Collection of miscellaneous literary letters, manuscript, and a document, 1735-1986.

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Collection of miscellaneous literary letters, manuscript, and a document, 1735-1986.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122443115

Three letters of Christopher Isherwood, a corrected manuscript of Truman Capote's MUSIC FOR CHAMELEONS, and Kenward Elmslie's YELLOW DRUM, an adaptation of Capote's THE GRASS HARP. In addition, a photograph of Truman Capote by Jill Krementz and an 18th century English tax document.

1 linear ft., (9 items in 1 box).

Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 6714428

Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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Elmslie, Kenward

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An American poet, writer and lyricist associated with the New York School, Kenward Elmslie was born in New York City in 1929. The grandson of newspaper magnate Joseph Pulitzer, Elmslie graduated from Harvard in 1950 with a B.A. in literature and began his writing career as a lyricist and librettist for theatre and musicals, including The Sweet Bye and Bye (1966) and The Glass Harp (1972). He published stories, short plays and poetry in small magazines and collections; collaborated with graphic a...

Isherwood, Christopher, 1904-1986

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After Isherwood dropped out of Cambridge University in 1925, he became the private secretary to the French violinist AndreĢ Mangeot. Mangeot's son, Sylvain, the manuscript's illustrator, would become the Diplomatic Editor for the Reuters News Agency and the author of The Adventures of a Manchurian: The Story of Lobsang Thondup (Collins, 1974). From the description of People one ought to know : autograph manuscript signed : [London], January 1926. (New York Public Library). WorldCat r...

Krementz, Jill

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Photo-journalist, author; interviewee married Kurt Vonnegut. From the description of Reminiscences of Jill Krementz : oral history, 1977. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309743197 ...

Schimmel, Stuart B.

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Capote, Truman, 1924-1984

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BIOGHIST REQUIRED American author. From the guide to the Truman Capote ephemera Collection, 1949-1988., (Columbia University Rare Book and Manuscript Library, ) Truman Capote (1924- ), American author. From the description of Truman Capote papers, 1939-1976. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38476609 Truman Capote is an American writer. From the description of Truman Capote fonds. (University of Victoria Libraries). WorldCat record id: 667848368...