Esquire, inc. records, 1933-1977.

Brownmiller, Susan, 1935-

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Susan Brownmiller (born February 15, 1935 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American feminist journalist, author, and activist best known for her 1975 book Against Our Will: Men, Women, and Rape. Brownmiller argues that rape had been previously defined by men rather than women, and that men use it as a means of perpetuating male dominance by keeping all women in a state of fear. The New York Public Library selected Against Our Will as one of 100 most important books of the 20th century. Brownmi...

Powell, Adam Clayton, Jr., 1908-1972

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Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (November 29, 1908 – April 4, 1972) was a Baptist pastor and an American politician, who represented the Harlem neighborhood of New York City in the United States House of Representatives from 1945 until 1971. He was the first African-American to be elected from New York to Congress. Re-elected for nearly three decades, Powell became a powerful national politician of the Democratic Party, and served as a national spokesman on civil rights and social issues. He also urg...

Porter, Katherine Anne, 1890-1980

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Katherine Anne Porter (1890-1980) was one of the most brilliant practitioners of the art of the short story. Her literary reputation rests on the stories in her Collected Stories (1964) rather than on her best-selling novel Ship of Fools (1962). Born Callie Russell Porter on May 15, 1890, she was the fourth of Harrison and Mary Alice Porter's five children. When her mother died in March 1892, her father moved the four surviving children from his farm in the central Texas community ...

Mondale, Walter F. (Walter Frederick), 1928-2021

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Walter Frederick "Fritz" Mondale (January 5, 1928-April 19, 2021) is an American politician, diplomat and lawyer who served as the 42nd vice president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A United States senator from Minnesota (1964–1976), he was the Democratic Party's nominee in the 1984 United States presidential election, but lost to Ronald Reagan in an Electoral College landslide. Reagan won 49 states while Mondale carried his home state of Minnesota and the District of Columbia. In Octob...

Rockefeller, Nelson A. (Nelson Aldrich), 1908-1979

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Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (July 8, 1908 – January 26, 1979) was an American businessman and politician who served as the 41st vice president of the United States from 1974 to 1977, and previously as the 49th governor of New York from 1959 to 1973. He also served as assistant secretary of State for American Republic Affairs for Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman (1944–1945) as well as under secretary of Health, Education and Welfare under Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1953 to 1954....

Heston, Charlton -1994

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Mailer, Norman

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American writer. From the description of Letters to Theodore S. Amussen [manuscript], [ca. 1948?]. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647823381 Norman Mailer was an American author and celebrity, admired for his novels and social commentary, and winner of two Pulitzer Prizes. Born in New Jersey and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Mailer became interested in writing while studying aeronautical engineering at Harvard. He served in World War II, which led to the acclai...

Ohair, Madalyn Murray

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Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1899-1977

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Vladimir Nabokov was a Russian and American novelist, poet, short-story writer, lecturer, and literary critic. From the description of Vladimir Nabokov papers, 1918-1987 bulk (1934-1975) [microform]. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 210012737 From the description of Vladimir Nabokov papers, 1918-1987 bulk (1934-1975). (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122465556 From the guide to the Vladimir Nabokov papers, 1918-1987, 1934-1975, (The New Y...

Lowry, Robert, 1919-1994

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Robert Lowry was born on March 29, 1919, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He began his writing career at the age of eight, by his ninth year he was publishing stories in Cincinnati's daily newspaper. After his graduation from Withrow High School in 1937, Lowry entered the University of Cincinnati, where he founded and edited the magazine The Little Man in between jobs as an apple-picker in nearby orchards and salesman in a downtown dapartment store. Lowry left his hometown in 1938 to "tour the United States...

Thomas Norman Mattoon, 1884-1968

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Norman Mattoon Thomas (1884-1968), was a leading American socialist, pacifist, author, and six-time presidential candidate on the Socialist Party of America ticket, between 1928 and 1948. Born in Marion, Ohio, he was a graduate of Princeton University, attended Union Theological Seminary, where he became a socialist, and was ordained as a Presbyterian minister in 1911. Thomas opposed the United States' entry into the First World War, a position that earned him the disapproval of many in his soci...

Sheed, Wilfred

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Hopper, Hedda, 1890-1966

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Wechsberg, Joseph, 1907-1983

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Author, lawyer, and musician. Died 1983. From the description of Papers of Joseph Wechsberg, 1943-1983 (bulk 1964-1979). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71069069 Epithet: writer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000210.0x000222 Biographical Note 1907, Aug. 29 Born, Mährisch-Ostrau, Austro...

Mauldin, Bill, 1921-2003

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Bill G. Mauldin was from Arkadelphia, Arkansas. He was a lieutenant in the U. S. Air Force in the late 1960s and was stationed at White Sands Missle Range, New Mexico. Clark County records show that he married Janet C. Felling in 1966. From the description of Bill Mauldin letters, 1965-1966. (Ouachita Baptist University). WorldCat record id: 741328734 Cartoonist. Full name: William Henry Mauldin. From the description of Papers of Bill Mauldin, 1941-1968. (Unknown...

Felker, Clay

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Clay Felker (1925-2008) was an editor and publisher who edited publications such as NEW YORK Magazine (which he founded in 1968), NEW WEST Magazine, VILLAGE VOICE, and ESQUIRE. From the description of Clay Felker papers, 1944-1996. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 680731895 1925 October 2 Born, Webster Grove, Mo. 1942 Entered Duk...

Miller, Arthur, 1915-2005

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American playwright and novelist. From the description of Collection, 1936-1979. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34363746 From the description of Manuscripts, 1952-1953. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122412075 From the description of Arthur Miller collection, 1936-1979. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 66895316 Arthur Miller, playwright. From the description of The crucible : screen...

Schulberg, Budd

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Schulberg was a New York-born novelist, reared in Hollywood, who also wrote for the film and stage. He died in 2009 at the age of 95. From the description of Budd Schulberg papers, 1936-1967. (Princeton University Library). WorldCat record id: 609703260 American writer. From the description of The disenchanted (galley proof), 1950 [manuscript]. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647823236 ...

Yorty, Sam, 1909-1998

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Gingrich, Arnold.

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Founder and publisher of Esquire magazine. From the description of Arnold Gingrich papers, 1932-1975. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34419600 Founding editor of Esquire Magazine in 1933 and its publisher beginning in 1952, Arnold Gingrich was a distinguished author, journalist, and nurturer of literary talent. Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan December 5, 1903, he graduated from the University of Michigan in 1925. He began his career writing advertis...

Rabe, David

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American playwright and teacher; b. David William Rabe, 1940. From the description of David Rabe collection, 1967-1990. (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 70969183 ...

Condon, Richard.

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Esquire, inc.

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New York based publication founded and published by Arnold Gingrich. From the description of Esquire, inc. records, 1933-1977. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 82799828 Coronet was a general-interest monthly magazine published in the United States from October 13, 1936 to March 1971. It ran for 299 issues. From the guide to the Coronet Magazine Records, 1935-1961, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries) ...

Buckley, William F., Jr., 1925-2008

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Epithet: jr of the National Review British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001186.0x000169 William F. Buckley, Jr. was born in 1925 and graduated from Yale University in 1950. In 1955 he founded the magazine The National Review. He also wrote a nationally syndicated column and hosted the weekly television show Firing Line from 1966 through 1999. In 1965 Buckley ran unsuccessfully as the Conservative Party candidate for...

Styron, William, 1925-2006

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American novelist William Styron was born in Virginia and graduated from Duke. After serving in World War II, he worked as an editor while writing his first novel. His work has been both controversial and timely; his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Confessions of Nat Turner, explored the theme of slavery, and benefitted from being released during the racially-charged 1960s, and his American Book Award-winning novel, Sophie's Choice, examined a World War II concentration camp survivor. His styl...

Church, Franklin H. (Franklin Higby), 1880-

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United States Senator from Idaho. From the description of Speech, 1960. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122510693 ...

Schoenbrun, David Lee

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In 1967, the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions helped finance David Schoenbrun on an extended tour through Southeast Asia. He prepared a report on his journey for the Center and wrote Vietnam: How We Got In; How to Get Out as a result of his experiences. From the description of David Schoenbrun report and article, 1967-1968. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63939145 ...

Thompson, Hunter S.

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