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TD. 1pg. No date (probably circa 1941). No place. A typed one-page document listing the cast and staff 1941 film Citizen Kane, Orson Welles’s directorial and acting debut and, according to many critics and polls, the greatest movie ever made. The credited cast includes Welles as the titular newspaper magnate; William Alland as reporter Jerry Thompson, and Ray Collins as Kane’s political rival Jim W. Gettys. The document specifies a running time of 120 minutes but the release date is left blank.... more information

TLS. 1pg. 6 ½” x 8 ¼”. August 24, 1964. Ottawa. A typed letter signed “Yousef” on his decorative “Karsh” stationery to Evelyn Mannes: “Mere words can never express the deep sense of shock I experienced when I read of the tragic and untimely passing of our beloved Leopold, and I hasten to send to you my prayerful thoughts and sympathy in your grief. I shall never forget Leopold’s many spontaneous kindnesses to me, nor those delightful soirees and other occasions I was privileged to share ... more information

TLS. 1pg. 6 ½” x 8 ¼”. September 16, 1958. Ottawa. A typed letter signed “Yousef” on his decorative “Karsh” stationery to Leopold Mannes: “It was good to hear your voice over the telephone this morning after such a long time. I am deeply appreciative of your willingness to help in the matter of getting material to form the basis of a profile to accompany Menotti’s portrait in my forthcoming book. The completed text calls for about 400 words, written in the first person. The attached te... more information

TLS. 1pg. 7 ¼” x 10 ½”. February 2, 1942. Westport, Connecticut. A typed letter signed “Helen Keller” in purple pencil. She wrote to her friend Villa about the recent death of her husband Thurston: “After some days absence from home I find your nephew’s letter on my desk. I cannot tell you how distressed and hurt I am over all that has happened to you. It seems like a dreadful dream, I cannot realize it yet with the vivid, happy mental picture I have always had of you and Thurston together... more information

PS. 8” x 10”. No date. No place. A black and white photograph signed “Grace Kelly” in black ink below her face. The image shows a younger Kelly formally dressed in a gown and pearls. It is in mint condition.... more information

McDonald was the police officer who arrested Lee Harvey Oswald in the theater after the assassination of President John Kennedy. Archive. 11pg. 8 ½" x 11". No date. No place. An archive of eleven photocopies of seminal documents related to the Kennedy Assassination; each is originally and authentically signed "Officer Maurice N. McDonald". The documents include Oswald's handprints and fingerprints, Oswald's arrest report, Kennedy's and Oswald's homicide reports, Ruby's fingerprints, and a four page copy o... more information

PS. 2 ½” x 3 ½”. No date. No place. A small black and white photograph of the officer signed “To John B. Lowe Officer Maurice N. McDonald”. It is in fine condition and lightly mounted to an orange board.... more information

DS. 1pg. 22” x 18 ½”. December 17, 1962. Washington. A large commission signed “John F. Kennedy” as President and co-signed “Dean Rusk” as Secretary of State. The President appointed Kermit Gordon to be his “Director of the Bureau of the Budget”. Such high level Kennedy appointments scarcely come on the market. This one has a dark Kennedy signature and an official circular seal in the lower left. The document is framed in black wood and is in very fine condition.... more information

An American jurist, Kent was the first professor of law at Columbia College. He was then made Chief Justice of the New York Supreme Court, where his groundbreaking decisions did much to revive the English principle of equity. He is best remembered for his four volume Commentaries on American Law. DS. 1pg. 10" x 8". August 14, 1817. New York. A partly printed vellum document signed "James Kent" as Chancellor of the New York. He admitted Charles Baldwin as a Solicitor to the court. There is a red wax seal in... more information

DS. 1pg. 10” x 8”. August 14, 1817. New York. A partly printed vellum document signed “James Kent” as Chancellor of the New York. He admitted Charles Baldwin as a Solicitor to the court. There is a red wax seal in the lower left corner, a decorative border and an engraving in the upper left corner. The signature is a bit light since it is on vellum, but completely readable. There are a couple of folds and the condition is fine.... more information

An American jurist, Kent was the first professor of law at Columbia College. He was then made Chief Justice of the New York Supreme Court, where his groundbreaking decisions did much to revive the English principle of equity. He is best remembered for his four volume Commentaries on American Law. DS. 1pg. 8" x 6 ¼". No date. No place. The conclusion of a legal document signed "James Kent": "the charter declares that on the second Tuesday of May in each year, the mayor or clerk shall attend & by whom the O... more information

(1772-1834). Crawford served as Secretary of War from 1815 to 1816, and Secretary of the Treasury from 1816 to 1825. He lost the 1824 Presidential race to John Quincy Adams. JOSEPH NOURSE (1754-1841). Nourse was the Register of the Treasury for over forty years; he also was Vice President of the American Bible Society. DS. 4pg. 9 ¾" x 15 ½". May 4, 1822. Kentucky. A warrant signed "Wm H Crawford" as Secretary of the Treasury and " Joseph Nourse". The document is for the arrest of Amos Edwards, a "collec... more information

TLS. 1pg. 7” x 9”. 1950. Pittsburgh. A typed letter signed “Ralph Kiner” to Dolores Saklas about starting a fan club: “Thank you for your nice letter and the statistics. It is all right with me to start a fan club if you wish, but there are several already going in this area, although it doesn’t make much difference whether you join one or start one yourself – depending on your views. If you wish to start a fan club, get in touch with me and I’ll be glad to sign the Membership Cards and s... more information

ALS. 1pg. 8” x 10”. August 27, 1943. Village [Ogunquit, Maine]. An autograph letter signed “W” to his wife: “I suppose you would be disappointed at not getting your Sunday special, so here goes. I have yours of Thursday noon. Kitchen can wait. I wonder who the guy from S.F. could be. It was chilly this Aug, had to burn paper in the stove...I’m off to C.N. [Cape Neddick] this morning to make initial use of my new paint box. Just met Grover Perkins, he’s very dapper but all his teeth are g... more information