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Collections Now Available for Research: September & October, 2018

31 October 2018 Posted by HL Blog Staff Collections in Focus Now Available for Research

Houghton Library is pleased to announce the following collections are now described online and accessible in the reading room.

Ruthanna Boris Papers, 1929-2003 (MS Thr 1850) – processed by Adrien Hilton

Collection of French Booksellers’ Catalogs and Prospectuses circa 1769-1799 (MS Fr 693) – processed by Magee Lawhorn

Harvard Theatre Collection Photographic Postcards of Groups and Scenes (TCS 15) – processed by Sarah Mirseyedi

Harvard Theatre Collection Photographic Postcards of Theaters in the United States (TCS 16) – processed by Sarah Mirseyedi

Harvard Theatre Collection Photographic Postcards of Foreign Theaters (TCS 17) – processed by Sarah Mirseyedi

Harvard Theatre Collection Cartes-de-visite Photographs of Men in Popular Entertainment (TCS 20) – processed by Sarah Mirseyedi

Harvard Theatre Collection Cartes-de-visite Photographs of Women in Popular Entertainment (TCS 21) – processed by Sarah Mirseyedi

Harvard Theatre Collection French and Italian Cartes-de-visite Theatrical Portrait Photographs (TCS 22) – processed by Sarah Mirseyedi

Harvard Theatre Collection Theatrical Scene Prints (Visual Works), circa 1654-1923 (TCS 46) – processed by Betts Coup

Harvard Theatre Collection Prints (Visual Works) Of Scenography, circa 1589-1840 (TCS 47) – processed by Betts Coup

Harvard Theatre Collection Group And Company Portrait Prints (Visual Works) And Photographs, 1806-1927 (MS Thr 1851) – processed by Betts Coup

Harvard Theatre Collection of minstrel photographs and cartes-de-visite (MS Thr 1848) – processed by Sarah Mirseyedi

Ronald Scott Jenkins Collection Of Dario Fo Posters And Designs, 1974-1989 (MS Thr 1853) – processed by Betts Coup

Letters from William James and George Santayana to Charles Alexander Loeser, 1886-1912 and undated (MS Am 2795) – processed by Adrien Hilton

Harlan Mankin Papers, circa 1905-1972 (MS Thr 1847) – processed by Melanie Wisner

Elliot Martin Papers, 1947-2010 (MS Thr 1735) – processed by Betts Coup

Jo Mielziner Designs, 1924-1974 (MS Thr 1819) – processed by Irina Klyagin

Marcel Proust Letters, 1893-1917 (MS Fr 694) – processed by Adrien Hilton

Melvin R. Seiden Collection Of Al Hirschfeld Drawings, Prints (Visual Works), Sketchbooks, And Ephemera, 1928-2002 (MS Thr 558) – processed by Betts Coup

Richard W. Beatty Typeface Specimens, circa 1993-1995 (MS Typ 1228) – processed by Magee Lawhorn

Boothbay Theatre Museum Collection of Scene Plots and Sets and Property Requirements for 19th Century Plays, circa 1857-1888 (MS Thr 405) – processed by Adrien Hilton

Lew Dockstader Minstrel Photograph Collection, circa 1900-1910 (MS Thr 1854) – processed by Magee Lawhorn

Joseph D. Everingham Additional Papers Relating To M.I.T. Dramashop Productions, circa 1959-1979 (MS Thr 1858) – processed by Betts Coup

Ernest Lewis Gay Collection On John Gay, 1714-1866 (MS Thr 1859) – processed by Betts Coup

The Georgie Minstrals, My Friend from India, Number 973, and The Mud Town Minstrels : Typescripts, circa 1900 (MS Thr 1855) – processed by Melanie Wisner

Daniel Griswold Collection of Portrait Prints, circa 1700s-1800s (MS Thr 1694) – processed by Diana Myers and Betts Coup

Harvard Theatre Collection Daguerreotypes (TCS 38) – processed by Diana Myers

Harvard Theatre Collection Ambrotypes (TCS 39) – processed by Diana Myers

Harvard Theatre Collection Theatrical Scene Photomechanical Prints, 1855-1900 (TCS 48) – processed by Betts Coup

Harvard Theatre Collection Cabinet Photographs of Gilbert and Sullivan Productions (TCS 12) – processed by Diana Myers

Harvard Theatre Collection Cabinet Photographs of Shakespeare Productions (TCS 13) – processed by Diana Myers

Harvard Theatre Collection Window Cards, 1953-2007 (MS Thr 1865) – processed by Betts Coup

Houghton Library Blotter Art Collection, undated (MS Am 3231) – processed by Magee Lawhorn

House in the Pines School Production of a Midsummer Night’s Dream Broadside and Photographs, 1914 (MS Thr 1852) – processed by Magee Lawhorn

Jack Kerouac Readings and Music: Sound Recordings, circa 1964-1970 (MS Am 2827) – processed by Susan Wyssen

Collection of Correspondence, Photographs, and Clippings By and About Alejandra Pizarnik, 1956-1973 (MS Span 190) – processed by Melanie Wisner

Sugar Trade Correspondence Between Cuba and the United States, 1866-1871 (MS Am 3228) – processed by Magee Lawhorn

Craig R. Whitney Papers, circa 1965-2016 (MS Am 3244) – processed by Melanie Wisner

 

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