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Dorothy and Howard Baker papers, circa 1937-1967.
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Dorothy and Howard Baker papers, circa 1937-1967Dorothy Baker papers
Howard Baker papers
Creator/Contributor:
Baker, Dorothy, 1907-1968, creatorCreator/Contributor:
Baker, Howard, 1905-1990Creator/Contributor:
Kazan, Elia, correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Stewart, Mildred J., correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Stoll, Louise O'Brien, correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Markle, Fletcher.Creator/Contributor:
Baker, Bertha S., 1881-Creator/Contributor:
California Palace of the Legion of HonorAbstract:
Contains typescript copies and drafts of several plays, screenplays, novels, television scripts, speeches, and articles written
by Dorothy Baker and Howard Baker working alone and as partners. Includes a signed rejection letter from Elia Kazan on his
letterhead stationery with the submission copy of "Little Orpheus." Includes correspondence of Dorothy Baker with Louise O'Brien
Stoll and Mildred J. Stewart, two small photographs of Dorothy Baker, clippings and miscellany. Also includes two copies of
a screenplay by Fletcher Markle titled, "The Lonely Summer" based on Dorothy Parker's novel, "The Gifted Son." Also includes
materials (1 folder) concerning the exhibition and use of paintings by Bertha S. Baker, Howard Baker's mother. They include
a biography of Bertha S. Baker by Howard Baker, correspondence with Look magazine editors and California Palace of Fine Arts
curators, 10 photographs (b&w, 8 x 9 in.) of the exhibited works, and a handwritten list of 25 of her works.
Date:
1937 (issued)Subject:
n-us-ca -- n-us---American literature -- 20th century
Women authors, American -- 20th century
Dramatists
Women painters -- California
Poets, American -- California
Painting -- California -- San Francisco -- Exhibitions
Littérature américaine -- 20e siècle
Écrivaines américaines -- 20e siècle
Dramaturges
Femmes peintres -- Californie
Poètes américains -- Californie
Peinture -- Californie -- San Francisco -- Expositions
American literature
Dramatists
Painting
Poets, American
Women authors, American
Women painters
California
California -- San Francisco
California Palace of the Legion of Honor.
California Palace of the Legion of Honor
Baker, Dorothy -- 1907-1968 -- Archives
Baker, Howard -- 1905-1990 -- Archives
Baker, Dorothy -- 1907-1968 -- Portraits
Baker, Dorothy -- 1907-1968 -- Correspondence
Baker, Howard -- 1905-1990 -- Correspondence
Stewart, Mildred J -- Correspondence
Kazan, Elia -- Correspondence
Stoll, Louise O'Brien -- Correspondence
Baker, Bertha S -- 1881-
Baker, Dorothy -- 1907-1968
Baker, Howard -- 1905-1990
Kazan, Elia
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COLLECTION STORED, IN PART, OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.
Partial list of contents available in the library.
Gift ; Of Dorothy Baker ; 1955 and 1962.
Additions: Purchase; From Serendipity Books; 1982 and 2010.
Associated collection: Dorothy Dodds Baker and Howard Baker papers (M0903), Stanford University, Department of Special Collections,
Green Library.
Dorothy Baker (April 21, 1907-June 17, 1968) was an American novelist.
Howard Baker (1905-1990) was a poet, dramatist, and literary critic.
Preferred citation: Dorothy and Howard Baker papers, circa 1937-1967, BANC MSS 89/200 z, The Bancroft Library, University
of California, Berkeley.
In English.
Type:
manuscripts for publication.screenplays.
television scripts.
Screenplays
Archives
Exhibition catalogs
Portraits
Personal correspondence
Photographs.
Screenplays.
Plays.
Playbills.
Film scripts.
Scénarios de cinéma.
Physical Description:
print
2 cartons, 2 boxes, 1 oversize box (3.5 linear feet)
Language:
English
Origin:
CaliforniaCopyright Note:
COLLECTION STORED, IN PART, OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.