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Guide to the Robert E. Bason Collection of Christopher Morley
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Box 1: 1

America's Town Meeting of the Air: Literature and Life, 1935

Abstract: [Includes remarks by Morley, who served as leader of this radio symposium), December 26, 1935.]
Box 1: 1

Andrew McGill's Idea of Happiness, ca. 1930

Abstract: [Single-fold pamphlet from Alfred P. Lee inscribed by Morley.]
Box 1: 1

BR's Secret Passion, 1935

Abstract: [Brief essay by Morley about his friend Bruce Rogers, September 1935.]
Box 1: 1

The Book-Collectors' Odyssey or "Travels in the Realms of Gold", 1938

Abstract: [Gotham Book Mart catalog listing 24 Morley items for sale, plus a brief biography, Winter 1938.]
Box 1: 1

Advertising Scarf, ca. 1949

Abstract: [Silk scarf depicting the covers of several Morley books, probably issued to advertise The Man Who Made Friends With Himself]
Box 1: 1

Arundel Antiquarian Books catalogue, ca. 1990

Abstract: [lists 112 Morley items for sale from Arundel Antiquarian Books of Los Angeles]
Box 1: 1

Autographed slip signed by Morley., n.d.

Box 1: 1

Book review: Fanny Kemble: A Passionate Victorian, ca. 1938

Abstract: [Pamphlet reprinting Morley's review of the book by Margaret Armstrong.]
Box 1: 1

Book review: Lost Island, ca. 1944

Abstract: [Pamphlet reprinting Morley's review of the book by James Norman Hall.]
Box 1: 1

Book review: Wind, Sand, and Stars, ca. 1939

Abstract: [Pamphlet reprinting Morley's review of the book by Antoine de Saint Exupery.]
Box 1: 2

A Choice Group of Rare Books , 1933

Abstract: [Introduction by Morley to this catalog from Dawson's Book Shop of Los Angeles, includes typed carbon copy of Morley's foreword.]
Box 1: 2

A Christmas Salute, 1935

Abstract: [Booklet containing a Morley Christmas poem printed for Philip C. Duschnes, December 1935.]
Box 1: 2

Christopher Morley: A Biographical Sketch, 1922

Abstract: [Booklet containing detailed biography and bibliography of Morley.]
Box 1: 2

Christopher Morley: His History, 1927

Abstract: [Updated booklet containing detailed biography and bibliography of Morley.]
Box 1: 2

The Child and the Book , 1922

Abstract: [Single-leaf essay by Morley printed by the American Library Association, July 1922.]
Box 1: 2

The Christmas Tobacco, 1920

Abstract: [Single-leaf poem by Morley with inscription to his friend Ted Robinson, December 1920]
Box 1: 2

Cronyn & Lowndes Galleries program, 1934

Abstract: [With foreword by Morley for a George Pearse Ennis show, March 1934.]
Box 1: 3

A Golden String, 1925

Abstract: [Essay by Morley about the literary anthology The Bibelot, October 27, 1925.]
Box 1: 3

An Exhibition of CDM, 1961

Abstract: [Pamphlet for a Morley exhibition at the University of Texas, Austin.]
Box 1: 3

Dedication for a Bookseller's Window, 1937

Abstract: [Pamphlet with poem by Morley for opening of new Kroch's Bookstore in Chicago, includes envelope, November 19, 1937.]
Box 1: 3

Dinner of the Mid-West Regional Conference of the American Booksellers Assn., 1938

Abstract: [Program inscribed and signed by Morley and others who spoke at the dinner, October 17, 1938.]
Box 1: 3

Epigrams in a Cellar, 1927

Abstract: [Booklet of poems by Morley, includes slip imprinted with "Good Cheer," November 1927.]
Box 1: 3

Franklin Bookshop Catalogue No. 2, ca. 1939

Abstract: [Lists 85 Morley items for sale.]
Box 1: 3

Franklin Bookshop Catalogue No. 4, ca. 1940

Abstract: [Lists 584 Morely-related items for sale.]
Box 1: 4

"It's a Kind of Memorabilia", 1937

Abstract: [Booklet reprinting a letter by Morley to Frank Frazier regarding The Trojan Horse, October 1937.]
Box 1: 4

A Letter to Leonora, 1928

Abstract: [Booklet containing an essay by Morley, includes envelope; two copies, one signed, August 15, 1928.]
Box 1: 4

Moments of Millennium, 1959

Abstract: [Reprints excerpt from Morley's John Mistletoe, December 1959.]
Box 1: 4

The Gutenberg Address, 1942

Abstract: [Pamphlet containing a wartime essay by Morley, July 1942.]
Box 1: 4

The Journalization of Thought, 1934

Abstract: [Contains introduction by Morley to this chapter from the book The Victorian Aftermath by Esme Wingfield-Stratford.]
Box 1: 4

Letter to Felix Riesenberg, Jr., 1935

Abstract: [September 11, 1953.]
Box 1: 4

Letter to Horace A. Eaton, 1933

Abstract: [February 14, 1933.]
Box 1: 4

Letter to Horace A. Eaton, 1933

Abstract: [April 19, 1933.]
Box 1: 4

Letter to Jackson Selsor, 1936

Abstract: [Includes envelope, February 28, 1936.]
Box 1: 4

Letter to Jeannette Desclaux, 1938

Abstract: [Includes envelope, May 18, 1938.]
Box 1: 4

Letter to Katherine Haviland Taylor, 1921

Abstract: [June 19, 1921.]
Box 1: 4

Letter to Kay Lawlor, 1935

Abstract: [September 27, 1935.]
Box 1: 4

Letter to Reverend Arthur Russell Taylor, 1918

Abstract: [March 14, 1918.]
Box 1: 4

Letter to Robert E. Bason from Kelmscott Bookshop of Baltimore, 1997

Abstract: [Regarding Morley items for sale, April 24, 1997.]
Box 1: 5

"Rare" Books , 1935

Abstract: [Booklet containing an essay by Morley.]
Box 1: 5

Prize Awards for Student Libraries, ca. 1935

Abstract: [Pamphlet containing "Eumenides of Book-Collecting" by Morley, two copies.]
Box 1: 5

Publishers' Weekly, 1922

Abstract: [two pages containing an article making reference to Morley's Parnassus on Wheels, includes photo of Morley.]
Box 1: 5

Rubaiyat of Account Overdue, 1935

Abstract: [Unnumbered copy of a limited edition pamphlet printed for Frances Steloff.]
Box 1: 5

Newspaper clipping assortment, n.d.

Abstract: [Includes two undated photos, a review of Thunder on the Left by Babette Deutsch [circa 1926] and a review of Gentlemen's Relish by David M. Stocking dated April 10, 1955.]
Box 1: 5

Old Rialto Theatre clipping assortment, n.d.

Abstract: [Includes two advertisements for After Dark [circa 1928, 1929] and a newspaper article dated February 4, 1930.]
Box 1: 5

Old Rialto Theatre programs, ca. 1928

Abstract: [Printed for After Dark, dated "February 4th, 1868" and "August 26th, 1868."]
Box 1: 5

Photo of Alfred P. Lee's collection of Morley books and ephemera, ca. 1936

Box 1: 5

Postcard to Milton J. Ferguson, 1944

Abstract: [May 23, 1944.]
Box 1: 6

The Saturday Review of Literature , 1930

Abstract: [Contains excerpt from Morley's John Mistletoe.]
Box 1: 6

The Saturday Review of Literature , 1931

Abstract: [Contains excerpt from Morley's John Mistletoe, January 3, 1931.]
Box 1: 6

The Saturday Review of Literature , 1931

Abstract: [Contains excerpt from Morley's John Mistletoe, January 10, 1931.]
Box 1: 6

The Saturday Review of Literature , 1931

Abstract: [Contains essay "The Folder" by Morley, January 17, 1931.]
Box 1: 7

A Selection of Choice Items, 1933

Abstract: [Introduction by Morley to this catalog from Gelber Lilienthal, Inc. of San Francisco, April 1933.]
Box 1: 7

A Short List of First Editions, 1930

Abstract: [Catalog listing 10 Morley items for sale from Keswick Books of Baltimore.]
Box 1: 7

Sir Kenelm Reads in Bed, 1937

Abstract: [Booklet containing Christmas-themed essay by Morley, includes envelope, December 1937.]
Box 1: 7

Thorofare, 1942

Abstract: [Advertising card for Morley's novel from Gotham Book Mart of New York.]
Box 1: 7

Thoughts at the Bottom of a Mug of Cider, 1928

Abstract: [Preface to Hampshire Bookshop catalog from Northampton, MA.]
Box 1: 7

Thunder on the Left: An Appreciation of Christopher Morley's New Novel , ca. 1926

Abstract: [Pamphlet with a review by Hugh Walpole of Morley's book Thunder on the Left.]
Box 1: 8

Thursday Evening, n.d.

Abstract: [a play by Morley in booklet form, published by Stewart Kidd]
Box 1: 8

Thursday Evening, n.d.

Abstract: [A play by Morley in booklet form, published by Longmans, Green, and Company.]
Box 1: 8

To Fra Giovanni at Pontassieve, Near Firenze, 1939

Abstract: [Leaflet by Morley done in the medieval style, includes the original document (an epistle from "Fra Giovanni" by Ernest Temple Hargrove), a brief note to Dr. Alfred P. Lee from Elsie and Will Hanbridge, all enclosed in envelopes within an outer envelope addressed to Dr. Lee in Philadelphia.]
Box 1: 8

Tolmanisms, 1949

Abstract: [Pamphlet containing an excerpt from Morley's The Man Who Made Friends With Himself.]
Box 2: 1

Manuscripts of Seven Poems by Christopher Morley, n.d.

Abstract: [folio actually containing six manuscripts, for "Autumn Colors," "When Shakespeare Laughed," "A Grub Street Recessional," "The Spoon River Anthology: a Palinode," "To All My Friends," and "To a U-Boat."]
Box 2: 2

More Than a Place to Live - Morley - Original MS., n.d.

Abstract: [folio containing manuscript sheets for Morley's unpublished poem "More Than a Place to Live - A Way of Living"]
Box 2: 3

Barns, 1934

Abstract: [Pamphlet containing Morley essay.]
Box 2: 4

The Eighth Sin , 1912

Abstract: [Morley's first book of poems, includes letter to Robert Bason from Black Sun Books of New York.]
Box 2: 5

Rubaiyat of Account Overdue, 1935

Abstract: [Broadside version of Morley's poem.]
Box 2: 6

Ballade of Simple Effluxion, 1943

Abstract: [Poem by Morley clipped from the Saturday Evening Post, June 5, 1943.]
Box 2: 6

Letter from Thomas R. Burns of Doubleday & Company, Inc. advertising Morley's The Man Who Made Friends With Himself,, 1949

Abstract: [Includes book review by Clifton Fadiman, April 19, 1949.]
Box 2: 7

Morley (Abromson) Collection - Swann Galleries, Inc., 1992

Box 2: 8

Morley (Bason) Collection, n.d.

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