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Placzek, Adolf K

8 plays, 8 poems and a semi-autobiographical novel published in 1999. Included are excerpts from the book The Real Mrs. Miniver, a biography of Dolt's first wife the renowned author Jan Struther, written by her granddaughter Ysenda Maxtone Graham. A chapter in the book about Dolt's stay in London after he left Vienna makes reference to his poetry. Dolt's play Henry V as well as his short novel Traumfardt Mit Der Familie ("Dream-Journey With The Family") are translated from their original German by my father Paul Stern, Dolt's lifelong friend and brother-in-law; (in 1951,Dolt's sister Susan and Paul were married). Paul's career as a translator included working with Pulitzer Prize winning poet W.D. Snodgrass on Gallows Songs as well as with Maurice Sendak and Lore Segal on their book The Juniper Tree and other Tales From Grimm.

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Berthier-Delagarde, Alexander Lvovich, 1842-1920

This collection includes a short typed biography of Bert'e-Delagard (titled "Autobiographical note") with holograph edits; photographs of Bert'e-Delagard, his sister Sofiia L'vovna and Aleksandra Karlovna Barantsova; lists and photographs of ancient jewelry items found in the Greek cities on the shores of the Black and Azov seas from Bert'e-Delagard collection; architectural plans of Bert'e-Delagard house; 1918 issue of Izvestiia︡ Tavricheskoĭ Uchenoĭ Arkhivnoĭ Kommissiĭ dedicated to Bert'e-Delagard; publication of Bert'e-Delagard article "Proshloe Koreiza."

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Goldfarb, Alex

Alex Goldfarb Collection consists of correspondence, records, printed matters, and photos related to the Boris Berezovsky foundation. Just a brief descriprion of two programs reflected in these records: From 1998 to 2001 an epidemic of drug-resistant TB ravaged the Russian prison system. Goldfarb directed a program by the Public Health Research Institute (PHRI) in New York to combat TB in Russian prisons. The program was funded by a $13 million grant from George Soros. The Archive includes documents and correspondence between Goldfarb and PHRI Moscow office, officials of the Soros Foundation, the Russian Federal Prison Administration, Dr. Paul Farmer of Harvard Medical School and Jim Yong Kim of the World Bank, among others.

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Tobias, Allen

This collection includes approximately 75 unique poems by Allen Tobias, including multiple drafts of some, which incorporate of Ginsberg's suggestions. Ginsberg's annotations include word changes, adjustments to line breaks, questions, suggestions about structure, additional lines, and general supportive comments. In addition, there is Tobias' research file on Ginsberg.