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The Adrian Goldstone Collection, 1922-1977, is composed primarily of
correspondence, which often includes typescripts and revised copies of works in
progress, much of it relating to his research on Edwin B. Hill and John
Steinbeck, as well as his interest in Rockwell Kent. The collection is
organized into four series: Series I. Personal Correspondence and Papers,
1950-1977 (.5 box); Series II. Edwin B. Hill, 1965-1973 (2
folders); Series III. John Steinbeck, 1966-1975 (1.5 boxes); and
Series IV. Rockwell Kent, 1922-1975 (1 box). Most of the material
in the third series was previously considered part of the John Steinbeck
collection and all of the material in the fourth series was previously
considered part of the Rockwell Kent collection. Incoming and outgoing
correspondence is interfiled throughout the collection. |
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The Personal Correspondence and Papers series holds letters written
between Goldstone and various friends and fellow book collectors.
Correspondents include Nathan Bengis, J. Rives Childs, and others. Individual
correspondents are listed in the Index of Correspondents at the end of this
guide. |
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The Edwin B. Hill series contains letters and book lists
that chronicle Goldstone's search for information on Hill. His correspondence
with Carl Hertzog and Gertrude Muir was particularly productive. With the
exception of the Hertzog letters, Goldstone's correspondence on this topic is
arranged chronologically rather than alphabetically. Individual correspondents
are listed in the Index of Correspondents at the end of this guide. |
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The John Steinbeck series contains a vast array of
correspondents, demonstrating the lengths to which Goldstone went to complete
his Steinbeck bibliography. Of particular note is his correspondence with the
Harry Ransom Center. This batch of letters provides the
three-way correspondence which took place between Goldstone, John Payne, and
Warren Roberts as they worked out details of his bibliography and the transfer
of a portion of Goldstone's vast Steinbeck collection to the Center. Other
correspondents on this topic include Herman Abromson, Preston Beyer, Lee
Hayman, and others. Correspondence with Preston Beyer and John Payne contains a
quantity of draft material and book lists related to Goldstone's Steinbeck
bibliography. With the exception of institutions and people in the Various book
collections and Various libraries and publishers folders, individual
correspondents are listed in the Index of Correspondents at the end of this
guide. |
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The Rockwell Kent series is composed of correspondence
between Kent and Goldstone who admired each other's work, as well as letters
between Goldstone and Dan Bourne Jones and various book collectors and sellers
regarding Jones' bibliography of Kent's works. With the exception of
institutions and people in the Various book sellers and Kent collectors folder,
individual correspondents are listed in the Index of Correspondents at the end
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