MSS 0099. Miscellaneous Literary & Historical Manuscripts

American film writer and producer Lew Lipton worked on the ultimately unproduced story and screenplay for “Harlem Cavalcade” from 1935 until his death in 1961. Retitled “Black America” in later drafts, it follows the story of African American life from 1626 to the 1930s.

Ephemeral documents (photographs, flyers, posters, announcements, stationery, and programs) which detail performances, readings, recitals and other events sponsored by the Living Theater of New York City.

Eighteen typed and signed letters from Ron Loewinsohn to Basil King concerning domestic affairs, school, writing, publishing, and financial worries, dated from 1964 to 1970.

Howard University history professor Rayford W. Logan wrote this letter of thanks to enclose with a copy of his book, Haiti and The Dominican Republic, which he presented to Pauline Young, an African-American librarian and civil rights activist in Wilmington, Delaware.

Twenty-one letters from American novelist and playwright Anita Loos to her agent and friend, Ray Pierre Corsini, between 1962 and 1979. The letters discuss the writing and editing of Loos' later works, her travels and social life, and her relationship with Ray.

On August 5, 1901, Ralph Milbanke, second Earl of Lovelace, wrote to his niece, Clare Euphemia Stuart-Wortley to describe the mountain peak in the Alps which he had named "Campanile Chiara" in honor.

Letter from Irish author and painter Samuel Lover to Andrew T. Thorp.

Letter from Irish author Samuel Lover to Deane.

Letter from Samuel Lover to Edward Wolford.

Letter from Samuel Lover to Le Chevalier Chatelain.

Letter from Samuel Lover to Mrs. Edmund Grundy.

Letter from Samuel Lover to William Pickering.

Letters from Samuel Lover to various individuals.

Programme for Samuel Lover's "Paddy's Portfolio."

In this collection of nineteen letters, American poet Walter Lowenfels wrote to his editor Allen De Loach, praising him for recent editorial work on Lowenfels's autobiography and discussing his writing and the work of other poets, particularly Walt Whitman and "poets of old age."

Eighteen letters from Desmond MacCarthy to Sir Ralph and Lady Iris Wedgewood, accompanied by two carbon copies of letters to MacCarthy.

A single holograph manuscript page of an autobiographical statement titled, "Christopher Murray Grieve," written in blue ink by Hugh MacDiarmid.

A two-page unsigned holograph manuscript written in blue ink by Hugh MacDiarmid titled, "Modern Scottish Literature and The Critics."

Letter from Patrick MacDonogh to Seumas O'Sullivan, which was originally laid in a copy of MacDonogh's Over The Water and Other Poems.

Letter from Patrick MacGill which includes notes and lines of poetry by an unidentified person.

An inscribed mimeographed typescript of Bryan MacMahon's play, The Gap of Life.

Two manuscripts written by Brinsley MacNamara.

Computer typescript of Madden's still unpublished playscript in regular form, The Dosshouse Waltz, signed and dated by the author March 6, 2004, on the final page.