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Lincoln Kirstein papers
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Title
Lincoln Kirstein papers, 1831-1974.
Physical Description
1.21 linear feet (5 boxes)
Language
English
Notes
In English.
Provenance
Gift of Lincoln Kirstein, 1965 and 1996.
Organization
Arranged by type of material.
Access and use
This material is open for research.
Biographical / Historical Note
Lincoln Kirstein was an American writer and impresario.
Summary
Box 1 includes autograph manuscript verses for Kirstein's self-published book of poems, Rhymes of a Pfc (1964), with an autograph letter, signed, dated September 2, 1944, to his wife Fidelma Kirstein regarding the first poem. Also included are autograph and typescript letters, signed, all dating from 1964 and undated, from friends and colleagues including W. H. Auden, Paul Cadmus, Aaron Copland, E. M. Forster, James Laughlin, Harry Levin, Robert M. MacGregor, Marianne Moore, Jerome Robbins, Osbert Sitwell, Carl Van Vechten, and Andrew Wyeth regarding Kirstein's book and other personal and professional topics. Boxes 2-5 contain engravings, postcards, original artwork, printed music, and press clippings depicting cats and other subjects, dated circa 1831-1974.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts / Images
Added to Catalog
November 13, 2014
References
Lincoln Kirstein Papers. Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Cite as
Lincoln Kirstein Papers. Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Subjects
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Drawings (visual works)
Postcards.
Prints.
Occupation
Authors United States 20th century.
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