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Contents |
| Writings by Katharine S. White |
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Onward and Upward in the Garden Papers |
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Typescript copies of excerpts of Onward and Upward in the Garden,
"Green Thoughts in a Green Shade," containing autograph
corrections and editorial notes in KSW's handwriting (33pp). Several
pages contain lengthy handwritten text. Attached autograph memo to Shawn
Whitaker from KSW.
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2 |
Typescript copy of Onward and Upward in the Garden, "Recreation
and Delight of the Inhabitants," containing autograph corrections
and editorial notes in KSW's handwriting (28pp); Typescript on Lawns,
labeled "Book Material" in KSW's handwriting (3pp).
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3 |
Typescript copy of Onward and Upward in the Garden, "An
Idea We Have Called Nature," containing autograph corrections and
editorial notes in KSW's handwriting (31pp).
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Typescript copy of Onward and Upward in the Garden, "The
Million Dollar Book," containing autograph corrections and editorial
notes in KSW's handwriting (20pp). Galley proof with autograph corrections
in KSW's handwriting (14pp).
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5 |
3 galley proofs of Onward and Upward in the Garden, "The
Flower Arrangers, I," containing autograph corrections and editorial
notes in KSW's handwriting (22pp each). Printed copy of "The Flower
Arrangers, I" (11pp). Three attached autograph memos by KSW.
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4 galley proofs of Onward and Upward in the Garden, "The
Flower Arrangers, II," containing autograph corrections and editorial
notes in KSW's handwriting (18pp each). Printed copy of "The Flower
Arrangers, II" (10pp). One attached autograph memos by KSW.
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3 galley proofs of Onward and Upward in the Garden, "Winterthur
and Winter Book Fare," containing autograph corrections and editorial
notes in KSW's handwriting (13pp each); 5 incomplete galley proofs with
corrections (36pp). Ten incomplete typescript copies of "Winterthur
and Winter Book Fare," containing autograph corrections and editorial
notes in KSW's handwriting (41pp).
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Galley proof of Onward and Upward in the Garden, "Knots
and Arbours and Books," containing autograph corrections and editorial
notes in KSW's handwriting (17pp).
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Typescript copies and autograph notes in KSW's handwriting for essay
on Houseplants (never completed; 17pp).
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Printed copies of Onward and Upward in the Garden articles
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Onward and Upward in the Garden Ms Notes. 7pp of typescript
and autograph notes by KSW titled: "Possible themes of chapters
in my book - Probably not in this order."
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Garden and Houseplant Journal |
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Written in a casual, informal style, this journal records KSW's efforts
to make plants grow at her home in Maine. Contains detailed descriptions
of KSW's struggles with fungus, mealy bugs, plant lice, and other garden
pests, as well as recording types of plants and flowers planted by her.
1 Jan 1959-11 May 1960
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Onward and Upward in the Garden Journal |
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Contains printed copies of KSW's Onward and Upward in the Garden
articles, cut from The New Yorker and pasted on blank pages.
Accompanied by typed notes by KSW about each individual article, including
a brief content synopsis of each and a list of catalogues mentioned
in each of the articles.
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List of KSW Garden Book Collection Bequested to Bryn Mawr
College |
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Original typescript and duplicate xeroxed copy (75pp each),
"Botanical Illustration & Handsomely Illustrated Books on Gardens."
Llist of books belonging to White given by her to Bryn
Mawr College; compiled by KSW; original typescript contains autograph
corrections and notes by KSW.
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Onward and Upward in the Garden by Katharine S.
White, with introduction by E. B. White (book) |
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Complete set of galley proofs of book by White,
published posthumously by E. B. White. Also includes incoming correspondence
(2 letters) regarding the publication of the book.
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Original Mss (incomplete, unpublished short stories) |
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"The Teacup." AMS. 2pp.
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"The Recovery Room." Typescript and handwritten text.
3pp. Contains autograph corrections by KSW.
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2 |
Printed copy of "The Young Writer" by Katharine
Sergeant White, published in the Winsor School Alumnae Bulletin,
Spring 1964. |
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3 |
TMs (19pp). Correction annotations of Brendan Gill's Here
at The New Yorker (additionally edited by E. B. White) with attached
note (signed) by E. B. White. |
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Lists and Indexes to KSW Book Collection Bequeathed to Bryn
Mawr College |
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Original typescript (45pp), "Books To Go To Bryn Mawr
College By Bequest" |
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Book list of books belonging to Katharine S. White given by her to
Bryn Mawr College; compiled by KSW; contains autograph corrections and
notes by KSW.
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2 |
Duplicate xeroxed copy of "Books To Go To Bryn Mawr College
By Bequest" |
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3 |
Original typescript and duplicate Xeroxed copy (37pp each),
"Supplementary List of Books For Bryn Mawr - April 1971" (with
attached autograph note by KSW) |
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3 typescript copies of "Index to K. S. White's Books" |
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Index to "Books To Go To Bryn Mawr College By Bequest"
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5 |
Carbon copies of "Books To Go To Bryn Mawr College By
Bequest" (71pp); "Index of Bryn Mawr List & Supplementary
Lists" (11pp); "Supplementary List of Books For Bryn Mawr - May
1971" (37pp) |
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Xerox copy of "Estate of Katharine S. White List" |
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List of personal books KSW donated to Bryn Mawr College with
their worth in dollars.
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| Miscellaneous Garden Materials |
| 24 |
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Garden Club Flower Show Pamphlets, Clippings, and Other
Materials |
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Various Garden Club Flower Show brochures, seed catalogs, magazine
clippings on gardening collected by KSW. 1962-1966
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Reference Materials for Onward and Upward in the Garden
articles |
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Various reference materials on gardening topics collected and
used by KSW while researching for and preparing her Onward and Upward
in the Garden pieces. Includes newspaper clippings, photographs, pamphlets,
garden catalogs, printed articles.
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4 |
Reviews of Onward and Upward in the Garden by Katharine
S. White, with introduction by E. B. White (book) |
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Contains newspaper and magazine clippings of reviews
of Onward and Upward in the Garden.
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| The New Yorker Photographs &
Drawings |
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Photographs of The New Yorker Writers and Staff
Bishop, Elizabeth (photograph by J. L. Castel)
Bogan, Louise
Cheever, John
Coates, Robert
Day, Clarence
Flanner, Janet
Gibbs, Wolcott
Goodwillie, Sue (1 color photograph; 1 printed copy)
Gordimer, Nadine (2 photographs; 1 photograph by Arthur Ellis)
Hale, Nancy (printed copy)
Hellman, Geoffry
Liebling, A. J. and Jean Stafford Liebling (1973; photograph by Therise Mitchell)
Maxwell, William
McCarthy, Mary (printed copy)
Moore, Marianne (photograph by Jerry Bauer)
Nabokov, Vladimir (1 photograph by Jerry Bauer; 1 printed copy)
Nash, Ogden (printed copy)
O'Hara, John (1 photograph; 1 printed copy)
Panter-Downes, Mollie
Perelman, S. J. (Matted photograph of S. J. Perelman, signed "To Andy, from a fellow-member of the creased pants club, New York 1947, Sid Perelman")
Ross, Harold
Sarton, May (1 photograph; 1 printed copy)
Sullivan, Frank
Taylor, Elizabeth (1972; photograph by Jerry Bauer)
Thurber, James
Updike, John (photograph by Gene J. Puskar)
White, E. B.
White, Theodore (2 photographs from 1978; photographs by Carl
Mydans)
Wilson, Edmund (printed copy; photograph by Douglass Glass)
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Original Artwork by New Yorker artists |
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Arno, Peter
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Matted original wash drawing caricature of Katharine S. White by Peter
Arno
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Bull, Johan
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Matted original wash drawing of a polo scene by Johan Bull, signed
"To Mrs. Angell who writes rejection slips so that it is a pleasure
to receive them, Johan Bull" (drawing published in The New Yorker)
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Rose, Carl
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Original ink drawing cartoon depicting caricatures of Harold Ross and
James Thurber. Given to KSW by Mrs. Carl Rose as a memento of Carl after
his death in 1971.
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The New Yorker cartoons featuring Bryn Mawr College
Helen E. Hokinson cartoon, "So I just packed up and came home.
Gosh, there's no future in a place like Bryn Mawr," published in
The New Yorker Nov 1930 (xerox)
Helen E. Hokinson cartoon, "Have you noticed a very festive table
of Bryn Mawr alumnae?" published in the Bryn Mawr Alumnae Bulletin,
July 1945 (xerox)
Charles Saxon cartoon, "But I can't just send it back to
the Bryn Mawr College library after twenty-eight years with a nice note!"
published in The New Yorker (xerox)
James Thurber cartoon, "She's all I know about Bryn Mawr and she's
all I have to know!" published in The New Yorker Feb 1939
(xerox)
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| Miscellaneous New Yorker
Materials |
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Editorial Department Internal Memos |
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Contains internal memos and documents regarding financial matters
and policies. Includes writer payment rate changes, sample first reader
contracts, lists of contract contributors, and sample copyright assignment
forms. 2 typed notes with commentary by KSW. 1941-1954
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2 |
Clippings and Reviews
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Contains newspaper clippings and reviews on New Yorker writers
and artists. 2 typed notes with commentary by KSW.
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3 |
Opinion Sheets
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Contains original typescript opinion sheets written by New Yorker
editors in response to various writers' prose submissions to the magazine.
These were collected for a time by KSW and E. B. White for use in writing
a history of The New Yorker. 2 typed notes with commentary on
the opinion sheets by KSW.
Includes opinion sheets by: William Maxwell, Gus Lobrano, Wolcott Gibbs,
John Mosher, and Harold Ross.
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Obituaries of Writers, Contributors, & Staff of The New Yorker
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Contains newspaper and magazine clippings of obituaries of the most
prominent New Yorker writers, artists, and editors, many of which
were written (in part ) by E. B. White.
Includes obituaries of:
F. P. Adams (comment by E. B. White)
S. N. Behrman
Morris Bishop
Bessie Breuer
Rachel Carson (comment by E. B. White)
Robert M. Coates
Alan Dunn (w/ attached typed note by KSW)
E. M. Forster
Wolcott Gibbs (comment by E. B. White)
Rea Irvin (w/ attached typed note by KSW)
Alva Johnston (comment by E. B. White)
John F. Kennedy
Ring Lardner (commentary by E. B. White)
A. J. Liebling
Gus Lobrano (comment by E. B. White)
Lois Long
John McCarten
Donald Malcolm
Beatrice Mathieu (w/ attached typed note by KSW)
Mary Britton Miller (w/ attached typed note by KSW)
Katharine Sergeant White
John Mosher
Franklin D. Roosevelt (by E. B. White)
Harold Ross (comment by E. B. White)
L. E. Sissman (w/ attached typed note by KSW)
Otto Soglow
Elizabeth Taylor
James Thurber (comment by E. B. White; w/ attached typed note by KSW)
Edmund Wilson (w/ attached note by KSW
Alexander Woolcott (comment by E. B. White)
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