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Karl Bissinger papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0682
Abstract

The papers of American photojournalist, restaurateur, and peace activist Karl Bissinger (1914-2008) encompass nearly seventy years of professional activity. This collection not only provides abundant documentation of Bissinger's careers in photography and social activism, but also offers rich visual resources for the history of photography in post-World War II America.

Dates: 1800, 1935-2008

Alan Kaufman papers

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Identifier: MSS 0599
Abstract The papers of Alan Kaufman--an American Jewish author, editor, performer, artist, and impresario--include drafts of his memoir Jew Boy, his novel Matches, editorial material related to volumes in his Outlaw Bible series, and the magazine Davka: Jewish Cultural Revolution. There are numerous notebooks with notes, observations, lists, and drafts of poetry and writing, as well as original...
Dates: circa 19th century, 1952-2007; Majority of material found within 1952-2007

Black America : story

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0868B
Abstract

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

Dates: approximately 1960-1961

Harlem cavalcade : story and screen play

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0868A
Abstract

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.

Dates: approximately 1935-1961

Swingtime at the Savoy : good time no. 1 : radio transcript

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Identifier: MSS 0099-F0936
Abstract

Noble Sissle was the moderator, and Langston Hughes the primary author, of this radio transcript for the debut installment of the National Broadcasting Company program, "Swingtime at the Savoy."

Dates: 1948 July 28

World fairs and expositions collection

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Identifier: MSS 0630
Abstract

This artificial collection comprises a variety of types of material documenting world fairs and expositions, spanning the dates between 1851 and 1967, with the bulk of the collection dating from the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893. Material consists of printed matter and ephemera, including newspapers, programs, invitations, maps, brochures, viewbooks, advertisements, stationery, contracts, bonds, trade cards, and a scrapbook; photographs and prints; and realia souvenirs.

Dates: 1851-1967; Majority of material found in 1893

Ben Yagoda papers

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Identifier: MSS 0672
Abstract

American author, editor, critic and blogger Ben Yagoda (born 1954) retired from teaching journalism and writing at the University of Delaware in 2016. The collection includes research material, drafts and notes, and interviews toward Yagoda's various articles and book-length projects.

Dates: 1975-2015

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Beck, Julian, 1925-1985 1
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Bissinger, Karl. The luminous years : portraits at mid-century 1
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Cafe Nicholson 1
Campbell, Sandy 1
Canetti, Elias, 1905-1994. Stimmen von Marrakesch. English 1
Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) 1
Chaikin, Joseph, 1935-2003 1
Di Prima, Diane 1
Domestic Resurrection Circus 1
Expo (International Exhibitions Bureau) (1967 : Montréal, Québec) 1
Ferlinghetti, Lawrence 1
Great Exhibition (1851 : London, England) 1
Gregg, Linda 1
Hanley, Richard 1
Hirschman, Jack, 1933- 1
Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967 1
Kaufman, Alan 1
Kaufman, Alan. Jew Boy 1
Kaufman, Alan. Matches 1
Kaufman, Alan. The Outlaw Bible of American Essays 1
Kaufman, Alan. The Outlaw Bible of American Literature 1
Kaufman, Alan. The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry 1
Kolm, Ron 1
Kupferberg, Tuli 1
Lewis, Edna 1
Living Theatre (New York, N.Y.) 1
Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.) 1
Malina, Judith, 1926-2015 1
Mamet, David 1
Martinelli, Sheri 1
Micheline, Jack, 1929-1998 1
National Broadcasting Company 1
New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.) 1
New York World's Fair (1964-1965 : New York, N.Y.) 1
Nicholson, John, 1916-2016 1
Open Theater 1
Owens, Jeanne 1
Paley, Grace 1
Pan-American Exposition (1901 : Buffalo, N.Y.) 1
Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915 : San Francisco, Calif.) 1
Paul Taylor Dance Company 1
Pears (A. & F.) Limited 1
Rorem, Ned, 1923- 1
Rosset, Barney 1
Rukeyser, Muriel, 1913-1980 1
Shot, Danny 1
Silverman, Herschel 1
Sissle, Noble, 1889-1975 1
War Resisters League 1
Windham, Donald 1
World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) 1
World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition (1884-1885 : New Orleans, La.) 1
Yagoda, Ben 1
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