Descriptive Summary
	Creator:	Lebherz, Richard
	Title:	The Richard Lebherz Papers
	Dates:	1968-1976
	Abstract:	The Richard Lebherz Papers are a collection of correspondence from the writer, Coleman Dowell, to his friend and fellow writer, Richard Lebherz.
	Quantity:	.5 linear feet (1 box)
	Call Phrase:	The Richard Lebherz Papers

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Historical/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).

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Scope and Content Note

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.

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Arrangement
	Folders are arranged alphabetically.
	The files are grouped into one series.

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Related Material at the Fales Library and Special Collections

The Coleman Dowell Papers.

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Separated Material

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

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

Open to researchers. Appointments are necessary for the use of manuscript and archival materials.

Use Restrictions

Collection use is subject to all copyright laws. Permission to publish materials must be obtained in writing from the Director of Fales Library and Special Collections. For more information, contact
Fales Library and Special Collections
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
70 Washington Square South
New York, NY 10012

Phone: (212) 998-2596
Fax: (212) 995-3835
Email: fales.library@nyu.edu

URL: http://www.nyu.edu/library/bobst/research/fales/cdfa.htm

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Access Points
	Subject Names:
		Dowell, Coleman.
		Lebherz, Richard.
		Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964.
	Subject Topics:
		American literature--20th century.
		Authors, American--Correspondence.
	Document Types:
		Correspondence.
		Photographs.
	Other Names:
		Dowell, Coleman.

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Administrative Information

Provenance

The papers were donated by Richard Lebherz.

Preferred Citation

Published citations should take the following form:

Identification of item, date (if known); The Richard Lebherz Papers; MSS 37; box number; folder number; Fales Library and Special Collections , New York University Libraries.

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Container List

[The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.]

Series I
Box	Folder	Title	Date
1		Correspondence from Coleman Dowell to Richard Lebherz	1968-1976
1		Photographs: Coleman Dowell (photographed by Carl Van Vechten) Richard Lebherz	undated

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