Highsmith, Patricia: Nachlass Patricia Highsmith

Life Papers and Documents



Swiss Literary Archives (SLA)
Hallwylstrasse 15
CH-3003 Berne


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Overview

Author/Origine : Highsmith, Patricia
Title Life Papers and Documents
Scope and content : C-Life Papers and Documents: 18 diaries written in various languages, around 1,500 photographs, personal and family documents and memorabilia.
Cote : SLA-PH-C

C-01 Diaries
C-02 Personal Papers
C-02-a Birth certificate, Passports, Death report etc.
C-02-b Private Small Format Booklets (Address Booklets, Small Notebooks)
C-02-c Social Security (Health and Medical Documents)
C-02-d Death (Exit, Last Will etc.)
C-02-e American Citizenship
C-02-f Cats
C-02-g Divers Personal Documents (Horoscope, CV)
C-02-h Calendars with Notes
C-03 Genealogical and Family Documents
C-03-a Stewart Family
C-03-b Coates and Coats
C-03-c Coates Donations
C-04 House and Business Documents
C-04-a Business Small Format Booklets (Income and Address)
C-04-b House Documents
C-04-b-01 Visitors' Book, 1977-1991
C-04-b-02 Documents re: Aurigeno House, 1980-1995
C-04-b-03 Documents re: Tegna House, 1977-1995
C-04-b-04 Writing Utensils, TV, Media, 1985-1995
C-04-c Memberships
C-04-d Editors
C-04-e Taxes
C-05 Photos
C-05-a Photo Albums
C-05-a-01 Brown Album
C-05-a-02 Red Album (horizontal)
C-05-a-03 Black Album (gold tooling)
C-05-a-04 Red Album (upright)
C-05-a-05 Black Album (photographs)
C-05-a-06 Black Album (memory book)
C-05-b Private Shots
C-05-c Professional Shots (Portraits etc.)
C-05-d Photos Coates Donation
C-05-e Private Photo Collection, unsorted
C-05-f Attachments and Supplements
C-06 Awards and Diplomas
C-07 Memorabilia
C-08 Notes by Patricia Highsmith (and others)
C-08-a Divers Notes
C-08-b Notes and letters removed from PH's Books and Library


C-06

Awards and Diplomas

Cote Title / Description Dates Collation Further Info / Remarks
C-06/01 Julia Richman Highschool Report to parent (Board of Education of the City of New York) from September 1937 to January 1938   1938
diploma Rem.: Also photocopy.
s.a. C-02-a/03
C-06/02 Diploma Barnard College in Latin   1942
Blue envelope with embossed seal of Columbia University incl. copy of diploma and translation Note on diploma: "This dioploma replaces the one originally issued on June 3. Attachment: 1 p. Translation into English of the diploma.
C-06/03 Edgar Allan Poe Special Award presented to Patricia Highsmith by Mystery Writers of America, M×W×A Award April 19, 1956   1956
30,5cm. x 24,4cm PH inserted before her name: „The Talented Mr. Ripley and ...“, see Highsmith, Patricia: Plotting and Writing Suspense Fiction. – New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1990. – p. 75
C-06/04 Letter from the Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques, Paris, le 19 septembre 1961, admitting P.H. as „Membre Adhérent“   1961
Letter J’ai l’honneur de vous faire connaitre que la Commission de la Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatique, dans sa Séance du 18 septembre 1961 vous a admis comme Membre Adhérent. Veuillez agréer Mademoiselle et cher confrère, l’expression de mes sentiments très distingués. Le Président de la Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques Armand Galouor [?; signature], Le Délégué Général [illegible signature]. Mademoiselle Highsmith Patricia
C-06/05 Edgar Allan Poe Special Award presented to Patricia Highsmith for her story The Terrapin by Mystery Writers of America   1963
Award In PH’s handwriting on back: 19 April 1963
C-06/06 Del Gremio de Libreros de Guipuzcoa al Autor del Libro mas vendido durante la Feria del Libro del 3 al 11-9-1983 18 Euskadi de Plata Gipuzkoako Liburu-Saltzaille Lagundiak Azken Merkaldian-Geien Saldu zan Liburuaren Egi-leari 18 Zilarrezko Euskadi   1983
Wooden award with silver design (shape of country) mentions following names: Biz-kaia, Araba, Donostia (Gipuzkoa in big letters), Lapurdi, Nafarroa, Benafarroa, Zuberoa CARE! Sides of award are falling off (covering)
C-06/07 Officier de l'ordre des arts et des lettres   1989
Award (large format) République Française. Le Ministre de la culture, de la communication, des grands travaux et du bicentenaire nomme par arrêté de ce jour Madame Patricia Highsmith OFFICIER DE L’ORDRE DES ARTS ET DES LETTRES. Fait à Paris, le 13 Décembre 1989, le Ministre: Jack Lang