Safire, William, 1929-2009.

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.

Sandoz, Mari, 1896-1966.

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.

Saul, George Brandon, 1901-

Papers of the American educator, author, poet, composer.

Shaw, Charles Green, 1892-

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.

Silverberg, Robert

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.

Smith, Francis Hopkinson, 1838-1915

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.

Southworth, John Van Duyn,1904-

Papers of the American author, novelist, teacher, historian. Correspondence and the manuscript relating to his novel, The Pirate from Rome.

Spivak, John L. (John Louis), 1897-1981

Papers of the American author, journalist, novelist. Correspondence (1930-1972); typescript drafts and revisions of books; galley proofs; and published articles and books.

Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894

Three items of correspondence, including a letter to Edmund Gosse, a letter to his mother, and another to his parents; and five autographed manuscript essays and poems.

Stork, Charles Wharton, 1881-

Papers of the American poet, playwright, novelist, editor of Contemporary Verse, 1917-1925, translator of Scandinavian verse, educator. Collection includes correspondence, mostly in connection with Contemporary Verse; and writings, in manuscript and published versions, including essays, novels, plays, and poems; photographs; and extensive family and literary correspondence (1899-1970).