Subseries III.2: Personal Correspondence, 1958-2014
- Scope and content:
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This subseries contains correspondence with individuals, and two additional files: letters of condolence after the death of Davis' father, and a file of "precious letters".
There is additional personal correspondence in Subseries III.4: Miscellaneous Correspondence and Series VII: Miscellaneous Files. While Davis made content notes for these files, which include names, they do not appear to be comprehensive for all files. There is overlap between the correspondence files in Subseries III.2 and these miscellaneous files.
Contents
Access and use
- Parent restrictions:
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This collection is located on-site.
Mold remediation was performed on some material, including nearly all the Paul Auster correspondence, in 2023. Although all materials can be used in the reading room, patrons that are sensitive to mold may still experience a reaction to materials that have been cleaned. This material was boxed in Boxes 121 and 122.
Davis has restricted certain letters and other items. These restrictions are noted in the finding aid.
Davis is currently reviewing her journals and notebooks. Davis has completed her review of Journals #1-4 and #6-77. The majority of these notebooks are currently available with some redactions: a few remain restricted in their entirety. The rest of the notebooks and journals will not be available for research use until Davis' review of these items is complete.
A few additional files, including many teaching files, teaching notebooks, and recommendation letters, are restricted due to privacy laws related to personal information and student records.
Digital files remain on their original disks and are not readily available for use; please contact the Rare Book Manuscript Library in advance of your visit to discuss access options.
- Parent terms of access:
- Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron. Contact rbml@library.columbia.edu for more information.
- Location of this collection:
- Before you visit:
- Researchers interested in viewing materials in the RBML reading room must must book an appointment at least 7 days in advance. To make the most of your visit, be sure to request your desired materials before booking your appointment, as researchers are limited to 5 items per day.
- Contact:
- rbml@library.columbia.edu