
3
Abstract:
5 autograph letters, signed, to Thomas M. Pratt, including 2 from Charles Jones, 1 from F. B. Bigeler, 1 from Charles L. Jackson, and 1 from G. W. Mentot. Letters from Jones, Jackson, and Mentot detail the writers' lives as cowboys in Dakota Territory, particularly in Rapid Valley, Rapid City, and Rockerville. Letters from Charles Jones detail his sexual and romantic relationships with Thomas M. Pratt and Charles L. Jackson, and include the use of slang to describe these relationships and Jones's attempts to find a woman to marry. Letter from F. B. Bigeler describes the sale and consumption of alcohol in Bangor, Maine, the suicide of an acquaintance, and anecdotes involving sex and prostitution. Included are 3 photographic postcards of Mill Creek Ranch in Livingston, Montana.
Description:
Purchased from Michael Vinson on the Frederick W. and Carrie S. Beinecke Fund for Western Americana, 2009, and on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 2013. and Thomas M. Pratt was a cowboy in Dakota Territory, circa 1879-1881.
Subject (Geographic):
Bangor (Me.), Livingston (Mont.), Rapid City (S.D.), Rapid Valley (S.D.), Rockerville (S.D.), South Dakota--Social life and customs., and West (U.S.)--Social life and customs
Subject (Name):
Bigeler, F. B., active approximately 1879, Jackson, Charles L., active approximately 1881, Jones, Charles, active approximately 1881, Mentot, G. W., active approximately 1881, and Pratt, Thomas M., active approximately 1879-1881
Subject (Topic):
Cowboys--Sexual behavior--South Dakota, Cowboys--Sexual behavior--West (U.S.), Cowboys--South Dakota, Cowboys--West (U.S.), English language--Slang, Frontier and pioneer life--South Dakota, Gay men--Sexual behavior--United States, Gay men--Slang, LGBTQ resource, Male homosexuality--United States, Men--Sexual behavior--United States, Prostitution--United States, and Sex--United States
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > 1881 Nov 13

12.
2 LS to the Adjutant General of the Army, Washington DC. xerox copy

Published / Created:
1845 July 20 and 1845 September 20
Call Number:
WA MSS S-2955
Collection Title:
Zachary Taylor letters
Container / Volume:
Box 2 | Folder 32
Image Count:
9
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Box 1 contains the letters and broadside. Box 2 contains preservation photocopies made by the library. and Correspondence and papers created by Zachary Taylor relating to his military activities. The correspondence includes autograph letters, signed, and letters, signed, by Taylor to military and government correspondents, including Thomas W. Ringgold; Jefferson Davis; James K. Polk; Roger Jones, Adjutant General of the United States Army; and Thomas Sidney Jessup. Also included is an autograph letter, signed, to Judge Thomas Butler of Louisiana regarding Taylor's reflections on the Battle of Buena Vista against Mexican forces commanded by Antonio López de Santa Anna, 1847 March 6, and letters describing Taylor's travels to his family members, including his daughter, Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Taylor Dandridge and his brother, Hancock Taylor. The papers also include a printed broadside proclamation, signed by Taylor, beginning "Proclamacion por el general comandante del Exercito de los Estados Unidos de America a la nacion Mejicana" and regarding the Mexican War, circa 1846.
Description:
Gift of Frederick W. Beinecke, 1960-1971. Purchased from Morrill on the William Robertson Coe Fund No. 1, 1963 and from Western Hemisphere, Inc. on the Frederick W. and Carrie S. Beinecke Fund for Western Americana, 1969. Source information is recorded on the folders. and Zachary Taylor (1784-1850) was the 12th President of the United States (1849-1850) and an American military leader with a four-decade career that ended with victories during the Mexican War.
Subject (Geographic):
West (U.S.)--Description and travel
Subject (Topic):
Politicians--United States and Soldiers--United States
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > 2 LS to the Adjutant General of the Army, Washington DC. xerox copy

18.
23 autograph letters signed and 2 autograph postcards signed from Alice B. Toklas to Haas, with

Creator:
Toklas, Alice B., 1877-1967
Published / Created:
1946-1955
Call Number:
YCAL MSS 833
Collection Title:
Robert Bartlett Haas collection on Gertrude Stein and the Conference Press
Container / Volume:
Box 3
Image Count:
80
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Subject (Topic):
Authors and publishers--United States and Authors--United States--20th century
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > 23 autograph letters signed and 2 autograph postcards signed from Alice B. Toklas to Haas, with original envelopes

19.
3 letters from Heiden to Codrington; Letter from Heiden to Lady Codrington

Creator:
Heiden, Louis, Count
Published / Created:
1829-30
Call Number:
OSB MSS 83
Collection Title:
Count Louis Heiden letters to Admiral Codrington
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 9
Image Count:
14
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Subject (Name):
Codrington, Edward, Sir, 1770-1851
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > 3 letters from Heiden to Codrington; Letter from Heiden to Lady Codrington

20.
31 LS, 16 DS, etc. xerox copy

Published / Created:
1846-1849
Call Number:
WA MSS S-2955
Collection Title:
Zachary Taylor letters
Container / Volume:
Box 2 | 54-56
Image Count:
196
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Box 1 contains the letters and broadside. Box 2 contains preservation photocopies made by the library. and Correspondence and papers created by Zachary Taylor relating to his military activities. The correspondence includes autograph letters, signed, and letters, signed, by Taylor to military and government correspondents, including Thomas W. Ringgold; Jefferson Davis; James K. Polk; Roger Jones, Adjutant General of the United States Army; and Thomas Sidney Jessup. Also included is an autograph letter, signed, to Judge Thomas Butler of Louisiana regarding Taylor's reflections on the Battle of Buena Vista against Mexican forces commanded by Antonio López de Santa Anna, 1847 March 6, and letters describing Taylor's travels to his family members, including his daughter, Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Taylor Dandridge and his brother, Hancock Taylor. The papers also include a printed broadside proclamation, signed by Taylor, beginning "Proclamacion por el general comandante del Exercito de los Estados Unidos de America a la nacion Mejicana" and regarding the Mexican War, circa 1846.
Description:
Gift of Frederick W. Beinecke, 1960-1971. Purchased from Morrill on the William Robertson Coe Fund No. 1, 1963 and from Western Hemisphere, Inc. on the Frederick W. and Carrie S. Beinecke Fund for Western Americana, 1969. Source information is recorded on the folders. and Zachary Taylor (1784-1850) was the 12th President of the United States (1849-1850) and an American military leader with a four-decade career that ended with victories during the Mexican War.
Subject (Geographic):
West (U.S.)--Description and travel
Subject (Topic):
Politicians--United States and Soldiers--United States
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > 31 LS, 16 DS, etc. xerox copy

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