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Collection of letters to Kyle Crichton from leftist activists, screenwriters, novelists, literary critics, fans, etc.

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Collection of letters to Kyle Crichton from leftist activists, screenwriters, novelists, literary critics, fans, etc., [1927]-1960.

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Additional Authors
  • Albee, George Sumner, 1905-1964.
  • Baca, Elfego, 1864-1945.
  • Baker, Jacob.
  • Bessie, Alvah Cecil, 1904-1985.
  • Boehm, George, 1897-1938.
  • Brinnin, John Malcolm, 1916-1998.
  • Byus, George A.
  • Cooke, Alistair, 1908-2004.
  • Crawford, Frances E.
  • Crichton, Kyle, 1896-1960.
  • Endore, S. Guy, 1900-1970.
  • Etis, Ray.
  • Fitzgerald, Edward S.
  • Fuchs, Daniel, 1909-1993.
  • Gilman, Mildred Evans.
  • Gold, Michael, 1893-1967.
  • Gould, Joe, 1889-1957.
  • Horgan, Paul, 1903-1995.
  • Hubbard, Wynant Davis.
  • Jelliffe, Belinda, 1890-1979.
  • Keating, Fred, 1897-1961.
  • Kober, Arthur, 1900-1975.
  • Lewis, Isabel F.
  • McCoy, Horace, 1897-1955.
  • McKenna, Edward L.
  • MacLeish, Archibald, 1892-1982.
  • Malling, Agnes Bright.
  • Malraux, André, 1901-1976.
  • Nowell, Elizabeth.
  • Pense, Arthur.
  • Rice, Elmer, 1892-1967.
  • Schuster, M. Lincoln (Max Lincoln), 1897-1970.
  • Searle, Ronald, 1920-2011.
  • Seldes, George, 1890-1995.
  • Seldes, Helen.
  • Sheean, Vincent, 1899-1975.
  • Sherwood, Robert E. (Robert Emmet), 1896-1955.
  • Simonson, Lee, 1888-1967.
  • Smeltzer, Robert.
  • Stewart, Donald Ogden, 1894-1980.
  • Swope, Herbert Bayard, 1882-1958.
  • Taylor, Robert Lewis.
  • Winter, Ella, 1898-1980.
  • Young, Art, 1866-1943.
Description
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Summary
Includes letters to Crichton from George Albee, Elfego Baca, Jacob Baker, Alvah Bessie, George Boehm, John Malcolm Brinnin, George A. Byus, Alistair Cooke, Frances E. Crawford, Guy Endore, Ray Etis, Edward Fitzgerald, Daniel Fuchs, Mildred Gilman, Mike Gold, Joe Gould, Paul Horgan, Wynant David Hubbard, Belinda Jelliffe, Fred Keating, Arthur Kober, Isabel F. Lewis, Horace McCoy, Edward L. McKenna, Archibald MacLeish, Agnes Bright Malling, Andre Malraux, Elizabeth Nowell, Arthur Pense, Elmer Rice, M. Lincoln Schuster, Ronald Searle, George and Helen Seldes, Vincent Sheean, Robert Sherwood, Lee Simonson, Robert Smeltzer, Dudley Smith, Donald Ogden Stewart, Frank Sullivan, Herbert Bayard Swope, Robert Lewis Taylor, Ella Winter, and Art Young.
Subjects
Note
  • Kyle Crichton was a noted fiction writer, playwright, and leftist political columnist and commentator whose career flourished from the late 1920s through the 1940s. He was an editor at Collier's, a magazine that featured short fiction and leftist political news analysis, and a columnist for The New Masses, a Communist weekly. He also published biographies of the New Mexico sheriff Elfego Baca and of the Marx Brothers. He wrote his political articles under the pen name "Robert Forsythe."
  • A detailed list of the letters is available in the Berg Collection.
  • Collection also includes letters to others regarding Crichton and various additional materials including offprints, clippings, manuscripts and typescripts, caricatures, etc. Please consult the Berg Collection for details.
Access (note)
  • Restricted access;
Call Number
Berg Coll m.b. (Crichton, K) A.l.s. to Kyle Crichton from activists and writers
OCLC
768494443
Title
Collection of letters to Kyle Crichton from leftist activists, screenwriters, novelists, literary critics, fans, etc., [1927]-1960.
Access
Restricted access; request permission from holding division.
Local Note
Donated by Jennifer, Sarah, and Rob Crichton, November 2009.
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Added Author
Albee, George Sumner, 1905-1964.
Baca, Elfego, 1864-1945.
Baker, Jacob.
Bessie, Alvah Cecil, 1904-1985.
Boehm, George, 1897-1938.
Brinnin, John Malcolm, 1916-1998.
Byus, George A.
Cooke, Alistair, 1908-2004.
Crawford, Frances E.
Crichton, Kyle, 1896-1960. Addressee
Endore, S. Guy, 1900-1970.
Etis, Ray.
Fitzgerald, Edward S.
Fuchs, Daniel, 1909-1993.
Gilman, Mildred Evans.
Gold, Michael, 1893-1967.
Gould, Joe, 1889-1957.
Horgan, Paul, 1903-1995.
Hubbard, Wynant Davis.
Jelliffe, Belinda, 1890-1979.
Keating, Fred, 1897-1961.
Kober, Arthur, 1900-1975.
Lewis, Isabel F.
McCoy, Horace, 1897-1955.
McKenna, Edward L.
MacLeish, Archibald, 1892-1982.
Malling, Agnes Bright.
Malraux, André, 1901-1976.
Nowell, Elizabeth.
Pense, Arthur.
Rice, Elmer, 1892-1967.
Schuster, M. Lincoln (Max Lincoln), 1897-1970.
Searle, Ronald, 1920-2011.
Seldes, George, 1890-1995.
Seldes, Helen.
Sheean, Vincent, 1899-1975.
Sherwood, Robert E. (Robert Emmet), 1896-1955.
Simonson, Lee, 1888-1967.
Smeltzer, Robert.
Stewart, Donald Ogden, 1894-1980.
Swope, Herbert Bayard, 1882-1958.
Taylor, Robert Lewis.
Winter, Ella, 1898-1980.
Young, Art, 1866-1943.
Crichton, Jennifer. Donor
Crichton, Rob. Donor
Crichton, Sarah. Donor
Research Call Number
Berg Coll m.b. (Crichton, K) A.l.s. to Kyle Crichton from activists and writers
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