9 binders containing approximately 243 manuscript examples of 20th century writers, actors, directors, performers, journalists, and other public figures, most signed cards but letters and signed photos also present, including ELLA RAINES, JAMES ROOSEVELT, MARIE WILSON, JOE PASTERNAK, STEVEN BOCHCO, BRIAN DE PALMA, GEORGE CUKOR, MORGAN FREEMAN, WILLIAM FRIEDKIN, LAWRENCE KASDAN, RUSS MEYER, DORE SCHARY, KURT KREUGER, IMELDA MARCOS, MILLICENT ROGERS, MICHAEL ROMANOFF, GLORIA VANDERBILT, LUCIOUS BEEBE, CLARA BARTON, CHRISTINE JORGENSEN, ERMA BONBECK, WALTER CRONKITE, DOROTHY KILGALLEN, EDWARD R. MURROW, LOWELL THOMAS, WALTER WINCHELL, among others. Detailed listing available upon request.
Present also is a small collection of correspondence to screenwriter Leonard Gershe, including a selection of letters by Rosalind Russell.
Provenance: Estate of Charles Williamson and Tucker Fleming.