[Literature] Salinger, J.D. American author of Catcher in the Rye. Typed letter signed from Salinger to his friend Eileen Paddison. January 25, 1972. One page, typed on Salinger’s characteristic goldenrod paper, signed boldly in ink at the foot: “Love to you, Eileen — Jerry.” A letter chronicling friendship between Salinger.....

Hughes, Langston. Signed contract authorizing Spanish-language publication of I Wonder As I Wander, 1957, documents the international circulation of African American autobiography during the Cold War era. First published in 1934, I Wonder As I Wander recounts Hughes’s travels through the Soviet Union, Haiti, Asia, and Latin America during the.....

Hughes, Langston. Signed broadside for lecture readings at Lincoln University, circa 1940s–early 1950s, documents his role as a leading African American poet and public intellectual returning to his alma mater for a formal campus appearance. The printed announcement lists Hughes as presenting “Lecture-Readings” as part of Lincoln University’s Lecture-Recital Series.....

Genet, Jean. Autograph letter discussing translation and film rights related to Notre Dame des Fleurs, written during the period of the novel’s international circulation. Jean Genet, French novelist, playwright, and political activist whose early criminal life informed a body of autobiographical fiction confronting bourgeois morality, sexuality, and social exclusion, wrote.....

Composer. Document Signed, 2 pages - recto and verso of 1 page, dated September 25, 1941. This document is Gorin's application for a driver's license. Signed twice by Gorin, once on the front and once on the back: "Igor Gorin." Also has Gorin's right thumb print. In excellent condition.

Author. Contract in which Stone agrees to the print and publication of his novel " The Passionate Journey" in Sweden. Signed contract, 2 pages, 8 x 13", dated December 27, 1949. Contract states in part "The proprietors grant and assign to the Publishers the sole and exclusive right to print.....