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1.
Elaine Benton papers relating to James Purdy, 1970-1999

Creator:
Benton, Elaine
Call Number:
YCAL MSS 416
Container / Volume:
Box 2
Image Count:
36
Abstract:
Collection consists of approximately 120 letters and cards from James Purdy to his assistant and friend Elaine Benton, dating from 1983 to 1999, writings, and other materials. Benton served as Purdy's typist, and the writings include typescript drafts...
Description:
James Purdy, American writer.
Subject (Name):
Benton, Elaine. and Purdy, James, 1914-2009.
Subject (Topic):
American literature and Authors, American
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Elaine Benton papers relating to James Purdy, 1970-1999

2.
Elaine Benton papers relating to James Purdy, 1970-1999

Creator:
Benton, Elaine
Call Number:
YCAL MSS 416
Container / Volume:
Box 1
Image Count:
377
Abstract:
Collection consists of approximately 120 letters and cards from James Purdy to his assistant and friend Elaine Benton, dating from 1983 to 1999, writings, and other materials. Benton served as Purdy's typist, and the writings include typescript drafts...
Description:
James Purdy, American writer.
Subject (Name):
Benton, Elaine. and Purdy, James, 1914-2009.
Subject (Topic):
American literature and Authors, American
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Elaine Benton papers relating to James Purdy, 1970-1999

3.
Henry Miller letters to Sister Magdalen Mary and papers, 1960-1989

Creator:
Miller, Henry, 1891-1980
Call Number:
YCAL MSS 517
Image Count:
24
Abstract:
Collection of sixteen pieces of correspondence from Miller to Sister Magdalen Mary of Immaculate Heart College, dating from the mid 1960s, along with photographs, clippings, and printed ephemera relating chiefly to publications and exhibitions of work...
Description:
Henry Miller (1891-1980), author and painter.
Subject (Geographic):
United States
Subject (Name):
Miller, Henry, 1891-1980. and Immaculate Heart College (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Subject (Topic):
American literature, Artists, and Authors, American
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Henry Miller letters to Sister Magdalen Mary and papers, 1960-1989

4.
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

5.
Henry Miller correspondence with Maurice Girodias and writings, 1959-1979

Creator:
Miller, Henry, 1891-1980
Call Number:
YCAL MSS 515
Image Count:
15
Abstract:
Collection contains approximately 30 pieces of correspondence between Miller and French publisher Maurice Girodias, dating from the mid to late 1970s, and drafts, corrected, of several pieces of writing, including a fragment from Nexus and four essays...
Description:
Henry Miller (1891-1980), author and painter.
Subject (Geographic):
Paris (France)
Subject (Name):
Fraenkel, Michael, 1896-1957., Girodias, Maurice., Man Ray, 1890-1976., and Miller, Henry, 1891-1980.
Subject (Topic):
American literature, Authors, American, and Intellectual life
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Henry Miller correspondence with Maurice Girodias and writings, 1959-1979

6.
[Portrait of Norman Holmes Pearson].

Creator:
Keller, Deane, 1901-1992, artist
Published / Created:
1976.
Call Number:
YCAL MSS 1032 (Art)
Container / Volume:
(Art)
Image Count:
2
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A portrait of the American academic and editor Norman Holmes Pearson by Deane Keller. The painting is oil on canvas, and is signed at the upper right: "Deane / Keller / 1976." Included in the portrait (hanging on the wall behind Pearson) is a painting...
Description:
Deane Keller (1901-1992), American artist, academic, soldier, and preservationist. He earned a BA from Yale University in 1923 and a BFA from the Yale School of Fine Arts in 1926. Keller taught for forty years at the Yale School of Fine Arts, and duri...
Subject (Geographic):
United States.
Subject (Name):
Keller, Deane, 1901-1992., Lawrence, D. H. 1885-1930. (David Herbert),, and Pearson, Norman Holmes, 1909-1975
Subject (Topic):
Artists and Authors, American
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Portrait of Norman Holmes Pearson].

7.
A feeling for leaving : typescript photocopy

Creator:
Berrigan, Ted
Published / Created:
1975.
Call Number:
YCAL MSS 1395
Container / Volume:
Box
Image Count:
62
Resource Type:
text
Abstract:
Typescript photocopy mock-up with autograph corrections and annotations. The notes describe text sources and other information about the poems, and instructions for typesetting the manuscript. Also includes a front cover and additional pages of front ...
Description:
Ted Berrigan (1934-1983), American poet. He was married to the American poet Alice Notley (1945-).
Subject (Name):
Berrigan, Ted. and Notley, Alice, 1945-
Subject (Topic):
Authors, American and Poets, American
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > A feeling for leaving : typescript photocopy

8.
Myron Brinig papers, 1947-1974

Creator:
Brinig, Myron, 1897-1991
Call Number:
YCAL MSS 69
Container / Volume:
Box 1
Image Count:
131
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 Ci...
Description:
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,...
Subject (Geographic):
United States. and New York (N.Y.)
Subject (Name):
Brinig, Myron, 1897-1991. and Ellsworth, George.
Subject (Topic):
Authors, American, Gay men, and Social life and customs
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Myron Brinig papers, 1947-1974

9.
Joan Schenkar collection of Natalie Barney, 1935-1973

Creator:
Schenkar, Joan, collector
Call Number:
YCAL MSS 1024
Container / Volume:
Box 1
Image Count:
8
Abstract:
The collection contains correspondence, photographs, writings, an address book, a newspaper clipping, and a bookmark relating to Natalie Barney collected by Joan Schenkar
Description:
Joan Schenkar is an American playwright and biographer.
Subject (Name):
Barney, Natalie Clifford, Barnes, Djuna, Bergery, Bettina, 1902-1993., Bey, Eloui., Cleyrergue, Berthe., Colette, 1873-1954., de Jouvenal, Henry., Dreyfus-Barney, Laura, Fauchier-Delavigne, Marcelle., Gentien, Antoinette, Hwang, Nadine, Lahovary, Janine., Larbaud, Valery, Laurencin, Marie, 1883-1956, Loy, Mina, Palmer, Eva, Rogers, Henrietta Guilbeau., Rouveyre, André, 1879-1962., Schenkar, Joan., Vivien, Renée, 1877-1909, Wilde, Dolly, 1895-1941, and Crédit suisse Berne.
Subject (Topic):
Authors, American, Authors, French, and Women authors, French
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Joan Schenkar collection of Natalie Barney, 1935-1973

10.
Olga Rudge letters to Linda Melton concerning Ezra Pound, 1921-1972

Creator:
Rudge, Olga, 1895-1996
Call Number:
YCAL MSS 239
Image Count:
3
Abstract:
Letters from Olga Rudge to Linda Melton, accompanied by a small group of papers relating to Ezra Pound. The letters date from between 1947 and 1960 and are almost entirely concerned with Rudge's efforts to win Pound's freedom from American custody in ...
Description:
Olga Rudge (1895-1996), musician and friend of Ezra Pound.
Subject (Name):
Eliot, T. S. 1888-1965 (Thomas Stearns),, Melton, Linda., Pound, Ezra, 1885-1972, Pound, Isabel Weston, 1860-1948., and Rudge, Olga, 1895-1996.
Subject (Topic):
Friends and associates, Public opinion, American literature, American poetry, and Authors, American
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Olga Rudge letters to Linda Melton concerning Ezra Pound, 1921-1972

11.
Ezra Pound photograph collection, circa 1925-1972

Creator:
Pound, Ezra, 1885-1972
Call Number:
YCAL MSS 186
Container / Volume:
Box 1
Image Count:
117
Abstract:
Collection of photographs of, relating to, or once owned by Ezra Pound. Subjects include Pound himself; Olga Rudge; sketches, paintings and sculptures of Pound; and a series of photographs of factories and manufacturing processes collected by Pound in...
Description:
Ezra Pound (1885-1972), American poet.
Subject (Name):
Pound, Ezra, 1885-1972. and Rudge, Olga, 1895-1996.
Subject (Topic):
Authors, American
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Ezra Pound photograph collection, circa 1925-1972

12.
Michael Brownstein papers relating to Anne Waldman, 1968-1971

Creator:
Brownstein, Michael, 1943-
Call Number:
YCAL MSS 286
Image Count:
8
Abstract:
Papers include correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, and printed material by or relating to Anne Waldman dating from the late 1960s and early 1970s, during which time Brownstein and Waldman were living in New York and Waldman was directing the Poe...
Description:
Michael Brownstein (1943-), poet and novelist.
Subject (Name):
Berkson, Bill., Brainard, Joe, 1942-1994., Brownstein, Michael, 1943-, Clark, Tom, 1941-2018., Padgett, Ron, 1942-, Waldman, Anne, 1945-, Warsh, Lewis., Angel Hair Books., Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics., and St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery (New York, N.Y.). Poetry Project.
Subject (Topic):
American literature, American poetry, Authors, American, Beats (Persons), and Poets, American
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Michael Brownstein papers relating to Anne Waldman, 1968-1971

13.
Ted Berrigan correspondence, 1964-1968

Creator:
Berrigan, Ted
Call Number:
YCAL MSS 504
Image Count:
4
Abstract:
Collection of approximately 70 letters to Ted Berrigan, dating from the mid 1960s, from writers, editors, and literary organizations, including Carol Bergé, Joe Brainard, Edwin Denby, Kathleen Fraser, Lita Hornick, Joanne Kyger, Lewis MacAdams, Aram ...
Description:
Ted Berrigan (1934-1983), poet.
Subject (Name):
Bergé, Carol, 1928-2006., Berrigan, Ted., Brainard, Joe, 1942-1994., Denby, Edwin, 1903-1983., Fraser, Kathleen, 1935-2019., Hornick, Lita R., 1927-, Kyger, Joanne., MacAdams, Lewis, 1944-, Saroyan, Aram., and Schjeldahl, Peter.
Subject (Topic):
American literature, Authors, American, and Poets, American
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Ted Berrigan correspondence, 1964-1968

14.
Henry Miller drafts of Nexus, 1959-1962

Creator:
Miller, Henry, 1891-1980
Call Number:
YCAL MSS 512
Container / Volume:
Box 2
Image Count:
113
Abstract:
Draft (483 pages) of "Nexus I" and "Nexus II," typescript carbon, with minor corrections and annotations, and draft (112 pages) of "Nexus: Vol.2," typescript carbon, dated "Nov. 30, 1961," accompanied by autograph letter, signed, from Miller to Emil W...
Description:
Henry Miller (1891-1980), author and painter.
Subject (Name):
Miller, Henry, 1891-1980. and White, Emil.
Subject (Topic):
American literature and Authors, American
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Henry Miller drafts of Nexus, 1959-1962

15.
Henry Miller drafts of Nexus, 1959-1962

Creator:
Miller, Henry, 1891-1980
Call Number:
YCAL MSS 512
Container / Volume:
Box 1
Image Count:
479
Abstract:
Draft (483 pages) of "Nexus I" and "Nexus II," typescript carbon, with minor corrections and annotations, and draft (112 pages) of "Nexus: Vol.2," typescript carbon, dated "Nov. 30, 1961," accompanied by autograph letter, signed, from Miller to Emil W...
Description:
Henry Miller (1891-1980), author and painter.
Subject (Name):
Miller, Henry, 1891-1980. and White, Emil.
Subject (Topic):
American literature and Authors, American
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Henry Miller drafts of Nexus, 1959-1962

16.
Emily Dickinson collection, 1853-1960

Creator:
Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886
Call Number:
YCAL MSS 200
Container / Volume:
Box 1
Image Count:
33
Abstract:
The collection includes letters, manuscripts and photographs related to Emily Dickinson. There are original letters from Dickinson to family and friends, holograph manuscripts by Dickinson, galley proofs for work by Charles Roberts Anderson and Millic...
Description:
Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), poet.
Subject (Geographic):
Amherst (Mass.)
Subject (Name):
Anderson, Charles Roberts, 1902-1999., Bingham, Millicent Todd, 1880-1968., Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886., and Roche, Thomas P.
Subject (Topic):
American literature and Authors, American
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Emily Dickinson collection, 1853-1960

17.
Emily Farnham papers relating to Charles Demuth, 1955-1958

Creator:
Farnham, Emily, 1912-
Call Number:
YCAL MSS 522
Container / Volume:
Box 1
Image Count:
50
Abstract:
The papers document Emily Farnham's research and writing of the biography Charles Demuth: Behind a Laughing Mask. The collection contains correspondence; questionnaires for interviewees; lists of Demuth collectors and collections; photographs of pain...
Description:
Emily Farnham is the author of Charles Demuth: Behind a Laughing Mask (Tulsa: University of Oklahoma Press, 1971).
Subject (Name):
Demuth, Charles, 1883-1935., Ebberts, Carolyn May., and Farnham, Emily, 1912-
Subject (Topic):
American literature, Artists, American, and Authors, American
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Emily Farnham papers relating to Charles Demuth, 1955-1958

18.
Natalie Clifford Barney papers, 1919-1957 (bulk 1949-1952).

Creator:
Barney, Natalie Clifford
Call Number:
YCAL MSS 906
Container / Volume:
Box 1
Image Count:
9
Abstract:
Correspondence and other papers relating to Barney's involvement with the Prix Renée Vivien and other matters. Correspondents include Daisy Fellowes, George-Day, Armand Godoy, Myriam Harry, Jean Massin, Henry de Montherlant, Marie de Regnier (Gérard...
Description:
Natalie Clifford Barney (1876-1972) was an American author whose salon in Paris, while serving as a gathering point for writers in general, aimed to promote the writings of women.
Subject (Name):
Barney, Natalie Clifford., Brooks, Romaine., Colette, 1873-1954., Fellowes, Daisy., George-Day., Godoy, Armand, 1880-1964., Harry, Myriam., Houville, Gérard d', 1875-1963., Massin, Jean, 1917-1986., Montherlant, Henry de, 1896-1972., Pozzi, Catherine, 1882-1934., Vannier, Angèle, 1917-1980., Vilmorin, Louise de, 1902-1969., and Vivien, Renée, 1877-1909.
Subject (Topic):
American literature, Authors, American, and French literature
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Natalie Clifford Barney papers, 1919-1957 (bulk 1949-1952).

19.
Edna Kenton collection, 1899-1954

Creator:
Kenton, Edna, 1876-1954
Call Number:
YCAL MSS 591
Container / Volume:
Box 3
Image Count:
1
Abstract:
Contains correspondence, writings, six diaries, and one notebook. Correspondents (box 1) are Donald Brien, Charles Demuth, Mabel Dodge Luhan, Fania Marinoff, George Middletown, and Carl Van Vechten. Included among the correspondence is a 1954 letter t...
Description:
Edna Kenton, American writer.
Subject (Name):
Brien, Donald., Demuth, Charles, 1883-1935., Kenton, Edna, 1876-1954., Luhan, Mabel Dodge, 1879-1962., Marinoff, Fania, 1890-1971., Middleton, George, 1880-1967., Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964., and Provincetown Players.
Subject (Topic):
American literature and Authors, American
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Edna Kenton collection, 1899-1954

20.
Edna Kenton collection, 1899-1954

Creator:
Kenton, Edna, 1876-1954
Call Number:
YCAL MSS 591
Container / Volume:
Box 1
Image Count:
286
Abstract:
Contains correspondence, writings, six diaries, and one notebook. Correspondents (box 1) are Donald Brien, Charles Demuth, Mabel Dodge Luhan, Fania Marinoff, George Middletown, and Carl Van Vechten. Included among the correspondence is a 1954 letter t...
Description:
Edna Kenton, American writer.
Subject (Name):
Brien, Donald., Demuth, Charles, 1883-1935., Kenton, Edna, 1876-1954., Luhan, Mabel Dodge, 1879-1962., Marinoff, Fania, 1890-1971., Middleton, George, 1880-1967., Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964., and Provincetown Players.
Subject (Topic):
American literature and Authors, American
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Edna Kenton collection, 1899-1954