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Beach, Sylvia, 1887-1962

 Person

Biography

Sylvia Beach, born Nancy Woodbridge Beach, was an American-born bookseller and publisher who lived most of her life in Paris, where she was one of the leading expatriate figures between World War I and II.

Found in 40 Collections and/or Records:

Hudson, Stephen, Undated

 File
Identifier: 1988.012.1.74
Scope and Contents

Ellmann requests Hudson's account of his friendship with Joyce and the meeting he arranged between Proust and Joyce. Includes a letter, possibly from Violet Schiff, regarding an exhibit in which Max Beerbohm's charicature of Hudson will be on exhibit.

Dates: Undated

"Jack"

 File
Identifier: 1988.012.1.77
Scope and Contents

Correspondence to/from persons named "Jack", surname unknown.

Dates: 1837 - 1990

"Keller"

 File
Identifier: 1988.012.1.173
Scope and Contents

Ellmann's notes marked "File Keller", with mentions of Sylvia Beach, Robert Musil, James Joyce's eyes, and Carl Jung, among others.

Dates: 1837 - 1990

Letters: 1921

 File
Identifier: 1988.012.1.124
Scope and Contents

Typed and carbon copy typed lists of letters; typed and carbon copy typed transcriptions; photostats and photocopies.

Dates: 1837 - 1990

Letters: 1922

 File
Identifier: 1988.012.1.124
Scope and Contents

Handwritten, typed and carbon copy typed transcriptions; carbon copy typed interview notes and commentaries; photostats and photocopies.

Dates: 1837 - 1990

Letters: 1923

 File
Identifier: 1988.012.1.125
Scope and Contents

Photostats and photocopies; typed and carbon copy typed transcriptions and commentaries.

Dates: 1837 - 1990

Letters: 1924

 File
Identifier: 1988.012.1.125
Scope and Contents

Typed and carbon copy typed transcriptions and commentary; photostats and photocopies.

Dates: 1837 - 1990

Letters: 1925

 File
Identifier: 1988.012.1.126
Scope and Contents

Includes: photocopy of The Irish Statesman review titled, "A Clongowes Novel", 24 Oct 1925; carbon copy typescript of "The Spanish Translation of 'A Portrait of the Artist...'".

Dates: 1837 - 1990