Larry Tye Papers, 2008-2013
Larry Tye Papers, 2008-2013
Summary Information
Abstract
At a Glance
- Call No.:
- MS#1642
- Bib ID:
- 10101342 View CLIO record
- Creator(s):
- Tye, Larry
- Repository:
- Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Physical Description:
- 30.6 linear feet (19 record storage cartons and 2 document boxes of documents; 6 record storage cartons of books)
- Language(s):
- English .
- 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.
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This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.
Description
Scope and Content
This collections consists of files related to two of Tye's book projects: Superman: The High-Flying History of America's Most Enduring Hero (2012) and Bobby Kennedy: The Making of a Liberal Icon (2016)
The files in Series I relate primarily to Tye's well-received 2012 book on Superman. The files include, correspondence, subject files, and legal files related to litigation between Superman's creators and Warner Communications, DC Comic's parent company.
The files in Series II relate to Tye's research work on Robert Kennedy for Bobby Kennedy: The Making of a Liberal Icon (2016). These are divided into two subseries: Oral History Files and Subject Files. The Oral History Files consists of transcripts of interviews done by Tye, as well as transcripts of interviews done by the Kennedy Library, Johnson Library, and others. There is also a small amount of correspondence in these files. The Subject Files consists of clippings, articles, correspondence, and other research materials.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in two 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 off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Reproductions 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); Larry Tye Papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Accrual
The Library expects to receive audio files related to the interviews in Series II
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
Acquisition
Larry Tye, Gift 2012 (Superman files) and 2016 (Robert Kennedy files)
About the Finding Aid / Processing Information
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Processing Information
Series I processed Carrie Hintz 01/2013.
Series II processed Catherine C. Ricciardi December 2016.
Finding aid written Carrie Hintz 01/08/2013.
Finding aid updated Catherine C. Ricciardi December 2016.
Revision Description
2013-01-10 xml document instance created by Carrie Hintz
2016-12-20 xml document instance updated by Catherine C. Ricciardi
2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.
History
Larry Tye is the author of Superman: The High Flying History of America's Most Enduring Hero (2012) and Bobby Kennedy: The Making of a Liberal Icon (2016).
He is a journalist who, from 1986 through 2001, was a reporter at the Boston Globe. At the Globe he primarily covered health care and medicine stories. Prior to his time at the Boston Globe Tye write for the Louisville Courier-Journal and the Anniston Star in Anniston, Alabama. He was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University in 1993-1994.
In addition to his biographies of Superman and Bobby Kennedy, Tye has also written biographies of Satchel Page, Edward Bernays, and books on electroconvulsive therapy and the role of Pullman porters in creating a black middle class.
Larry Tye currently lives in Lexington, Massachusetts where he runs the Health Coverage Fellowship, an organization designed to improve media coverage of health care issues.
Subject Headings
The subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches for other collections at Columbia University, through CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries, and through ArchiveGRID, a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives.
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| Name |
|---|
| Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968 |
| Superman, (Fictitious character) |
| Tye, Larry |
| Subject |
| Comic books, strips, etc |
Series I: Superman Research Files
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Series II: Robert Kennedy Research Files
Files are arranged alphabetically.
These files consists of transcripts of interviews done by Larry Tye, as well as interviews done by the Kennedy Library, Johnson Library, and others. Some of these files also contain small amounts of correspondence.
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Series III. Books and Audiovisual Materials Used for Research
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