Letters to Gwyndolyn C. Steinbeck and other papers, [ca. 1941-1961].

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Letters to Gwyndolyn C. Steinbeck and other papers, [ca. 1941-1961].

Included also are letters to the Steinbecks from Hector Bolitho, Paul de Kruif, Gene Fowler, Howard O. Hunter, Charles Jackson, Ed Ricketts, Barrie Stavis, Annie Laurie Williams, Stanley Young; and others; notebook containing draft of scenario for the film, The Forgotten Village, and preface for an unpublished handbook on common marine invertebrates of the California Coast; Nathaniel Benchley's theme on Of Mice and Men; photographs.

Originals : 1 box.Copies : 1 microfilm reel : negative (Rich. 601:5) and positive.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7170693

UC Berkeley Libraries

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Fowler, Gene, 1890-1960

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American author, journalist, and scriptwriter. From the description of Papers of Gene Fowler [manuscript], 1947-1953. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647876377 Gene Fowler was a newspaper editor, scriptwriter, press agent, and manager of prize fighters and wrestlers. His full name was Eugene Devlan Fowler. From the guide to the Gene Fowler poem, 1941, (University of Montana-Missoula Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library Archives and Special Collections...

Steinbeck, Gwyndolyn Conger, 1919-1975

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Young, Stanley, 1906-1975

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Stanley Young both wrote and worked in publishing, and had connections with Van Wyck Brooks through both offices. Young was also married to writer Nancy Wilson Ross. From the description of Correspondence to Van Wyck Brooks, 1938-1963. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 191064107 ...

Jackson, Charles, 1903-1968

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Charles Jackson was born in Summit, N.J. and became a staff writer for the Columbia Broadcasting System, 1936-1939, then a freelance writer for radio, 1939-1944. Jackson was also the author of short stories and novels, including The lost weekend (1944), which brought him instant fame and was made into a film. Jackson's novels were studies in deviant psychologies. From the description of Charles Jackson letters to Ted Robinson, 1944-1945. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). Wor...

Ricketts, Edward Flanders, 1897-1948

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Edward Flanders Robb Ricketts was born in Chicago, Illinois May 14, 1897. From 1923 until his death in 1948, Ricketts lived in the Monterey, California area where he pursued his career as a marine biologist and became good friends with John Steinbeck. From the description of Edward Flanders Ricketts papers, 1936-1979 (inclusive), 1936-1947 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122552895 Edward Flanders Robb Ricketts was born on May 14, 1897, in Chicago, Illinoi...

De Kruif, Paul, 1890-1971

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De Kruif received a B.S. degree in 1912 from the University of Michigan. As a Rockefeller fellow, he became a researcher in bacteriology at Michigan. Narrowing his specialty to microbiology, he earned a Ph. D. in 1916. In order to supplement his income from research he began writing free-lance. de kruif collaborated with Sinclair Lewis on "Arrowsmith" and was a contributing editor for Reader's Digest for more than twenty years. From the description of Papers, 1885-1971. (Joint Archiv...

Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968

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Margaret Gemmell, later van Judah, was a friend of Steinbeck's during their stay at Stanford University, 1925-26. Included with the papers is a manuscript in her own hand describing her friendship with Steinbeck. From the description of John Steinbeck papers, 1925-1978. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754866392 This is the producer's copy, property of Oscar Serlin; the play ran from 7 Apr. to 6 June, 1942. From the description of The moon is down, a play in 3 acts...

Stavis, Barrie

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Bolitho, Hector, 1897-1974

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British writer. From the description of Jinnah, creator of Pakistan / by Hector Bolitho, 1954. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122476239 From the description of The case of the Senior Begum : typescript [1953-1954]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122600802 From the description of Notes & newspaper clippings, Pakistan : papers, 1938-1952. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86134278 From the description of Jinnah, creator of Pakistan : typescript / by Hector B...

Hunter, Howard O. (Howard Owen), 1895-1964

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Government official. Hunter served with the Federal Emergency Relief Administration and the Works Progress Administration, 1933-1943. From the description of Papers, 1939-1942. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155523434 ...

Williams, Annie Laurie.

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