S. J. Perelman collection of papers : 1924-1970 (bulk, 1928-1951)

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Description: Perelman writings include carbon typescript of "Around the World in Eighty Days" ; 3 carbon typescript drafts of "Forty-Five Plus" (a.k.a. "Sweet Bye and Bye," the libretto co-written by Al Hirschfeld with dialogue by Ogden Nash and Vernon Duke) ; ephemera and congratulatory cables related to "The Night Before Christmas.".
Names: Perelman, S. J. (Sidney Joseph), 1904-1979 (Creator); Hirschfeld, Al (Librettist); Kober, Arthur, 1900-1975; Perelman, Abby; Perelman, Laura; Perelman, S. J. (Sidney Joseph), 1904-1979 (Librettist); Shahn, Ben, 1898-1969 (Artist); West, Nathanael, 1903-1940; Woollcott, Alexander, 1887-1943; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Film Co.; New Yorker (New York, N.Y. : 1925); Paramount Pictures Corporation; Random House (Firm); Universal Pictures (Firm)
Dates / Origin: Date Created: 1924 - 1970 (Inferred)
Library locations: Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature; Shelf locator: Berg Coll MSS Perelman
Topics: Authors and publishers -- United States -- 20th century -- correspondence; Ketubah -- United States -- 20th century; Motion picture authorship -- California -- Los Angeles -- anecdotes; Musicals -- Librettos -- Specimens; Publishers and publishing -- United States -- 20th century -- correspondence; Forty-five plus; Sweet bye and bye; Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Description and travel; Hong Kong (China) -- Description and travel -- 20th century; Shanghai (China) -- Description and travel -- 20th century; Singapore -- Description and travel -- 20th century
Genres: Book reviews -- 20th century; Clippings -- 20th century; Diaries -- 20th century; Lithographs -- United States -- 20th century; Photographs -- United States -- 20th century; Scrapbooks -- 20th century; Scripts
Notes: Content: Perelman writings include carbon typescript of "Around the World in Eighty Days" ; 3 carbon typescript drafts of "Forty-Five Plus" (a.k.a. "Sweet Bye and Bye," the libretto co-written by Al Hirschfeld with dialogue by Ogden Nash and Vernon Duke) ; ephemera and congratulatory cables related to "The Night Before Christmas.". Works by others include the diary of Perelman's wife, Laura (nee Lorraine Weinstein/West) ; Nathaniel West's carbon copy typescript of a film treatment titled "Osceola" (1935) ; reviews of Perelman's works; and an original lithograph by Ben Shahn, signed, of a policeman singing "Silent Night" from sheet music. Laura West met S. J. Perelman through her brother Nathanael West, Perelman's Brown University roommate, in 1928, when she was 17 years old, and married Perelman in 1929. Correspondence by Perelman to Laura West (nee Weinstein) from 1928.; Content: In 6 series: 1. Works by S. J. Perelman; 2. Works by Others; 3. Correspondence; 4. Scrapbooks; 5. Personal Documents; 6. Printed Material on S. J. Perelman and Nathaniel West
Type of Resource: Text
Identifiers: Other local Identifier: Berg Coll MSS Perelman; NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20309765; MSS Unit ID: 23067; Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ed922950-18ea-013c-c3b0-0242ac110002

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