Anaïs Nin collection of papers, [1932-1975]

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Creator

Nin, Anaïs, 1903-1977.

Location

Berg Collection of English and American Literature

Extent

• 183 items.

Scope/Contents Note

This is a synthetic collection consisting of a typescript and correspondence. The typescript is by Michael Fraenkel,written for "We Moderns," Gotham Book Mart's catalog, no. 42, published in 1940. The correspondence includes lettersfrom Nin, dating from [1936] to [1975], to Howard Griffin,Henry Miller, Frances Steloff, Aaron Traister, and Ruth Witt-Diamant, as well as a group of letters and postcards from Henry Miller to Frank Dobo relating to Nin, written from [1932] through 1972. There is a letter to Nin from Caresse Crosby, written in January of 1970.

Biographical/Historical Note

Anaïs Nin was a French and American novelist, poet, essayist, diarist, and short-story writer.

Controlled Access Term

• Nin, Anaïs, 1903-1977.

Additional Creator Names

• Crosby, Caresse, 1892-
• Dobo, Frank.
• Fraenkel, Michael, 1896-1957.
• Griffin, Howard, 1915-1975.
• Miller, Henry, 1891-1980.
• Steloff, Frances, b. 1887.
• Traister, Aaron.
• Witt-Diamant, Ruth.