urn:taro:utexas.hrc.00046 Adrian Goldstone: An Inventory of His Collection at the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center Chelsea Dinsmore University of Texas at Austin 2000 Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, September 2000. Finding aid written in English. Tue Jul 22 15:08:15 CDT 2003 urn:taro:utexas.hrc.00046 converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (20030505). Descriptive Summary Goldstone, Adrian H., 1897-1977 Adrian Goldstone Collection 1922-1977 TXRC00-A16 3 boxes (1.25 linear feet), 1 galley folder, and 3 card file boxes Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, University of Texas at Austin Correspondence and manuscripts reflect Goldstone's interest in John Steinbeck, Edwin B. Hill, and Rockwell Kent. English. Biographical Sketch

Adrian Homer Goldstone, 1897-1977, grew up in the area around Monterey, California. An avid book collector all of his life, he is particularly well know for his bibliographies of Arthur Machen and John Steinbeck, both of which were published through the University of Texas. While working on the Steinbeck bibliography with research librarians at the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, he also worked out the sale and gift of part of his extensive Steinbeck library to the Center. The rest of his collection went to institutions in California.

 Scope and Contents

The Adrian Goldstone Collection, 1922-1977, is composed primarily of correspondence, which often includes typescripts and revised copies of works in progress, much of it relating to his research on Edwin B. Hill and John Steinbeck, as well as his interest in Rockwell Kent. The collection is organized into four series: Series I. Personal Correspondence and Papers, 1950-1977 (.5 box); Series II. Materials re Edwin B. Hill, 1965-1973 (2 folders); Series III. Materials re John Steinbeck, 1966-1975 (1.5 boxes); and Series IV. Materials re Rockwell Kent, 1922-1975 (1 box). Most of the material in the third series was previously considered part of the John Steinbeck collection and all of the material in the fourth series was previously considered part of the Rockwell Kent collection. Incoming and outgoing correspondence is interfiled throughout the collection.

The Personal Correspondence and Papers series holds letters written between Goldstone and various friends and fellow book collectors. Correspondents include Nathan Bengis, J. Rives Childs, and others. Individual correspondents are listed in the Index of Correspondents at the end of this guide.

The Materials re Edwin B. Hill series contains letters and book lists that chronicle Goldstone's search for information on Hill. His correspondence with Carl Hertzog and Gertrude Muir was particularly productive. With the exception of the Hertzog letters, Goldstone's correspondence on this topic is arranged chronologically rather than alphabetically. Individual correspondents are listed in the Index of Correspondents at the end of this guide.

The Materials re John Steinbeck series contains a vast array of correspondents, demonstrating the lengths to which Goldstone went to complete his Steinbeck bibliography. Of particular note is his correspondence with the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center. This batch of letters provides the three-way correspondence which took place between Goldstone, John Payne, and Warren Roberts as they worked out details of his bibliography and the transfer of a portion of Goldstone's vast Steinbeck collection to the Center. Other correspondents on this topic include Herman Abromson, Preston Beyer, Lee Hayman, and others. Correspondence with Preston Beyer and John Payne contains a quantity of draft material and book lists related to Goldstone's Steinbeck bibliography. With the exception of institutions and people in the Various book collections and Various libraries and publishers folders, individual correspondents are listed in the Index of Correspondents at the end of this guide.

The Materials re Rockwell Kent series is composed of correspondence between Kent and Goldstone who admired each other's work, as well as letters between Goldstone and Dan Bourne Jones and various book collectors and sellers regarding Jones' bibliography of Kent's works. With the exception of institutions and people in the Various book sellers and Kent collectors folder, individual correspondents are listed in the Index of Correspondents at the end of this guide.

Elsewhere in the Ransom Center are 14 vertical files containing collected newspaper clippings and other printed matter relating to biographical information and literary criticism regarding John Steinbeck as well as material about book collecting, book sales and auctions, and related events and an additional 56 Vertical Files associated with the works and activities of Rockwell Kent.

 Acquisition

Gifts and purchases, 1970-1976

 Access

Open for research

 Processed by

Chelsea S. Dinsmore, 2000

Other materials associated with Adrian Goldstone may be found in the following collections at the Ransom Center:

Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. Armstrong, T.I.F. Cather, Willa Seibert Kent, Rockwell Machen, Arthur Shiel, Matthew Phipps Steinbeck, John Index Terms Correspondents Abromson, Herman. Bengis, Nathan L. Childs, J. Rives (James Rives), 1893-1987. Chord, James Timothy. Hayman, Lee Richard. Hertzog, Carl Kent, Rockwell, 1882-1971. Muir, Gertrude H. Subjects Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968. Document Types Scrapbooks. Adrian Goldstone Collection--Folder List Series I. Personal Correspondence and Papers, 1950-1977 1 1 A-Z 1 2 Bengis, Nathan L., 1960-74 1 3 Childs, J. Rives, 1958-73 1 4 Iraldi, James C., 1970 1 5 Van Vechten, Carl, 1950-63 Obolensky, Ivan, Rogue's Travels, unrevised galley proofs, nd, 104pp (removed to galley folder 1) Series II. Materials re. Edwin B. Hill, 1965-1973 1 6 Correspondence and research material 1 7 Hertzog, Carl, 1965-73 Series III. Materials re Steinbeck Bibliography, 1966-1975 Correspondence 1 8 A-Z 1 9 Abromson, Herman, 1972-73 1 10 Beyer, Preston, 1963-73 1 11-12 Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, 1971-74 2 1-3 Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, 1971-74 (cont.) 2 4 Hayman, Lee Richard, 1969-74 2 5 Lynch, Gregory, Mrs., 1972-74 2 6 Various book collectors and dealers 2 7 Various libraries and publishers Research Material Bibliographic card file (removed to three card boxes at end of collection) 2 8 Scrapbook of Steinbeck articles published in the New York Herald Tribune, June-Dec. 1943 2 9 Photocopies of Steinbeck scrapbook Series IV. Materials re. Rockwell Kent, 1922-1975 Correspondence between Rockwell Kent and 3 1 Chord, John Timothy, 1933-47 3 2 Crowninshield, Frank, 1922 3 3 Goldstone, Adrian H., 1966-67 Correspondence between Adrian Goldstone and 3 4 Jones, Dan Bourne, 1968-71 3 5 Spector, George, 1975 3 6 Various book sellers and Kent collectors, 1966-74 3 7 Rockwell Kent biographical sketch and bibliography, typescripts, bibliography is thought to be by Dan Bourne Jones, nd Adrian Goldstone Collection--Index of Correspondents Abromson, Herman--1.9 Anderson, Arthur C.--1.8 Associates of the University of Virginia Library--1.1 Belch, David E.--1.8 Bengis, Nathan L.--1.2 Bertram Rota, Ltd.--1.1 Beyer, Preston--1.10 Carlin, Lianne--1.1 Carlson, Norman V.--1.8 Childs, J. Rives (James Rives), 1893-1987--1.3 Chord, James Timothy--3.1 Clemens, Cyril--1.1 Collins, Tom--1.8 Contact Talent Associates--1.8 Criscione, John--1.8 Crowninshield, Frank, 1872-1947--3.2 De Mott, Bob--1.8 Gerber, Helmut E., 1920- --1.8 Goldblatt, Kenneth A.--1.6 Goldsmith, Alfred F.--1.1 Gover, Sherwood--1.8 Guymon, E.T., Jr.--1.1 Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (John Payne, Warren Roberts)--1.11-2.3 Hayman, Lee Richard--2.4 Hertzog, Carl--1.7 Iraldi, James C.--1.4 Jones, Dan Bourne--1.1, 3.4 Kent, Rockwell, 1882-1971--3.1-3 Lepper, Gary--1.8 Lynch, Gregory, Mrs.--2.5 Mott, Howard S.--1.1 Muir, Gertrude H.--1.6 Mystery Writers of America--1.1 O'Flanagan, Desmond--1.8 Potter, Jack--1.1 Powell, Lawrence Clark--1.1 Siefker, Donald L.--1.8 Spector, George--3.5 Starrett, Vincent, 1886-1974--1.6 Swester, Wes--1.1, 1.6 Thorsen, W.B.--1.6 (5) Todd, William B.--1.8 (3 with Lepper, Gary) Valjean, Nelson, 1901- --1.8 (5) Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964--1.5 (7) Vanderwood, Paul J.--1.8 (11)