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Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas papers, 1837-1961

Title: Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas papers 1837-1961

The Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas Papers contain manuscripts of writings, letters, clippings, photographs, artworks, and personal papers relating to the life and work of Gertrude Stein and her companion, Alice B. Toklas, and to Gertrude's brother, Leo Stein, an artist and writer. As well as holding the bulk of Stein's literary output (often described as "experimental" or "cubist" writing), the materials document Stein and Toklas' involvement with the literary and art scene in Paris during the first half of the 20th century. Series I, Writings, contains holograph and typescript drafts of the majority of Gertrude Stein's writings, including "The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas," "The Making of Americans" (complete with a quantity of notes, or "studies"), "Tender Buttons" and a group of unpublished fragments and carnets, notebooks kept by Stein with preliminary drafts of writings. Series II, Correspondence of Gertrude Stein, contains letters sent from a wide variety of Stein's friends: artists such as Georges Bracque, Jean Cocteau, and Pablo Picasso; writers such as Sherwood Anderson, Ernest Hemingway, and Thornton Wilder; and acquaintances through many years such as Mildred Aldrich, Etta and Claribel Cone, Robert Haas, Mabel Dodge Luhan,Sir Francis Rose, Virgil Thomson, and Carl Van Vechten. Series III, Third Party Letters and Series IV, Alice B. Toklas Correspondence, contain letters from many of the same people, the latter group containing Alice Toklas's correspondence following Gertrude Stein's death. Series V, Personal Papers, and Series VI, Clippings, gather together various personal affects of Stein and Toklas as well as documentation of Stein's life as reported during her lifetime. Series VII, Photographs, show Stein from early childhood through 1946, the year she died. Prints showing Alice Toklas, various friends, artworks, and locales are included in this series, as are several volumes of prints made by Carl Van Vechten. Series VIII and IX contain numerous artworks and objects given by Stein and Toklas. Included here are a painting by Pablo Picasso and a sketch by Henri Matisse.

ArchivalResource: Total Boxes: 173; Other Storage Formats: Oversize, artwork, objects, cold storage; Linear Feet: 93

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/beinecke.stein View

Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939. William Butler Yeats Collection, 1872-1970.

Title: William Butler Yeats Collection, 1872-1970.

Typescripts and page proofs of works and letters from the author make up the bulk of the W. B. Yeats Collection. The works series contains page proofs from many of Yeats' volumes of poetry and plays including The Countess Cathleen, The Wanderings of Oisin, and Wild Swans at Coole, Other Verses and A Play in Verse. In addition is a draft for a proposed eleven volume series of Yeats' work. A number of individual holograph and typescript poems are also present. The correspondence series overwhelmingly is made up of letters from Yeats to friends and publishers. Of particular note among his correspondents are Mabel Beardsley, Edmund Dulac, Joseph M. Hone, William Horton, George Russell, and Fisher Unwin. A lively correspondence with Thomas Sturge Moore carried out between 1901 and 1936, is also present. Series III is made up of works and correspondence from members of the Yeats family, including Elizabeth Corbet, Georgie Lees, Jack Butler, John Butler, and Lily. Of particular interest in this series is a set of W. B. Yeats' hand prints on two sheets of paper. Series IV contains works and letters by and between friends and associates of the Yeats' family.

ArchivalResource: 11 boxes (4.62 linear feet) and 1 galley folder.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122385571 View

Amy Lowell correspondence, 1883-1927 (inclusive), 1910-1925 (bulk).

Title: Amy Lowell correspondence, 1883-1927(inclusive), 1910-1925 (bulk).

Correspondence of the American poet, Amy Lowell.

ArchivalResource: 53 boxes (18 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00100/catalog View

Century Company records

Title: Century Company records

The Century Company published the Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, which was widely regarded as the best general periodical of its time, performing a role as cultural arbiter during the 1880s and 1890s. It was founded in New York City in 1881 and also published the children's magazine St. Nicholas, dictionaries, and books. The Century Company records date from 1870 to the 1930s and chiefly contain correspondence with contributors, readers, public figures, and literary agents. A number of manuscripts and proofs in the collection are extensively edited and taken with annotations on letters provide a detailed record of the outlook, standards, and functions of the company.

ArchivalResource: 60.4 linear feet; 151 boxes

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/504 View

Braithwaite, William Stanley, 1878-1962. Papers, 1897-1930

Title: William Stanley Braithwaite papers, 1897-1930

Papers of the African-American poet, literary critic, and editor William Stanley Braithwaite.

ArchivalResource: 31 boxes (10.5 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01469/catalog View

Pound, Ezra, 1885-1972. Donald Wing collection of Ezra Pound papers, 1909-1948.

Title: Donald Wing collection of Ezra Pound papers, 1909-1948.

The collection contains letters by, writings and memorabilia of Ezra Pound, including letters to James J. Angleton, R. P. Blackmur, William Stanley Braithwaite, Kate Buss, Ford Madox Ford, Arnold Gingrich, and A. R. Orage. The letters mainly concern publication of various writings by Pound; a letter to the journal Current Controversy discusses Pound's political and economic views. Writings and memorabilia include a proof sheet of "The Fourth Canto"; photographs of Pound in London; and an invitation to a tea given by Pound.

ArchivalResource: 0.25 linear ft. (1 box)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702150345 View

Buss, Kate. Papers, 1918-1931.

Title: Papers, 1918-1931.

This collection of materials from American writer and critic reflects her interest in modern art and Oriental theater and it includes galley proofs, correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, a music manuscript, block prints, and reprints. The collection includes some Buss poems; some photographs associated with an exhibit of works by Impressionist M. Bucknell-Pecorini; and programs for a play starring the Chinese opera star, Mei Lan-fang.

ArchivalResource: 0.2 c.f. (1 archives box)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/86166226 View

Witter Bynner papers, 1829-1965.

Title: Witter Bynner papers, 1829-1965.

Correspondence and compositions of American poet and translator Witter Bynner.

ArchivalResource: 99 boxes (49.5 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00668/catalog View

Pound, Ezra, 1885-1972. Donald Wing collection of Ezra Pound papers, 1909-1948.

Title: Donald Wing collection of Ezra Pound papers, 1909-1948.

The collection contains letters by, writings and memorabilia of Ezra Pound, including letters to James J. Angleton, R.P. Blackmur, William Stanley Braithwaite, Kate Buss, Ford Madox Ford, Arnold Gingrich, and A.R. Orage. The letters mainly concern publication of various writings by Pound; a letter to the journal Current Controversy discusses Pound's political and economic views. Writings and memorabilia include a proof sheet of "The Fourth Canto"; photographs of Pound in London; and an invitation to a tea given by Pound.

ArchivalResource: 0.25 linear ft. (1 box)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/78303371 View

Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas collection 1901-1987

Title: Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas collection 1901-1987

The Gertrude Stein and Alice B. ToklasCollection contains manuscripts, letters, photographs, clippings, artworks, andresearch materials relating to the life and work of Gertrude Stein and hercompanion, Alice B. Toklas gathered during the years following Stein's death tosupplement the Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas Papers (YCAL MSS 76). Itemsfrom such friends and admirers as Elizabeth Fuller Chapman, Doda Conrad,Clement Hurd, Samuel Steward, and Donald Sutherland complement the originalgroup of Stein papers. Series I, Writings, includes drafts of works byStein and several posthumously published items, along with a group of writingsby Alice B. Toklas. Series II, Correspondence, contains long runs of lettersfrom Stein to: Edward Aswell, Henry Phelan Gibb, William Garland Rogers, SamuelSteward, Donald Sutherland, and Virgil Thomson, all of which were acquired fromthe original recipients and several outgoing letters from Gertrude Stein andfrom Alice Toklas. Series III, Other Papers, contains research materialsfrom Stein scholars, files from the Atlantic Monthly concerning theirpublication of Stein's work, several musical settings of Stein works, and DodaConrad's files concerning a fund for Alice Toklas. Series IV and V containPrinted Materials and Series VI contains Photographs, some of Stein and Toklas,but principally of artworks owned by Stein and of posthumous productions ofStein plays. Series VII and VIII (Artworks and Objects), includes a collagepainting by Pablo Picasso and a number of paintings by Sir Francis Rose. SeriesIX, Film and Sound Recordings, contains a film of Stein and Toklas at the HotelPernollet in Belley France around 1927 and several audio recordings of Steinreadings her works.

ArchivalResource: Total Boxes:40; OtherStorage Formats: Artworks, Objects, Recordings, Oversize; Linear Feet: 24

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Houghton Library printed book provenance file, A-D

Title: Houghton Library printed book provenance file, A-D

Index to ownership/provenance information, primarily from printed books, held by Houghton Library.

ArchivalResource: 1 collection

https://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01529/catalog View