Martin Mayer papers, 1954-1980

Creator:: Mayer, Martin, 1928-
Extent:: 111 boxes 111 boxes 1 volumes
Language:: English .
Scope and content:: Papers covering Mayer's literary activities from approximately 1954-1983 and his versatile interests in music and recordings, the financial world, the advertising business, the legal profession, and public education. The collection includes his notes, interviews, drafts, manuscripts, typescripts, proofs, reviews, correspondence, and clippings for THE SCHOOLS; THE LAWYERS; MADISON AVENUE, U.S.A.; EMORY BUCKNER; DIPLOMA; WHERE, WHEN, AND WHY: SOCIAL STUDIES IN AMERICAN SCHOOLS; as well as several hundred essays published in ESQUIRE, HORIZON, the SATURDAY EVENING POST, and other magazines. Also, material dealing with Mayer's books on banking, television, music, and housing, and with his continuing interest in education and the New York City school system; and diplomacy and his Sloan Foundation study on cities and universities.
Biographical / historical:: Martin Mayer (1928-2019) was a novelist, music critic, and non-fiction writer.

Acquisition information:: Source of acquisition--Mayer, Martin. Method of acquisition--Gift; Dates of acquisition--1968, 1976, 1981, 1983. Original accession number--M-68.
Processing information:: Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 08/--/89.
Arrangement:: Selected materials cataloged remainder listed and arranged.
Accruals:: Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
Rules or conventions:: Describing Archives: A Content Standard

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