Gotham Book Mart. We moderns.

]> BRGGOTHA Guide to the Gotham Book Mart Records,[1938-1948] 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 GothamGuide to the Gotham Book Mart Records,[1938-1948] 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 Gotham Book Mart Records, [1938-1948] Gotham Book Mart. Berg Coll MSS Gotham185 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 typescripts, correspondence, a scrapbook, and a photograph of attendees at a reception for Sir Osbert and Edith Sitwell in 1948. Subjects Personal Names Steloff, Frances, b. 1887. Subjects Joyce, James, 1882-1941. Document Types Correspondence Scrapbooks Titles Gotham Book Mart. We moderns. 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

Gotham Book Mart is a New York City bookstore and gallery, founded in 1920 by Frances Steloff.

Scope and Content Note

This is a synthetic collection consisting of typescripts, correspondence, a scrapbook, and a photograph of attendees at a reception for Sir Osbert and Edith Sitwell in 1948. The typescripts include contributions submitted by various authors for publication in the Gotham Book Mart Catalog, no. 42, "We Moderns," published in 1940, as well as a list of the authors to be included in the catalog. The correspondence includes letters from various individuals and institutions, dated 1940, to Frances Steloff, ordering copies of "We Moderns." The scrapbook, compiled by Steloff, consists of invitations, correspondence, photographs, etc. relating to the May 4, 1938, publication party for "Finnegans Wake," by James Joyce.

Contents List Typescripts Manuscript box (Gotham) [We Moderns] List of authors to be included in forthcoming moderns only catatalog no. 42. Typescript n.d. typescripts 2 p. Manuscript box (Gotham) We Moderns. Holograph and typewritten contributions submitted by various authors for publication in Gotham Book Mart catalog no. 42. Catalog compiled by F. Steloff n.d. typescripts 112 folders

Many contributions accompanied by correspondence; some not published. Also reactions by various individuals to catalog. Detailed list of contents in folder 1; with 11 misc. items Published, New York, 1940

Manuscript box (Gotham) In: Gotham Book Mart, New York. We Moderns. Folder 30 Aldington, Richard. Typescript of contribution to We Moderns n.d. typescripts 1 p.

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

Scrapbooks Manuscript box (Gotham) [dead come to life at Finnegans wake, The] Scrapbook of invitations, correspondence, photographs, etc. relating to the May 4, 1938 publication party for Finnegans wake by J. Joyce. Compiled by F. Steloff [1938] scrapbooks 61 items in 1 volume

Includes letters from Sara Allgood, Richard Eberhart, Clifton Fadiman, Arthur D. Ficke, Peter Neagoe and Lucie Noel

Correspondence Manuscript box (Gotham) [We Moderns] Letters, ALS, TLS, etc., not separately listed, to Frances Steloff ordering copies of We Moderns, Gotham Book mart catalog no. 42, New York, 1940 n.d. corr. 9 folders Portraits Manuscript box (Auden) Life magazine, New York. Photograph of a Gotham Book Mart reception for Sir Osbert and Edith Sitwell. 12 x 25 cm. Mutilated. In photo are: W. H. Auden, E. Bishop, M. Moore, R. Jarrell, D. Schwartz, C. H. Ford, W. R. Benet, S. Spender, etc. [1948 Nov. 9] portraits 1 item