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Archives related to: Luhan, Mabel Dodge, 1879-1962
| title | Mabel Dodge Luhan collection, 1885-1984. | repository | Yale University Library |
| description | The Luhan collection consists of letters, manuscripts, photographs, and personal papers documenting the life and work of Mabel Dodge Luhan. There is correspondence with psychoanalyst Abraham Arden Brill, Dr. Eric P. Hauser, and friend and assistant Walter Willard Johnson. There are smaller groups of letters to Charlotte Becker and Robert Edmond Jones, as well as incoming letters from John Reed. Writings include drafts of several manuscripts: typescript carbon drafts of "Hildegaard" and Una and Robin; a holograph draft of Edge of Taos Desert; a holograph and typescript draft of the unpublished "Family Affairs"; holograph and typescript drafts of Movers and Shakers; the original holograph manuscript of the unpublished novel "Water of Life"; and the first draft of Winter in Taos. There are early photographs of Luhan, photographs of friends, including Dorothy Brett and Robinson and Una Jeffers, and photographs of Luhan's homes in Taos, New Mexico, and Florence. Personal papers include the painting of Luhan by Mary Foote. Location: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Notes: Box 7: Restricted fragile material. Reference surrogates have been substituted in the main files. For further information consult the appropriate curator. Associated Materials Material related to Mabel Dodge Luhan that was donated to the library by Mabel Dodge Luhan is located in the Mabel Dodge Luhan Papers (YCAL MSS 196). Biographical Note: Mabel Dodge Luhan was a major cultural figure in the United States in the first half of the 20th century. She is best known as a patron of the arts and writer, author of a multi-volume autobiographical work and books on D. H. Lawrence, Taos, and Taos area artists. There is considerable scholarship on Luhan, and there are book-length biographical studies by Emily Hahn (1977), Winifred Frazer (1984), and Lois Palken Rudnick (1984). Summary information is available in the standard print and online biographical resources. |
| extent | 3.97 linear ft. |
| formats | Correspondence Manuscript Photographs Personal Papers |
| access | This collection is open for research. |
| record link | http://drs.library.yale.edu:8083/HLTransformer/HLTransServlet?stylename=yul.ead2002.xhtml.xsl&pid=beinecke:luhancol&query=&clear-stylesheet-cache=yes&hlon=yes&big=&adv=&filter=&hitPageStart=&sortFields=&view=all |
| record source | http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/beinecke.luhancol |
| finding aid | On the repository's web site. |
| acquisition information | The Mabel Dodge Luhan Collection was acquired through various gifts and purchases dating from 1954 |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:30:02 |
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| title | Carl Van Vechten papers, 1833-1965, bulk (1920-1940) (MssCol 3142) | repository | New York Public Library, Manuscripts and Archives Division |
| description | Papers reflect Van Vechten's social life and professional career as a writer, photographer and patron of the arts; they also document Van Vechten's literary and artistic circle of friends and colleagues. An avid collector, Van Vechten retained the letters of prominent individuals who corresponded with him including Ralph Barton, James Branch Cabell, Arthur Davidson Ficke, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Donald Gallup, Langston Hughes, Edward Jablonski, Klaus Jonas, James Weldon Johnson, Mabel Dodge Luhan, Bruce Kellner, Saul Mauriber, H. L. Mencken, Georgia O'Keeffe, Alfred Stieglitz, Florine Stettheimer, and Henrietta Stettheimer. Papers are also rich in Van Vechten's photographs of prominent individuals, and in 19th century photographs of his family in Iowa. Multiple editions of Van Vechten's monographs and the monographs of others add to the diversity of the papers. Many of the monographs have been autographed by the author. |
| extent | 156.3 linear feet (208 boxes, 339 v.). |
| formats | Correspondence Financial Records Legal Papers Printed Materials Writings |
| access | Apply in Special Collections Office for admission to the Manuscripts and Archives Division. Microfilm must be used in lieu of originals when available. Some typescripts are restricted due to fragile condition; photocopies must be used in lieu of originals. |
| record link | http://www.nypl.org/sites/default/files/archivalcollections/pdf/vanvechten.pdf |
| record source | http://catalog.nypl.org/record=b11985356~S1 |
| finding aid | Collection guide available in repository and on internet: http://catnyp.nypl.org/search?/tCarl+Van+Vechten+papers%2C/tcarl+van+vechten+papers/1,1,1,B/l856~b3427979&FF=tcarl+van+vechten+papers&1,1,,1,0/startreferer//search/tCarl+Van+Vechten+papers%2C/tcarl+van+vechten+papers/1,1,1,B/frameset&FF=tcarl+van+vechten+papers&1,1,/endreferer/ |
| acquisition information | The Carl Van Vechten Papers were received as a gift from Carl Van Vechten and the Van Vechten estate over a period of years between 1941 to 1988. Gifts of other additions were received other donors between the years of 1965-1982 from Bruce Kellner, Saul Mauribner and Paul Padgette. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:16 |
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| title | Papers of Sonya Levien, 1908-1960. | repository | The Huntington Library |
| description | Collection strengths include: multiple drafts of screenplays, material relating to women's suffrage, and correspondence concerning life in England during World War II. Collection weaknesses: a lack of Sonya Levien's personal correspondence, as well as material dealing with Sonya's early life and her work as a lawyer. The following individuals are represented in the collection: Franklin P. Adams (1881-1960); Samuel Hopkins Adams (1871-1958); Zoë Akins (1886-1958); John L. (John Lloyd) Balderston (1889-1954); Alice Stone Blackwell (1857-1950). Also represented in the collection: Frank Capra (b. 1897); John Collier (1884-1968); Charles Townsend Copeland (1860-1952); Norman Lewis Corwin (b. 1910); Richard Harding Davis (1864-1916); Clarence Day (1874-1935); Havelock Ellis (1859-1939); The English Review; Edna Ferber (1887-1968); F. Scott (Frances Scott) Fitzgerald (1896-1940); Zelda Fitzgerald (1900-1948); George Gershwin (1898-1937); Ira Gershwin, (b. 1896); Emma Goldman (1869-1940); Belle da Costa Greene (1883-1950); Hermann Hagedorn (1882-1964); Oscar Hammerstein (1895-1960); Harold Marsch Harwood (1874-1959); Carl Hovey (b. 1875); Edwin Powell Hubble (1889-1953); Fannie Hurst (1889-1968); Robinson Jeffers (1887-1962); F. Tennyson (Fryniwyd Tennyson) Jesse (1888-1958); H.B. (Harriet Burton) Laidlaw (b. 1874); Jesse L. Lasky (1880-1958); D.H. (David Herbert) Lawrence (1885-1930); Frieda von Ric. Also represented in the collection: Oscar Levant (1906-1972); Charmian London; Mabel Dodge Luhan (1879-1962); Thomas Mann (1875-1955); Carey McWilliams (b. 1905); The New Yorker; John O'Hara (1905-1970); Frances Perkins (1882-1965); Richard Rodgers (b. 1902); Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919); Dore Schary; Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951); Bernard Shaw (1856-1950); Rose Pastor Stokes (1879-1933); Leopold Stokowski (1882-1977); Booth Tarkington (1869-1946); Writer's Guild of America; Israel Zangwill (1864-1926); Darryl Francis Zanuck (b. 1902). Bio/History: Sonya Levien was born in Russia, most likely around 1888, although her "official" birth date is usually given as 25 December 1898. Her family emigrated to the United States when she was eight years old, settling on the East Side of New York City. She worked her way through New York University Law School and was admitted to the bar in 1909. Temperamentally unsuited to the practice of the law, she secured a position on the Woman's journal. She joined the staff of Metropolitan magazine and married the magazine's editor, Carl Hovey, in 1917; they had two children, and remained married until his death in 1956. |
| extent | 1,180 items. |
| formats | Correspondence Manuscript Photographs Ephemera |
| access | For any questions about the collection, including specific reproduction requests, please contact the Curator of Literary Manuscripts. |
| record link | http://oac4.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf558003r5/ |
| bibliography | uide to literary manuscripts in the Huntington Library (San Marino, Calif. : H.E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery, 1979) |
| record source | http://oac4.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf558003r5/ |
| finding aid | Unpublished finding aid available in repository. An electronic version is available on the website of Online Archives of California (OAC). Click on the link in this record to view the finding aid; this finding aid is out of date. For the newest and most complete version of the finding aid, please see the PDF version available on the Huntington Digital Library (HDL). Please click on the HDL link to see the finding aid. |
| acquisition information | Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Lee Gold, May 1960; 1980; 1993. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:16 |
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| title | Cady Wells papers, 1913-1968. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Personal correspondence; diaries; business papers; personal documents; exhibition catalogs; clippings and a clipping scrapbook; photographs; watercolors; sketches and sketchbooks; printed material and notes and correspondence dealing with Wells' estate [REEL 1329 is exculsively photographs]. Correspondents include Merle Armitage, Craig Barton, Elizabeth Boyd, Myron Brinig, Andrew Dasburg, Martha Graham, Erick Hawkins, Una Jeffers, Mabel Dodge Luhan, Georgia O'Keeffe, Anne Parrish, Olive Rush, Alfred Stieglitz, Edith Warner, Mason Wells, and Edward Weston. Bio / His Notes: Painter; Santa Fe, N.M. |
| extent | 3.4 linear ft. (on 7 microfilm reels) reels 1304-1309 and 1329 |
| formats | Correspondence Diaries Exhibition Catalogs Photographs Microfilm |
| access | Patrons must use microfilm copy. |
| record source | http://www.siris.si.edu/ |
| acquisition information | Donated 1975 by Mason B. Wells, Cady Wells' brother. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:16 |
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| title | Spud Johnson Papers, 1896-1973. | repository | University of Texas, Austin |
| description | Holograph and typescript works and correspondence from friends and associates make up the majority of the Spud Johnson Papers, 1896-1973 (bulk 1920-1968), supplemented by letters and diaries by Johnson and works and correspondence by other authors. The Works Series contains poems, short stories, biographical sketches, essays, reviews, and other literary output by Spud Johnson. Of particular note are various drafts of an untitled novel about Don Grant, holograph and typescript versions of Horizontal Yellow (1935), and groups of essays published for "The Gad Fly" and "The Horsefly" columns. The Correspondence Series is divided into two subseries: Outgoing and Incoming. While there are not a great number of letters from Johnson, his correspondence with William Goyen, Georgia O'Keeffe, and Lynn Riggs is moderately well represented. Better represented are friends, acquaintances, and business associates who wrote to Johnson, including Mary Austin, Dorothy Brett, Witter Bynner, Gladys Cannon, Alexander Fechin, Haniel Long, Daniel McCarthy, the New Yorker, Ruth Swaine, and others. There are also a large number of letters from unidentified writers. The Personal Papers Series is composed of Johnson's diaries, many of which are sequentially numbered and contain observations, notes, some day-to-day activities, and some creative work. Also present are a commonplace book, records dealing with the publication of Horse Fly, Horizontal Yellow, and Laughing Horse, and various notes and receipts. Of particular interest are nine etched plastic printing plates used for Laughing Horse. The Third-Party Works and Correspondence Series includes materials by Witter Bynner, Arthur Ficke, Robert Frost, Mabel Luhan, Lynn Riggs, and others. Many of the third-party works were sent to Johnson for inclusion in Laughing Horse and include notes and letters to Johnson from the authors. There are also a number of cover letters to Norman MacLeod, fellow poet and editor. Included in this section are a number of limericks written by friends for Johnson. Third-party correspondents are generally friends and acquaintances writing to each other, often about Johnson or his affairs, and include Dorothy Brett, Arthur Ficke, Mabel Dodge Luhan, Carl Van Vechten, and others. Bio/History: American poet and editor. |
| extent | 7.98 linear feet |
| formats | Correspondence Diaries |
| access | Contact the repository for further details. |
| record source | http://norman.hrc.utexas.edu/fasearch/findingAid.cfm?eadid=00063 |
| finding aid | Available on the repository's website.l |
| acquisition information | Purchase and gift, 1969-1995 (R4935, G10367) |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:16 |
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| title | Postcards of Mabel Dodge Luhan, circa 1933-1934. | repository | Library of Congress |
| description | Notes: Collection material in English. MSS2879 Forms part of: Miscellaneous Manuscripts collection. |
| extent | 2 items. |
| formats | Postcards |
| access | Open to research. |
| record source | http://lccn.loc.gov/mm79002879 |
| acquisition information | Gift, Raymond E. F. Larsson, 1944. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:16 |
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| title | Mabel Dodge Luhan Correspondence and essays, 1925. | repository | University of New Mexico |
| description | This small collection contains 4 holographic letters from Mabel Dodge Luhan to Mr. Forbes-Watson, editor of The Arts, and 2 typewritten letters from Forbes-Watson to Luhan. There are also photocopies of "The Santos of New Mexico" and "The Story of Francesca," essays that were published in The Arts in 1925. Bio/History: Mabel Ganson was born on February 20, 1879 in Buffalo, New York. She was sent to the finest boarding schools in Buffalo and Manhattan. While living in Florence, Italy and later in Greenwich Village with her second husband, Edwin Dodge, she became known for her reputation for socializing and people gathering. After Mabel and Edwin Dodge divorced, she married artist Maurice Sterne in 1916. They moved to Santa Fe, and then Taos. Antonio Luhan became her fourth husband in 1923. It was in Taos that Mabel wrote her books. Mabel Dodge Luhan lived in Taos until her death on August 13, 1962. Preferred Citation: Mabel Dodge Luhan Correspondence and Essays, Center for Southwest Research, General Library, University of New Mexico. |
| extent | 1 folder. |
| formats | Correspondence |
| access | open for research |
| record source | http://rmoa.unm.edu/docviewer.php?docId=nmu1mss348sc.xml |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:16 |
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