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Finding Aid for Sherwood Anderson collection of papers, 1922-1943

Guide to the Sherwood Anderson collection of papers,1922-1943

Berg Coll MSS Anderson, S
The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature. New York Public Library. Room 320.
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Processed by:
Staff
Date Completed:
2006
Encoded By:
Lynn Lobash and Nina Schneider
Processed and encoded through a gift from Gladys Kreible Delmas Foundation.

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Table of Contents

Descriptive Summary Table of Contents

Title
Sherwood Anderson collection of papers, 1922-1943
Creator
Anderson, Sherwood, 1876-1941
Call Number
Berg Coll MSS Anderson, S
Size
19 items
Repository
The New York Public Library. The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American LiteratureNew York, New York
Abstract
This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts and typescripts, correspondence by and about the author, legal documents and portraits.

Administration Information Table of Contents

Source

This is a synthetic collection, created from materials acquired through gift and purchase from various sources.

Custodial History

Previous owners include Adrienne Monnier and the American Play Company.

Access

Collection is restricted to qualified scholars and researchers through the Office of Special Collections, Room 316

Restrictions on Use

For permission to publish, contact the Curator, The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature

Preferred Citation

[Identification of the item]. The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library.

Biography Table of Contents

Sherwood Anderson was an American novelist and poet.

Scope and Content Note Table of Contents

This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts and typescripts, correspondence by and about the author, legal documents and portraits. The manuscripts and typescripts include an essay by the author, as well as essays about him by Susan Glaspell and Paul Rosenfeld. The correspondence, dating from 1922 to [1927], includes letters from the author to Alfred Kazin, Lillian Marcus, Adrienne Monnier, Frances Steloff, and others, as well as a letter dated 1943 from Eleanor Anderson to Alfred Kazin relating to the author.

Series Descriptions Table of Contents

   
Correspondence Table of Contents
   
Outgoing Table of Contents
Manuscript box     
Boni & Liveright, TLS 1926 Apr. 21
corr. Out
( 1 p. )

Manuscript box     
Kazin, Alfred. ALS [n.d.]
corr. Out
( 1 p. )

Manuscript box     
Marcus, Lillian. 2 ALS, 1 TLS. Dates taken from accompanying envelopes 1922 Apr. 3 - 1922 [Apr. 15]
corr. Out
( 3 items )

With three envelopes

Manuscript box     
Monnier, Adrienne. 2 ALS. On letter undated. Undated letter mentions James Joyce [1927 ca. Mar. 16]
corr. Out
( 2 items )
Manuscript box (Gotham) In: Gotham Book Mart, New York. We moderns. Folder 2     
Steloff, Frances. TLS [n.d.]
corr. Out
( 1 p. )

   
Related Table of Contents
Manuscript box (Kazin)     
Anderson, Eleanor. ALS to Alfred Kazin 1943 May 23
corr. About
( 1 item )
   
Manuscripts & Typescripts Table of Contents
Manuscript box (Gotham) In: Gotham Book Mart, New York. We Moderns. Folder 2     
William Faulkner. Typescript of contribution to We Moderns. n.d.
typescripts
( 1 p. )

Published in Gotham Book Mart catalog, no. 42, New York, 1940

Manuscript box     
Glaspell, Susan. [On reading Sherwood Anderson's letters to Van Wyck Brooks] Holograph notes n.d.
ms.
( 3 p. )
Manuscript box (Gotham) In: Gotham Book Mart, New York. We Moderns. Folder 58     
Rosenfeld, Paul. Sherwood Anderson. Typescript of contribution We Moderns n.d.
typescripts
( 1 p. )

With his TNS to Frances Steloff, Nov. 14 [1939], 1 p. enclosing proof of contribution, 1 p.; also another typescript (carbon) of the contribution, 1 p. Published in Gotham Book Mart catalog, no. 42, New York, 1940

   
Legal Documents Table of Contents
Manuscript box (Anderson, S.)     
Agreements, correspondence, forms, statements from various theatrical agencies concerning Sherwood Anderson n.d.
legal docs.
( 5 folders )

From the files of the American Play Co.

   
Portraits Table of Contents
Oversize (+++)     
Becat, Paul Emile. Photostat of pencil portrait of Sherwood Anderson, the original signed and dated 1927. 49 x 39 cm. n.d.
portraits
( 1 item )

Came with Adrienne Monnier's James Joyce archive

Manuscript box (Anderson, S.)     
Bonney, firm, photographers, Paris. Photograph of Sherwood Anderson and Paul-Emile Becat with Becat's pencil portrait of Anderson. Portrait dated 1927. 18 x 23 cm. n.d.
portraits
( 1 item )

Came with Adrienne Monnier's James Joyce archive

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