J. Bryan papers, 1935-1985.

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J. Bryan papers, 1935-1985.

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Contains letters to Bryan and the corrected typescript and page proofs of MERRY GENTLEMEN (AND ONE LADY) (1985) by Bryan (Princeton Class of 1927), which contains biographical portraits of such humorists as Robert Benchley, Nunnally Johnson, S. J. Perelman, Dorothy Parker, and other writers who were connected with the Algonquin Round Table and THE NEW YORKER.

3.6 linear ft. (8 archival boxes, 2 half-size archival boxes)

Princeton University Library

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Princeton University Library

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