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S. J. Perelman collection of papers : 1924-1970 (bulk, 1928-1951).
- Title
- S. J. Perelman collection of papers : 1924-1970 (bulk, 1928-1951).
- Author
- Perelman, S. J. (Sidney Joseph), 1904-1979.
- Publication
- [Various places, 1924-1970]
- Supplementary Content
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Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Mixed material | Permit needed | Berg Coll MSS Perelman | Schwarzman Building - Berg Collection Room 320 |
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- Summary
- Perelman writings include carbon typescript of "Around the World in Eighty Days" ; 3 carbon typescript drafts of "Forty-Five Plus" (a.k.a. "Sweet Bye and Bye," the libretto co-written by Al Hirschfeld with dialogue by Ogden Nash and Vernon Duke) ; ephemera and congratulatory cables related to "The Night Before Christmas."
- Works by others include the diary of Perelman's wife, Laura (nee Lorraine Weinstein/West) ; Nathaniel West's carbon copy typescript of a film treatment titled "Osceola" (1935) ; reviews of Perelman's works; and an original lithograph by Ben Shahn, signed, of a policeman singing "Silent Night" from sheet music.
- Laura West met S. J. Perelman through her brother Nathanael West, Perelman's Brown University roommate, in 1928, when she was 17 years old, and married Perelman in 1929.
- Correspondence by Perelman to Laura West (nee Weinstein) from 1928.
- Alternative Title
- Forty-five plus.
- Sweet bye and bye.
- Subjects
- Singapore > Description and travel > 20th century
- Lithographs > United States > 20th century
- Publishers and publishing > United States > 20th century > Correspondence
- Musicals > Librettos > Specimens
- West, Nathanael, 1903-1940 > Anecdotes
- Scrapbooks > 20th century
- Random House (Firm) Anecdotes
- Diaries > 20th century
- Hong Kong (China) > Description and travel > 20th century
- Universal Pictures (Firm) Anecdotes
- Ketubah > United States > 20th century
- Clippings > 20th century
- Woollcott, Alexander, 1887-1943 > Anecdotes
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Film Co Anecdotes
- Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) > Description and travel
- Scripts (documents)
- Shanghai (China) > Description and travel > 20th century
- Book reviews > 20th century
- Authors and publishers > United States > 20th century > Correspondence
- Motion picture authorship > California > Los Angeles > Anecdotes
- New Yorker (New York, N.Y. : 1925) Anecdotes
- Photographs > United States > 20th century
- Paramount Pictures Corporation Anecdotes
- Genre/Form
- Book reviews – 20th century.
- Clippings – 20th century.
- Diaries – 20th century.
- Photographs – United States – 20th century.
- Scrapbooks – 20th century.
- Scripts (documents).
- Lithographs – United States – 20th century.
- Note
- In 6 series: 1. Works by S. J. Perelman; 2. Works by Others; 3. Correspondence; 4. Scrapbooks; 5. Personal Documents; 6. Printed Material on S. J. Perelman and Nathaniel West.
- Access (note)
- Restricted access;
- Call Number
- Berg Coll MSS Perelman
- OCLC
- 892551390
- Author
- Perelman, S. J. (Sidney Joseph), 1904-1979.
- Title
- S. J. Perelman collection of papers : 1924-1970 (bulk, 1928-1951).
- Imprint
- [Various places, 1924-1970]
- Access
- Restricted access; request permission in holding division.
- Local Note
- Shelved in Berg Collection downstairs vault.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Hirschfeld, Al. LibrettistKober, Arthur, 1900-1975.Perelman, Abby.Perelman, Laura.Perelman, S. J. (Sidney Joseph), 1904-1979. LibrettistShahn, Ben, 1898-1969. Artist
- Added Title
- Forty-five plus.Sweet bye and bye.
- Research Call Number
- Berg Coll MSS Perelman