Meyer Schapiro letters and manuscripts of Whittaker Chambers and James Thomas Farrell, 1923-1991

Summary Information

At a Glance

Call No.:
MS#1121
Bib ID:
4079304 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Schapiro, Meyer, 1904-1996
Repository:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Physical Description:
3 linear feet (6 boxes)
Language(s):
English .
Access:
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This collection has no restrictions.

Description

Summary

Autograph and typed letters from James Thomas Farrell to Schapiro, concerning Farrell's personal life, his writings, and current social and political affairs. There are also eight of Farrell's manuscripts from the 1960s. The long friendship of neighbors is seen in Farrell's personal letters about his private life and his family and in the discussions of whichever novel he was working on at the time. The main body of the correspondence is from the World War II period and shows much concern for current events in the Soviet Union as well as in the U.S. and Europe. The author also made a few forays into Irish humor, as in the use of his pseudonym, Jonathan Titelescu Fogarty. There are autograph drafts of Prof. Schapiro's replies to and notes about Farrell, and letters and post cards from Farrell's actress wife, Hortense Adler. Also, a letter from Frances Mitchell on her book, THE AWAKENING - LE REVEIL, 1950.

1995 Addition: 70 letters from Whittaker Chambers to Meyer Schapiro, along with copies of his letters and research material about Chambers.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into 5 series.

Using the Collection

Restrictions on Access

You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

This collection is located on-site.

This collection has no restrictions.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Readers must use photocopies of Whittaker Chambers' letters.

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

Preferred Citation

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Meyer Schapiro letters and manuscripts of Whittaker Chambers and James Thomas Farrell; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Accruals

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

Ownership and Custodial History

Gift of Meyer Schapiro, 1982, 1984& 1995.

Bequest of Meyer Schapiro, 1996.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Schapiro, Meyer. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1982. Accession number--M-82.

W.Chambers material: Source of acquisition--Schapiro, Meyer. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--02/08/1995. Accession number--M-02-08-95.

Papers: Source of acquisition--Schapiro, Meyer. Method of acquisition--Bequest; Date of acquisition--10/25/1996. Accession number--M-96-10-25.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 09/--/1989.

W.Chambers material Processed HR 10/26/2000.

Papers Processed HR 10/30/2000.

Revision Description

2010-03-01 Legacy finding aid created from Pro Cite.

2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.

Biographical / Historical

Educator, art critic, and professor of fine arts at Columbia University, 1928-1965, University Professor, 1965-1973, Prof. Schapiro (Columbia Univ BA, 1924; MA 1926, Ph.D., 1929) died in 1996.

Subject Headings

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Genre/Form
Affidavits CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Articles CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Depositions CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Invitations CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Memorandums CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Notes (documents) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Poems CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Releases CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Reviews (documents) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Subpoenas CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Transcripts CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Name
Adlen, Hortense CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Buckley, William F., Jr., 1925-2008 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Chambers, Whittaker CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Columbia University -- Faculty CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Corman, Cid CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Farrell, James T (James Thomas), 1904-1979 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Hiss, Alger CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Mitchell, Frances, 1914- CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Subject
Actresses CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Anti-communist movements -- United States CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Authors, American -- 20th century CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
College teachers CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Communism -- United States -- 20th century CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Irish wit and humor CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Journalists CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Spies CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Subversive activities -- United States -- 20th century CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Women authors CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
World War, 1939-1945 -- Europe CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
World War, 1939-1945 -- Soviet Union CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
World War, 1939-1945 -- United States CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID