Collections : [Yale University -Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library]

The Agenda Records, 1914-2001, consist of materials from the production files of volume 7, number 3 (1969) through volume 37, number 4 (2000) of Agenda magazine, related financial and other records, and additional materials from editor William Cookson's files.

The Agnes Boulton Collection of Eugene O'Neill principally consists of material that dates from the period of Agnes Boulton's and Eugene O'Neill's marriage. There is also some correspondence concerning Boulton's life after their divorce. The collection includes correspondence, writings of Agnes Boulton and of Eugene O'Neill, diaries of Agnes Boulton and of Eugene O'Neill, financial and legal documents, and photographs. The papers span the years 1910 to 1959, but the bulk of the material is from 1920 to 1927. The collection is organized into three series: Correspondence, Writings, and Personal Papers, and is housed in seven boxes.

The collection consists of writings, correspondence, and other papers broadly relating to Agnes Boulton. Writings include a typescript for Agnes Boulton's memoir about her marriage to Eugene O'Neill, Part of a Long Story (1958), and a partial typescript of Trouble in the Flesh (1959) by Max Wylie, as well as handwritten and typed notes (perhaps those of Boulton) for story and play ideas. Correspondence includes letters received by Agnes Boulton and extensive correspondence of the Clarence Gordon and other members of the Gordon family (whose connection to Boulton is unclear). Also included are photographs, several diaries and a rent book of E. C. Bundy, newspaper clippings, ephemera, books, and printed material.

The Agnes de Lima Collection of Alyse Gregory consists of letters from Gregory to de Lima, correspondence of Gregory and de Lima with others, and writings, clippings, photographs, and other papers relating to Gregory, her friendship with de Lima, and de Lima's interest in writings of Gregory and Llewelyn Powys.

The Agnes E. Meyer Collection of Paul Claudel consists of correspondence, writings by Claudel, and a small amount of printed material, clippings, and photographs. The collection documents Claudel's friendship with Meyer, their discussions about religion and Claudel's ardent Catholicism, and Meyer's interest in his philosophy and writing.

Business correspondence, circular letters, printed promotional materials, stock certificates, deeds, leases, receipts, ledgers, and plat maps documenting A. H. Sasse's businesses and investments, circa 1907-1954. 12 autograph ledgers detail Sasse's investments, expenditures, and profits, including lists of investors. Includes annual lists of Sasse's properties, assets, and holdings and 4 plat maps relating to Sasse's investments in oil and gas in Arkansas, New Mexico, Louisiana, and Colorado. Includes materials relating to Fruitol Manufacturing and Supply Company, Golden Queen Mines and Investment Company, A.H. Sasse Company, Searchlight Investments, A.H. Sasse Investments Association, Goldfield Consolidated Mines Company, Owenwood Oil Corporation, Progressive Gold Mining and Milling Company, Vitek Oil and Refining Company, Bucher Smackover Trust Company, Moco Oil Corporation, Cosby Oil and Gas Company, Milton Oil Company, Royalty Products Company, Empire Chief Mining Company, Republic Insurance Company, Vindicator Development Corporation, E.L. Smith Oil Company, Champion Winkler Oil Corporation, Income Oil and Royalty Company, Silver Leaf Metals Incorporated, United Empire Gold Mines Company, Butler Oil and Refining Company, and Mytus Gold Corporation.

Materials relating to Aiko Takita and Miyeko Takita's internment at the Tanforan Assembly Center at San Bruno, California, and Topaz War Relocation Center in Millard County, Utah, 1942-1945. Included are letters, in English, concerning Miyeko's college enrollment and letters, in Japanese, from mother Aoyagi Takita to daughter Miyeko concerning family acquaintances all over the United States and daily life at the Topaz War Relocation Center. Also included are Topaz High School class materials (primarily lesson notes), Topaz Music School and Protestant church programs, 2 autograph books, and 3 drawings of the Tanforan Assembly Center. Accompanied by printed internment camp pamphlets and newsletters as well as printed sheet music. 2 additional autograph books predate the internment of the Takita family. There are also 15 photographs of the Takitas (some with Japanese manuscript captions), circa 1928-1946.

The Aileen Pringle Papers contain letters, manuscript materials, photographs, clippings, printed works, and miscellaneous personal papers which document the life of Aileen Pringle, a popular American silent film star. The papers span the years 1887-1970, with the majority falling within the years 1926-56.

The collection contains writings and research material on seventy utopian associations compiled by A. J. MacDonald for his proposed volume "The Communities of the United States." The contents range from notes and brief sketches of communities to more extensive profiles based on Macdonald's personal visits, his interviews with residents and colleagues, and transcriptions from contemporary publications. Utopian communities particularly well represented are the Brook Farm Phalanx, the Clermont Phalanx, New Harmony, the Icarian Community, the North American Phalanx, the Oneida Community, the Prairie Home Community, the Skaneateles Community, the Sylvania Association, the Wisconsin Phalanx, and several Shaker settlements. Macdonald also wrote about two communities outside the United States, the Brazilian Experiment and the Venezuelan Experiment of the Tropical Emigration Society, and about the utopian leaders A. J. Davis, Charles Fourier, Orson S. Murray, Robert Owen, Jemima Wilkinson, and Frances Wright.

The collection documents the literary work and career of Alain Arias-Misson and consists of correspondence; writings and works by Arias-Misson including poetry, visual poetry, notes, and other writings; writings and visual poetry by others; printed material including cards, pamphlets, ephemera, exhibition catalogs, serials, and books; and born-digital audiovisual materials. Correspondence includes letters to and from both general and literary correspondents. Works of others include work by Jean-François Bory and Ugo Carrega.