Saxon Barnes papers

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Saxon Barnes papers

1889-1990

http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/1511

Saxon Barnes (1902-1991) was the fourth child of Wald and Elizabeth Barnes and a brother of Djuna Barnes. He was a successful banker at Citibank for thirty-six years. The collection includes photographs, correspondence, clippings, biographical information, and printed matter. Correspondents include Andrew Field, Edith Brownman, Silas Glossop, Fran McCullough, and others. Subjects of the photographs include Djuna Barnes, Miss Barnes's family and friends, and silverpoint drawings by Thelma Wood. Most of the correspondence relates to the estate or literary works of Djuna Barnes. The Papers of Saxon Barnes cover the period from 1889 to 1990 and consist primarily of correspondence, clippings, and photographs. Major topics documented in the collection include the settlement and distribution of the estate of Djuna Barnes; requests for information on Djuana Barnes's work; Ernst (Putzi) Hanfstaengl; Dag Hammarskjöld, former Secretary General of the United Nations; and requests for compensation from Fran McCullough.

1.75 Linear Feet

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University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 6326441

University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries

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Glossop, Silas.

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Hanfstaengl, Ernst, 1887-1975

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Barnes, Djuna, 1892-1982

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Noted journalist and avant-garde author Djuna Barnes was born in Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York, on June 12, 1892, the second child and only daughter of Wald and Elizabeth Chappell Barnes. Barnes studied art at the Pratt Institute (1912-1913) and at the Art Student's League of New York (1915-1916). In 1913, she began working as a freelance journalist and illustrator for the Brooklyn Daily Eagle and was soon writing and illustrating features and interviews for the New Y...

Glossop, Silas

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Barnes, Saxon, 1902-1991.

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Saxon Barnes was born on July 26, 1902. He was the fourth child of Wald and Elizabeth Barnes and a brother of Djuna Barnes. Mr. Barnes was a successful banker, working at Citibank for thirty-six years. While at Citibank, his accomplishments included securing important accounts from companies such as Shell Oil. He also became Vice President of the bank's Rockefeller Center branch. Mr. Barnes retired in the mid-1960s to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, with his wife Eleanor. An avid golfer and amateur scu...

Hafstaengl, Ernst, 1887-1975

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