Finding Aid for the Robert Lewis papers

Sub-series 3A: Correspondence: Chronological

Much of Robert Lewis' early correspondence relates to business. In later years, he combined both business and personal correspondence. Research note: See also Correspondence: Alphabetical.

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1. Correspondence: [1940s]
2. Correspondence: 1950
3. Correspondence: 1951
4. Correspondence: 1953
5. Correspondence: January-June, 1954
6. Correspondence: July-December, 1954
7. Correspondence: January-February, 1955
8. Correspondence: March, 1955
9. Correspondence: April, 1955
10. Correspondence: May, 1955
11. Correspondence: June, 1955
12. Correspondence: July-December, 1955
13. Correspondence: January-June, 1956
14. Correspondence: July-August, 1956
15. Correspondence: 1957
16. Correspondence: 1958
17. Correspondence: January-February, 1959
18. Correspondence: March, 1959
19. Correspondence: April-May, 1959
20. Correspondence: June-December, 1959
21. Correspondence: January-June, 1960
22. Correspondence: July-December, 1960
23. Correspondence: January-April, 1961
24. Correspondence: May-December, 1961
25. Correspondence: January-May, 1962
26. Correspondence: June, 1962
27. Correspondence: July-December, 1962
28. Correspondence: January-August, 1963
29. Correspondence: September-December, 1963
30. Correspondence: 1964
31. Correspondence: 1965
32. Correspondence: 1966
33. Correspondence: 1967
34. Correspondence: January-June, 1968
35. Correspondence: August-September, 1968
36. Correspondence: 1969
37. Correspondence: 1970
38. Correspondence: 1971
39. Correspondence: 1972
40. Correspondence: 1973
41. Correspondence: January-June, 1974
42. Correspondence: July-December, 1974
43. Correspondence: January-June, 1975
44. Correspondence: July-December, 1975
45. Correspondence: January-June, 1976
46. Correspondence: July-December, 1976
47. Correspondence: January-June, 1977
48. Correspondence: July-December, 1977
49. Correspondence: January-June, 1978
50. Correspondence: July-December, 1978
51. Correspondence: January-June, 1979
52. Correspondence: July-December, 1979
53. Correspondence: January-June, 1980
54. Correspondence: July-September, 1980
55. Correspondence: October-December, 1980
56. Correspondence: January-April, 1981
57. Correspondence: May-June, 1981
58. Correspondence: July-December, 1981
59. Correspondence: January-April, 1982
60. Correspondence: May-July, 1982
61. Correspondence: August-December, 1982
62. Correspondence: January-June, 1983
63. Correspondence: July-October, 1983
64. Correspondence: November-December, 1983
65. Correspondence: January-April, 1984
66. Correspondence: May-October, 1984
67. Correspondence: November-December, 1984
68. Correspondence: January-March, 1985
69. Correspondence: April-June, 1985
70. Correspondence: July-December, 1985

Sub-series 3A: Correspondence: Chronological

Much of Robert Lewis' early correspondence relates to business. In later years, he combined both business and personal correspondence. Research note: See also Correspondence: Alphabetical.

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Folder -- Contents

1. Correspondence: January-March, 1986
2. Correspondence: April-June, 1986
3. Correspondence: July-October, 1986
4. Correspondence: November-December, 1986
5. Correspondence: January-June, 1987
6. Correspondence: July-October, 1987
7. Correspondence: November-December, 1987
8. Correspondence: January-March, 1988
9. Correspondence: April-June, 1988
10. Correspondence: July-September, 1988
11. Correspondence: October-December, 1988
12. Correspondence: January-April, 1989
13. Correspondence: May-June, 1989
14. Correspondence: July-October, 1989
15. Correspondence: November-December, 1989
16. Correspondence: January-June, 1990
17. Correspondence: July-October, 1990
18. Correspondence: November-December, 1990
19. Correspondence: January-March, 1991
20. Correspondence: April-June, 1991
21. Correspondence: July-September, 1991
22. Correspondence: October-December, 1991
23. Correspondence: January-March, 1992
24. Correspondence: April-June, 1992
25. Correspondence: July-September, 1992
26. Correspondence: October-December, 1992
27. Correspondence: Christmas and New Years cards: Folder 1 of 2: 1992
28. Correspondence: Christmas and New Years cards: Folder 2 of 2: 1992
29. Correspondence: January-March, 1993
30. Correspondence: April-June, 1993
31. Correspondence: July-December, 1993
32. Correspondence: January-March, 1994
33. Correspondence: April-September, 1994
34. Correspondence: October-December,1994
35. Correspondence: January-February, 1995
36. Correspondence: March-April, 1995
37. Correspondence: May-August, 1995
38. Correspondence: September-December, 1995
39. Correspondence: Christmas and New Years cards: Folder 1 of 2: 1995
40. Correspondence: 1996
41. Correspondence: 1997
42. Correspondence: Folder 1 of 3: [no dates]
43. Correspondence: Folder 2 of 3: [no dates]
44. Correspondence: Folder 3 of 3: [no dates]
45. Correspondence: Postcards: [no dates]

Sub-series 3A: Correspondence: Chronological

Research note: See also Correspondence: Alphabetical.

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1. Postcard album: Postcards collected by or sent to Lewis: 1951-1972

Sub-series 3B: Correspondence: Alphabetical

Robert Lewis separated much of his correspondence with famous people, friends and family from his chronological correspondence. Lewis' corresponded with many well-known people including actors, playwrights, singers, dancers and composers. Material is organized alphabetically by the individual's last name. When the full name could not be determined, the correspondence has been filed under the first letter of the last name. Date Range: 1927-[1990s] Research note: See also Correspondence: Chronological.

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1. As (miscellaneous)
2. Adler, Ellen
3. Adler Rosenfeld, Lulla
4. Adler, Pearl
5. Adler, Stella
6. Albee, Edward
7. Albert, Eddie
8. Amram, David and Lora Lee
9. Anderson, Max
10. Andrews, Herb
11. Anthony, Mary
12. Arlen, Harold
13. Aronson, Boris, Lisa and Marc
14. Ashcroft, Peggy
15. Atkinson, Brooks
16. Aumont, Jean Pierre
17. Bs (miscellaneous)
18. Bachardy, Don
19. Baker, Charles Adams
20. Baldridge, Harold
21. Ball, June
22. Ballard, Kay
23. Bancroft, Anne
24. Barker, Margaret
25. Barnard, Henry
26. Barrymore, John and Elaine
27. Baxley, Barbara
28. Beaton, Cecil
29. Beaumont, Hugh
30. Bell, Marion
31. Bentley, Eric
32. Bermel, Albert
33. Berstein, Aline
34. Berstein, Leonard
35. Bey, Turhan
36. Bing, Rudolf
37. Blau, Herbert
38. Blitzenstein, Marc
39. Bloom, Leo (humorous correspondence signed "Ronald Nehru" but "Leo Bloom," written by Lewis)
40. Bovasso, Julie
41. Braff, Maria, Natasha and Nila
42. Brando, Marlon (including playbills for The Men, A Streecar Named Desire and Viva Zapata)
43. Brenman-Gibson, Margaret
44. Brooks, Mel
45. Brown, John Mason
46. Brustein, Robert
47. Buchholz, Horst
48. Burke, Eddie (Robert Lewis' assistant)
49. Cs (miscellaneous)
50. Caldwell, Robert
51. Campbell, Sandy
52. Capote, Truman
53. Carnovsky, Morris
54. Cavett, Dick and Carrie Nye
55. Chan, Jacqui
56. Chapin, Schuyler
57. Chaplin, Charles and Oona
58. Chase, Mary
59. Chinoy, Helen Krich
60. Clift, Montgomery
61. Clurman, Harold
62. Coen, Fabio
63. Cole, Jack
64. Colette, Sidonie-Gabrielle
65. Conners, Edward
66. Copland, Aaron
67. Corey, Jeff (?)
68. Corman, Roger
69. Coward, Noel
70. Craig, David
71. Crawford, Cheryl
72. Crawford, Joan
73. Crosby, Bing
74. Cronyn, Hume
75. Cunard, Nancy
76. Cusick, Edla
77. Ds (miscellaneous)
78. Dache, Lilly
79. Darvis, Lili
80. Dassin, Jules
81. Dauphin, Claude,
82. Davidson, Gordon
83. De Lavallade, Carmen
84. De Mille, Agnes Prude
85. d'Erlanger, Catherine
86. Diamond, David
87. Dietrich, Marlene
88. Dodson, Owen
89. Driberg, Tom
90. Ducrocq, Gabrielle
91. Dufour, Val
92. Durang, Christopher
93. Edwards, Christine
94. Ellis (?), Robert
95. Engel, Lehman
96. Epstein, Alvin
97. Evans, Maurice
98. Fs (miscellaneous)
99. Feigay, Paul
100. Feingold, Michael
101. Ferber, Edna
102. Ferrer, Mel
103. Field, Sally
104. Fishbein, Freida
105. Fiske, Dwight
106. Fitelson, William H.
107. Flanner, Janet
108. Fleming, Robert
109. Ford, Ruth
110. Gs (miscellaneous)
111. Gabor, Eva
112. Gardiner, James Ware
113. Garfield, John and Julie
114. Garrett, Betty
115. Gassner, John
116. Gaynor Gregory, Janet
117. Gehry, Frank
118. Guildgud, John
119. Gingold, Hermione
120. Glenville, P[eter]
121. Goldman, Milton
122. Gordon, Dennie
123. Gordon, Ruth
124. Gorelik, Mordecai "Max"
125. Graham, Martha
126. Grant, Cary
127. Grant, David Marshall
128. Green, Gerald
129. Green, Paul
130. Guare, John
131. Guiness, Qileen
132. Gutherie, Tyrone
133. Hs (miscellaneous)
134. Hageman, Larry
135. Haigh (?), Kenneth
136. Hansen, William
137. Harburg, Edgar "Yip"
138. Harris, Barbara and Arnold Weinstein
139. Hayes, Helen
140. Heinlein, Mary Virginia
141. Helburn, Theresa
142. Hellman, Lillian
143. Hepburn, Katharine
144. Hersey, John and Barbara
145. Hessman, Howard and Caroline Ducrocq
146. Hill, Lucienne
147. Holder, Geoffrey
148. Holman, Elizabeth ("Mrs. Ralph Holmes")
149. Horne, Lena
150. Howard, Ken and Margo
151. Howe, Tina
152. Howland, Beth
153. Hughes, Elinor
154. Hunt, Linda
155. Hunter Wolf, Mary
156. Hunter, Ross
157. Hyman, Earle
158. Ilyin, Eugene
159. Inge, William
160. Isaacs, Susan
161. Jackson, Anne and Eli
162. Jeanmarie, Zizi
163. Jeffrey, Howard
164. Johnson, Van
165. Jones, TC and Connie
166. Jones, Robert Edmond
167. Kanin, Garson
168. Katz, Sydney M.
169. Kauffman, Stanley and Laura
170. Kaufman Schneider, Anne
171. Kazan, Elia "Gadg"
172. Kerr, Walter
173. Kinsey, Alfred C.
174. Knight, Easson
175. Kneubuhl, John
176. Kramer, Hilton
177. Ls (miscellaneous)
178. La Rosa, Julius
179. Langtry, Lillie (not addressed to Lewis)
180. Larson, Jack
181. Lawrence, Jerome
182. Laurents, Arthur
183. Lavin, Linda
184. Le Gallienne, Eva
185. Lenya, Lotte
186. Lerner, Alan J.
187. Lewin, Albert
188. Lewis, Benjamin and Sadie [Robert Lewis' parents]
189. Lewis Cooper, Brenda
190. Lewis, Frank [Robert Lewis' brother]
191. [Lewis], Golda [Robert Lewis' sister] (including invitations to art exhibitions and Artnews, volume 74, number 2, February, 1975 featuring a Golda Lewis painting)
192. Lewis, Robert (Christmas/New Year's card with Lewis' photograph, circa 1971)
193. Lewis, Sinclair
194. Levene, Sam
195. Ley-Piscator, Marie
196. Lloyd, George
197. Loew, Arthur M.
198. Logan, Joshua
199. Long, Robert Emmet
200. Loos, Anita
201. Lortel, Lucille
202. Luce, Claire
203. Lumet, Gail "Mrs. Sydney"
204. Lumet, Syndey
205. Lunt, Alfred

Sub-series 3B: Correspondence: Alphabetical

Robert Lewis separated much of his correspondence with famous people, friends and family from his chronological correspondence. Lewis' corresponded with many well-known people including actors, playwrights, singers, dancers and composers. Material is organized alphabetically by the individual's last name. When the full name could not be determined, the correspondence has been filed under the first letter of the last name. Date Range: 1927-[1990s] Research note: See also Correspondence: Chronological.

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1. Ms (miscellaneous)
2. MacMackin, David Alison
3. MacMahon Stein, Aline
4. MacRae, Sheila Stephens
5. Malden, Karl
6. Malina, Judith
7. Mamet, David
8. Manchester, Melissa
9. Mann, Ted
10. Manso, Peter
11. Marowitz, Charles
12. Martin, Mary
13. Massee, Jordan
14. Mathison, Holli
15. Matthau, Walter and Carol
16. McBride, Mary Margaret
17. McClanahan, Rue
18. McLendon, Rose
19. McDowell, Roddy: Folder 1 of 2
20. McDowell, Roddy: Folder 2 of 2
21. McMullan, Fran
22. Medlin, Rayford
23. Meisner, Sandford
24. Meredith, Burgess
25. Merlo, Frank
26. Merrick, David
27. Messel, Olive
28. Miller, Arthur
29. Miles, Bernard
30. Miller, Gilbert
31. Miller, Rebecca
32. Mills, John
33. Mitchell, James
34. Mooney, Ria
35. Moore, Dick
36. Morgan, Harry and Eileen
37. Morgan, Harvey and Karen
38. Morris, Mary
39. Morrison, Hobe
40. Mossman, Fred
41. Mullen, Bill, Maralin, Robert and Stuart
42. Murray, Natalia
43. Nash, Richard
44. Nathan, Robert
45. Naya, Ramon
46. Nelson, Ruth
47. Newman, Paul
48. Nicolesi, Lucie
49. Nicoll, Allardyce (?)
50. Noda, Mosao
51. Norman, Itzhak
52. Os (miscellaneous)
53. O'Brien, Jack
54. O'Casey, Sean and Eileen (including playbills for Cock-A-Doodle Dandy, periodical clippings and articles)
55. O'Casey, Shivain (?)
56. O'Conner Stern, Lindsay
57. Olivier, Laurence
58. Osato, Sono ("Sono Elmaleh" printed on the stationary)
59. Ps (miscellaneous)
60. Page, Geraldine
61. Page (?), Tim
62. Parks, Larry
63. Patrick, John
64. Peck, Gregory
65. Peck, Seymour
66. Perkins, Tony
67. Petit, Roland
68. Piel, Alice
69. Pinter, Harold
70. Piscator, Erwin
71. Ponselle, Rosa
72. [Porter], Katherine Anne
73. Powell, Dawn
74. Power, Tyrone
75. Preston, Robert
76. Prince, Harold
77. Prince, William and Augusta
78. Purdy, James
79. Purl, Linda
80. Randolph, John
81. Rayfield, David
82. Reed, Florence
83. Reed, Joseph Verner
84. Reisz, Betsy Blair
85. Reisz, Karel
86. Reynolds, Topper
87. Ritt, Martin
88. Rivers Rosenberg, Joan and Edgar Rosenberg
89. Robbins, Jerome
90. Robinson, Earl
91. Rodgers, Richard
92. Rogoff, Gordon
93. Rorem, Ned
94. Rose, Billy
95. Ross-Jones, Arthur
96. Rosso (?), Athos
97. Rostova, Mira (including an oral history transcript regarding her friendship with Montgomery Clift)
98. Roulet, William
99. Rukeyser, Muriel
100. Rule, Janice
101. Ss (miscellaneous)
102. Sanburg, Carl
103. Sardi, Vincent
104. Saroyan, William
105. Sebastiani, Guido
106. Seldes, Marion
107. Shalala, Donna
108. Shalet, Diane
109. Shayne, Alan
110. Sheen, Martin
111. Sheldon, Sidney
112. Sherman, Hiram "Chubby"
113. Sidney, Sylvia
114. Smith, Boyd
115. Smith, Oliver
116. Sokolow, Anna
117. Solntsev, Nicholai (including booklet The Stanislavsky Museum)
118. Sondheim, Stephen
119. Spender, Stephen
120. Stanley, Kim
121. Stapleton, Jean
122. Stapleton, Maureen and David
123. Steengurgen, Mary
124. Steiner, Ralph
125. Sten, Anna
126. Stern, Isaac
127. Stern, Stewart
128. Stevens, Roger
129. Steiglitz, [Alfred]
130. Straight, Beatrice
131. Strasberg, Anna
132. Strasberg, Lee and Paula
133. Strasberg, Susan
134. Strauss, Theodore
135. Stone, Ezra
136. Storch, Arthur
137. Streep, Meryl (including flyer for The Pheonix Theatre)
138. Styler, Trudie ("Mrs. Sting")
139. Ts (miscellaneous)
140. Taylor, Elizabeth
141. Taylor, Laurette
142. Thomson, Virgil
143. Tighe, Kevin
144. Toklas, Alice
145. Tourel, Jennie
146. Tynan, Elaine
147. Vaccarino, Paolo
148. Van Vechten, Carl
149. Vanderbilt, Gloria
150. Vidal, G[ore]
151. Viertel, Berthold
152. Viertel, Peter
153. Von Italie, Jean-Claude
154. Walker Craig, Nancy and David
155. Wallach, Eli and Anne
156. Wanamaker, Sam
157. Watts, Richard
158. Wayne, David
159. Weatherby, William J.
160. Weaver, Sigourney
161. Webster, Margaret "Peggy"
162. Weill, Kurt
163. Welles, Orson [transcript of letter]
164. Whitehead, Robert
165. Wilder, Gene and Gilda Radner
166. Wilder, Isabel
167. Williams, Tennessee
168. Windham, Donald
169. Winkler, Henry
170. Winters, Shelley
171. Wolfson, John
172. Wood, Peggy
173. Woodard, Alfre
174. Woodward, Joanne
175. Worth, Irene