Collection of Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas material, 1934-1971.

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Collection of Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas material, 1934-1971.

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Twelve letters written to him by Gertrude Stein, 1934-1945; 64 letters from Alice B. Toklas, 1939-1963; MS of Gertrudes Stein's opera libretto, Doctor Faustus Lights the Lights (carbon typescript, with emendations in Miss Stein's hand); photocopy of MS of a poem written by Miss Stein on Steward's birthday, 1939; photocopy of MS of Steward's reminiscences of his friendship with the two women, A Love Letter to Gertrude and Alice, completed in 1971 (166 l.); Gertrude Stein's handprint made by Steward. Included also is a copy of his novel, Angels on the Bough, mentioned in Everybody's Autobiography and in Steward's MS. The letters and the Stein MS are also on film. Snapshots taken by Steward in 1937 on his visit to Belignin and in the 1950s when he visited Miss Toklas in Paris have been transferred to the Pictorial Collection.

1 box.12 letters written to him by Gertrude Stein, 1934-1945; 64 letters from Alice B. Toklas, 1939-1963; Ms. of Gertrude Stein's opera libretto, "Doctor Faustus Lights the Lights" : 1 microfilm reel : negative (Rich. 615:7) and positive.

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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...

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...

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. ...