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Finding Aid for Israel Zangwill collection of papers, 1895-1918.

Guide to the Israel Zangwill collection of papers, 1895-1918

Berg Coll MSS Zangwill
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 with the generous support of the Gladys Kreible Delmas Foundation.

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Table of Contents

Descriptive Summary Table of Contents

Title
Israel Zangwill collection of papers, 1895-1918
Creator
Zangwill, Israel, 1864-1926.
Call Number
Berg Coll MSS Zangwill
Size
54 items
Repository
The New York Public Library.
The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.New York, New York
Abstract
This is a synthetic collection consisting of a mimeograph of a manuscript, correspondence, and legal documents.

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 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

Israel Zangwill was an English novelist, playwright, essayist, and political activist.

Scope and Content Note Table of Contents

This is a synthetic collection consisting of a mimeograph of a manuscript, correspondence, and legal documents. The mimeograph is a circular letter to the editor of The Times, dated 1905 and 1906, drafted by Bernard Shaw at the request of William Rothenstein and Emery Walker, and signed by Zangwill and others. The correspondence comprises letters from the author, dating from 1895 to 1918, to Sir Hall Caine, Violet Hunt, James B. Pinker, Clement King Shorter, the literary agency T. Fisher Unwin, and others.

Container List Table of Contents

   
Manuscripts Table of Contents
Manuscript box     
Shaw, Bernard. Mimeographed letter to the editor of The Times. Circular letter, drafted by Shaw at the request of William Rothenstein and Emery Walker, signed by Zangwill and others. Written in response to a similar letter sponsored by Count Kessler
[1905 - 1906?]
ms.
( 1 p. )
   
Correspondence Table of Contents
   
Outgoing Correspondence Table of Contents
Manuscript box     
Caine, Sir Hall. TLS to
1901 Nov. 5
corr. out
( 2 p. )
Manuscript box     
Curtis Brown ltd. TLS to
1918 May 30
corr. out
( 1 p. )
Manuscript box     
Hunt, Violet. 3 ALS to
1895 Dec. 2 - 1903 Nov. 19
corr. out
( 1 p. each )
Manuscript box     
Pinker, J. B. LS to
1905 Sept. 29
corr. out
( 1 p. )

B.

Manuscript box     
Pinker, James B. LS to
1905 Oct. 13
corr. out
( 1 p. )

B.

Manuscript box     
Pinker, James B. LS to
1905 Oct. 18
corr. out
( 1 p. )

B.

Manuscript box     
Shorter, Clement King. TLS to
1918 Aug. 19
corr. out
( 1 p. )
Manuscript box     
T. Fisher Unwin. 41 ALS, LS, etc. to
1896 - 1902
corr. out
( 41 letters in 4 folders )

Contains reader's reports by H. D. Banning

Manuscript box     
[--?]. ALS to
[n.d.]
corr. out
( 1 p. )

B.

   
Legal Documents Table of Contents
Manuscript box (Zangwill)     
Agreements, correspondence, forms, statements from various theatrical agencies concerning Israel Zangwill
n.d.
legal docs.
( 2 folders )

From the files of the American Play Co.

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