Arnold Gingrich Papers 1932-1975

Feather, Leonard, 1914-1994

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Composer, producer, pianist, and jazz journalist Leonard Geoffrey Feather was born in London, UK, on September 13, 1914. In the 1930s, he arranged, composed, and produced jazz sessions, and began to write about jazz for print media. He moved to New York City in 1935 and worked with Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, and Duke Ellington, establishing his reputation in various fields of jazz. He wrote for famous jazz journals and various books on jazz, and was particularly influential in promoting B...

Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961

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Born in 1899, Ernest Hemingway was the second of six children born to Grace Hall and Clarence Edmonds Hemingway. Ernest developed a love of literature and music from his mother, a trained opera singer and music teacher after her marriage, and gained a keen interest in outdoor sports--hunting, fishing, woodscraft--from his father, a doctor and avid naturalist. Divided between the family's home in Oak Park, Illinois, and their summer cottage on Lake Waldoon in Michigan, Ernest's chil...

Bruccoli, Matthew J. (Matthew Joseph), 1931-2008

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Matthew Joseph Bruccoli (August 21, 1931 – June 4, 2008) was an American professor of English at the University of South Carolina. He was the preeminent expert on F. Scott Fitzgerald. He also wrote about other writers, notably Ernest Hemingway, Thomas Wolfe and John O'Hara, and was editor of the Dictionary of Literary Matthew Joseph Bruccoli was born in 1931 in The Bronx, New York to Joseph Bruccoli and Mary Gervasi. He graduated from the Bronx High School of Science in 1949. He studied at Cor...

Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971

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Louis Armstrong, a jazz musician and entertainer, was born on August 4, 1901 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He claimed to have been born on July 4, 1900, which is the date given on his World War I draft card. However, recent research gives good documentation to the August 4, 1901 date, including his baptismal certificate. Some sources also cite 1898 as his birth date. He died on July 6, 1971. Armstrong was born and raised in New Orleans. Coming to prominence in the 1920s as an inventive trumpet a...

Barta, Frederick

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Wechsler, Abraham F.

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Duff, Nell

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Schwiebert, Ernest George

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Brody, Iles

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Bradford, Roark (Mrs.)

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Kahil, Dick

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Lawson-Johnston, John and Paulette

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Myers, Walter

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Knopf, Alfred A., Inc.

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Holzer, Hans

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McClane, A. J.

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Kubie, Lawrence S.

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Richards, Helene

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Kerwin, Fred and Marjorie

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Groth, John

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Williams, Alfred Leslie

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Macdonald, Dwight

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Dwight Macdonald was born on March 24, 1906 in New York City. He graduated from Yale University in 1928 (B.A.). He served as associate editor of Fortune Magazine (1929-1936) and editor of the Partisan Review (1937-1943). Macdonald joined the Socialist Workers Party (Trotskyist Party), and was a member from 1939-1941. He published numerous books, articles, and essays in addition to publishing a journal, Politics, from 1944-1949. He also wrote for Esquire and The New Yorker, and publi...

Williams, G. Mennen, 1911-1988

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Governor of Michigan (1949-1960), and Justice of the Supreme Court of Michigan (1970- ). From the description of Gerhard M. Williams papers, 1949-1960 (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 495705218 Michigan Democratic Governor, 1949-1960; Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, 1961-1966; U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines, 1967-1969; Michigan Supreme Court justice, 1970-1987. From the description of G. Mennen Williams papers, 1883-1988. (Unive...

Samuelson, Arnold, 1912-1981

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Nathan, George and Julia

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Fitzgerald, Scottie

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Venables, Bernard

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Halle, Kay.

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Rosten, Leo, 1908-1997

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Jewish-American novelist and humorist. From the description of Collection, 1937-[ongoing] (Brandeis University Library). WorldCat record id: 32440261 Author, movie script writer. From the description of Reminiscences of Leo Calvin Rosten : oral history, 1959. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122451403 American author; deputy director, United States Office of War Information, 1942-1943; consultant to the United States War...

Rice, Robert L

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Bourjaily, Vance Nye

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Reedy, Willia A. (Eastman Kodak)

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Kennedy, Scoop, concerning Society of Bacchus

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Ritz, Charles C.

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Young, Paul H. (Paul Henry), 1950-

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Seager, Allan, 1906-1968

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American author, editor, and teacher; b. John Braithwaite Allan Seager. From the description of Allan Seager collection, 1934-1962. (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 70968750 Biography Born in Adrian, Michigan on February 5, 1906, Allan Seager, author and biographer of the poet Theodore Roethke, moved with his family at the age of eleven to Memphis, Tennessee where he lived until his college days. He was graduated ...

Buckler, Ernest, R

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Norm Thompson Outfitters, correspondence with Peter Alport

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Wolfe, Henry

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Deshotelle, Raymond

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Rogowski, Theodore

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Jeter, R. G.

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Deutsch, Herm. (Hermann)

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Stinson, Robin Welch

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Druian, Rafael

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Ponall, Charles

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Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Francis Scott), 1896-1940

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F. Scott Fitzgerald was born Sept. 24, 1896 in St. Paul Minnesota. He began writing while a student at Princeton University. He met his wife, Zelda, while serving in the US Army stationed in Alabama. His novel, This Side of Paradise, was published in 1920 and he became an instant success. He published he Great Gatsby in 1925. Fitzgerald died on December 21, 1940 of a heart attack at age 44 while living in Los Angeles and working for the film industry....

Buchwald, Art

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Salmon, Richard

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Huxley, Aldous, 1894-1963

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Epithet: novelist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000815.0x000080 Aldous Huxley was a British novelist, short-story writer, playwright, screenwriter, literary and social critic, and poet. From the description of Aldous Huxley collection of papers, 1915-1973 bulk (1915-1963). (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122517267 From the guide to the Aldous Huxley collection of papers, 19...

Friedlander, Jules

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Loebe, Edward E

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Robinson, Walter W

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Wechsberg, Joseph, 1907-1983

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Author, lawyer, and musician. Died 1983. From the description of Papers of Joseph Wechsberg, 1943-1983 (bulk 1964-1979). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71069069 Epithet: writer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000210.0x000222 Biographical Note 1907, Aug. 29 Born, Mährisch-Ostrau, Austro...

Biays, Lalla

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Gattis, Murrah

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Smith, Carleton, 1910-1984

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Educator, consultant, musicologist, and journalist; director of the National Arts Foundation and and helped to organize the International Awards Foundation; taught at University of Illinois (1926-1929), De Paul University (1928-1934), and Oxford University (1931-1939); music editor of Esquire and European corresponent for the New York Herald Tribune. From the description of Papers, 1929-1978. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 143609148 ...

Johnson, Thurston

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Karr, David

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Roetter, Fritz

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Wulff, Lee

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Esquire, inc.

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New York based publication founded and published by Arnold Gingrich. From the description of Esquire, inc. records, 1933-1977. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 82799828 Coronet was a general-interest monthly magazine published in the United States from October 13, 1936 to March 1971. It ran for 299 issues. From the guide to the Coronet Magazine Records, 1935-1961, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries) ...

Shub, Harry

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Fox, Charles and Gerald Foran

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Woodford, Jack, 1894-1971

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Cameron, Angus

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Engle, Paul, 1908-1991

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Paul Engle was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on October 12, 1908. Engle attended Coe College in Cedar Rapids, where he graduated cum laude in 1931, emphasizing English literature, American history and languages. In 1932, Paul Engle received his M.A. from the University of Iowa. In the fall of 1933, Paul Engle received the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. He sailed for England, enrolled in Merton College at Oxford University, and began studies under the poet Edmund Blunden. He was awarded a second M...

Gingrich family.

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Chesnutt, Rosalie (Mrs. Omar)

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Knopf, Alfred A., 1892-1984

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Correspondence to Lewis Mumford from Alfred A. Knopf and his wife, Blanche Knopf. From the description of Letters, 1928-1944, to Lewis Mumford. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155870929 Publisher. From the description of Reminiscences of Alfred A. Knopf : oral history, 1961. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309743309 American publisher. From the description of Typed letters signed (1...

Harrison, Thomas, concerning fishing

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Campbell, E. Simms (Elmer Simms), 1906-1971

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Cartoonist for Esquire. From the description of Elmer Simms Campbell collection, 1923-1986. (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 70925341 ...

Wiswell, George and Dora

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Cason, Jessie M (Mrs. E. D.)

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Arazi, I. S.

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Moennig, Willian, concerning violins

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Lawrenson, Helen Brown

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Levin, Meyer, 1905-1981

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University of Michigan.

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Outside of museum holdings, no comprehensive survey and inventory of campus artwork had been attempted since 1937. With support from the Michigan Commission on Art in Public Places, 1,076 items were inventoried during 1988-1990. Additional inventory work was undertaken in 1997-1998 for risk management purposed, but generated little new information. From the description of Inventory of University of Michigan-owned art, 1988-1990, 1997-1998. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id...

Hoff, Syd, 1912-2004

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Sydney Hoff began his career in 1928, began his first syndicated cartoon series in 1939, was the star of a television series "Tales of Hoff," a prolific author and illustrator, and accepted advertising commissions from major United States corporations including Standard Oil and Maxwell House Coffee. His "Irving and Me" was on the New York Times Ten Best Children's Books list (1967). From the description of Papers, 1958-1994. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id:...

Kessler, Mr. and Mrs. Hermann

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Renault, Louis

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Luchs, Rev. Fred

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Dos Passos, John, 1896-1970

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American novelist. From the description of One Man's Initiation, 1917, 1968-1969. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63937079 American author, From the description of State of the nation [manuscript], 1944. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647807708 American author. From the description of Screenplay by John Dos Passos [manuscript], 1934 October 15. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647830975 F...

Jones, George R. (George Roberts), 1883-1975

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Estrada, Irene (Mrs. Luis)

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Pegler, J. Westbrook (James Westbrook), 1894-1969

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James Westbrook Pegler (1894-1969), freelance journalist, was a columnist for Scripps-Howard Syndicate from 1933 to 1944, and a columnist for King Features Syndicate from 1944 to 1962. From the description of Pegler, J. Westbrook (James Westbrook), 1894-1969 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10569759 Conservative syndicated columnist. Won a Pulitzer Prize for exposing labor union corruption. From the description of Letter to Lola Kovener ...

Gingrich, Arnold.

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Founder and publisher of Esquire magazine. From the description of Arnold Gingrich papers, 1932-1975. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34419600 Founding editor of Esquire Magazine in 1933 and its publisher beginning in 1952, Arnold Gingrich was a distinguished author, journalist, and nurturer of literary talent. Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan December 5, 1903, he graduated from the University of Michigan in 1925. He began his career writing advertis...

Slaymaker, Samuel R.

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Walker, Arch and Arthur

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Gallico, Paul, 1897-

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Gilliland, Hayes

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Dunn, Ruth (Mrs. Robert)

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Riess, Curt

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Stuart, Jesse, 1906-1984

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Jesse Stuart was a famous Kentucky novelist, short-story writer, poet, and teacher. From the description of Broadside, ca. 1950. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49342685 Chuck Hand, antiques dealer and teacher, was a personal friend of Jesse Stuart. His interest in Jesse Stuart began in 1966. He earned an MA in geography from EIU in 1973 and taught in Paris, IL from 1967-1999. Chuck became a rare book dealer in 1989, specializing in Abraham Lincoln. ...

Weintraut, William H.

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Schwartz, Isaac Hillson

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Corner, Charles

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Peterson, Theodore

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Snyder, Rowland

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Pfaelzer, M. A.

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Helck, Peter, 1893-1988

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American illustrator. From the description of Letters, 1983 Aug. 5-Aug. 26. (University of Oregon Libraries). WorldCat record id: 25017541 C. (Clarence) Peter Helck (1893-1988) was born in New York City on June 17, 1893. As a child he sketched the steam trains that passed near his home. In 1911, Helck began his career as a commercial artist with a New York department store, dropping out of high school to accept the position. Helck developed an early ...

Kuhns, Elinor C.

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Kerlee, Charles E., 1907-1981

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Baer, Howard

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