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American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) ephemera, 1923-2023

11 Linear Feet

Posters, catalogs, book covers, printed materials and ephemera related to the AIGA book collection (winners of the American Institute of Graphic Artists awards known as "The Fifty Books of the Year" from 1923 to the present)

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Tony Kushner papers, 1920, 1961-2018

84 linear feet
Tony Kushner (b. 1956) is an American author, playwright, and screenwriter. He received a Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play Angels in America: Millennium Approaches in 1993. The papers include address books, awards, certificates, correspondence, drafts and revisions, notebooks and notes, outlines, photographs, posters, press clippings, programs, production materials, promotional materials, proofs, props, research materials, scores, screenplays, scripts, speeches, and translations.
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Ronald Hobbs Literary Agency records, 1964- 1992

22 linear feet
This collection contains the administrative, financial, legal, and client records of the Ronald Hobbs Literary Agency, as well as material related to Ronald Hobbs' associated personal and professional activities.
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Manuel Ramos Otero Papers, circa 1920s-2007, bulk 1967-1992

18 linear feet
Manuel Ramos Otero (1948-1990) is considered the first openly gay writer from Puerto Rico. He resided in New York City for much of his adult life. In 1990, he returned to his hometown of Manatí, Puerto Rico, where he died of complications from HIV/AIDS. The collection includes personal and professional correspondence, manuscripts, notebooks and notes, reviews, photographs, and newspaper clippings. These materials range in date from Otero's infancy to his death, 1948-1990. There is also a small section of the collection that contains material related to Otero posthumously, which dates from 1990 to 2007.
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Interview with Argentinian novelist Manuel Puig, circa 1974 2 open reel audiotapes Box 12, Item 18-19

the Americas; "Boquitas Pintadas"; cinema and moviemaking; book covers; life in New York; life in

Part 1: Beginning of interview. Writing movies in the form of novels; three novels with cinematography; The Buenos Aires Affair, a detective novel; popular literary genres; first chapter was the hardest to write (he wrote up to 5 versions); female characters; novels vs. short story; insomnia in chapter 11; why write; Hollywood.

  1. Series I: Manuscripts and Publishing, circa 1960-2002, undated
  2. Subseries I.5: Manuscripts and recordings by various authors, 1978-1994, undated
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Constance Webb papers, 1918-2005, bulk 1939-2002

9.3 linear feet
The Constance Webb Papers include correspondence, photographs, and drafts of writings by Webb, who was the author of the first biography of Richard Wright and the second wife of C. L. R. James. Webb edited two books of letters by C.L.R. James and materials related to those books can be found here. A few letters written by C.L.R. James and a smattering of material related to his work can also be found in this collection.
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André Schiffrin papers, 1944-2014

10.5 linear feet

The collection consists of a wide range of material from early Pantheon papers (1944-1963) pertaining to the presence of Jacques Schiffrin and Helen and Kurt Wolff, including correspondence, business files, manuscripts and proofs, book covers, and media clippings. Later papers include correspondence and business files from Andre Schiffrin's time at Pantheon, followed by press clippings and correspondence regarding his forced removal, his launch of New Press, books he published, and finally personal papers that include notebooks, travel diaries and journals, along with his articles in various publications and miscellaneous press that he'd collected for personal interest.

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Susan Orlean Papers, 1930s-2015, 2019

30.75 linear feet
This collection documents Orlean's career as a writer and a journalist, and also includes some personal materials and school papers. The collection includes address books, appointment books, audio recordings, clippings, computer files, contracts, correspondence, drafts, interviews, notes, notebooks, photographs, proofs, publications, research materials, school records, and video recordings.
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Price Waterhouse and Coopers & Lybrand records, 1891-2000

148 linear feet
The collection is clearly divided into two record groups: Coopers & Lybrand archival materials and Price Waterhouse & Co. archival materials. The documents from the offices Price Waterhouse & Co. materials include original company documents, accounting books, and other records created by Price Waterhouse or the firms that have subsequently merged with it.
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Mary Frances Dunham papers, 1964-2002

11.5 linear feet
The research files of Mary Frances Dunham relating to her study and recording of Bangladeshi and Bengali folk songs.
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Erica Jong papers, 1955-2018, bulk 1965-2004

94 linear feet
Erica Jong (b. 1942) is an American writer and teacher whose works are often associated with sexuality and feminism. The Erica Jong Papers consist of drafts of Jong's works of poetry, fiction, and non-fiction. The collection also includes project and research files, correspondence, personal memorabilia, photographs, audio-visual materials and printed matter.
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