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1. Oscar Williams correspondence and proofs, 1940-1941
- Creator:
- Williams, Oscar, 1900-1964
- Call Number:
- YCAL MSS 937
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1
- Image Count:
- 183
- Abstract:
- Correspondence (box 1) and proofs (box 2) received by Williams in preparation for his New Poems, 1940: An Anthology of British and American Verse (New York: Yardstick Press, 1941). Contributors include: Conrad Aiken, John Berryman, Elizabeth Bishop, R...
- Description:
- Oscar Williams (1900-1964), American poet and editor.
- Subject (Name):
- Aiken, Conrad, 1889-1973., Berryman, John, 1914-1972., Bishop, Elizabeth, 1911-1979., Blackmur, R. P. 1904-1965. (Richard P.),, Chisholm, Hugh, 1913-1972., Derwood, Gene, 1909-1954., Eberhart, Richard, 1904-2005., Hayes, Alfred, 1911-1985., Kees, Weldon, 1914-1955., Maas, Willard., MacLeish, Archibald, 1892-1982., Moore, Marianne, 1887-1972., Prokosch, Frederic, 1908-1989., Ransom, John Crowe, 1888-1974., Rukeyser, Muriel, 1913-1980., Schwartz, Delmore, 1913-1966., Spender, Stephen, 1909-1995., Tate, Allen, 1899-1979., Warren, Robert Penn, 1905-1989., Williams, Oscar, 1900-1964., and Williams, William Carlos, 1883-1963.
- Subject (Topic):
- American literature, British literature, Poets, American, and Poets, English
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Oscar Williams correspondence and proofs, 1940-1941
2. Fifty years of an actor's work, 1871-1921 : typescript
- Creator:
- Wells, Charles B., 1851-1924
- Published / Created:
- 1921.
- Call Number:
- YCAL MSS 1187
- Container / Volume:
- Box
- Image Count:
- 8
- Resource Type:
- text
- Abstract:
- Record of the acting career of Charles B. Wells, typescript carbon copy, bound, dated 1921. Dates, cities, theaters, plays, and roles played by Wells, salaries he received, and names of acting companies and actors with whom he worked are listed in a ...
- Description:
- Charles B. Wells (1851-1924) was an American actor who performed throughout the continental United States and Hawaii Territory.
- Subject (Geographic):
- United States.
- Subject (Name):
- Wells, Charles B., 1851-1924. and Players (Club)
- Subject (Topic):
- Actors, Theater, and Theatrical companies
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Fifty years of an actor's work, 1871-1921 : typescript
3. Orson Welles notes and screenplay relating to Citizen Kane, 1940
- Creator:
- Welles, Orson, 1915-1985
- Call Number:
- YCAL MSS 1192
- Container / Volume:
- Box
- Image Count:
- 239
- 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 19...
- Description:
- Orson Welles (1915-1985), American actor, writer, director, and producer in theater, radio, and film.
- Subject (Geographic):
- United States. and United States
- Subject (Name):
- Comingore, Dorothy, 1913-1971., Cotten, Joseph, 1905-1994., Mankiewicz, Herman J. 1897-1953. (Herman Jacob),, Welles, Orson, 1915-1985., and RKO Radio Pictures.
- Subject (Topic):
- American literature, Motion picture producers and directors, Motion pictures, Production and direction, and Screenwriters
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Orson Welles notes and screenplay relating to Citizen Kane, 1940
4. [Portrait drawings].
- Creator:
- Spingarn, Amy Einstein, 1883-1980, artist
- Published / Created:
- 1930-1935.
- Call Number:
- JWJ MSS 150
- Container / Volume:
- Box (Oversize)
- Image Count:
- 14
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- The collection consists of seven portrait drawings of noted African Americans and Haitians by the artist Amy Einstein Spingarn. The sitters include scientist George Washington Carver (1935) and authors Langston Hughes (1930), Zora Neale Hurston (circa...
- Description:
- Amy Einstein Spingarn was born in New York on January 29, 1883, the daughter of American businessman and manufacturer David L. Einstein (1839-1909) and Caroline Fatman Einstein (1852-1910). In 1905 she married Joel Elias Spingarn (1875-1939), a Columb...
- Subject (Geographic):
- United States.
- Subject (Name):
- Carver, George Washington, 1864?-1943, Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967, Hurston, Zora Neale, Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938, Piquion, René, Schuyler, George S. 1895-1977 (George Samuel),, Spingarn, Amy Einstein, 1883-1980., and Thoby-Marcelin, Philippe, 1904-1975
- Subject (Topic):
- Artists
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Portrait drawings].
5. Igor Ivan Sikorsky writings, 1943-1947
- Creator:
- Sikorsky, Igor Ivan, 1889-1972
- Call Number:
- GEN MSS 1046
- Container / Volume:
- Box
- Image Count:
- 5
- Abstract:
- Papers feature material relating to Sikorsky's The Invisible Encounter (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1947), including: drafts, autograph manuscript (incomplete) and typescript, corrected; a printed version, annotated, of the 1947 Scribner's edit...
- Description:
- Igor Ivan Sikorsky (1889-1972), aviator, engineer, and industrialist, was born in Kiev, Russia (now Ukraine) and emigrated to the United States in 1919.
- Subject (Name):
- Brasol, Boris, 1885-1963., Golokhvastov, G. (Georgiĭ), Sikorsky, Igor Ivan, 1889-1972., Charles Scribner's Sons., and Poushkin Society in America.
- Subject (Topic):
- American literature and Authors, American
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Igor Ivan Sikorsky writings, 1943-1947
6. William Shawn papers relating to Lousie Brooks, 1956-1986
- Creator:
- Shawn, William
- Call Number:
- YCAL MSS 886
- Container / Volume:
- Box 2
- Image Count:
- 57
- Abstract:
- Collection of correspondence, writings, and other papers growing out of Shawn's collaboration with Brooks on a collection of essays, Lulu in Hollywood (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1982), about her life as a film actress. Correspondence features a large...
- Description:
- Louise Brooks (1906-1985), American dancer, actress, and author.
- Subject (Geographic):
- California, Los Angeles., and Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
- Subject (Name):
- Brooks, Louise, 1906-1985., Gottlieb, Robert, 1931-2023., Lantz, Robert., Shawn, William., and Sicre, J. P. (Jean-Pierre)
- Subject (Topic):
- American literature, Authors, American, Motion picture industry, Motion picture actors and actresses, and Social life and customs
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > William Shawn papers relating to Lousie Brooks, 1956-1986
7. [Photograph album].
- Creator:
- Robertson, Harold L. (Harold Lloyd), 1918-2012, compiler
- Published / Created:
- [circa 1920s-1960s]
- Call Number:
- JWJ MSS 351
- Image Count:
- 168
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Photograph album compiled by Harold L. Robertson, containing over 1000 photographs, circa 1920s-1960s, most undated, many with manuscript annotations on versos. Most photographs are black and white, with a few color images, 1940s-1960s. Photographs ar...
- Description:
- Harold L. Robertson (1918-2012), was born in New York City and served in the United States Army, 1930s-1950s. In the 1930s Robertston enlisted in the 10th Cavalry Regiment, a segregated unit of African Americans known as Buffalo Soldiers, and he was l...
- Subject (Geographic):
- Germany., Germany, United States, United States., Italy, Darmstadt (Germany), Harlem (New York, N.Y.), Kansas, New York (N.Y.), and Washington (D.C.)
- Subject (Name):
- Robertson, Harold L. 1918-2012. (Harold Lloyd),, Robertson, Harold L. 1918-2012 (Harold Lloyd),, Robertson, Harold L. 1942- (Harold Lloyd),, Robertson, Helena Jaroslawzewa, Robertson, Ronald, 1947-, Robertson, Terry, approximately 1945-, Robertson, Vicki, active approximately 1930-1950, United States. Army, United States. Army. Cavalry Regiment, 10th (1866-1950), and United States. Army. Engineer Combat Battalion, 547th
- Subject (Topic):
- African American officers, African American troops, African American soldiers, Military construction operations, Photographers, African American photographers, African Americans, Segregation, Armed Forces, Non-commissioned officers, German shepherd dog, Training, Interracial marrige, Military bases, Military bridges, Design and construction, Photography, Military, World War, 1939-1945, and History
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Photograph album].
8. Laura Riding letters to Dorothy and Ward Hutchinson, 1935-1951
- Creator:
- Riding, Laura, 1901-1991
- Call Number:
- YCAL MSS 532
- Image Count:
- 333
- Abstract:
- Collection of approximately 75 pieces of correspondence from Riding to Dorothy and Ward Hutchinson. There are also letters to the Hutchinsons from John Aldridge, Robert Graves, Alan Hodge, Harry Kemp, James Reeves, and others; one poem by Riding, a ty...
- Description:
- Laura Riding (1901-1991), poet.
- Subject (Name):
- Aldridge, John W., Graves, Robert, 1895-1985., Hodge, Alan, 1915-1979., Hutchinson, Dorothy., Hutchinson, Ward., Kemp, Harry, 1883-1960., Reeves, James., and Riding, Laura, 1901-1991.
- Subject (Topic):
- American literature and Authors, American
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Laura Riding letters to Dorothy and Ward Hutchinson, 1935-1951
9. [Drawings].
- Creator:
- Rickard, Greville, 1889-1956, artist
- Published / Created:
- [circa 1927-circa 1937]
- Call Number:
- GEN MSS 1212
- Container / Volume:
- Box
- Image Count:
- 6
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- The collection consists of three drawings by Greville Rickard: "Sherry-Netherland Fire" (circa 1927, crayon on paper mounted on board, 51 x 34.5 cm.), "Residence of Dr. Charles V. Paterno, Greenwich, Conn." (circa 1937, ink on card, 56 x 32 cm.), and ...
- Description:
- Greville Rickard was born in Denver, Colorado, on December 8, 1889, the son of Stephen Rickard. He received a BS degree from Sheffield Scientific School at Yale University in 1912, and studied afterward at the Yale School of Architecture. Rickard prac...
- Subject (Geographic):
- United States.
- Subject (Name):
- Paterno, Charles, 1878-1946, Martinot, Paul, and Rickard, Greville, 1889-1956.
- Subject (Topic):
- Homes and haunts and Architects
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Drawings].