Bennett Cerf papers, 1898-1977
52 linear feetCorrespondence, manuscripts, memorabilia, photographs, phonograph and tape recordings, and printed files. Included are Cerf's personal correspondence files, 1929-1945, and the diaries and scrapbooks which he maintained from his school days throughout his active career. The diaries, in date-book format, contain terse notes on Cerf's meetings with authors and friends, on his travels and publishing activities; the scrapbooks contain correspondence and photographs, as well as memorabilia and printed items, and were annotated by Cerf and his wife, Phyllis Fraser Cerf Wagner. Also in the collection are manuscripts and proofs for Cerf's books including "The Laugh's on Me""Treasury of Atrocious Puns""The Sound of Laughter""Stories to Make You Feel Better", and "At Random: the Reminiscences of Bennett Cerf", which was edited by Phyllis Cerf Wagner and Albert Erskine, 1977. The papers also include condolence letters written at the time of Cerf's death, photographs and photo albums,certificates and awards, and miscellaneous printed material, including Random House and Modern Library catalogues. Among the major correspondents are: Truman Capote, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Edna Ferber, Moss Hart, J. Edgar Hoover, Hubert Humphrey, Lyndon B. Johnson, John Lindsay, Joshua Logan, John O'Hara, Jacqueline Onassis, Richard Rodgers, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Gertrude Stein, Adlai Stevenson, Harry Truman, and Robert Penn Warren
Charles Richard Crane Papers, 1869-1967
1.5 linear feetPapers include typed carbons of correspondence, memoirs, speeches, and biographical materials. The correspondence consists of letters to and from Crane, 1869-1939, and telegrams and letters to his wife upon his death. The memoirs include information on his diplomatic service and travels. The speeches, 1910-1930, are largely based on his travels and activities. There are diaries by other persons of his trips to Albania, Russia in 1921, and to the Near East. Finally, biographical materials include editorials, articles, and speeches. While a sizable amount of material concerns Russia, the collection includes information on his other activities as well.
Elinor Rice Hays papers, 1867-196-
1 linear feetFedor N. and Evdokiia N. Kosatkin-Rostovskii Papers, 1910-1950
150 itemsThe papers consist primarily of the Kosatkin-Rostovskiĭ's memoirs. His manuscript memoirs (150 p.) discuss his life up to 1906. Her typescript memoirs (440 p.) discuss her childhood, career as an actress in St. Petersburg, 1917-1918 in Petrograd, and the emigration in France. Also included are his diary for June-July 1940; a few letters written to him; clippings of his newspaper articles (many signed with the pseudonym "Antar"); and a book with his poetry and with essays dedicated to him; "Krestnym putem k voskresenii︠u︡" (Paris, 1948).
Nataliia Apollinarievna Logunova Papers, 1913-1972
8 linear feetRussian Newspapers and Emigre Periodicals, 1904-1980
128 linear feetCollection of Russian and Eastern European emigre newspapers and periodicals published in Europe, North America, South America and Australia in the 20th century, also includes a number of newspapers published in Russia and the Soviet Union.
Stephen Haweis papers, 1860-1969
5 linear feetCorrespondence, manuscripts, documents, photographs, artwork, objects, and printed material. Included among the list of 37 cataloged correspondents are: Vera Brittain, Edward Gordon Craig, Clarence Darrow, Havelock Ellis, Augustus John, Emmeline Pankhurst, Edward Steichen, Gertrude Stein, Algernon Charles Swinburne, Sybil Thorndike, Alec Waugh, and H. G. Wells. The cataloged manuscripts include a poem by Witter Bynner entitled "Hay Wagon." There is a large selection of Stephen's writings (poetry, novels, plays, articles, biographies, memoirs) including drafts of a proposed biography of his father, a bound volume of his own memoirs, numerous notebooks, and "Mount Joy," a description of life on Dominica. His photographs and paintings are well represented, with 6 albums of photographs and 2 boxes & 1 folder of approximately 200 paintings and sketches. The printed material includes works by Stephen, his father and his mother.
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- Aleksandr Mikhailovich Nikolaev Papers, 1899-19671
- Bennett Cerf papers, 1898-19771
- Charles Richard Crane Papers, 1869-19671
- Elinor Rice Hays papers, 1867-196-1
- Fedor N. and Evdokiia N. Kosatkin-Rostovskii Papers, 1910-19501
- Nataliia Apollinarievna Logunova Papers, 1913-19721
- Russian Newspapers and Emigre Periodicals, 1904-19801
- Stephen Haweis papers, 1860-19691
- Berezov, Rodion Mikhaĭlovich, 1896-19881
- Cerf, Bennett, 1898-19711
- Crane, Charles Richard, 1858-19391
- Florinsky, Michael T., 1894-19811
- Haweis, Stephen, 1878-19691
- Hays, Elinor Rice, 1901-19941
- Kli︠u︡chevskiĭ, V. O. (Vasiliĭ Osipovich), 1841-19111
- Kosatkin-Rostovskiĭ, Evdokii︠a︡ N., 188?-1
- Kosatkin-Rostovskīĭ, F., kni︠a︡zʹ (Fedor), 1875-19401
- Logunova, Natalii︠a︡, -1972?1
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- Kennedy, Edward M. (Edward Moore), 1932-20092
- Rockefeller, Nelson A. (Nelson Aldrich), 1908-19792
- Stein, Gertrude, 1874-19462
- Adamovich, Georgiĭ1
- Adams, Samuel Hopkins, 1871-19581
- Akulʹshin, Rodion, 1896-19881
- Annenberg, Walter H., 1908-20021
- Argus, 1900-19701
- Association for the Advancement of Women1