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Richard Lebherz Papers

Call Number

MSS.037

Date

1968-1976, inclusive

Creator

Lebherz, Richard

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet in 1 half manuscript box.

Language of Materials

Materials are in English

Abstract

The Richard Lebherz Papers are a collection of correspondence from the writer, Coleman Dowell, to his friend and fellow writer, Richard Lebherz.

Biographical Note

Richard Lebherz is a writer and critic who resides in Maryland and began corresponding with the writer, Coleman Dowell in 1968. Lebherz favorably reviewed Dowell's work, and the two corresponded for the next eight years. Lebherz is the author of 'The Man in the White Raincoat'(1963), and 'Frederick: a Walking Tour'(1993).

Arrangement

Folders are arranged alphabetically.

The files are grouped into one series.

Scope and Contents

The Richard Lebherz Papers are a collection of correspondence from Coleman Dowell to Richard Lebherz during 1968 to 1976. In the letters, Dowell discusses his personal life, as well as, his work, and the business atmosphere in the publishing industry of the time. There are also two photographs, one of Coleman Dowell taken by Carl Van Vechten and another of Richard Lebherz.

The Fales Library is the primary special collections division of the NYU libraries, housing over 170,000 volumes of English and American literature from 1700 to the present. Strengths of the collection include the development of the English and American novel, with an emphasis on the Gothic and the Victorian novel.

Conditions Governing Access

Materials are open to researchers. Please contact the Fales Library and Special Collections, fales.library@nyu.edu, 212-998-2596.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright (or related rights to publicity and privacy) for materials in this collection was not transferred to New York University. Permission to use materials must be secured from the copyright holder. Please contact the Fales Library and Special Collections, fales.library@nyu.edu, 212-998-2596.

Preferred Citation

Published citations should take the following form:

Identification of item, date (if known); The Richard Lebherz Papers; MSS 037; box number; folder number; Fales Library and Special Collections , New York University Libraries.

Provenance

The papers were donated by Richard Lebherz.

Separated Material

There is no information about materials that are associated by provenance to the described materials that have been physically separated or removed.

Related Material at the Fales Library and Special Collections

The Coleman Dowell Papers (MSS.036)

Collection processed by

Tania Friedel

About this Guide

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Language: Description is in English

Edition of this Guide

This version was derived from lebherz.doc

Repository

Fales Library and Special Collections
Fales Library and Special Collections
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
70 Washington Square South
2nd Floor
New York, NY 10012