Series I: Scrapbooks
Scope and Contents note
Series I is composed of materials from 5 scrapbooks compiled by Johnny Nicholson. Arranged in rough chronological order, the scrapbooks document the restaurant from the early 1950s through to the restaurant closing in 2000. Series I contains clippings from newspapers and magazines as well as visual materials including small paintings and Karl Bissinger photographs of restaurant patrons including Paul Bowles, Hoagy Carmichael, Jenny Tourel, Jean Renoir and others.
Subseries A: Scrapbook I
Scope and Contents note
This subseries consists of materials from Scrapbook I, dating from June 1948-July 1952 when Café Nicholson was located at 212 East 58th Street, New York, NY.
Typescript, "Mr. Nicholson's Magical, Moveable Feast." By Michael Batterbury, undated
Box: 1, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Two photocopies of black and photographs, undated
Box: 1, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
One 8"x10" black and white photograph by Gerry Mandell, 1949
Box: 1, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Two 8"x10" black and white photographs by Gerry Mandell, 1949
Box: 1, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
One 9"x11.5" watercolor by Richard De Menocal, undated
Box: 1, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
One 10"x7", one 8"x11" and three 4"x5" black and white photographs of Jenny Tourel by Karl Bissinger, ca. 1950
Box: 1, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Printed materials of fashion photographs from unknown magazines, 1950
Box: 1, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photocopy of 8"x10" black and white photograph taken by Karl Bissenger of Tanaquil Le Clercq, Donald Windham, Buffie Johnson, Tennessee Williams, Gore Vidal and Edna Lewis., undated
Box: 1, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
One 8"x11" black and white photograph of Charles Russell Bennett by Karl Bissinger, undated
Box: 1, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
One 9"x 11.5" black and white photograph of Hoagy Carmichael by Karl Bissinger, ca. 1950
Box: 1, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
One 7.5"x 8.5" black and white photograph of Gower and Marge Champion by Karl Bissinger, ca. 1950
Box: 1, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Magazine clipping of Karl Bissinger photograph of Jean Renoir, ca. 1950
Box: 1, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Mixed media painting by Tom Prentiss, undated
Box: 1, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
NY Herald Tribune clipping, "New Discovery in Restaurants", by Clementine Paddleford, 1951
Box: 1, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Subseries B:Scrapbook II
Scope and Contents note
This subseries consists of materials from Scrapbook II, dating from 1952-1954, when Café Nicholson was at 323 East 58th Street and Café New Johnny was at 146 East 57th Street
Clipping from Town and Country, "New Years' Newest", 1953
Box: 1, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Clippings from unknown publications including review by Herb Caan, 1952
Box: 1, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Clipping from unknown publication, "New Johnny's Café a Decorator's Dream," by Clementine Paddleford, 1955
Box: 1, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Subseries C: Scrapbook III
Scope and Contents note
This subseries consists of materials from Scrapbook III, dating from 1954-1967, when Café Nicholson was at 147 East 57th Street
Cover of The Continental Magazine, 1962
Box: 1, Folder: 20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Full page layout in unknown publication, undated
Box: 1, Folder: 21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
One 9"x11.5" black and white photograph of restaurant facade, undated
Box: 1, Folder: 22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
New York Times clipping, "Restaurant on Review," by Craig Claiborne, ca. 1964
Box: 1, Folder: 24 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Clippings from unknown publications, undated
Box: 1, Folder: 26 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Town and Country and DeCor Furs advertisement, 1959
Box: 1, Folder: 27 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Clippings from unknown publications including Saks Fifth Ave advertisement, undated
Box: 1, Folder: 28 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
One 8"x10" black and white photograph of Paul Bowles by Karl Bissinger for Millicent Dillon's "A Little Original Sin", undated
Box: 1, Folder: 29 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Advertisement from unknown publication, undated
Box: 1, Folder: 30 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Two 8"x10" black and white photographs, photographer unknown., undated
Box: 1, Folder: 33 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Old Charter Bourbon advertisement, undated
Box: 1, Folder: 34 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Two "with compliments" cards, and one copy of photograph from unknown publication, undated
Box: 1, Folder: 38 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Subseries D: Scrapbook IV
Scope and Contents note
This subseries consists of materials from Scrapbook IV, dating from 1967-1999, when Café Nicholson was at 320 East 57th Street
Fourteen page feature article in Mademoiselle magazine, photographs by David McCabe, 1970
Box: 1, Folder: 40 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
One 4"x6" color photograph, printed invitation, and 4"x6' mounted print of a pastel drawing by Jared Barn, ca. 1988
Box: 1, Folder: 42 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Three 4"x6" color photographs, and two 3.5"x4.5" color photographs, 1981, undated
Box: 1, Folder: 43 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photocopy from New York Cookbook, by Molly O'Neil, undated
Box: 1, Folder: 46 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Misc. printed materials and copy of color photograph from closing night at Café Nicholson, 1967, 1995 and undated
Box: 1, Folder: 47 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Subseries E: Scrapbook V
Scope and Contents note
This subseries consists of materials from Scrapbook V, dating from 1967-1999, when Café Nicholson was at 323 East 58th Street
Four 8"x10" color photographs of the restaurant interior, undated
Box: 1, Folder: 48 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Two 8"x10" color stills taken from the Woody Allen film "Bullets Over Broadway", undated
Box: 1, Folder: 49 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Two 8"x10" black and white photographs of the restaurant interior, undated
Box: 1, Folder: 52 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Clipping from On the Town in New York City by Michael and Araine Batterberry, 1973
Box: 1, Folder: 53 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Misc. printed materials from Forbes Magazine, 1994
Box: 1, Folder: 54 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Printed materials, unknown publication, photograph of Edna Lewis, undated
Box: 1, Folder: 58 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Printed materials, unknown publication, Benson and Hedges 100s advertisement, undated
Box: 1, Folder: 60 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Seven 8"x10" black and white photographs by Bill Cummingham, 1985
Box: 1, Folder: 63 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Misc. enclosures and color copy of "staff" photograph, 1952-71
Box: 1, Folder: 66 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Misc. enclosures, Forbes correspondence, 1994, 1997
Box: 1, Folder: 67 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Misc. enclosures from the end of scrapbook
Box: 1, Folder: 68 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
