Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Lerner family papers
- Dates:
- 1926-1994
- Creators:
- Lerner, Eugene and Lerner, Eugene
- Abstract:
- Eugene Lerner is the younger brother of the American writer, Tillie Olsen. He and his partner Hank Kaufman ran a talent agency which was involved with American and European film productions.
- Extent:
- 1.5 Linear Feet (3 boxes)
- Language:
- English .
Background
- Scope and content:
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Family history, various early papers, correspondence, and photographs of Tillie Olsen and her sisters Lillian Lerner, Vicki Lerner, Jann Lerner, and brothers Harry Victor Lerner, and Eugene Lerner. Also correspondence, papers, and photographs of their parents, Samuel Lerner and Ida Goldberg. Present also are significant papers by or involving James Baldwin, Alberto Moravia, and film production on the continent since 1950, as well as material specifically about Eugene Lerner himself.
- Biographical / historical:
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Eugene Lerner is the younger brother of the American writer, Tillie Olsen. He and his partner Hank Kaufman ran an important talent agency, sharing in hundreds of film productions involving both American and European companies. They represented Gardner, Magnani, Delon, Schneider, Mercuri, and Zeffirelli. Lerner's most successful projects were WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE, ROMEO AND JULIET, AND THE TAMING OF THE SHREW.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchased, 2001.
- Physical location:
- Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged three business days in advance. For more information on paging collections, see the department's website: https://library.stanford.edu/libraries/special-collections.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Names:
- Olsen, Tillie
Lerner, Eugene
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-09-24 14:50:19 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for research.
- Terms of access:
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While Special Collections is the owner of the physical and digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns.
- Location of this collection:
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Department of Special Collections, Green Library557 Escondido MallStanford, CA 94305-6004, US
- Contact:
- (650) 725-1022