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Contains 32 Collections and/or Records:

Biographical material, writings, and correspondence of Gertrude Stein, 1909-1939 and undated

 Series — Box: 1 1
Scope and Contents This series consists of a biographical sketch of Gertrude Stein (undated), A French Businessman's Admiration of Gertrude Stein written by Georges Maratier in 1933, a 1930 French translation of Stein's work Composition as Explanation (1926) done by Georges Hugnet, correspondence to and from Gertrude Stein (1909-1938), a contract drawn by Virgil Thompson and sent to Stein, and an autographed handbill signed by Mme. Apollinaire (1938); the...
Dates: 1909-1939 and undated

Correspondence of Alice B. Toklas, 1928-1956

 Series — Box: 1 2
Scope and Contents This series consists of letters from Alice B. Toklas to Georges Maratier and to Lawrence Scott dating from 1928 to 1939. Georges Maratier was a close friend of both Stein and Toklas during the late 1920s and 1930s. Letters written between 1928 and 1931 are addressed informally; later the salutation and content of the letters are more formal. Unlike the earlier letters, the letters written to Maratier from 1934 on deal with the issues of Gertrude Stein's U.S. tour and other business matters....
Dates: 1928-1956

Correspondence received by Georges and Florence Maratier, 1929- 1938

 Series — Box: 1 3
Scope and Contents This series consists of thirty-six letters from Georges Hugnet to Georges Maratier dating from 1929 to 1931 and a letter to Florence Maratier. Georges Hugnet, Stein's publisher in the early 1930s wrote to Georges Maratier to discuss both business and personal issues involving Gertrude Stein. The letters written to Florence Maratier are personal and discuss visits made by Georges Hugnet to the Maratiers' home in Paris. Included in this series are letters from Bernard Fay and Jacques Stetting...
Dates: 1929- 1938

Writings of Virgil Thompson, circa 1930

 Series — Box: 1 4
Scope and Contents

This series includes the following three works by Virgil Thompson: Conduite D'eau in Thompson's handwriting with corrections made by Gertrude Stein, (before 1930), Hand of Pieces in Dix Portraits (before 1930), and Musique et Photographie (before 1930). They have been arranged in alphabetical order by title.

Dates: circa 1930