Source : Americana Beginnings

Source Title Americana-Beginnings: A selection from the library of Thomas W. Streeter, shown in honor of a visit of the Hroswitha Club on May 3, 1951
Description A exceptionally well documented catalogue of firsts and early printings from the collection of Thomas W. Streeter. Seventy-nine items were catalogued and displayed. Mr. Streeter was a celebrated collector
Scope of Text
Total Records in AED 679
  • Heritage, Nov. 18: Orson Welles. Signed Third Revised Final Draft for Citizen Kane (RKO, 1941). July 16, 1940.
    Heritage, Nov. 18: Bob Dylan. Autograph manuscript working lyrics to "Man on the Street."
    Heritage, Nov. 18: Ernest Hemingway. Death in the Afternoon. Inscribed by the author to the daughter of the Spanish Ambassador.
    Heritage, Nov. 18: Jack London. The Call of the Wild. Inscribed by the author.
    Heritage, Nov. 18: John Steinbeck. East of Eden. Inscribed by 27 members of the movie cast and crew, including James Dean and Elia Kazan.