Guide to the Joseph Henry Steele Papers, 1927-1972 M0239
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
1999; updated 2023
Green Library
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Stanford 94305-6064
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Joseph Henry Steele Papers
Creator:
Steele, Joseph Henry
Identifier/Call Number: M0239
Identifier/Call Number: 969
Physical Description:
2 Linear Feet
(2 manuscript boxes, 2 flat boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1927-1972
Physical Location: Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 36 hours in advance.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use. Audiovisual materials
are not available in original format, and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was given by Joseph Henry Steele to Stanford University, Special Collections in 1974.
Items on Loan
Steele, J.H. Long term loan - out
May 18, 1976
On this date Mr. Joseph Henry Steele Picked up the following materials from his collections donated to the Stanford University
Libraries (M-167 and M-239), Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections:
M 239
3 envelopes from sealed container
Box 2 2 scrapbook
Box 1 Fld. 4 itemm 12 : Hollywood Museum certificate
Received by: [signature : Joseph Henry Steele]
Joseph Henry Steele
Authorized by: [signature : J. Palmer]
Patricia J. Palmer, Manuscripts Librarian
Witnessed by: [UNK] [UNK]
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item] Joseph Henry Steele Papers (M0239). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford
Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Scope and Contents
The collection is comprised of correspondence between J.H. Steele and various people regarding Steele's biography of actress
Ingrid Bergman. One box contains correspondence between J.H. Steele and Ingrid Bergman. In addition to the correspondence,
there are a few legal documents and some financial papers from Steele's writing career, as well as magazines with profiles
on Bergman.
Conditions Governing Use
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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Motion picture actors and actresses.
Bergman, Ingrid
Box 1, folder 1
BUSINESS CORRESPONDENCE RE: BOOK ON BERGMAN 316571
1. Los Angeles, Ca. JHS to Constance Smith. 316599
1958, Feb 10
Container Summary: TL 1p.
2. Los Angeles, Ca. JHS to [Constance] Smith. 316597
1958, Feb 24
Container Summary: TL 2pp.
3. [Los Angeles, Ca.]. JHS to [Constance] Smith. 316595
1958, Feb 25
Container Summary: TL 2pp.
4. [Los Angeles, Ca.]. JHS to Walter _____(?) 316593
1958, Mar 3
Container Summary: TL 2pp.
5. New York, N.Y. Constance Smith to JHS. 316591
1961, Mar 10
Container Summary: TLS 1p.
6. [Los Angeles, Ca.]. JHS to Connie [Constance] Smith. TL. 1p. A Statement of Facts in re
Modern Screen by JHS, attached.
316589
1961, Mar 13
7. New York, N.Y. Harriet F. Pilpel (of Greenbaum, Wolff & Ernst) to Constance Smith, JHS and Ken Rawson. 316587
1961, Apr 27
Container Summary: TLS 3pp.
8. New York, N.Y. Julia Perles (of Greenbaum, Wolff & Ernst) to JHS. 316585
1961, Oct 2
Container Summary: TLS 1p.
9. Same as # 8. 316583
1961, Oct 6
10. Same as # 8. 316581
1961, Nov 2
11. The Hague, Holland. G.F. Kaal to Heer A. Gans, in Dutch. 316579
1965, ?
Container Summary: TLS 1p.
12. The Hague, Holland. C. Th. Vogelesang (of Zuid-Hollandsche Vitgevers Maatschappij) to Heer A. Gans. 316577
1966?
Container Summary: TLS 1p.
13. Same as # 12. 316575
1967 ?
14. New York, N.Y. Patricia Schartle (of McIntosh and Otis, Inc.) to JHS. 316573
1967, Feb 24
Container Summary: TLS 1p.
Box 1, folder 2
FAN MAIL 316569
1959-1963, 1965-1966
Box 1, folder 3
MISCELLANEOUS CORRESPONDENCE 316545
1. New York, Clare Boothe Brokaw, Managing Editor - Vanity Fair, to JHS re: publication of the book
Sister Aimes.
316567
1932, Dec 2
Container Summary: TLS 1p.
2. Hollywood, Ca. Ruth Waterbury (of Movieland) to J[HS] re: Bergman book. 316565
1943, May 21
Container Summary: TLS 1p.
3. Los Angeles, Ca. Charles Boyer to JHS re: script Deadlock. 316563
1948, Jun 11
Container Summary: TLS 1p.
4. New York, N.Y. Princess Barbara Troubetzkoi to J[HS]. 316561
1950, Mar 7
Container Summary: TLS 1p.
5. Los Angeles, Ca. William H. Powell to J[HS]. 316559
1959, May 6
Container Summary: ANS 1p.
6. Los Angeles, Ca. Guy Endore to JHS. 316557
1959, Jul 1
Container Summary: ALS 1p.
7. Beverly Hills, Ca. Dick Irving Hyland to JHS re: book
All the Questions a Cop Would Ask.
316555
1962, Oct 12
Container Summary: TNS 1p.
8. [Stanford, Ca.]. Ralph W. Hansen, Manuscripts Librarian, to Mr. & Mrs. Richard K. Mohler. 316553
1967, Jun 1
Container Summary: TL. 1p.
9. NP. Bob _____(?) to J[HS] and Beatrice [Steele]. 316551
1968, Jan 15
10. Los Angeles, Ca. H.H. Chou, Asst. Prof., Univ. of Ca., L.A., to To Whom It May Concern. 316549
undated
Container Summary: TNS 1p.
11. NP. Dad [JHS?] to Olivia and Dick. 316547
undated
Container Summary: TNS 1p.
1. Last Will and Testament: Joseph Henry Steele and Beatrice Salvador Steele, Addendum to Will. 316543
2. JHS and David McKay Co., Inc. 316541
9-May-58
3. JHS and Constance Smith Associates 316539
25-Jun-59
4. JHS and Almquist & Wiksell/Gebers Forlag AB 316537
11-Aug-59
5. JHS and Alfred Scherz Verlag 316535
14-Aug
Container Summary: (two copies).
6. JHS and Carit Andersen's Forlag 316533
14-Oct-59
7. JHS and John Griegs Forlag 316531
29-Oct-59
8. JHS nad Zuid-Hollandsche Vitgevers Maatschappij 316529
15-Mar-60
9. JHS and Plaza & Janés 316527
17-Nov-60
10. JHS and Dell Publishing Co. 316525
Nov-61
11. Certificate of Charter Membership in the Writer's Guild of America, JHS 316523
25-Aug-54
12. Certificate from Hollywood Museum Associates acknowledging receipt of gifts from JHS 316521
26-Mar-64
13. Application for Registration of a Claim to Renewal Copyright - blank form 316519
Box 1, folder 5
FINANCIAL PAPERS RE: royalties on book from: Barclays Bank Limited; A.M. Heath & Co., Ltd.; Plaza & Janés, S.A.; Manufacturers
Hanover Trust Co.; Chemical Bank New York Trust Co.; McIntosh and Otis, Inc.; David McKay Co., Inc Almquist & Wiksell/Gebers.
316515
1. Map of Paris 316511
1927
2. Typescript: A Little Matter over Mind by Joseph H. Steele. 316509
3. Foreign currency - one note, 100,000 mark. 316507
4. Inscription on matting of photo portrait of David O. Selznick - written by Selznick to J[HS]. 316505
1943, Nov
5. Program - Agua Caliente Jockey Club 316503
1931
6. Key and key chain - JHS. 316499
Box 2
Two tape recordings: interview with Ingrid Bergman - transatlantic to Paris. 316501
Box 1, folder 8
1.
Allers Magazine
316495
8-Oct-72
Box 2
2.
Life Magazine, Vol. 33, No. 9
316493
1952, Sep 1
Box 2
3.
Life Magazine, Vol. 53, No. 25
316491
1962, Dec 1
Box 3
4.
Look Magazine, Vol. 16, No. 3
316489
1962, Jan 29
Box 3
5.
Look Magazine, Vol. 16, No. 4
316487
1962, Feb 12
Box 2
6.
Novella Magazine
316485
1958, Apr 13
Box 2
7.
Novella Magazine
316483
1958, Apr 20
Box 2
8.
Novella Magazine
316481
1958, Apr 27
Box 2
9.
Novella Magazine
316479
1958, May 4
Box 1, folder 8
10.
Pleasure Magazine, Vol. 1,
316477
1957, May
Box 3
BOUND MAGAZINES 316439
Container Summary: THREE VOLUMES
1.
Good Housekeeping, Vol. 149, No. 1
316473
Jul-59
2.
Svensk Damtidning, (Swedish)
316471
13-Aug-59
3.
Svensk Damtidning, (Swedish)
316469
24-Sep-59
4.
Svensk Damtidning, (Swedish)
316467
26-Nov-59
5.
Svensk Damtidning, (Swedish)
316465
10-Sep-59
6.
Svensk Damtidning, (Swedish)
316463
3-Nov-59
1.
L'Europeo, (Italian)
316461
July 5, 1959
2.
Woman, Vol. 45, No. 1170
316459
14-Nov-59
3.
Woman, Vol. 45, No. 1169
316457
7-Nov-59
1. American Weekly,
Los Angeles Examiner
316455
14-Sep-52
2. American Weekly,
Los Angeles Examiner
316453
21-Sep-52
3.
Quick Magazine, (German)
316451
April 30, 1960
4.
Quick Magazine, (German)
316449
May 7, 1960
5.
Quick Magazine, (German)
316447
May 14, 1960
6.
Quick Magazine, (German)
316445
May 21, 1960
7.
Quick Magazine, (German)
316443
May 28, 1960
8.
Quick Magazine, (German)
316441
June 11, 1960
SCRAPBOOKS 316433
Container Summary: TWO VOLUMES
Existence and Location of Originals
Scrapbooks were loaned back to Joseph Henry Steele in 1976; appear to never have been returned.
Re: Ingrid Bergman 316437
1942-1951, 1955, 1957-1958
Re: Ingrid Bergman and Steele's biography of Bergman 316435
1956-1960
Box 4
INGRID BERGMAN CORRESPONDENCE 316431