Dorothy Norman papers, 1923-1978

Summary Information

At a Glance

Call No.:
Ms Coll\Norman
Bib ID:
4079170 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Norman, Dorothy, 1905-1997
Repository:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Physical Description:
68.88 linear feet (164 boxes)
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.

Series II (Arranged Correspondence), Boxes 1-2 are closed for conservation review (kws June 2019). Otherwise, this collection has no restrictions.

Only Box A (cataloged correspondence) is located onsite. The rest of the collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material from the Rare Book and Manuscript Library at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.

Description

Summary

Correspondence, reports, pamphlets, and clippings of Norman. Among the subjects represented are health, population control, civil liberties, refugees, exiled governments and peoples of World War II, United Nations, education, delinquency, race relations, emerging nationalities, censorship, and foreign aid. Much of the correspondence in the collection centers around Mrs. Norman's column in THE NEW YORK POST in the 1940s. Organizations in the collection include Civil Liberties Union, Americans for Democratic Action, American Citizens Committee for Economic Aid Abroad, Women's City Club, American Emergency Food Committee for India, Urban League, Liberal Party, Citizens Union, Free Germany Movement, Free China Movement, and United World Federation. Also included are correspondence, manuscripts, research materials, and printed materials dealing with Norman's research and writing on India. There are two working manuscripts, one on India, the other on Nehru. Also, a fragmentary manuscript of her memoirs and the beginnings of a study of Alfred Stieglitz.

Arrangement

26 boxes of correspondence, incoming letters and carbons of outgoing mail: The collection is divided into two parts. arranged alphabetically by subject; 89 boxes of printed materials (with some correspondence) arranged by subject; boxes numbered 107-122 (1975 gift) contain printed materials pertaining to India, 1950-1973; boxes 122-125 (1979 gift) also contain material on India; boxes 127-136 (1982 gift) contain materials on India, Nehru, and Alfred Stieglitz; boxes 137-164 (1991 gift) contains materials on India, Nehru, Norman's memoirs, and other subjects.

Box A contains cataloged correspondence, and a single cataloged manuscript.

Correspondence is arranged: alphabetically by subject.

Printed materials are arranged: by subject.

Using the Collection

Access Restrictions

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.

Series II (Arranged Correspondence), Boxes 1-2 are closed for conservation review (kws June 2019). Otherwise, this collection has no restrictions.

Only Box A (cataloged correspondence) is located onsite. The rest of the collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material from the Rare Book and Manuscript Library at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.

Preferred Citation

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Dorothy Norman Papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Related Materials

Syracuse University holds a significant collection of Dorothy Norman's papers as well https://library.syr.edu/digital/guides/n/norman_d.htm#series1

Accruals

No additional material is expected.

Alternate Form Available

Pearl S. Buck letters are also available on microfilm 91-2094-2.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Norman, Dorothy S. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1966. Accession number--M-66.

Gift of Dorothy Norman, 1966-1984.

Gift of Norman Foundation, 1991.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 08/--/89.

Rev. KAL/BRC 12/79; Rev. MK/BRC 11/82; Rev. ME 6/91

Revision Description

2010-02-18 Legacy finding aid created from Pro Cite.

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

2019-06-04 Closed boxes 1 and 2 of Series II (Arranged Correspondence) for conservation review. kws

2023-07-27 Added container list information for Boxes 145-164 to Series XI: 1991 Gift. CCR.

2023-07-27 Revised container list for Series I, and changed its title from Cataloged Correspondence to Cataloged Correspondence and Manuscripts. CCR.

Biographical / Historical

Journalist. Dorothy Stecher Norman was active for many years in a wide range of social and political movements.

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
Acheson, Dean, 1893-1971 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
American Civil Liberties Union CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Americans for Democratic Action CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Bohlen, Charles E (Charles Eustis), 1904-1974 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Citizens Union of the City of New York CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Liberal Party of New York State CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Mountbatten of Burma, Louis Mountbatten, Earl, 1900-1979 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Nehru, Jawaharlal, 1889-1964 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Stevenson, Adlai E (Adlai Ewing), 1900-1965 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Stieglitz, Alfred, 1864-1946 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
United Nations CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
United World Federation CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Urban League of Greater New York CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Women's City Club of New York CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Place
China -- Social conditions CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Germany -- Social conditions CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
India -- Politics and government CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
India -- Social conditions CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
United States -- Politics and government CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
United States -- Social conditions CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Subject
African Americans -- History CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Birth control CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Censorship CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Civil rights CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Economic assistance CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Education CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Governments in exile CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Health CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Juvenile delinquency CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Newspapers -- Sections, columns, etc CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Photographers CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Race relations CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Refugees CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Social problems CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Statesmen CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Women -- Political activity CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Women journalists CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
World War, 1939-1945 -- Refugees CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
World politics CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID