Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas collection 1901-1987

Levy, Harriet Lane

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Harriet Lane Levy was born in San Francisco in 1867. She graduated from the University of California, Berkeley. In the 1890s she wrote for journal The Wave and served as drama critic for the San Francisco Call. She then moved to Paris and became part of circle that included Gertrude Stein, Pablo Picasso, et al. She returned to California at beginning of World War I. In 1947, she published her memoir, 920 O'Farrell Street, about her life in San Francisco. Levy died in 1950. From the d...

Wilcox, Wendell

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American prisoner in the Japanese prison camp at Los Baños, Philippines. From the description of Wendell Wilcox diary, 1944-1945. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754868074 Born in Hong Kong in 1927, Wendell Wilcox lived in the United States, China, and the Philippines as a child. At the start of World War II, Wilcox resided in the city of Manila with his mother, father, and grandmother. In July 1944, he and his father were detained in a Japanese pris...

Gibb, Henry Phelan.

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Rogers, W. G. (William Garland), 1896-1978

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Sutherland, Donald, 1915-1978.

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Toklas, Alice B., 1877-1967

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Toklas was a writer and companion to Gertrude Stein. From the guide to the Alice B. Toklas letters to William Alfred, 1951-1961., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Biographical Note Alice B. Toklas (1877-1967) was an author and the life partner of Gertrude Stein. Don Frank is the son of one of Toklas' childhood friends. After his service in the armed forces, he met Toklas in Europe. ...

Johnson, Lamont (Pianist)

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Chapman, Elizabeth Fuller

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Elizabeth Fuller Chapman, was an American socialite and patron of the arts. Born Elizabeth Fuller in 1893 in Evanston, Illinois to Dr. Charles Gordon and Isabella Fuller, she had one sister, Dorothy. From a young age she was known as "Bobsy." Elizabeth was educated in Paris at the Villa Dupont, a boarding school for American girls. She received an education in art and literature and remained in Paris until she was 20 years old. She continued her studies at the Art Institute of Chica...

Burns, Edward

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Rose, Francis, Sir, 1909-1979

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Banks, R. R. (Richard R.)

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Hurd, Clement, 1908-1988

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American illustrator and author of children's books; in 1984 Clement Hurd represented Margaret Wise Brown and her illustrators and editors as the recipients of the 1984 Kerlan Award. From the description of Papers, 1938-1984 (bulk 1938-1980). (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62403743 American illustrator and author of children's books. From the description of Johnny Lion's rubber boots : production material. (University of Minnesota, Mi...

Windham, Donald

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Donald Windham, author, born in Atlanta, Georgia, resided mainly in New York (N.Y.). Sandy Campbell, actor, publisher, and former editor of "The New Yorker. From the description of Donald Windham and Sandy Campbell papers, [ca. 1940-1987]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38476245 American writer. From the description of Photographs of Windham, 1988. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 51091394 Born in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1920, Donald Windham le...

Ewing, Max, 1903-1934.

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Fourcade, Xavier

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Knapik, Harold.

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Buss, Kate

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Kate Buss worked as a journalist providing insight into Cubism and other genres of modern art. A close friend of Gertrude Stein, she was responsible for getting Stein's first literary effort published. Buss ended her own life in 1943. From the description of Papers, 1918-1931. (Temple University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 86166226 ...

Thomson, Virgil

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The hymn is How Firm a Foundation, words and music commonly ascribed to Robert Keene. The melody is also called Geard. Also quoted Yes, Jesus Loves Me and For He's A Jolly Good Fellow. Composed 1926-28. First performance New York, 22 February 1945, New York Philharmonic, the composer conducting.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Symphony on a hymn tune / Virgil Thomson. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 56078995 Composer. ...

Berman, Eugene, 1899-

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Berman was a Russian painter and designer. From the guide to the Eugene Berman drawings for the ballet, Giselle, 1946 and undated., (Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Eugene Berman (1899-1972) was a Russian-born American artist, theatre and opera designer, and collector. Between 1922 and 1957 he lived and worked in the United States. In 1957 he moved to Rome where he resided until his death in...

Cone, Etta

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Aswell, Edward C. (Edward Campbell), 1900-1958

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Edward C. Aswell was born in Nashville, Tenn., in 1900. After graduating from Harvard University in 1926, he joined the staff of the "Forum," and, in 1930, became assistant editor of "The Atlantic Monthly." In 1935, Aswell moved to Harper & Brothers as an assistant editor of general books, later becoming editor-in-chief. While assistant editor, Aswell persuaded Thomas Wolfe to sign with Harper & Brothers. Before Wolfe left on his trip through the western United States during which he acq...

Dydo, Ulla E., 1925-....

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Campbell, Sandy

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Sandy M. Campbell, a professional actor from the mid-1940s through the end of the 1950s, knew and worked with a number of prominent stage and screen actors of the period, and corresponded with many of them. From the guide to the Sandy M. Campbell correspondence, 1939-1980, (The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.) ...

Sears, William Paul, 1902-

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Grosser, Maurice, 1903-1986

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Painter, designer, critic, writer; New York, N.Y. From the description of Maurice Grosser papers, [undated] and 1919-1983. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122502399 ...

Steward, Samuel M.

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Samuel M. Steward published under his own name and the name Phil Andros, and worked as a tattooist under the name Phil Sparrow. Samuel M. Steward earned his PhD in writing from Ohio State University, and taught at several colleges and universities. After leaving academia in the mid-1950's, Mr. Steward continued his professions as tattoo artist and as writer. Steward died at age 84 on December 31, 1993 in Berkeley, California. From the description of Samuel M. Steward letters and misc...

Richards, Grant, 1872-1948

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English publisher and author; full name: Franklin Thomas Grant Richards. From the description of Grant Richards papers, 1897-1936. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 319637744 British author and publisher. From the description of Grant Richards collection of A.E. Housman material, 1898-1947 (bulk 1910-1942). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980264 Epithet: publisher British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/...

Sprigge, Elizabeth, 1900-1974

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Lutz, Mark.

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Conrad, Doda

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Simon, Linda, 1946-....

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Padgette, Paul

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Harrison, Gilbert A.

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Gilbert A. Harrison was born in Detroit on May 18, 1915, one of three children to Samuel and Mabel Wolfe Harrison. He earned a B.A. degree in psychology from UCLA in 1937 and went on to serve in the U.S. Army in World War II. Following the war, in 1948, Harrison became national chairman of the American Veterans Committe. In 1953, with his wife, Anne Blaine, he purchased The New Republic, where he served as publisher and editor until 1974. Harrison was the author of two books, A Timeless Affair: ...

Picasso, Pablo, 1881-1973

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Pablo Picasso (25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist and theatre designer who spent most of his adult life in France. Regarded as one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, he is known for co-founding the Cubist movement, the invention of constructed sculpture, the co-invention of collage, and for the wide variety of styles that he helped develop and explore. Among his most famous works are the proto-Cubist Les Demoiselles d'Avignon...

Levy, Harriet.

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Stein, Gertrude, 1874-1946

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Gertrude Stein (b. February 3, 1874, Allegheny, PA-d. July 27, 1946, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France) was an American novelist, poet, playwright, and art collector. She moved to Paris and acquired a love for modern painting. Stein began building a personal collection of major artists, many of whom became her friends and formed the core of her regular salons. In 1907, as Stein was struggling to establish herself as a writer, she met Alice Babette Toklas, a fellow American who had come to P...

Coburn, Alvin Langdon, 1882-1966

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Epithet: American photographer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000974.0x00002a Photographer; New York, N.Y. From the description of [Alfred Stieglitz] / [graphic] Alvin Langdon Coburn. [ca. 1907] (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220205528 ...

Merrill, James, 1926-1995

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American poet. From the description of Autograph letters signed (3) and typed letters signed (3) : Athens, Key West and Stonington, Ct., to Robert Isaacson, 1966-1983 Aug. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270871528 James Merrill was an American poet, playwright, novelist, and short-story writer. From the description of James Merrill collection of papers, 1965-1994. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122626315 From the guide to the James Mer...

Knapik, Harold.

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Cone, Etta

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Art collectors; Baltimore, Md. Etta was born 1870; Claribel born 1864 and died 1929. From the description of Claribel and Etta Cone letters, 1898-1949. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122502623 Etta Cone (1870-1949), along with her older sister, Dr. Claribel Cone (1864-1929) lived in Baltimore but traveled frequently to Europe, and amassed one of the finest collections of modern French art in the United States. From the description of Etta Cone letters, 1927-1949....

Gibb, Henry Phelan.

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Berman, Eugene, 1899-1972

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Graphic artist, painter, and designer; d. 1972. From the description of Eugene Berman papers, 1930-1975. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83211971 From the description of Eugene Berman papers, 1930-1975. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646393580 Graphic artist, painter, designer; New York, N.Y. From the description of Eugene Berman interviews, 1972 June 3-1972 Oct. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220184646 Eugene Berman (1899-1972) was a graphic...

Harrison, Gilbert A

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Editor and publisher. Full name: Gilbert Avery Harrison. Born 1915. Died 2008. From the description of Gilbert A. Harrison papers, 1902-1978 (bulk 1960-1975). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71014549 Gilbert A. Harrison (1915-2008), publisher and biographer. From the description of Gilbert A. Harrison papers relating to Thornton Wilder, 1956-1985. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702202059 Gilbert Harrison, UCLA alumnus and former editor-in-chief of The new...

Padgette, Paul

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Henry Herman Evans (1918-1990) was a printer, botanist, and artist. From the description of Paul Padgette collection of Henry Herman Evans ephemera, 1961-1990. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 81821471 San Francisco book dealer, editor, and reviewer. From the description of Paul Padgette collection of American and English writers, 1962-1996 (bulk 1962-1993). (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 84946097 ...

Lutz, Mark (Mark Kenneth)

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Burns, E. Robert

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Fourcade, Xavier

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Campbell, Sandy, 1958-

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Sandy M. Campbell, a professional actor from the mid-1940s through the end of the 1950s, knew and worked with a number of prominent stage and screen actors of the period, and corresponded with many of them. From the description of Sandy M. Campbell correspondence, 1939-1980. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122455059 ...

Johnson, Lamont.

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Johnson, Lamont.

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