Daniel Haberman papers, 1972-1987
Summary Information
Abstract
At a Glance
- Call No.:
- MS#1992
- Bib ID:
- 14336462 View CLIO record
- Creator(s):
- Haberman, Daniel, 1933-1991
- Repository:
- Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Physical Description:
- 5.04 Linear Feet (12 document 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.
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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
Content Description
Drafts of his poems, correspondence, recordings of his readings, photograph, reviews, blurbs, awards, and notes.
Arrangement
Arranged in seven series:
- Series I: Correspondence
- Series II: Drafts of Early Poems (unpublished)
- Series III: Drafts of Poems
- Series IV: Readings
- Series V: Reaction and Blurbs
- Series VI: Photographs
- Series VII: Awards/Notes on Books/ Biographical Information/Rejects/Reviews
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing 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.
Conditions Governing Use
Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish material from the collection must be requested from the Curator of Manuscripts/University Archivist, Rare Book and Manuscript Library (RBML). The RBML approves permission to publish that which it physically owns; the responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
The RBML cannot provide access to original time-based media material which has not been first been reformatted for preservation. Researchers are welcome to examine archival time-based media items and decide whether they wish to place an order for Audio/Video reformatting. If copyright and/or condition restrictions apply, it may not be possible to digitize a requested item. Please note that A/V reformatting is handled by an outside vendor and typically takes 6-8 weeks.
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Daniel Haberman Papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Related Materials
American Poets' Corner. Columbia University Libraries.
Accruals
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Barbara Nissman, 2019.
About the Finding Aid / Processing Information
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Processing Information
Processed by Patrick Lawlor and Barbara Nissman, 2019.
Biographical / Historical
Haberman (1933–1991) was an American poet, translator and graphic designer. Haberman was instrumental in founding the American Poets' Corner at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City and was the Cathedral's first Poet-in-Residence (1983-1986). Haberman published two volumes of poetry, Poems (1977) and The Furtive Wall (1982). A collection of his verse, The Lug of Days to Come (1996) was released posthumously. Haberman's translations of Archilochus, Erinna, Praxilla, Antipater of Sidon, Zenobius, and Gaetulicus were done in collaboration with Marylin B. Arthur. As a graphic designer, Haberman designed 16 editions of Shakespeare.
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