Art, French--20th century, Authors, French--20th century, Gender identity in art, Lesbian artists--France, LGBTQ resource, Photographers--France, Photography, Artistic--France, Surrealism--France, Women photographers, World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, French, and World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--Channel Islands--Jersey
Art, French--20th century, Authors, French--20th century, Gender identity in art, Lesbian artists--France, LGBTQ resource, Photographers--France, Photography, Artistic--France, Surrealism--France, Women photographers, World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, French, and World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--Channel Islands--Jersey
1 of 4 folders completely digitized. and The papers include autograph and typed letters, signed (arranged alphabetically by sender in boxes 1-2) to Richard Adams Romney from Leonard Bernstein, Paul Cadmus, Eva Le Gallienne, David Horner (including one sent on his behalf from Osbert Sitwell), Christopher Isherwood, Pavel Tchelitchew, John van Druten, Margaret Webster, and others dating from the 1940s to the 1970s, who write to him (often addressing him by his nickname, "Twig") with advice and news of their activities and that of other friends. The letters from Alice Delamar (circa 1946-1989) form the largest group of letters, and document their long and close friendship, travels, and the activities of mutual friends. Also included are photograph albums and loose photographs (boxes 3-4) documenting Romney's travels to Greece and Peru, and social gatherings in Connecticut and Palm Beach, Florida.
Description:
Purchased from Richard Adams Romney on the George Henry Nettleton Fund, 1999 and 2000, and the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 2002. and Richard Adams Romney was born in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1918, and was a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard. He lived on the Upper East Side of New York City from 1945 to 1997, and worked in the real estate and insurance businesses. He was a gallery assistant at the Betty Parsons Gallery from 1950 to 1954. His friends and acquaintances included writers, artists, and musicians, including Leonard Bernstein, Christopher Isherwood, and Paul Cadmus. One of his closest friends was Alice Delamar, an American heiress and partner of the actress and director Eva Le Gallienne. Romney died in Troy, New York in 2009.
The papers contain correspondence and research notes related to Hyde's biography of Wilde, originally titled Oscar Wilde in Prison, published as Oscar Wilde: the Aftermath (Methuen, 1963). Correspondents include his publisher Methuen & Co., Wilde's son Vyvyan Holland, the author Rupert Hyde-Davis, the British Home Office regarding access to government records and prisons, and friends and colleagues who wrote to Hyde with opinions of his manuscript and book. Also present are Hyde's annotated carbon typescript and a proof copy of the published book. A note from Hyde, dated May 1964, accompanies the collection and explains the book's change in title.
Description:
Harford Montgomery Hyde (1907-1989), Irish-born lawyer and author. and Purchased from Hamill & Barker on the Library Associates Fund, 1964.
Subject (Name):
Great Britain. Home Office and Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900
Subject (Topic):
Authors, English--20th century--Archives, English literature--20th century, and LGBTQ resource
1 of 4 folders completely digitized. and The papers include autograph and typed letters, signed (arranged alphabetically by sender in boxes 1-2) to Richard Adams Romney from Leonard Bernstein, Paul Cadmus, Eva Le Gallienne, David Horner (including one sent on his behalf from Osbert Sitwell), Christopher Isherwood, Pavel Tchelitchew, John van Druten, Margaret Webster, and others dating from the 1940s to the 1970s, who write to him (often addressing him by his nickname, "Twig") with advice and news of their activities and that of other friends. The letters from Alice Delamar (circa 1946-1989) form the largest group of letters, and document their long and close friendship, travels, and the activities of mutual friends. Also included are photograph albums and loose photographs (boxes 3-4) documenting Romney's travels to Greece and Peru, and social gatherings in Connecticut and Palm Beach, Florida.
Description:
Purchased from Richard Adams Romney on the George Henry Nettleton Fund, 1999 and 2000, and the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 2002. and Richard Adams Romney was born in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1918, and was a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard. He lived on the Upper East Side of New York City from 1945 to 1997, and worked in the real estate and insurance businesses. He was a gallery assistant at the Betty Parsons Gallery from 1950 to 1954. His friends and acquaintances included writers, artists, and musicians, including Leonard Bernstein, Christopher Isherwood, and Paul Cadmus. One of his closest friends was Alice Delamar, an American heiress and partner of the actress and director Eva Le Gallienne. Romney died in Troy, New York in 2009.
Five scrapbooks containing images of men from various men's magazines dating from the 1950s and 1960s. Clippings come from adult and physique or "beefcake" magazines showing mostly athletic, young men in nude, semi-nude, and often erotic poses. Some indiv
Subject (Name):
Grimek, John--Pictorial works, Seipke, Vic--Pictorial works, and Theriault, Ed--Pictorial works
Subject (Topic):
Bodybuilders--United States, Gay erotic photography--United States, Gay erotica--United States, LGBTQ resource, Male figure, Male physique, One (Hollywood, Calif.), and Photography o
Five scrapbooks containing images of men from various men's magazines dating from the 1950s and 1960s. Clippings come from adult and physique or "beefcake" magazines showing mostly athletic, young men in nude, semi-nude, and often erotic poses. Some indiv
Subject (Name):
Grimek, John--Pictorial works, Seipke, Vic--Pictorial works, and Theriault, Ed--Pictorial works
Subject (Topic):
Bodybuilders--United States, Gay erotic photography--United States, Gay erotica--United States, LGBTQ resource, Male figure, Male physique, One (Hollywood, Calif.), and Photography o
Five scrapbooks containing images of men from various men's magazines dating from the 1950s and 1960s. Clippings come from adult and physique or "beefcake" magazines showing mostly athletic, young men in nude, semi-nude, and often erotic poses. Some indiv
Subject (Name):
Grimek, John--Pictorial works, Seipke, Vic--Pictorial works, and Theriault, Ed--Pictorial works
Subject (Topic):
Bodybuilders--United States, Gay erotic photography--United States, Gay erotica--United States, LGBTQ resource, Male figure, Male physique, One (Hollywood, Calif.), and Photography o
Five scrapbooks containing images of men from various men's magazines dating from the 1950s and 1960s. Clippings come from adult and physique or "beefcake" magazines showing mostly athletic, young men in nude, semi-nude, and often erotic poses. Some indiv
Subject (Name):
Grimek, John--Pictorial works, Seipke, Vic--Pictorial works, and Theriault, Ed--Pictorial works
Subject (Topic):
Bodybuilders--United States, Gay erotic photography--United States, Gay erotica--United States, LGBTQ resource, Male figure, Male physique, One (Hollywood, Calif.), and Photography o