Entries drawn from collection & document descriptions
With this letter to his mother, Robert Tanner includes a photocopy of a newspaper article about his Uncle Allen Tanner's musical accomplishments. Transcript included.
Location: MC 2013.3, B1, F82
Subject: Personal and Family Life, Visual and Performing Arts
Format: Letters/Correspondence
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In this draft, Allen Tanner describes in great detail his relationship with his partner of 12 years, Russian artist Pavel Tchelitchew. Tanner also discusses Tchelitchew's relationship with English poet Edith Sitwell. Transcript included.
Location: MC 2013.3, B4, F48
Subject: LGBT History, Personal and Family Life
Format: Essays and Dissertations
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Allen Tanner recalls his impressions of gay life (camp) in Chicago during the 1910s including the origin of the use of the word "drag." Transcript included.
In these notes, Allen Tanner describes what he likes about Gertrude Stein's writing style.
In these notes, Allen Tanner writes about his feelings regarding the way Pavel Tchelitchew and Edith Sitwell are remembered in Parker Tyler's book The Divine Comedy of Pavel Tchelitchew.
Location: MC 2013.3, B2, F6
Subject: LGBT History, Literary Pursuits, Personal and Family Life, Visual and Performing Arts
Format: Notes and Notebooks
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Pianist Allen Tanner wrote this score by hand.
In this draft essay, Allen Tanner describes Pavel Tchelitchew's artistic style, comparing his style with neo-romanticism and surrealism. Transcript included.
Location: MC 2013.3, B4, F44
Subject: Visual and Performing Arts
Format: Essays and Dissertations
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In this draft Allen Tanner describes his trip to Algeria with Pavel Tchelitchew in 1927. Transcript included.
Location: MC 2013.3, B4, F46
Subject: Travel and Tourism
Format: Essays and Dissertations
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In this draft Allen Tanner describes his trip to Tunisia with Pavel Tchelitchew in 1926. Transcript included.
Location: MC 2013.3, B4, F45
Subject: Travel and Tourism
Format: Essays and Dissertations
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