Tennessee Williams photograph by Carl Van Vechten (framed), 1948

File — Box: 4

Staff Only

Scope and Contents note

From the Collection:

The collection includes letters, manuscripts, photographs, and other material related to 20th-century authors, including John Dos Passos, the artist Rockwell Kent, Sinclair Lewis, James Joyce, Theodore Dreiser, Frank Norris, Timothy Leary, and Carl Van Vechten, 1897-1990. Included are correspondence, book dealers' notices, a press release and a contract from published works of John Dos Passos. Rockwell Kent items include illustration proofs, dust jacket prospectus, commemorative stamps designed for Christmas Seals, and dealer publications. There is also a copy of the landmarks designation report for the Beresford Apartments in New York.

The second accession consists of framed photographs of Frank Norris, Sinclair Lewis, Morris Wright, Eugene O'Neill, James Joyce, Tennessee Williams, and William Faulkner.

Dates

Creation: 1948

Creator

From the Collection: Frary, Richard, 1947- (Person)
From the Collection: Leary, Timothy (Timothy Francis), 1920-1996 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access note

This collection is housed off-site and requires 48-hours' notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections for more information.

Collection is open for use.