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S. J. Perelman collection of papers : 1924-1970 (bulk, 1928-1951).

Title: S. J. Perelman collection of papers : 1924-1970 (bulk, 1928-1951).
Author: Perelman, S. J. (Sidney Joseph), 1904-1979.
Publication: [Various places, 1924-1970]
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Request Appointment Available by appointment at Schwarzman Building - Berg Collection Room 320	Mixed material	Permit needed	Berg Coll MSS Perelman	Schwarzman Building - Berg Collection Room 320

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Alternative Title

Forty-five plus.
Sweet bye and bye.

Subjects

Genre/Form

Book reviews – 20th century.
Clippings – 20th century.
Diaries – 20th century.
Photographs – United States – 20th century.
Scrapbooks – 20th century.
Scripts (documents).
Lithographs – United States – 20th century.

Note

In 6 series: 1. Works by S. J. Perelman; 2. Works by Others; 3. Correspondence; 4. Scrapbooks; 5. Personal Documents; 6. Printed Material on S. J. Perelman and Nathaniel West.

Access (note)

Restricted access;

Call Number

Berg Coll MSS Perelman

OCLC

892551390
892551390

Author

Perelman, S. J. (Sidney Joseph), 1904-1979.

Title

S. J. Perelman collection of papers : 1924-1970 (bulk, 1928-1951).

Imprint

[Various places, 1924-1970]

Summary

Perelman writings include carbon typescript of "Around the World in Eighty Days" ; 3 carbon typescript drafts of "Forty-Five Plus" (a.k.a. "Sweet Bye and Bye," the libretto co-written by Al Hirschfeld with dialogue by Ogden Nash and Vernon Duke) ; ephemera and congratulatory cables related to "The Night Before Christmas."

Works by others include the diary of Perelman's wife, Laura (nee Lorraine Weinstein/West) ; Nathaniel West's carbon copy typescript of a film treatment titled "Osceola" (1935) ; reviews of Perelman's works; and an original lithograph by Ben Shahn, signed, of a policeman singing "Silent Night" from sheet music.

Laura West met S. J. Perelman through her brother Nathanael West, Perelman's Brown University roommate, in 1928, when she was 17 years old, and married Perelman in 1929.

Correspondence by Perelman to Laura West (nee Weinstein) from 1928.

Access

Restricted access; request permission in holding division.

Local Note

Shelved in Berg Collection downstairs vault.

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Added Author

Hirschfeld, Al. Librettist

Kober, Arthur, 1900-1975.

Perelman, Abby.

Perelman, Laura.

Perelman, S. J. (Sidney Joseph), 1904-1979. Librettist

Shahn, Ben, 1898-1969. Artist

Added Title

Forty-five plus.

Sweet bye and bye.

Research Call Number

Berg Coll MSS Perelman

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