]> brgcheev Guide to the John Cheever collection of papers,1942-1982 Processed by Staff; Machine-readable finding aid created by Lynn Lobash and Nina Schneider.

Machine readable finding aid created 2006. Description is in English Berg Coll MSS CheeverGuide to the John Cheever collection of papers,1942-1982 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 John Cheever collection of papers, 1942-1982 Cheever, John. Berg Coll MSS Cheever224 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, dating from 1942 to 1982, and one undated typescript. Subjects Personal Names Cheever, Susan. Maxwell, William, 1908- Rukeyser, Muriel, 1913- Document Types Correspondence Administration Information Source

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

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

John Cheever was an American novelist and short-story writer.

Scope and Content Note

This is a synthetic collection consisting of correspondence, dating from 1942 to 1982, and one undated typescript. The typescript is an undated draft of a short story entitled "The Streets of Saratoga and New Haven." The correspondence includes letters from the author, dating from 1942 to 1982, to Susan Cheever, William Maxwell, Muriel Rukeyser, and others. There are letters to Cheever from William Maxwell, Herbert Mitgang, Thomas Y. Crowell Co., Glenway Wescott, and the editors Cecil Woolf and John Bagguley, dating from 1967 to 1975.

Series Descriptions Correspondence Outgoing Correspondence Manuscript box Cheever, Susan. 14 TLS to 1978 Aug. 24 - 1979 Feb. 11 corr. Out 14 items in 2 folders

With 1 TLS from Mary Cheever to Susan Cheever

Manuscript box Maxwell, William. 2 ALS, 183 TLS, 2 TL, 11 TNS, 5 postcards to 1942 Aug. 16 - 1982 Jan. 31 corr. Out 203 items in 41 folders

Accompanied by: Maxwell, William. TLS to John Cheever [n.d.] 1 p. Folder 1

Manuscript box Rukeyser, Muriel. 2 TLS to [n.y.] May 18; [n.d.] corr. Out 2 items Incoming Correspondence Manuscript box. In: Cheever, John. 2 ALS, 183 TLS, 2 TL, 11 TNS, 5 postcards to William Maxwell, Aug. 16, 1942-Jan. 31, 1982. Folder 1 Maxwell, William. TL to Cheever [n.d.] corr. In 1 p. Manuscript box (Cheever) Mitgang, Herbert. Letters to Cheever with replies and articles contributed to The New York Times 1967 - 1975 corr. In 1 folder Manuscript box (Cheever) Thomas Y. Crowell Co., New York. 1 TL to Cheever 1972 Feb. 4 corr. In 1 p.

Signed Anita Mondello. Came with papers relating to W. H. Auden

Manuscript box. In: Wescott, Glenway. 37 ALS, 4 ANS, 7 TLS to William Maxwell, May 1, 1957-Sept. 24, 1976. Folder 8 Wescott, Glenway. ALS (copy) to Cheever 1969 Apr. 22 corr. In 3 p. Manuscript box (Vietnam) Woolf, Cecil and John Bagguley, eds. Authors take sides on Vietnam. Correspondence with John Cheever 1967 corr. In 1 folder Typescripts Streets of Saratoga and New Haven, The. Typescript draft of short story with the author's ms. corrections n.d. typescripts (emended) 66 p.