Beach, Sylvia, 1887-1962
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:
Monnier, Adrienne, 1953
Exchange between Marie Monnier and Ellmann; Ellmann's notes from an interview with Sylvia Beach and Adrienne Monnier.
Paul and Lucie Léon collection of James Joyce, 1920-1971
Photocopies of miscellaneous correspondence
Photocopied handwritten and typed letters; photostats; press cuttings.
Publications, 1956 - 1967
Includes: "Ulysses in Paris" by Sylvia Beach; "The Last Adventures of 'Ulysses'" by A. Walton Litz, appearing in The Princeton Univesity Library Chronicle, 1967; sales catalog of a collection of materials for sale from Beach's shop; "Joyce Comes to Rest in Lockwood Library", a promotional brochure for the Philip J. Wickser Colletion.
Research material: Valery Larbaud
Typed and carbon copy typed transcriptions.
Rice, H.C., 1966-03-08
Rice provides Ellmann with information regarding Andre and Lucie Chamson and a letter from Beach to Joyce.
Shakespeare and Company, 1959-09-13
Carbon copy typescript; press cutting.
von Phul, Ruth, 1957 - 1966
Extensive exchange regarding von Phul's research and current projects; other related topics.
Wasserstrom, William, 1958-10-23
Wasserstrom writes, in part: "...interestingly enough, the question you ask refers to matters I plan to make a good deal of in my book on The Dial...."
White, William, 1961
Includes White's notes on Shaw's letter to Sylvia Beach regarding Joyce; issue of The Shavian with White's essay "Irish Antitheses: Shaw and Joyce".