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Collection Title:
Creator:
Safire, William, 1929-2009.
Inclusive Dates:
1941-2009
Abstract:
Spanning 1941 to 2009, the William Safire Papers comprises research files, notes, incoming correspondence and book manuscripts of the American author and journalist (1929-2009). Reflecting his interest in both politics and lexicography, the collection documents Safire's dual career as political and language columnist for the New York Times and chairman of the Dana Foundation.
Type of Material:
Correspondence.
Dictionaries.
Manuscripts for publication.
Research notes.
Video recordings.
Sound recordings.
Subject:
China.
Singapore.
United States -- Politics and government.
United States -- Politics and government -- Humor.
United States -- Politics and government -- Dictionaries.
Israel.
Authors.
Journalists.
Novelists.
Journalism
Colloquial language.
English language -- Grammar.
English language -- Style.
English language -- Usage.
English language -- Errors of usage.
Journalists -- United States.
Lexicography.
Linguistics.
English language -- Etymology.
English language -- Foreign elements.
Gambling.
Privacy.
United Nations.
Freedom of information.

Creator:
Sainte-Beuve, Charles Augustin, 1804-1869.
Inclusive Dates:
1851-1855
Abstract:
Papers of the French author, literary biographer and critic. Volume containing 19 ALS, mostly undated, to Antonia de Vaquez; 1 letter of Antonia de Vaquez to her mother; and 1 letter from Thomas Devaquetz to Monsieur Sant-Boeuf [sic]. Also, a single letter (15 Jun 1854) from Sainte-Beuve to friends.
Type of Material:
Correspondence.
Proofs.
Subject:
Authors.
Literature -- French
Authors, French.
French literature -- History and criticism.

3.

Collection Title:
Creator:
Sandburg, Carl, 1878-1967.
Inclusive Dates:
1924-1954
Abstract:
Three items of outgoing correspondence and a manuscript of the American author and poet.
Type of Material:
Correspondence.
Manuscripts for publication.
Subject:
Authors.
Poets.
Biography
Literature -- American Poetry
Authors, American -- 20th century.
Poets, American -- 20th century.

4.

Collection Title:
Creator:
Sandoz, Mari, 1896-1966.
Inclusive Dates:
1935-1965
Abstract:
Papers of the American novelist, chronicler of pioneer and Native American life on the Nebraska plains. Correspondence (1935-1950), principally with Atlantic Monthly Press editor Paul Hoffman; typescript drafts and revisions of an article, a book, These Were the Sioux, and two essays; and galley proofs.
Type of Material:
Correspondence.
Galley proofs.
Manuscripts for publication.
Subject:
West (U.S.) -- In literature.
These were the Sioux.
Authors.
Novelists.
Literature -- American Fiction
Women Authors
American fiction -- West (U.S.)
Dakota Indians.
Western stories.
Women authors, American.
Women novelists, American.

5.

Collection Title:
Creator:
Saul, George Brandon, 1901-
Inclusive Dates:
1912-1969
Abstract:
Papers of the American educator, author, poet, composer.
Type of Material:
Articles.
Clippings (information artifacts)
Correspondence.
Manuscripts for publication.
Musical scores.
Notebooks.
Poems.
Photographs.
Reviews (documents)
Textbooks.
Subject:
Authors.
Composers.
Dramatists.
Educators.
Musicians.
Novelists.
Poets.
Music
Literature -- American Poetry
Literature -- American Fiction
American literature -- 20th century.
American literature -- Book reviews.
American poetry -- 20th century.
Authors, American -- 20th century.
Books -- Reviews.
Composers -- United States.
Dramatists, American -- 20th century.
Educators -- United States.
Irish-American literature -- 20th century.
Irish Americans.
Music -- 20th century.
Music -- Poetry.
Musicians -- United States.
Novelists, American -- 20th century.
Plays-in-progress.
Poets, American -- 20th century.
Short stories, American -- 20th century.

6.

Collection Title:
Creator:
Schuyler, George S. (George Samuel), 1895-1977.
Inclusive Dates:
1912-1976
Abstract:
Papers of the conservative African-American journalist, author; died 1977. Collection includes correspondence (1916-1968); scrapbooks (1912-1961) which contain Schuyler's newspaper columns, photographs of Schuyler, his wife Josephine, and their daughter Philippa, and articles which he collected on civil rights, race relations and interracial marriage; and published material, including periodical issues which contain articles by Schuyler.
Type of Material:
Articles.
Clippings (information artifacts)
Correspondence.
Newspaper columns.
Photographs.
Scrapbooks.
Speeches (documents)
Subject:
United States -- Intellectual life -- 20th century.
United States -- Race relations.
American mercury (New York, N.Y. : 1924)
American opinion: An informal review.
The crisis.
Modern age.
Review of the news.
Authors.
Journalists.
Journalism
Literature -- American Fiction
African Americans
African American journalists.
African Americans -- Biography.
African Americans -- Civil rights.
African Americans -- Intellectual life.
African Americans in the newspaper industry.
Anti-communist movements -- United States -- Sources.
Authors, American.
Civil rights movements -- United States.
Conservatism in the press.

7.

Collection Title:
Creator:
Schuyler, Philippa.
Inclusive Dates:
1930-1970
Abstract:
Papers of the African-American pianist, composer, journalist and author. Correspondence, clippings, concert programs, printed material, scrapbooks, and writings.
Type of Material:
Clippings (information artifacts)
Correspondence.
Programs (documents)
Scrapbooks.
Typescripts.
Subject:
Pianists.
Authors.
African Americans
Journalism
Music
Women Authors
African American authors.
African American journalists.
Pianists -- United States.
Women authors.
Women journalists.
Women pianists.

Creator:
Science Fiction Writers of America
Inclusive Dates:
1966-1970
Abstract:
Correspondence, mailings, organization records and publications of the Science Fiction Writers of America. Includes considerable correspondence from and to Roger Zelazny, Anne Mccaffrey, and Poul Anderson while performing work for the organization.
Type of Material:
Correspondence.
Financial records.
Printers' proofs.
Publications (documents)
Questionnaires.
Subject:
Authors.
Popular culture
Science fiction
Popular culture -- United States.
Popular literature -- United States.
Science fiction, American -- Information resources.
Science fiction, American -- Periodicals.
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America

9.

Collection Title:
Creator:
Scovel, Myra.
Inclusive Dates:
1962-1962
Abstract:
Papers of the American author, missionary. Collection contains undated typescript draft and final draft with revisions of The Chinese Ginger Jars, her autobiographical work on missionary life in China.
Type of Material:
Autobiographies (literary works)
Manuscripts for publication.
Subject:
The Chinese ginger jars.
Authors.
Missionaries.
Church and clergy
Women Authors
Missionaries.
Missions -- Asia.

10.

Collection Title:
Creator:
Shaw, Charles Green, 1892-
Inclusive Dates:
1916-1964
Abstract:
Papers of the American author, illustrator, novelist, painter, poet. Correspondence (1916-1963); manuscript drafts of writings and poetry with original drawings by Shaw; exhibition catalogs; photographs; and scrapbooks of magazine articles and clippings compiled by Shaw of his and his friends' work (1921-1935). Incoming correspondence includes that of Josef Albers, Ruth Chatterton, George Gershwin, Sinclair Lewis, H.L. Mencken, George Jean Nathan, The New Yorker, Maxwell Perkins, Smart Set, Deems Taylor, and Monty Woolley.
Type of Material:
Articles.
Clippings (information artifacts)
Correspondence.
Drawings (visual works)
Exhibition catalogs.
Manuscripts for publication.
Photographs.
Scrapbooks.
Sketches.
Subject:
The New Yorker (periodical).
Smart set (periodical).
Artists.
Authors.
Illustrators.
Novelists.
Painters.
Poets.
Art -- Illustrators
Art -- Painters
Literature -- American Fiction
Literature -- American Poetry
Literature -- Children's
Abstract expressionism -- United States.
Art, American -- 20th century.
Authors, American.
Illustrators -- United States.
Novelists, American.
Painters -- United States.
Painting, American -- 20th century.
Poets, American.

11.

Collection Title:
Creator:
Sheean, Vincent, 1899-1975.
Inclusive Dates:
1940-1965
Abstract:
Papers of the American author, journalist. Collection includes correspondence; manuscript articles, books, book reviews, plays, radio broadcasts, short stories, and speeches; and clippings.
Type of Material:
Clippings (information artifacts)
Correspondence.
Galley proofs.
Manuscripts for publication.
Speeches (documents)
Subject:
Authors.
Journalists.
Biography
Journalism
Authors, American.
Journalism -- United States.
Journalists -- United States.

12.

Collection Title:
Creator:
Shute, Nevil, 1899-1960
Inclusive Dates:
1922-1960
Abstract:
Photocopies of literary manuscripts held by the National Library of Australia; assorted other items (articles, speeches, published material). Entirely photocopies, no original material.
Type of Material:
Articles.
Clippings (information artifacts)
Correspondence.
Diaries.
Manuscripts for publication.
Photocopies.
Short stories.
Speeches (documents)
Subject:
Authors.
Literature -- British
Authors, English -- 20th century.
Authors, Australian.
Engineers -- Australia.

13.

Collection Title:
Creator:
Silverberg, Robert
Inclusive Dates:
1955-1971
Abstract:
Correspondence (1959-1969), with writers including Isaac Asimov and Damon Knight; personal financial records; typescript manuscripts and galley proofs for non-fiction, stories, and novels; and published material, 1959-1967.
Type of Material:
Correspondence.
Galley proofs.
Manuscripts for publication.
Subject:
Authors.
Novelists.
Science fiction
Literature -- American Fiction
American literature -- 20th century.
Authors, American.
Novelists, American.
Science fiction, American.

14.

Collection Title:
Creator:
Sinclair, Upton, 1878-1968.
Inclusive Dates:
1939-1951
Abstract:
Letters from American author Upton Sinclair to Melville Kress.
Type of Material:
Correspondence.
Subject:
Authors.
Literature -- American Fiction
American literature -- 20th century.
Authors, American -- 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Fiction.

15.

Collection Title:
Creator:
Smith, Chester Allen, 1884-
Inclusive Dates:
1792-1970
Abstract:
Papers of the American author, Peekskill civic leader and Methodist Church activist. Collection contains personal and business papers, correspondence, manuscripts, diaries, family material, and clippings.
Type of Material:
Correspondence.
Deeds.
Diaries.
Photographs.
Speeches (documents)
Subject:
Peekskill (N.Y.)
Authors.
Methodists -- United States.

Creator:
Smith, Francis Hopkinson, 1838-1915
Inclusive Dates:
1883-1915
Abstract:
25 outgoing letters, 4 incoming letters from William Henry Rideing; single typescript pages, with revisions, from 3 of Smith’s novels; and miscellany, including clipped signatures, an inscribed reproduction of a photographic portrait of F. Hopkinson Smith, and printed ephemera, including booksellers’ catalogs and an advertisement.
Type of Material:
Correspondence.
Manuscripts (document genre)
Subject:
Artists.
Authors.
Illustrators.
Novelists.
Art -- Illustrators
Literature -- American Fiction
Art, American.
Authors, American
Illustrators, United States
Novelists, American

17.

Collection Title:
Creator:
Smith, Mary Elizabeth.
Inclusive Dates:
1960-1960
Abstract:
Typed manuscript, 160 pages, entitled "The Function of Natural Phenomena in the Poetry of Robert Frost"
Type of Material:
Typescripts.
Subject:
Authors.
Literary critics.
Literature -- American Fiction
Literature -- American Poetry
Women Authors
American poetry -- 20th century -- History and criticism.

18.

Collection Title:
Creator:
Smith, Samuel Francis, 1808-1895.
Inclusive Dates:
1815-1889
Abstract:
American poet and Baptist clergyman, author of the lyrics to "My Country, 'Tis of Thee." Collection contains two manuscripts, one of the song (which he titled "America") and the other concerning a New England Christmas.
Type of Material:
Manuscripts (document genre)
Subject:
New England -- Social life and customs.
God save the King.
Authors.
Church and clergy
Literature -- American Poetry
Authors, American -- 19th century.
Christmas -- United States -- History.

19.

Collection Title:
Creator:
Smyser, George H.
Inclusive Dates:
1863-1955
Abstract:
Papers of the Abraham Lincoln collector and scholar. Collection includes correspondence, 1905-1955, of Smyser and his wife; and numerous speeches, 1863-1943, about Abraham Lincoln.
Type of Material:
Correspondence.
Speeches (documents)
Subject:
Authors.
Biographers.
Biography

20.

Collection Title:
Creator:
Soldevila, Ferran, 1894-1971.
Inclusive Dates:
1923-1925
Abstract:
Spanish author. Collection contains manuscripts of his work.
Type of Material:
Manuscripts (document genre)
Manuscripts for publication.
Subject:
Catalonia (Spain) -- History
Authors.
Authors, Spanish.