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May 1959 - June 1965, 1959-1965

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Identifier: Subseries A:

Scope and Contents

From the Sub-Series:

This series includes letters, telegrams and greeting cards sent while Kazin was in residence at Yaddo, an artists’ community in Saratoga Springs, New York, and Birstein was writer-in-residence at The MacDowell Colony, an artists’ colony in Peterborough, New Hampshire. Many of Kazin’s letters include personal reflection on his writing process, and comments on mutual friends and colleagues from the literary world. The series also includes correspondence from Kazin while in residence at the American Academy in Rome. This series is arranged chronologically.

Dates

  • 1959-1965

Access

Collection is open for research. Staff may restrict access at its discretion on the basis of physical condition.

Extent

From the Collection: 13 Linear Feet (22 Document Boxes, 1 Print Box )

Language of Materials

English

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Queens College (New York, N.Y.) Special Collections and Archives Repository

Contact:
Queens College Library, CUNY
Benjamin Rosenthal Library RO317
65-30 Kissena Boulevard
Flushing 11367 USA us