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Edward Albee letters to Larry Lingle
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Title
Edward Albee letters to Larry Lingle, 2005 May 9-2012 December 11.
Physical Description
0.21 linear feet (1 box)
Language
English
Notes
In English.
Provenance
Purchased from James Cummins Bookseller on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 2018.
Organization
Arranged chronologically.
Access and use
This material is open for research.
Biographical / Historical Note
Edward Albee (1928-2016) was an American playwright.
Larry Lingle (1936?-) owned LGBTQ bookstores in New York, New York and Dallas and Houston, Texas.
Summary
11 autograph letters and two typescript letters, signed, from Edward Albee to Larry Lingle. Albee discusses the death of his partner, Jonathan Thomas; his plays, including At Home at the Zoo and Seascape; playwrights, including Howard Moss and Lanford Wilson; the book trade and book collectors; and more. Albee also provides a critique of Mart Crowley's 1968 play The Boys in the Band.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
August 23, 2021
References
Edward Albee Letters to Larry Lingle. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Cite as
Edward Albee Letters to Larry Lingle. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Subjects
Subjects (Local Yale)
Occupation
Bookstore owners United States 20th century.
Dramatists United States 20th century.
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