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MacKinlay Kantor Papers, 1885-1977, (bulk 1920-1970)

Title: MacKinlay Kantor Papers 1885-1977 (bulk 1920-1970)

Novelist and author. Correspondence, diaries, drafts and galleys of playscripts, poems, songs, and fiction and nonfiction books, tearsheets, dictation and interview transcripts, notes, research materials, descriptive inventories of personal papers, legal and financial documents, clippings, printed material, scrapbooks, publicity and promotional records, maps, book illustrations, photographs, and other papers relating chiefly to Kantor's literary career.

ArchivalResource: 50,000 items; 158 containers plus 2 oversize; 65 linear feet

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008071 View

Leonard, Elmore, 1925-. Papers, 1970-1988.

Title: Papers, 1970-1988.

Collection consists of the papers of Elmore Leonard.

ArchivalResource: 200 items

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/775443072 View

White mss., 1932-1969

Title: White mss., 1932-1969

Collection consists of the correspondence, writings, and memorabilia of critic, editor, and writer William Anthony Parker (W.A.P.) White, 1911-1968.

ArchivalResource: 30,000 items

http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/findingaids/view?doc.view=entire_text&docId=InU-Li-VAC2076 View

Gipson, Fred, 1908-1973. Papers, 1920-1973.

Title: Papers, 1920-1973.

The Fred Gipson Papers, 1920-1973, include manuscripts, drafts, correspondence, contracts, financial and legal documents, and photographs that document his life as one of the most prolific writers of the American Southwest. The creative works consist of manuscripts (often including multiple annotated and corrected drafts) of short stories, novels, screenplays, speeches, and newspapers articles. While short story drafts and printed versions dominate the works series, also present are numerous story ideas or outlines, called "briefs" by Gipson. Gipson's most famous novel Old Yeller is not found in this collection; however, several revised drafts of Savage Sam, both novel and screen adaptation, are present. Correspondence with friends, literary agents and publishers, and fan mail comprise half the collection. This correspondence reflects Gipson's literary achievements and the influence his books had on young readers, whose letters dominate the fan mail subseries. The correspondence series also illuminates the problems and struggles Gipson endured in his personal life and writing career. Significant correspondents include Walter Brennan, Bernard Brister, Maurice Crain, Margaret Cousins, J. Frank Dobie, Samuel Goldwyn, John Henry Faulk, Lyndon B. Johnson, Zack Miller, Fess Parker, Cactus Pryor, General Jesus Jaime Quiñones, Joe Austell Small, H. N. Swanson, Evan Thomas, Walter Prescott Webb, Annie Laurie Williams, and Chill Wills. Additional series include printed material by and about Gipson and his works, personal papers, and financial and legal documents. The Gipson papers represent aspects of his work and life from his childhood to his death in 1973. Beyond the study of Gipson and his writings, this collection provides insight into the process of writing and publishing popular western and children's literature in the last half of the twentieth century.

ArchivalResource: 34 boxes (14 linear ft.), 1 oversize folder.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122494214 View

H.N. Swanson, Inc. Check : to F. Scott Fitzgerald, 1939.

Title: Check : to F. Scott Fitzgerald, 1939.

ArchivalResource: 1 check ; 7.8 x 20.8 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/40094826 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

James M. Cain Papers, 1901-1978, (bulk 1925-1978)

Title: James M. Cain Papers 1901-1978 (bulk 1925-1978)

Author, journalist, and screenwriter. Correspondence, writings, legal and financial records, family papers, printed matter, and other papers relating primarily to Cain's work as a journalist and to his career as a novelist and Hollywood screenwriter.

ArchivalResource: 30,000 items; 94 containers; 36 linear feet

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009011 View

O'Hara, John, 1905-1970. John O'Hara letters to H.N. Swanson, 1955-1970.

Title: John O'Hara letters to H.N. Swanson, 1955-1970.

The collection contains fifty-five letters and three contract documents between John O'Hara and his Hollywood, California literary agent, H.N. Swanson. O'Hara discusses his financial terms for sales of his short stories and novels to film companies (Revue Studios, Twentieth Century-Fox); complains about the Screen Writers' Guild; criticizes and praises producers, directors, and screenwriters (Harold Hecht, Alfred Hitchcock, Walter Mirisch, David O. Selznick, Rod Serling, Walter Wanger, Fred Zinnemann, and others); and states his writing projects and travel plans.

ArchivalResource: 58 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/45614995 View

Swanson, H. N. Letter, 1939 Jan. 21, 8523 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, [Calif. to] F. Scott Fitzgerald, Selznick International, Culver City, Calif.

Title: Letter, 1939 Jan. 21, 8523 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, [Calif. to] F. Scott Fitzgerald, Selznick International, Culver City, Calif.

Typed letter, signed "Swanie," clarifying Fitzgerald's employment status at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the date of his contract's expiration, and the renumerative terms of his current employment with the Selznick studio.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.) ; 27 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/45302551 View

Swanson, H. N. Correspondence to W. A. Swanberg, 1962.

Title: Correspondence to W. A. Swanberg, 1962.

ArchivalResource: 2 items (2 leaves).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155896715 View

Cousins, Margaret, 1905-1996. Papers, 1921-1973.

Title: Papers, 1921-1973.

Correspondence, typescripts of published and unpublished material, photographs, galley proofs, speeches, printed materials, and memorabilia document Cousins' life from her high school years through her career as writer and editor. Files for her books, short stories, and articles are quite extensive (15 boxes), with most of the short stories and articles represented by both a typescript and the printed version. Includes typescripts for Lyndon Johnson's memoir, The vantage point, and Lady Bird Johnson's A White House diary, as well as two articles by Margaret Truman, all of which Cousins edited. Materials from her years at Doubleday include memoranda from other editors, minutes from editorial meetings, and correspondence with authors and literary agents. Among the personal items are correspondence with friends and associates, as well as documentation of her homes, especially her house near Dobbs Ferry, NY.

ArchivalResource: 35 boxes. : (14.5 linear feet)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122385590 View

Leonard, Elmore mss., 1970-1988

Title: Leonard, Elmore mss. 1970-1988

Consists of papers of author and screenwriter Elmore “Dutch” Leonard (b. 1925).

ArchivalResource: 200 items

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