A small archive of manuscript and printed material formed by John Baxter, comprising: - 3 Autograph Letters signed to John Baxter, each a single page, 1971, discussing a recent interview and arranging a meeting with Ingrid Bergman- A photograph of Stewart, mounted on a piece of card with his inscription to James J. Rooney- A card signed by Stewart- A print of a still of Stewart with Marion Davies in 'Not So Dumb' (1930)- Stewart (Donald Ogden) Mr and Mrs Haddock Abroad. Illustrations by Herb Roth. New York: George H. Doran, [1924,] FIRST EDITION, pp. 267, crown 8vo, original grey cloth, printed labels to upper board and backstrip, a little wear, illustrated endpapers, good- Stewart (Donald Ogden) By a Stroke of Luck! An Autobiography. New York, London & Ontario: Paddington Press, [1975,] FIRST EDITION, frontispiece and further photographic illustrations, pp. 302, 8vo, original mid-blue boards, backstrip lettered in a darker shade and a little faded, top edge spotted, good- McGilligan (Pat) Backstory. Interviews with Screenwriters of Hollywood's Golden Age. Berkeley, Los Angeles & London: University of California Press, [1986,] FIRST EDITION, pp. viii, 382, 8vo, original grey cloth, backstrip lettered in black, edges spotted, with John Baxter's bookplate and inscribed to him by McGilligan on the title-page, dustjacket, very good- Baxter (John) Montparnasse. Paris's District of Memory and Desire. Harper Perennial, [2017,] FIRST EDITION, illustrations, pp. xx, [4], 242, [4], foolscap 8vo, original wrappers, signed by the author on the title-page, fine

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Donald Ogden Stewart was a screenwriter and author, a member of the Alqonquin Round Table. Stewart's letters to Baxter begin following an interview, about which he enthuses 'I hope [...] you got at least a portion of the enjoyment it gave me' and asks to buy the tape once it has served its journalistic purpose. The following two letters show Stewart attempting to assist with setting up a meeting with Ingrid Bergman who like him had retired to London in her latter years but finally admitting failure after repeated telephone calls find Baxter away.Stewart is among those interviewed in McGilligan's book, inscribed to Baxter as 'a book I love to a fellow I love dearly'; Baxter's own earlier interview with Stewart is remembered in his book on Montparnasse, which refers to the humorist's years in Paris and his friendships with Hemingway and Scott Fitzgerald both of whom based characters on him (Bill Gorton in 'The Sun Also Rises' and Wylie White in 'The Last Tycoon').