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Archives related to: Speiser, Maurice J. (Maurice Joseph), 1880-
| title | Hemingway legal files collection, 1899-1971 (bulk 1935-1960). | repository | New York Public Library, Manuscripts and Archives Division |
| description | The Hemingway Legal Files collection contains the records of Hemingway's lawyers Maurice J. Speiser (1929-1948) and Alfred Rice (1947-1969). The papers include letters, contracts, and documents concerning foreign and domestic licensing of Hemingway's work for stage, ballet, radio, film, and television; litigation concerning the use of his writings and libel cases; and the management of Hemingway's estate (both property and literary) before and after his death. The collection contains letters and telegraphs written by Hemingway, some autographed, in which he discussed legal matters and occasionally provided updates on writing progress, travel, and other personal news. Location of Other Archival Materials: Crowell-Collier Publishing Company records, 1931-1955; Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. Ernest Hemingway Collection; Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, University of Texas at Austin. Ernest Hemingway collection; John F. Kennedy Presidential Library. Genevieve Taggard papers; Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. Ralph Thompson papers; Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. Richard John Levy and Sally Waldman Sweet collection; Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. Ruth and Hermann Vollmer collection; Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. Speiser and Easterling-Hallman Collection of Ernest Hemingway; South Caroliniana Library. The New Yorker records; Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. |
| extent | 3.15 linear feet (8 boxes) |
| formats | Legal Papers |
| access | Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref. |
| record link | http://catalog.nypl.org/search~S1?/aSpeiser%2C+Maurice+J.%3B+b.+1880/aspeiser+maurice+j+b+1880/-3,0,0,B/l856~b19320826&FF=aspeiser+maurice+j+maurice+joseph+b+1880&1,,2,1,0/indexsort=- |
| record source | http://catalog.nypl.org/record=b19320826~S1 |
| finding aid | Online and in repository. |
| acquisition information | The dealer, Glenn Horowitz Bookseller Inc., received the collection directly from a decedent of one of the law partners who worked for Hemingway. |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:30:06 |
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| title | James Joyce Society Records, 1947-1976 | repository | New York Public Library, Manuscripts and Archives Division |
| description | Articles of association, minutes of meetings, announcements, correspondence, miscellaneous material and other records relating to the Society; offprints, publications, clippings, announcements, brochures, photographs relating to the life and works of James Joyce. Includes correspondence with Leonie Adams, R. P. Blackmur, J. M. Brinnin, Frank Budgen, Padraic Colum, Caresse Crosby, Leon Edel, T. S. Eliot, Richard Ellmann, Donald Gallup, Stuart Gilbert, May Joyce, Hugh Kenner, Alfred Kreymborg, Marianne Moore, Lucie Noel, Norman Holmes Pearson, John J. Slocum, Maurice Speiser, Frances Steloff, William York Tindall, R. P. Warren and Thornton Wilder. Also present are two long-playing records and ten tape recordings of Society meetings, 1961-1969. Biography The James Joyce Society was founded in February 1947 at the Gotham Book Mart in New York City. Location Schwarzman Building - Berg Collection Call Number Berg Coll MSS Joyce Society |
| extent | 3 linear ft. (11 boxes) |
| formats | Administrative Records Prints Correspondence Clippings Printed Materials |
| access | Permission needed, contact repository for further information. |
| record source | http://catalog.nypl.org/record=b15889886~S1 |
| finding aid | Description of Society and guide to archive in repository, [Box 1: m. b. (Gotham)] |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:14 |
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| title | The Speiser and Easterling-Hallman Foundation Collection of Ernest Hemingway. | repository | Department of Rare Books & Special Collections |
| description | Manuscripts, letters, and other unpublished materials is currently being catalogued as a archive, with a finding list linked from this page. Published and catalogued materials are available to registered researchers, subject only to review of fragile or easily-damaged items. Note that unpublished materials, including correspondence, remain subject to copyright. The library requires documentation of necessary copyright clearances before any substantial research project is commenced on such materials. Maurice J Speiser Biographical Note: Maurice J. Speiser (1880-1948) was a young attorney in Philadelphia when he first encountered the stirrings of modernism. During regular trips to Europe in the 1920's, Speiser met Ezra Pound, Hemingway, and others. With his wife Martha Glazer Speiser, he was a patron of music and the theatre, a discerning collector of art, and a friend to many significant writers. During the 1930's, in addition to general legal practice, Speiser developed a special interest in the legal business of artists and writers. Local Note Original buff colored stock. Special Collections copy 1 is number 1. Special Collections copy 2 is out of series and was signed by Edward Hallman, Matthew J. Bruccoli, George Terry, Donald Greiner, Patrick Scott, Jerry Odom, Thomas McNally, and Harriette Wunder at the Columbia, South Carolina reception on January 31, 2001. Location Columbia Rare Books & Special Collections Call Number Speiser A0a |
| extent | Contact Repository for details. |
| formats | Printed Materials Manuscript Correspondence |
| access | Contact Repository for details. |
| record link | http://library.sc.edu/spcoll/amlit/hemingway/hemhome.html |
| record source | http://libcat.csd.sc.edu/record=b2479331~S7 |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:14 |
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| title | Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1915-1938, n.d. | repository | University of Pennsylvania, University Archives and Records Center |
| description | Consists of letters to Speiser from the following correspondents: Mercedes de Acosta, Gilbert Cannan, Jacques Copeau, Ferenc Molnár and Eugene O’Neill. Also includes an invitation from Heinrich Burkard, musical conductor in Baden-Baden, to Martin A. Hanson, and Burkard’s calling card. Location: Rare Book & Ms Library Manuscripts Call Number: Misc Mss |
| extent | 15 items (15 leaves). |
| formats | Correspondence Ephemera |
| access | Contact repository for further details. |
| record source | http://www.franklin.library.upenn.edu/ |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:14 |
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| title | Stage Society of Philadelphia Correspondence with Theodore Dreiser, 1916. | repository | University of Pennsylvania, University Archives and Records Center |
| description | Correspondence to Theodore Dreiser from Maurice J. Speiser, President, Stage Society of Philadelphia Contained in: Theodore Dreiser Papers, ca. 1890-1965. Folder 5850. Location: Rare Book & Ms Library Manuscripts Call Number: Ms. Coll. 30 |
| extent | 4 items |
| formats | Correspondence |
| access | Contact repository for further details. |
| record source | http://www.franklin.library.upenn.edu/ |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:14 |
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| title | Correspondence with Vera Dreiser, 1946 | repository | University of Pennsylvania, University Archives and Records Center |
| description | Archival/Manuscript Material Contained in: Theodore Dreiser Papers, ca. 1890-1965. Folder 14117. Notes: Comprises 2 items to Vera Dreiser. Location: Rare Book & Ms Library Manuscripts Call Number: Ms. Coll. 30 |
| extent | 2 items (2 leaves). |
| formats | Correspondence |
| access | Contact repository for further details. |
| record source | http://www.franklin.library.upenn.edu/ |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:14 |
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| title | Correspondence file, 1929-1930, from Horace Liveright, Inc. | repository | University of Pennsylvania, University Archives and Records Center |
| description | Archival/Manuscript Material Contained in: Correspondence, 1918-1934, of Boni & Liveright and Horace Liveright, Inc. Folder 471. Location: Rare Book & Ms Library Manuscripts Call Number: Ms. Coll. 4 |
| extent | 5 items (5 l.). |
| formats | Correspondence |
| access | Contact repository for further details. |
| record source | http://www.franklin.library.upenn.edu/ |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:14 |
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| title | Ernest Hemingway Personal Papers, 1880-1961 | repository | John F. Kennedy Library |
| description | Author, journalist. Manuscript materials including novels, short stories, fragments, and journal articles. The collection also includes correspondence, photographs, news clippings (1916-1986), books and other printed material. The finding aid provides a detailed index of the collection. Biogrpahical Note: Hemingway was an American short story writer, novelist, and journalist. |
| extent | 107 linear feet. |
| formats | Correspondence Photographs Clippings Printed Materials |
| access | Open for research: contact repository for details. |
| record link | http://www.jfklibrary.org/Asset-Viewer/Archives/EHPP.aspx?f=1 |
| record source | http://www.jfklibrary.org/Research/Search-the-Digital-Archives.aspx |
| acquisition information | Gift of Mary Welsh Hemingway (Ernest Hemingway's fourth wife and widow), 1973 June 21. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:14 |
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| title | Scrapbooks of James Branch Cabell [manuscript], 1886-1958 (bulk 1904-1926) | repository | University of Virginia Library |
| extent | 10 bound volumes |
| formats | Scrapbooks |
| access | Collection is open to research. |
| record source | http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/published/uva-sc/vivadoc.pl?file=viu00721.xml |
| finding aid | online and in repository |
| acquisition information | Gift, 1966 May 4 |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:14 |
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| title | Hemingway Miscellaneous Accessions Collection | repository | John F. Kennedy Library |
| description | This is an artificial collection of documents donated by multiple donors to the John F. Kennedy Library for inclusion with the Ernest Hemingway Collection. Each entry is a small collection in itself. Collections consist of material supplemental to the Hemingway collection, either original documents or photocopies of originals and include: papers & correspondence of Hemingway’s friends, acquaintances, and circle; and miscellaneous research material. Material in the Miscellaneous Accessions collection contains significant, enduring value. |
| extent | Contact repository for details. |
| formats | Reproductions |
| access | Open for research: contact repository for details. |
| record link | http://www.jfklibrary.org/Asset-Viewer/Archives/EHMISC.aspx?f=1 |
| record source | http://www.jfklibrary.org/Research/Search-the-Digital-Archives.aspx |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:14 |
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| title | Museum Ernest Hemingway Collection Papers 1927-1966 (bulk of the dates: 1940-1961) | repository | John F. Kennedy Library |
| description | The Papers of the Museum Ernest Hemingway, Republic of Cuba, cover the period 1927 to 1966. They consist of personal papers of Ernest Hemingway, author and journalist, and Mary Hemingway, journalist and fourth wife of Ernest Hemingway, and include manuscripts, correspondence, news clippings, and other material. |
| extent | 3.5 cubic feet |
| formats | Personal Papers Manuscript Correspondence Clippings Ephemera |
| access | Open: approximately 3,000 color paper copies, 3.5 cubic feet, are available in the Hemingway Research room for researchers use |
| record link | http://www.jfklibrary.org/Asset-Viewer/Archives/MEHC.aspx?f=1 |
| record source | http://www.jfklibrary.org/Research/Search-the-Digital-Archives.aspx |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:14 |
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| title | Gordon B. Washburn Records, 1932-1941 (AK2.5) | repository | The G. Robert Strauss, Jr. Memorial Library |
| description | The bulk of the Gordon B. Washburn Director's Records consists of correspondence. The relatively larger volume of records surviving from Washburn's administration in comparison with that of his predecessors is a reflection of the expansion of both the number of staff, and the variety of programs offered by the Gallery beginning in 1932. From his correspondence it is clear that Washburn dictated most of his letters, and routine communications were written and signed for him by his stenographers led by Beatrice Howe, Washburn's assistant director. Types of correspondence found in Series II include material documenting the growing educational function of the Gallery, particularly records relating to Gallery cooperation with public schools, and the University of Buffalo, and also the administration of a 1939 Carnegie Foundation grant which founded the Secondary School Project, a diverse series of exhibitions aimed at young adults. Correspondence with visiting lecturers documents this aspect of the Gallery's education function. Another major category is correspondence with art collectors and dealers, most based in New York City. Much of this material relates to loans, purchases, and works considered for purchase. Correspondence documenting the acquisition of art for the permanent collection and the Room of Contemporary Art was found, but it is noted that final correspondence documenting an acquisition is filed in the Registrar's Office. Correspondence in the Directors' Office record the decision to buy, while material in the Registrar files record the actual purchase. Washburn corresponded frequently about art with his former professor, Paul J. Sachs and his assistant, Agnes Mongan. This correspondence concern the quality and provenance of art under purchase consideration, discusses the reliability of dealers, and also records Washburn's personal life in Buffalo. Another frequent personal correspondent was Stephan Bourgeois, a European who established the Bourgeois Gallery in New York. Washburn's correspondence with this significant, but little known art dealer and scholar who pioneered in New York representing the French avant garde artists, is quite voluminous and comprehensive and continues in a complete series from 1931 to 1942. Bourgeois was involved in the organization of the Room of Contemporary Art and served as its New York representative in 1939 and 1940 advising on many purchases. He lectured several times at the Gallery, and his wife, Maria Theresa, who was a pupil of Isadora Duncan, danced in the sculpture court before an elite audience in 1932. Bourgeois' correspondence provides an interesting behind-the-scenes account of the factors and events affecting the New York art world in the thirties. Correspondence with other museum directors concerns circulating exhibition, loans, policies, and documents planning for major events, such as the New York World's Fair and similar expositions. This includes regular correspondence with practically every art museum in the United States. Museum correspondence is arranged alphabetically by city. Correspondence with artists was also found. This included both local artists of interest and isolated letters from internationally recognized artists such as Fernaud Leger, Naum Gabo, and Josef Albers, and American artists like Walt Kuhn. Correspondence with local artists between 1932 and 1934 sheds light on Buffalo art activities particularly affairs involving the Buffalo Society of Artists and its splinter group, the Patteran Society. Biographical Note Gordon Bailey Washburn (1904-1983) was born and raised in Massachusetts. He graduated from Williams College and subsequently traveled in Europe, returning to study under Professor Paul J. Sachs of the Fogg Art Museum. He received his Master of Fine Arts degree from Harvard. His first position in a long career of museum administration was at the Albright Art Gallery, where he succeeded William M. Hekking as art director on October 1, 1931. From the beginning of his tenure at the Albright Art Gallery, Washburn sought to implement programs designed to increase the usefulness of the Gallery to the majority of the public. It was under his direction that the first educational secretaries (coordinators) were hired followed by the appointment of Robert T. Davis as the first director of education in 1936. Similar growth of departments designed for serving the public included the Library (founded in 1932), the Picture Lending Library (founded in 1933), and a Department of Allied Art and Industry (founded in 1934), which was intended to foster links between manufacturers, retailers, and the Gallery through training in art appreciation for sales girls. The changing needs of the public during the Great Depression spurred the implementation of educational outreach programs, school tours, and adult education classes. Washburn himself lectured before a variety of audiences in upstate New York, as well as arranging for a full series of lectures each year at the Gallery. His two largest and best received exhibitions were Master Drawings (1935) and Master Bronzes (1937). Both were scholarly and considered innovative for the manner of their installation. In 1934, Washburn initiated the first independently-juried Western New York regional exhibition as a fair response to rivalry among local artists' societies. Washburn's most lasting contribution to the history of the permanent collection was the establishment of the Room of Contemporary Art in December 1938. Funded largely by Seymour H. Knox II, the Room for Contemporary Art was governed by an innovative and experimental collecting policy which permitted the collection and exhibition of contemporary art from many countries for the benefit and enlightenment of the public. Washburn resigned as director in 1942 to become director of the Rhode Island School of Art's museum. In the early fifties he became director of the Carnegie Institute Department of Fine Arts in Pittsburgh. In 1962 he resigned to head the Asia House Gallery in New York, a position from which he retired in 1972. He died in New York City in 1983. Preferred Citation [Description and dates], Box/folder number, AK2.5, Gordon B. Washburn Records, 1932-1941, G. Robert Strauss, Jr. Memorial Library, Albright-Knox Art Gallery. |
| extent | 48 manuscript boxes (24 linear feet) |
| formats | Correspondence Exhibition Files |
| access | Contact repository for further details. |
| record link | http://akat.albrightknox.org/vwebv/holdingsInfo?searchId=1&recCount=10&recPointer=0&bibId=51226 |
| record source | https://web.archive.org/web/20100706224823/http://www.albrightknox.org/Library/findingaids/2.5/AK2.5.html |
| acquisition information | See Head of Research Resources for acquisition information. |
| updated | 03/09/2018 12:48:45 |
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