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Series I.: Correspondence Files, 1944-2010

André Schiffrin papers, 1944-2014

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Series I.: Correspondence Files, 1944-2010

Pantheon correspondence, i.e. 1944-1962, including letters of Kurt and Hellen Wolff (original owners of Pantheon before they sold it to Random House) and Jacques Schiffrin, followed by André Schiffrin's correspondence at Pantheon until 1990 and shortly after his removal, including in-house correspondence as well as letters to authors, editors, colleagues abroad and agents, among others. These also include letters written by editors and authors to him in solidarity with his dismissal from Pantheon and a number of angry letters addressed to Pantheon, as well as letters of a personal nature between him and his aunt and uncle (Bella and Serge). Later correspondence in this section consists of letters (and later, e-mails) addressed to Schiffrin after his removal from Pantheon in 1990.

Arranged chronologically.


Box 1 Folder 1 Schiffrin, Jacques, 1941 September -1948 July, 1941

Box 1 Folder 2-3 Pantheon, 1944 November -1963 February, 1971, 1944, February, 1971, (2 folders)

Box 1 Folder 4 Pantheon, Wolff, Helen and Kurt, 1958 November -1960 September, 1958

Box 1 Folder 5 Schiffrin, André, Bella and Serge, 1961-2003

Box 1 Folder 6-8 Schiffrin, André, 1983 March-September (3 folders), 1983


Box 2 Folder 1-3 Schiffrin, André, 1983 October -1984 May (3 folders), 1983

Box 2 Folder 4-6 Schiffrin, André1984 May -November (3 folders)


Box 3 Folder 1-3 Schiffrin, André, 1984 December -1985 July (3 folders), 1984

Box 3 Folder 4-5 Schiffrin, André, Bjurström, C. G., 1984 December -1986 December (2 folders), 1984


Box 4 Folder 1-3 Schiffrin, André, 1985 August -1986 February(3 folders), 1985

Box 4 Folder 4-6 Schiffrin, André, 1986 February-July (3 folders), 1986


Box 5 Folder 1-3 Schiffrin, André, 1986 September -1987 August (3 folders), 1986

Box 5 Folder 4-6 Schiffrin, André-Bjurström, C. G., 1987 January -1990 May (3 folders), 1987


Box 6 Folder 1-3 Schiffrin, André, 1987 August -1988 December (3 folders), 1987

Box 6 Folder 4-6 Schiffrin, André, 1988 December -1990 February(3 folders), 1988


Box 7 Folder 1 Schiffrin, André, NOWA, 1989 June -1990 April, 1989

(Polish underground publishing house)

Box 7 Folder 2-4 Schiffrin, André, 1990 February-2010 March(3 folders), 1990

Box 7 Folder 5 Schiffrin, André, Book projects, 1999-2006

Series II. Business and Subject Files, 1946-2011

Subseries II.1. Business files, 1946-2003 undated, 1946-2003, undated

Pantheon proposals, inventories, pension plans, assets, payments, personnel files, employment agreements, sale to Random House papers, sales reports and accounts from 1944 to 1961, before André joined the publishing house, followed by the 1962-1991 files including Pantheon salary reports, business plans, contact sheets, contracts, inventories, sales reports, expense reports, cash flow analyses, and guest lists for events. There are also some personal business files, both from his time at Pantheon and after, which include curricula vitae, employment agreements for his teaching positions at Yale and the University of California, itineraries of his trips and schedules of conferences he was attending or speaking at.

Arranged chronologically.


Box 11 Folder 1 Schiffrin, Jacques, 1943-1962 1995, 1943-1962, 1995

Box 11 Folder 1 Pantheon partnership agreement

Box 11 Folder 1 Pantheon shares and stocks

Box 11 Folder 1 Liquidation of Pantheon assets


Box 8 Folder 1 Pantheon accounting books, 1946-1947

Box 8 Folder 2 Pantheon pension plan, 1957 October -1958 June, 1957


Box 11 Folder 2 Sale of Pantheon to Random House, 1958 1961 1965, 1958, 1961, 1965


Box 8 Folder 3 Pantheon personnel, 1959-1989


Box 21 Random House--Correspondence, etc., 1990-1991

Includes correspondence, employment agreements, and business plans.


Box 8 Folder 4 Random House subsidiaries profits and loss, 1961-1990

Box 8 Folder 5 Pantheon business plans and reports, 1969-1991

Box 8 Folder 6 Schiffrin, André, Columbia University, Yale and University of California material,, 1977-2003

Box 8 Folder 7 Random House subsidiaries titles and sales, 1982-1992

Box 8 Folder 8 Random House subsidiaries inventory, 1988-1990

Box 8 Folder 9 New Press, 1990-1995 2000-2001, 1990-1995, 2000-2001

Box 8 Folder 9 Proposal for establishing publishing house

Box 8 Folder 9 Financial plan and funding

Box 8 Folder 9 Correspondence record and rolodex

Box 8 Folder 9 List of agents and author

Box 8 Folder 9 Cash flow analysis

Box 8 Folder 9 Budget projections and expense reports

Box 8 Folder 9 Titles and sales


Box 10 Pantheon inventory activity report, 1990


Box 9 Folder 1 Schiffrin, André, Miscellaneous, 1990-2000 undated, 1990-2000, undated

Box 9 Folder 1 Curriculum vitae

Box 9 Folder 1 Letter of recommendation by Studs Terkel

Box 9 Folder 1 Travel itineraries and expenses

Box 9 Folder 1 Retirement plan

Box 9 Folder 1 Business of Books galley

Box 9 Folder 2-3 Schiffrin, André, Book contracts, 1997-2010, (2 folders)

Box 9 Folder 4 Schiffrin, André, Book payments, 1999-2009

Subseries II.2. Subject Files, 1958-2011 undated, 1958-2011, undated

Sub-subseries II.2.1. Press clippings, 1958-2011

Copies of articles about and reviews of Pantheon publications as well as articles about writers at Pantheon and their work; copies of articles written about André, interviews with him, and reviews of his books. In the case of the year 2000, the abundance of material in German, Italian and Spanish called for separate folders for the press clippings. All other folders in this sub-subseries contains material in multiple languages.

Arranged chronologically.


Box 13 Folder 1 Schiffrin, Jacques, 1950-1999


Box 11 Folder 3 Pasternak, Boris Dr. Zhivago, 1958-1959


Box 13 Folder 2 Schiffrin, André, Pantheon, and Random House, 1960-2002


Box 12 Folder 1-3 Pantheon controversy, 1990 February-1991 February(3 folders), 1990


Box 13 Folder 3 Pantheon controversy news release, 1990 March-April, 1990

Box 13 Folder 4-5 Schiffrin, André, New Press, 1992-1998, (2 folders)

Box 13 Folder 6 Schiffrin, André, 1999


Box 12 Folder 4 Schiffrin, André, 2000


Box 14 Folder 1 Schiffrin, André, 2000

(German)

Box 14 Folder 2 Schiffrin, André, 2000

(Italian)

Box 14 Folder 3 Schiffrin, André, 2000

(Spanish)


Box 12 Folder 5 Schiffrin, André, 2001


Box 14 Folder 4 Schiffrin, André, 2002

Box 14 Folder 5 Schiffrin, André, 2003-2004


Box 15 Folder 1 Schiffrin, André, 2005

Box 15 Folder 2 Schiffrin, André, 2006

Box 15 Folder 3 Schiffrin, André, 2007

Box 15 Folder 4 Schiffrin, André, 2008-2009

Box 15 Folder 5 Schiffrin, André, 2010


Box 16 Folder 1 Schiffrin, André, 2011

Sub-subseries II.2.2. Catalogues and printed material, 1960s-2000 undated, 1960s-2000, undated

Catalogs of Pantheon's publications, along with some press releases and statements, printed material and book extracts from and/or about Pantheon and early New Press.

Arranged chronologically.

Box 16 Folder 2-3 Pantheon catalogues, 1960s-1990, (2 folders)


Box 21 Pantheon catalogues, 1961-1990

Appears to be a complete set.


Box 16 Folder 4 Pantheon printed material, 1962-1998

Box 16 Folder 4 Excerpts from books about Pantheon

Box 16 Folder 4 Statements

Box 16 Folder 4 25th and 40th anniversary reports

Box 16 Folder 5 New Press printed material, 1992-2002 undated, 1992-2002, undated

Box 16 Folder 5 Press releases

Box 16 Folder 5 Invitation lists

Box 16 Folder 5 Book ads in publications

Box 16 Folder 5 General information

Sub-subseries II.2.3. Scrapbooks, undated

Scrapbook of books covers published by Pantheon.


Box 17 Pantheon book covers, undated

Sub-subseries II.2.4. Manuscripts and typescripts, 2001-2004 undated, 2001-2004, undated

Jacques Schiffrin's manuscripts, including the manuscript of a children's book he was writing, as well as a book he was translating by Pasternak, along with typescripts of André Schiffrin's books.


Box 18 Folder 1-2 Schiffrin, Jacques, Manuscripts and proofs, undated, (2 folders)

Box 18 Folder 3 Schiffrin, André, Typescripts, 2001-2004

Series III. Personal and Biographical Files, 1956-2014, undated

Subseries III.1. Diaries, notes and notebooks, 1957-1995, undated

Travel diaries, journals and calendars, handwritten notes and notebooks, drafts of speeches and lectures. With the exception of two calendars, the rest are undated.


Box 19 Diaries, travel journals, and notebooks, 1957-1958 1990 undated, 1957-1958, 1990 undated


Box 20 Folder 1 Drafts of articles, 1968-2003 undated, 1968-2003, undated

Box 20 Folder 2 Notes for Pantheon controversy, 1990 January -February, 1990

Box 20 Folder 3 Drafts of lectures and speeches, 1992-1995

Subseries III.2. Printed material and photographs, 1956-2014, undated

Sub-subseries III.2.1. Writings and works, 1956-2011

Copies of articles written by Schiffrin, along with translations of his work in foreign periodicals.

Arranged chronologically.

Box 20 Folder 4 1956-2012

(originals)

Box 20 Folder 5 1988-1999

Box 20 Folder 6 2000-2011

Sub-subseries III.2.2.Miscellaneous press, 1983-2012

Press clippings about current literary and cultural events that Schiffrin seems to have kept for personal interest and use.

Arranged chronologically.


Box 7 Folder 6 1983-2012

Sub-subseries III.2.3. Obituaries, 2014, undated

Copies of obituaries written upon Schiffrin's death.

Box 7 Folder 7 2014 February, undated, 2014, undated

Subseries III.3. Miscellaneous, 1958-2002, undated, undated

Some photographs, memorabilia and printed material related to his family, along with some miscellaneous printed material of personal interest to Schiffrin.

Box 7 Folder 8 1958-2002, undated

Box 7 Folder 8 New York Times article on Leina Schiffrin

Box 7 Folder 8 An invitation for Joseph Stiglitz, Schiffrin's son-in-law

Box 7 Folder 8 2002 Google search on Schiffrin, 2002

Box 7 Folder 8 3 color photographs (daughter Natalia, son-in-law Philippe Sands, and grandchildren Leo and Lara)

Box 7 Folder 8 1971 photograph of Michael Lesy, 1971

Box 7 Folder 8 Book made by grandchildren

Box 7 Folder 8 Recommended list of history books


Box 21 Pycior, Julie Leininger. LBJ & Mexican Americans: The Paradox of Power. University of Texas Press, 1997

Inscribed by author.