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Machine readable finding aid created 2006. Description is in English Berg Coll MSS ArlenGuide to the Michael Arlen collection of papers,1921-[1953] The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature The New York Public LibraryNew York, New York The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature. New York Public Library. Room 320. Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street New York, NY 10018-2788 (212) 930-0802 brgref@nypl.org http://nypl.org/research/chss/spe/brg/berg.html Processed by: Staff Date Completed: 2006 Encoded By: Lynn Lobash and Nina Schneider Processed and encoded through a gift from Gladys Kreible Delmas Foundation.

Descriptive Summary Michael Arlen collection of papers, 1921-[1953] Arlen, Michael, 1895-1956. Berg Coll MSS Arlen16 items The New York Public Library. The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature

New York, New York

This is a synthetic collection consisting of correspondence by the author and legal documents. Subjects Personal Names Creswick, Paul, 1866-1947. Wolfe, Humbert, 1885-1940. Wykes-Joyce, Max. Howe, W. T. H. (William Thomas Hildrup), former owner. Organizations James B. Pinker and Son. American Play Company, former owner. Subjects Arlen, Michael, 1895-1956 Places Document Types Correspondence Administration Information Source

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

Custodial History

Previous owners include W. T. H. Howe 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

Michael Arlen was an Anglo-Bulgarian novelist, short-story and film-script writer.

Scope and Content Note

This is a synthetic collection consisting of correspondence by the author and legal documents. The correspondence includes letters from the author, dating from 1921 to [1953], to Paul Creswick, Humbert Wolfe, Max Wykes-Joyce, the literary agency James B. Pinker and Son, and others.

Series Descriptions Outgoing Correspondence Manuscript box Craigie, John. TLS, ALS 1933 June 14; [n.y.] Nov. 1 corr. Out 2 items Manuscript box [Creswick], [Paul]. ALS [1925] Feb. 26 corr. Out 1 p.

Manuscript box International magazine company. 2 ALS, 1 TLS. One dated June 30 [n.y.] 1930 Oct. 2 corr. Out 3 items Manuscript box James B. Pinker and Son. LS, ALS, etc. 1921 - 1922 corr. Out 5 items Manuscript box [Wolfe], Humbert. 2 TLS. Letter of Dec. 15, 1936 relates to Gerald Gould; letter of March 16, 1937 mentions Richard Aldington 1936 Dec. 15; 1937 Mar. 16 corr. Out 2 items

With 2 TL (carbon) replies; accompanied by: Livesey, Monica. TLS to Humbert Wolfe, Jan. 14, 1937. 1 p. Written as secretary to Michael Arlen

Manuscript box Wykes-Joyce, Max. ALS. Relates to Osbert Sitwell [1953] Sept. 3 corr. Out 1 p. Legal Documents Manuscript box (Arlen) Agreements, correspondence, forms, statements from various theatrical agencies concerning Michael Arlen. Refers to his dramatization of his The cavalier of the streets by Guy Bolton [n.d.] legal docs. 2 folders

From the files of the American Play co.