The Edward Melcarth papers measure 6.0 linear feet and date from circa 1900 to 2003. The papers document his career as a painter, sculptor, and writer through resumes, address books, estate papers, and other biographical material; correspondence with family, colleagues, and art institutions; manuscripts, essays, lectures, and other writings; speeches, writing excerpts, and other sound recordings; clippings, exhibition announcements, exhibition catalogs, and other printed material; paint sketches, sketches, sketchbooks, and other artwork; and photographs and slides of Melcarth, his family, artwork, friends, and models for pieces.Biographical material includes address books, an autograph book, estate papers, passports, resumes, Melcarth's baby book, and scrapbook related to Melcarth's family.Correspondence includes personal letter including letters between his parents, and letters to his mother regarding his acquaintences Peggy and Hazel Guggenheim, and Norman Parkinson. Other correspondents include Gore Vidal and Gael Greene, New York magazine food critic, and artist Richard Taddei. Also included are letters from artists Lief Anderson, Peter Carello, Pablo Pristeno, Ernst Teves, from playwright William Inge, from actors George Maharis, Ronald Staba and Joseph Newlin, Henry Allen Moe, R. Kirk Askew, agent John Schafner, and Charles B. Moses. Writings include manuscripts of Melcarth's short stories, novels, and plays; essays and lectures on various topics related to modern art; and other literary works such as poems and song lyrics. Sound recordings consist of interviews and speeches by Melcarth on five sound tape reels and two cassettes. Printed material consists of clippings, exhibition catalogs and announcements, and newsletters. Works of art consist of sketches and sketchbooksPhotographic material consists of photos of Melcarth, Melcarth's family, friends, various unidentified people, his paintings and sculptures, and works of art by fellow artists. There are also photos of various scenes in New York City, Coney Island, and Venice, Italy. Also included are slides, negatives, and transparencies of Melcarth's works.
