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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

Allen Ginsberg poems and letters

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0099-F0759
Abstract

Typescript poems, a published letter, a postcard written by Allen Ginsberg, and items related to the article "The Sound of Beat" published in the July 1959 issue of Playboy.

Dates: 1959-1966, 1984

Nancy Hoyt Paul Bowles collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0486
Abstract

The Nancy Hoyt Paul Bowles collection consists of various written material by or about Paul Bowles.

Dates: 1943-1994

Richard McCann papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0616
Abstract The Richard McCann papers document the personal life and professional career of this American author, poet, and educator. The collection includes McCann's early creative writing; teaching materials; reviews, essays, and critical writing; personal and professional correspondence; and extensive drafts of McCann's poetry and fiction. McCann's fiction has autobiographical roots, often drawn from family relationships and personal experiences, as illustrated in photographs and family memorabilia...
Dates: 1920s-2008; Majority of material found within 1978-2005

Warner Perry papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0613
Abstract

The Warner Perry papers include personal records related to Perry’s life and many hobbies. The major subjects of the collection are Perry’s magic documents, his personal papers, financial information, written works, invention designs, and family photographs.

Dates: 1900-1997; Majority of material found within 1940-1995

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Photographs 3
American poetry--20th century 2
Authors, American--20th century 2
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Notes 2
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Postcards 2
Activists 1
Advertisements 1
American literature--20th century 1
American literature--21st century 1
Anthologies 1
Apocalypse in literature--History--20th century 1
Articles 1
Authors, American--20th century--Correspondence 1
Authors, American--21st century 1
Beat generation--History 1
Brochures 1
Clippings (information artifacts) 1
Collages (visual works) 1
Color transparencies 1
Contact sheets 1
Contracts 1
Cuba--Description and travel 1
Diaries 1
Diplomas 1
Drafts (documents) 1
Drawings (visual works) 1
Education--United States--History--20th century 1
Engineers 1
Ephemera (general) 1
Families--United States--History--20th century 1
Fashion photography--History--20th century 1
Financial records 1
France--Description and travel 1
Galley proofs 1
Gay authors--United States--20th century 1
Gay authors--United States--21st century 1
Gays in popular culture--United States--History--20th century 1
Government records 1
Grant proposals 1
Greenwich Village (New York, N.Y.)--History--20th century 1
Inventors--United States--History--20th century 1
Italy--Description and travel 1
Journals (accounts) 1
Lecture notes 1
Literature--20th century 1
Literature--Translations--20th century 1
Magic tricks--History--20th century 1
Magic--United States--History--20th century 1
Magicians (illusionists) 1
Magicians--United States--History--20th century 1
Manuals (instructional materials) 1
Maryland--History--20th century 1
Morocco--Description and travel 1
Negatives (photographic) 1
Newsletters 1
Newspapers 1
Novelists 1
Paintings (visual works) 1
Pamphlets 1
Peace movements--United States--History--20th century 1
Phonograph records 1
Photographers 1
Photography--United States--History--20th century 1
Playbills 1
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Portraits--20th century 1
Postage stamps 1
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Printed ephemera 1
Professors (teacher) 1
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Research notes 1
Sales catalogs 1
School yearbooks 1
Sketches 1
Slides (photographs) 1
Spain--Description and travel 1
Syllabi 1
Tear sheets 1
Theater--United States--History--20th century 1
Travel photography--History--20th century 1
Typescripts 1
Westbeth Artists' Housing (New York, N.Y.) 1
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Language
French 1
Italian 1
 
Names
Bowles, Paul, 1910-1999 2
American University (Washington, D.C.) 1
Beck, Julian, 1925-1985 1
Bissinger, Karl 1
Bissinger, Karl. The luminous years : portraits at mid-century 1