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Bessie, Alvah Cecil, 1904-1985. Papers, 1929-1991.

Title: Papers, 1929-1991.

Papers of Alvah Cecil Bessie (1904-1985), a novelist, screenwriter, literary and film critic, and one of the Hollywood Ten who was blacklisted for his refusal to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee. The collection documents Bessie's writing career; the impact of the blacklist on him; his recollections of his service with the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, a unit of the Republican Army during the Spanish Civil War; and his continuing interest in similar issues and causes. Bessie's correspondents include representatives of the Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, the Limelighters, the International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union, the Hungry i nightclub, the National Writers Union, the San Francisco Mime Troupe, and the San Francisco Film Festival; foreign and American publishers and editors such as Curtis Brown Ltd., Chandler and Sharp, Holt Rinehart and Winston, and Seven Seas Books; and individuals such as Woody Allen, Herbert Aptheker, Ed Asner, James Aronson, Carlos Baker, Kaye Ballard, Angus Cameron, Jaime Camino, Morris Carnovsky, Lester Cole, Bette Davis, John Henry Faulk, Martha Gellhorn, Ralph Gleason, Lillian Hellman, Stefan Heym, Warren Hinckle, Paul Jarrico, Robert Kenny, Paul Krassner, Ring Lardner, Jr., John Howard Lawson, Maxim Lieber, Cyra MacFadden, Albert Maltz, Herbert Matthews, Arthur Miller, Clifford Odets, Vladimir Pozner, Carlos Rojas, Norman Rosten, George Seldes, Studs Terkel, Dalton Trumbo, and Jerry Wald. The processed portion is summarized above and is described in the register. Additional accessions are described below.

ArchivalResource: 17.2 c.f. (42 archives boxes and 1 card box)5 reels of microfilm (35 mm.)6 tape recordings.2 disc recordings, and.1 film; plus.additions of 6.9 c.f.1 film reel.13 photographs, and.64 tape recordings.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/173692432 View

Fast, Howard, 1914-2003. Howard Fast letters to Louis and Bryna Untermeyer and related material, 1951-1975 (bulk 1974-1975).

Title: Howard Fast letters to Louis and Bryna Untermeyer and related material, 1951-1975 (bulk 1974-1975).

The collection consists of nine items, including six letters to Louis and Bryna Untermeyer: 16 Oct. 1974, about Erica Jong's visit, and his life in California; 25 Nov. 1974, looking forward to their impending visit, with advice on hotels; 24 June 1975, thanking Louis for his genorosity and introduction; 15 July 1975, appreciating some constructive criticism from Louis; 30 Oct. 1975, announcing the new Fast book, Time and the Riddle, with an introduction by Louis, will be arriving shortly; 11 Nov. 1975, with an anecdote about Billy Wilder reflecting on his book sales. Also, carbon of Louis's letter to Fast, 1 July 1975, saying he was happy to write the introduction, with some incisive comments about Fast's stories; printed letter to Fast from Howard Cameron, 27 June 1951, with congratulations for and specific analysis of Fast's Spartacus, along with his official general comments about the novel, which Cameron read for Little, Brown; copy of a printed letter from Fast, addresssed to Dear Librarians, 18 Jan. 1952, tracing the publication history of Spartacus, and the decision to publish it himself, quoting the Library Bill of Rights, closing with a request that they order the book from him.

ArchivalResource: 9 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70901296 View

Marzani, Carl. Papers, 1890-1994 (bulk 1935-1975).

Title: Papers, 1890-1994 (bulk 1935-1975).

Contains correspondence, published and unpublished writings, business records, clippings and ephemera, FBI files, memorabilia and other materials documenting Marzani's personal, political, literary and business activities. Series I, Biographical, contains Marzani family memorabilia, student writings, and the journals of Carl and Edith Marzani from their 1938 world tour. Series II, Trial/Prison, contains Marzani's FBI file, and materials relating to his defense campaign. Series III. Correspondence, contains personal and political correspondence, and includes his prison correspondence, and some correspondence with Marzani's associates maintained by his son Tony after Carl's death. Series IV, Writings, contains drafts of, and notes for, various manuscripts. The bulk of the material pertains to the major project of his later years, the unpublished work titled George Orwell. This work principally dealt with the origins and history of the Cold War, and also critiqued Orwell's reportage of the Spanish Civil War. There are also materials pertaining to The Promise of Eurocommunism, The Survivor, and other works.

ArchivalResource: 18.5 linear ft. (38 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/476038157 View

Pruitt, Ida. Papers, 1850s-1992 (inclusive).

Title: Papers, 1850s-1992 (inclusive).

Collection includes correspondence, scrapbooks, diaries, and published and unpublished writings of Anna Seward Pruitt; correspondence, diaries, notebooks, published and unpublished writings of Ida Pruitt, social work case notes, speeches, minutes and correspondence from Indusco; writings of Rewi Alley; and photographs of family, friends, and life in China.

ArchivalResource: 29 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/232008990 View

Carl Aldo Marzani Papers, Bulk, 1935-1975, [1890]-1994, (Bulk 1935-1975)

Title: Carl Aldo Marzani Papers Bulk, 1935-1975 [1890]-1994, (Bulk 1935-1975)

Carl Marzani (1912-1994)was an Italian-American immigrant radical and briefly a Communist Party, USA organizer on New York City's Lower East Side. He served in the Office of Strategic Services during World War II and briefly thereafter in the State Department. He was also a political documentary filmmaker, the author of six books and numerous articles, and as an editor and publisher, first translated and published portions of the work of the Italian Marxist, Antonio Gramsci. Marzani served almost three years in prison, from 1947-1950, for concealing his prewar Party membership while he was employed by the government. He lived and worked in New York City most of his life. This collection of papers includes his correspondence, manuscripts, and ephemera. NOTE: This collection is housed offsite and advance notice is required for use.

ArchivalResource: 18.5 linear feet; (38 boxes)

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Carl Aldo Marzani Papers [1890]-1994, (bulk 1935-1975).

Title: Carl Aldo Marzani Papers [1890]-1994, (bulk 1935-1975).

Carl Marzani (1912-1994)was an Italian-American immigrant radical and briefly a Communist Party, USA organizer on New York City's Lower East Side. He served in the Office of Strategic Services during World War II and briefly thereafter in the State Department. He was also a political documentary filmmaker, the author of six books and numerous articles, and as an editor and publisher, first translated and published portions of the work of the Italian Marxist, Antonio Gramsci. Marzani served almost ... The papers principally contain personal, political, and business correspondence and writings, and are organized into seven series: I. Biographical: Childhood & Youth; II. Trial/Prison Papers; III. Correspondence; IV. Writings; V. Political Activities; VI. Publishing: Cameron Associates, Marzani & Munsell; VII. Addendum. Eighteen audiocassette interviews, conducted in Italy in Italian for Marzani's book The Promise of Eurocommunism, have been been separated to the Library's Oral History collections, ...

ArchivalResource: 18.5 linear feet (38 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/614067318 View

Cameron, Angus (Donald Angus). Reminiscences of Donald Angus Cameron : oral history, 1977.

Title: Reminiscences of Donald Angus Cameron : oral history, 1977.

Childhood and education, rural Indiana; DePauw University, 1930; editor; Bobbs-Merrill Co., 1935-38, Little, Brown & Co., 1938-51; Massachusetts Progressive Party, Henry Wallace campaign, 1948; break with Little, Brown; appearances before Senate committees, House Un-American Activities Committee, establishment of private publishing house in Adirondacks, 1953; Cameron and Kahn, later Cameron Associates, Liberty Book Club; Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., senior editor, 1959; trip to Russia; anecdotes on publishing history, publishing and literary figures including Alfred McIntyre, Alfred and Blanche Knopf, Thomas Mann, C.S. Forester, Ogden Nash, Norman Mailer.

ArchivalResource: Transcript: 640 leaves.Tape: 10 reels.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/309729625 View

Forester, C. S. (Cecil Scott), 1899-1966. Letters, 1937-1966.

Title: Letters, 1937-1966.

Consists of letters from Cecil Scott Forester, author to various editors at Little, Brown & Company.

ArchivalResource: 151 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/36569914 View

Papers of Ida Pruitt, 1850s-1992

Title: Papers of Ida Pruitt, 1850s-1992

Correspondence, writings, photographs, and papers of Ida Pruitt documenting her life and family in China and United States.

ArchivalResource: 69 file boxes, 5 card file boxes, 10 folio folders, 8 folio+ folders, 8 oversize folders, 1 supersize folder; Photographs: 307 folders, 18 folio folders, 2 folio+ folders, 2 volumes, 4 daguerreotypes, 2 ambrotypes, 1 tintype

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/sch00076/catalog View