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Brinig, Myron, 1897-1991. Myron Brinig papers, 1947-1974. 0.2 linear ft. (1 box)
Beinecke YCAL MSS 69

Myron Brinig, American novelist, was born in Minneapolis on December 22, 1896. He grew up in Butte, Montana and many of his most noted works, including Singermann (1929), Wide Open Town (1931), and The Sisters (1937), were set in Montana. As an adult, Brinig lived in Taos, New Mexico and in New York City. He died in New York on May 13, 1991. Letters to George Ellsworth, accompanied by a letter from Noel S. about Brinig's No Marriage in Paradise, two book jackets, a promotional piece for Singermann, and photographs of Ellsworth and of Brinig. Brinig's letters, most written from New York City, are detailed accounts of the life of a gay man in New York. Brinig writes of parties, friends, plays and movies he's seen, and of his attempts to get his work published. People mentioned in his letters include Eric Ambler, Erskine Caldwell, Mabel Dodge Luhan, Lynn Riggs, Cady Wells, and Tennessee Williams.

Dunn, Richard. Richard Dunn letters and photographs relating to Hugh Walpole, 1940-1951. 0.25 linear ft. (1 box)
Beinecke GEN MSS 147

Letters and photographs from Walpole and his biographer, Rupert Hart-Davis. 24 ALS from Hugh Walpole, dating from November 1940 to just before his death in June 1941. Walpole writes of his pleasure in Dunn's company, and in one letter transcribes Alice Meynell's poem, "The Visiting Sea." In seven letters (1949-1951) Rupert Hart-Davis first solicits information regarding Dunn's relationship with Walpole, then explains his decision to leave mention of the affair out of his biography. There are also four drafts of letters Dunn sent Hart-Davis in reply. With 14 photographs of Walpole, his house, and Dunn, and a telegram from Harold Cheevers announcing the time of Walpole's funeral.

Gay Activists Alliance. The gay rights movement, [microform] : Gay Activists Alliance : from the International Gay Information Center, The New York Public Library. Woodbridge, CT : Research Publications, [1977] 21 microfilm reels : ill. ; 35 mm.
Guide: SML, Microform Reading Room HQ76.8 U5 +G385 1998 (LC)
SML, Microform Film B16623

Lerner, Max. Max Lerner papers, 1927-1992. 80.50 linear ft. (146 boxes)
LSF  MS 322  Request for use at Manuscripts and Archives

Arranged in three series and three additions: I. Correspondence, 1935-1969. II. Speeches and Writings, 1927, 1932-1969. III. Photographs, Press Clippings and Memorabilia, 1955-1969.
Max Lerner was born in Minsk, Russia in 1902. Lerner was editor of The Nation (1936-1938); editorial director of the newspaper, PM (1943-1948); columnist for its successor, the New York Star (1948-1949); and regular columnist for the New York Post (1949-1970s). Lerner taught political science at various institutions, including Williams College (1938-1943), and was a founder of and professor at Brandeis University (1949-1973). He wrote numerous articles and books and lectured on a wide range of topics. Max Lerner died in 1992.
The papers consist of correspondence, speeches, writings, and other papers (including research and teaching materials, photographs, memorabilia, newspaper and periodical clippings, books, and radio and television tapes) of Max Lerner, an American educator, author, lecturer, historian, and political scientist. The papers focus on Lerner's public life and career with very little material on his personal or family life. The papers document Lerner's close association with Justice Felix Frankfurter and Harold J. Laski, his controversial writings on homosexuality, his work with the Democratic Party during Adlai Stevenson's presidential campaigns, his work on behalf of Jewish causes and Zionism, and his activities during the "red scare" of the 1950s.
Unpublished finding aid in repository.

Mattachine Society of New York. The gay rights movement [microform] : Mattachine Society of New York, Inc. : from the International Gay Information Center, The New York Public Library. Woodbridge, CT : Research Publications, [1977] 24 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.
Guide: SML, Microform Reading Room HQ76.8 U5 +G386 1998 (LC)
SML, Microform Reading Room Film B16622

Vining, Donald, 1917- Donald Crossley Vining papers, 1926-1958 (inclusive) 2 linear ft. (5 boxes)
LSF  MS 534  Request for use at Manuscripts and Archives

The papers consist of the diaries of Donald C. Vining for the years 1932-1958, as well as typed transcripts from his diaries for 1926-1927. The diaries provide a detailed account of the life of an intellectual, gay man in the 1940s and 1950s. Vining, who spent most of his adult life in New York, took a great interest in the arts, and his diaries are full of descriptions of operas and plays he attended, as well as outlines of his current writing projects and theater activities.
Unpublished finding aid in repository.