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Yale University -Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Yale University -Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Beinecke Rare Book Library
121 Wall St
New Haven, CT 06511
beinecke.library@yale.edu
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Glenway Wescott and Monroe Wheeler collection of Katherine Anne Porter, 1943-1983

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The collection contains correspondence, manuscript items, notes, and ephemera related to Porter which were found among the Wescott and Wheeler papers.
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Lee Wilson Dodd papers, 1902-1934

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The collection consists of material created by and relating to Lee Wilson Dodd, documenting his career as a playwright and author of fiction. The bulk of the collection consists of drafts and circulating versions of playscripts and other writings by Dodd (including a draft of a single novel, Mouse). Also included are two folders of correspondence, one folder of playbills, and one folder of photographic negatives.
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Frederick Stoever Dickson collection regarding William Makepeace Thackeray, 1853-1912, bulk 1891-1912

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The collection consists of manuscript and typescript material created by Frederick Stoever Dickson and others pertaining to Dickson's research on the life and work of William Makepeace Thackeray; included are letters to Dickson from authors, librarians, publishers, and other colleagues.
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International Syndicate records, 1904-1963

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The International Syndicate records, which span from 1904 to 1963, contain business records, artwork, printing plates, and other papers by or related to the business dealings of the International Syndicate. The records document the company's output, along with business dealings between newspapers, independent contractors, and International Syndicate. Artwork and printing mats make up the largest portion of the collection and are primarily comprised of crossword puzzles and children's page elements.
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Artwork, 1904-1955 61.67 Linear Feet

Contains original and reproduced artwork, including drawings and puzzles, used in the production of International Syndicate content.

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    Elizabeth MacKinstry collection, 1904-1957, bulk 1924-1934

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    The collection contains work by Elizabeth MacKinstry: autograph and typescript versions of poems, a set of illustrations for the children's book Eliza and the Elves, by Rachel Field (New York: Macmillan Company, 1926), and a scrapbook of her original and printed artwork dating from 1924-1934. One volume of poems was bound by John F. Grabau of Buffalo, New York, for MacKinstry's presentation to Emily Howland Leeming Lyman. Also present is a published volume of MacKinstry's poems, Helen's Mirror and Other Verses (London: Elkin Mathews, 1913), issued under her pseudonym Elizabeth Westermain.
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    Artwork, 1924-1934 0.58 Linear Feet

    The series contains a set of ink and watercolor drawings made as illustrations for the children's book Eliza and the Elves by Rachel Field (New York: Macmillan Company, 1926), and a scrapbook kept by MacKinstry. Titled by her "Intimate Journal of Drawings 1924-1934," it contains several hundred drawings, prints, sketches, and printed ephemera affixed to the 156 pages. Media includes ink, pencil, watercolor, colored pencil, colored woodcut, and crayon on paper and card, and includes her experiments in techniques new to her (in particular, reed pen) as well as drawings made for but not used in specific books. MacKinstry also pasted-in printed dust jackets and proofs of illustrations from several projects for which illustrations or decorations were commissioned by New York publishers: Semi-attached, by Anne Parrish (George H. Doran, 1924), Trees, by Joyce Kilmer (George H. Doran, 1925), The Three Owls, by Anne Carroll Moore (Macmillan, 1925), Tales of Laughter, edited by Kate Douglas Wiggin and Nora Archibald Smith (Doubleday, Page, 1926), and Snake Gold by Hervey White (Macmillan, 1926), as well as for her own book of poetry, Puck in Pasture (Doubleday, Page, 1925) . Printed ephemera includes letterhead MacKinstry designed for The Coffee Shop in New York City, a clipping from the Academy Notes (Buffalo) about an exhibition of her work, and a clipped cover from The Book Dial, vol. 3, no. 6 (1926), which features her design.

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      James S. Jaffe collection of Jonathan Williams and The Jargon Society, 1949-1990, bulk 1968-1980

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      This collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, galley proofs, and artwork that documents a varied sample of projects undertaken by Jonathan Williams and The Jargon Society, 1949-1990. Correspondence documents associations Williams had with collaborators for projects for The Jargon Society and with other publishers. Correspondents include Dana Winslow Atchley, Thomas A. Clark, Ian Gardner, Michael Loeb, Tom Phillips, U. Grant Roman, David Ruff, Henry Holmes Smith, Jon Edgar Webb, and Henry Weaning.
      Manuscripts and galley proofs document projects related to Williams. This includes a description of the ceramic art of Arnold Ward written by Williams in 1949, and the graphic design work of Dana Winslow Atchley for Jonathan Williams and Nicholas Dean, Blues & Roots, Rue & Bluets (1971) and a manuscript by Michael McClure for Passage (1957) published by The Jargon Society.
      Artwork documents illustration material created, used, or considered by Williams in his personal projects or works published by The Jargon Society, as well as works by artists associated with him and the press. Artists include Fielding Dawson, Thomas Reuben George, Barbara Mildred Jones, David Ruff, and Paul Sinodhinos.
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      Artwork, 1950-1977 11 Folders

      The series consists of drawings, collages, engravings, and illustrations by Williams and his collaborators. The works primarily relate to Williams and The Jargon Society.

        Atchley, Dana Winslow, 1968-1988 Box 1, Folder 1

        Correspondence, mostly from 1968 to 1971, that documents the publication, Six Rusticated, Wall-Eyed Poems (1969) and graphic design work Atchley completed for Jonathan Williams and Nicholas Dean for Blues & Roots, Rue & Bluets: A Garland for the Appalachians (1971). Other correspondents include Dean and Michael A. Loeb, who served as representative for Grossman. It also includes a letter from Atchley to Jaffe about the correspondence.

        1. Correspondence, 1960-1990
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        Robert Olsen papers, 1995-2014

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        The Robert Olsen Papers contain sketchbooks, notebooks, ephemera, and artwork documenting Olsen's artistic practice.
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        Artwork, 2014 2.25 Linear Feet

        This item is an in-progress version of a Robert Olsen painting entitled "Overpass #2".

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          James Tiroff notebooks and art works, 1962-1966

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          The James Tiroff notebooks and art works document Tiroff's experiences touring Europe as an actor and designer with the avant-garde theatre company the Living Theatre between 1964 and 1966.
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          James Tiroff notebooks and art works, 1962-1966 1.5 Linear Feet

          Tiroff, James, 1939-1975
          The James Tiroff notebooks and art works document Tiroff's experiences touring Europe as an actor and designer with the avant-garde theatre company the Living Theatre between 1964 and 1966.
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            Sid Caesar papers, 1950-1969

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            The bulk of this collection consists of Sid Caesar's copies of scripts from his many television programs and appearances, including Your Show of Shows, Caesar's Hour, Sid Caesar Invites You, The Sid Caesar Show, and others. It also includes related correspondence, screenplays, subject files, and reference materials, as well as recordings of Your Show of Shows and other programs related to Caesar.

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            Nevada Legislature records, 1866-1901

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            Manuscript Senate and Assembly bills of Nevada and related documentation, 1866-1901, documenting proposed, draft, and final versions of laws. Each bill includes annotations by the Clerk of the Assembly or the Secretary of the Senate tracing the successive stages of the bill: when introduced, reported in or out of committee, advanced to first, second, or third reading, ordered engrossed, tabled, voted upon, or otherwise made the subject of legislative action. Laws documented include legislation pertaining to the establishment and incorporation of towns from settlements and mining camps; the jury system; the militia; county boundaries; railroads; mining; labor; river navigation; defense against Indian attacks; carrying concealed weapons; marriage and divorce; and gambling. Also includes manuscript acknowledgments, signed by state officials and governors, for the receipt of state publications, 1866-1877.

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