Edwin J. Becker papers, 1944-1954.

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Edwin J. Becker papers, 1944-1954.

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This two-box collection chiefly contains the letters sent to Becker while he was incarcerated from 1944 to about 1948; they were preserved for him by Ada Rutledge, and by his literary agent Bertha Klausner. A number of the letters are addressed to one of these two, though they deal directly with Mr. Becker's affairs. Only one letter by Becker is preserved, though his numerous autograph notes appear on the letters. Of particular interest are letters from Henry Miller, Caresse Crosby, Dorothy Norman, Frances Sanger, and Anaïs Nin. Manuscripts by Becker including Chains of Shadows, a collection of poems written in prison, three articles and a play.

2.00 boxes.

Southern Illinois University, Morris Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7276440

Southern Illinois University, Morris Library

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Crosby, Caresse, 1891-1970

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Caresse Crosby was born Mary Phelps Jacob on April 30, 1891 in New Rochelle, New York, daughter of a prominent New England family. After a brief marriage to Richard Rogers Peabody, she married Harry Crosby in 1922 and soon after moved to France. In April, 1927, they founded a publishing company soon to become The Black Sun Press. The publications included a Hindu Love Book, The Fall of the House of Usher, and letters by Harry's cousin, Henry James, to Walter Berry. Other contributors to the Blac...

Rutledge, Adam

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Norman, Dorothy, 1905-1997

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Dorothy Norman (1905-1997) was a photographer from New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Dorothy Norman, 1979 May 31-1979 June. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646397445 Photographer, writer, editor, arts patron, advocate for social change. From the description of Interview conducted by Oliver Daniel, Mar. 31, 1981 [sound recording]. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155862313 Photographer; New York, N....

Klausner, Bertha.

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Nin, Anaïs, 1903-1977

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The complex and diverse prose of Anaïs Nin mirrors her life. She published nonfiction, journals, short stories, novels, and erotica, and worked as a model, a dancer, and a psychoanalyst. Most of her prose was influenced by surrealism, and features an experimental style and psychological themes. The publication of her diaries, begun at the age of eleven as an open letter to her departed father, brought her fame and made her a sought-after lecturer. Her artistic prose, colorful life, and relation...

Sanger, Frances

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Becker, Edwin J.

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Edwin J. Becker served a short term in the New Jersey State Prison during the 1940's, where he became a writer of some renown. He published articles on trout fishing and other masculine topics in Field and Stream and other men's magazine, as well as a few stories in some of the little magazines. He also wrote a play, produced in summer stock, and numerous poems. Though he was initially published as a hack writer, his raw talent was observed by numerous publishers, who encouraged him. Among the m...

Miller, Henry, 1891-1980.

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Novelist. From the description of Papers, 1952-1957. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155457225 Henry Miller (1891-1980) was an American author. He was known for his experimental, surrealist novels, such as Tropic of Cancer, which mixed fiction and autobiography. His writing was controversial for its graphic depictions of sexuality, leading to a 1964 obscenity trial in the United States, Grove Press, Inc. v. Gerstein. From the guide to the Henry Miller Letter, unda...