Box 20

Scope and Contents From the Series:

The Personal Memorabilia series includes a range of personal miscellaneous items, including Birstein's teenage diary (1940); appointment book (1950-51); programs; catalogs; photographs and press clippings.

Scope and Contents From the Series:

The Personal Memorabilia series includes a range of personal miscellaneous items, including Birstein's teenage diary (1940); appointment book (1950-51); programs; catalogs; photographs and press clippings.

Scope and Contents From the Series:

The Personal Memorabilia series includes a range of personal miscellaneous items, including Birstein's teenage diary (1940); appointment book (1950-51); programs; catalogs; photographs and press clippings.

Scope and Contents From the Series:

The Personal Memorabilia series includes a range of personal miscellaneous items, including Birstein's teenage diary (1940); appointment book (1950-51); programs; catalogs; photographs and press clippings.

Abstract The papers of Ann Birstein consist chiefly of manuscripts of published fiction and nonfiction works. The collection also includes correspondence, printed matter, photographs, and personal miscellany. The bulk of the correspondence consists of letters and postcards from Birstein’s husband, literary critic Alfred Kazin. Additional correspondence includes letters sent to Birstein from many notable writers, poets, editors, publishers, academics, and critics. Correspondents include Hannah Arendt,...