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American Theater Programs Collection
The collection consists of 14 linear feet of American theater and stage programs of the late 19th and early 20th century. The collection focuses on the Boston drama scene. A finding aid is available in the Special Collections Department (+Z688 .T5 B79 1987)
This collection consists of 12 linear feet of correspondence by and to Professor George A. Barton, a noted Biblical scholar. The collection is processed. A finding aid is not currently available.
Louis D. Brandeis Collection
The collection includes approximately 100 linear feet of manuscript material consisting of the private and public papers of the late Justice, books and periodical articles by and about Justice Brandeis, as well as photographs and memorabilia. A finding aid is available on the Special Collections Department's web site. The following Microfilm editions of selected record groups are available:
Esther Broner Collection
The collection consists of correspondence, literary manuscripts, published works, book reviews, photographs and other related items. The collection also includes material related to the "Third Seder ". A finding aid is available on the Special Collections Department's web site.
John Cheever Collection
The collection consists of 6 linear feet of original manuscripts of John Cheever's early literary works. A finding aid is available on the Special Collections Department's web site.
Consistoire Israelite Archives
The collection contains 12 linear feet of original documents relating to the French-Jewish community during the 18th through the 20th centuries. A finding aid is available in the Special Collections Department.
De Koven Music Collection
The collection consists of 18 linear feet of both manuscript and published compositions. A finding aid is available on the Special Collections Department's web site.
Benjamin Disraeli Correspondence
The collection consists of approximately 80 signed autographed letters from Benjamin Disraeli as well as related ephemeral items. A finding aid is available on the Special Collections Department's web site.
Alfred Dreyfus Trial Collection
The collection includes approximately 1,000 books, pamphlets, photographs and newspapers, as well as correspondence of French notables, dealing with the Alfred Dreyfus trial. A finding list is available in the Special Collections Department's Inmagic database. In addition, the Library's holdings include The Dreyfus Affair in the Making of Modern France: Rare Books and Pamphlets from the Dreyfus Collection of the Harvard College Library. (Main Microforms DC354 .D72 1996)
Albert Einstein Papers
This collection consists of correspondence to and from Albert Einstein, family correspondence and other notes. A finding aid is available on the Special Collections Department's web site.
Photocopying is restricted.Lewis S. Feuer Collection
This collection contains approximately 100 feet of correspondence, published works, manuscripts, pamphlets, photographs and other personal material from the career of noted philosopher and sociologist Lewis S. Feuer. The collection is currently being processed.
Leo Frank Trial Collection
The collection includes correspondence from Leo Frank and his wife, Lucille Frank: correspondence to and from Governor Slaton, Frank's lawyer Luther Z. Rosser and others; as well as miscellaneous articles, pamphlets and legal documents. A microfilm edition of the correspondence is available for use in Special Collections (HV 6534. A7.F7) A finding aid is available on the Special Collection Department's web site.
John Galsworthy Collection
The collection includes 175 signed autograph letters written to Joseph Conrad, Sir Edmund Gosse and others, signed autograph letters from Ada Cooper Galsworthy, related ephemeral material, as well as first editions of his published works. A finding aid is available on the Special Collections Department's web site.
Joseph Heller Collection
The collection consists of 19 linear feet of manuscripts of his literary works, including the original manuscript of Catch-22. It also includes a collection of first and signed editions of his published works. A finding aid is available on the Special Collections Department's web site.
Helmut Hirsch Collection
The collection consists of 3 1/2 linear feet of correspondence to and from Helmut Hirsch, poetry, sketches and related memorabilia as well as materials related to his trial in Germany for treason and subsequent execution by the Nazi government. A finding list is available in the Special Collections Department's Inmagic database.
Fannie Hurst Collection
The collection consists of 65 linear feet of manuscripts of her literary works, business and personal correspondence, photographs documenting her career, published works, memorabilia, as well as other related ephemeral material. A finding aid is available on the Special Collections Department's web site.
A full listing of the titles in the collection may be obtained through a subject search in Louis (s=Hurst Collection).Rose Jacobs Collection
The collection consists of 12 linear feet of manuscript material largely relating to the history of Hadassah. The collection also includes some personal correspondence and other related material. A finding aid is available on the Special Collections Department's web site.
