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Philip Van Doren Stern-Elmer Harris correspondence
- Title
- Philip Van Doren Stern-Elmer Harris correspondence, 1939-1940.
- Author
- Stern, Philip Van Doren, 1900-1984.
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| Status | Container | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 1 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 2003-049 Box 1 | Offsite |
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- Description
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- Summary
- The correspondence between Elmer Harris and Philip Van Doren Stern dates from April 1939 to January 1940, and concerns Harris' stage adaptation of Stern's book THE MAN WHO KILLED LINCOLN, concerning the last days of John Wilkes Booth.
- Subjects
- Access (note)
- Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
- Source (note)
- found in cage file
- Biography (note)
- Philip Van Doren Stern (1900-1984) was a historian, social critic, editor and author, best known for the short story which became the source for the 1946 film IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE.
- Processing Action (note)
- Cataloged
- Call Number
- *T-Mss 2003-049
- OCLC
- NYPW03-A165
- Author
- Stern, Philip Van Doren, 1900-1984.
- Title
- Philip Van Doren Stern-Elmer Harris correspondence, 1939-1940.
- Restricted Access
- Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
- Biography
- Philip Van Doren Stern (1900-1984) was a historian, social critic, editor and author, best known for the short story which became the source for the 1946 film IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE. Elmer Harris (1878-1966) was a playwright and screenwriter, best known for his play and film JOHNNY BELINDA.
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- Added Author
- Harris, Elmer, 1878-1966.Gaites, Joseph M.
- Research Call Number
- *T-Mss 2003-049