Dorothy Norman papers, 1923-1978
Summary Information
At a Glance
- Call No.:
- Ms Coll\Norman
- Bib ID:
- 4079170 View CLIO record
- Creator(s):
- Norman, Dorothy, 1905-1997
- Repository:
- Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Physical Description:
- 68.88 linear feet (164 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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Series II (Arranged Correspondence), Boxes 1-2 are closed for conservation review (kws June 2019). Otherwise, this collection has no restrictions.
Only Box A (cataloged correspondence) is located onsite. The rest of the collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material from the Rare Book and Manuscript Library at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.
Description
Summary
Correspondence, reports, pamphlets, and clippings of Norman. Among the subjects represented are health, population control, civil liberties, refugees, exiled governments and peoples of World War II, United Nations, education, delinquency, race relations, emerging nationalities, censorship, and foreign aid. Much of the correspondence in the collection centers around Mrs. Norman's column in THE NEW YORK POST in the 1940s. Organizations in the collection include Civil Liberties Union, Americans for Democratic Action, American Citizens Committee for Economic Aid Abroad, Women's City Club, American Emergency Food Committee for India, Urban League, Liberal Party, Citizens Union, Free Germany Movement, Free China Movement, and United World Federation. Also included are correspondence, manuscripts, research materials, and printed materials dealing with Norman's research and writing on India. There are two working manuscripts, one on India, the other on Nehru. Also, a fragmentary manuscript of her memoirs and the beginnings of a study of Alfred Stieglitz.
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1975 Gift (Box 107-122). 1979 Gift (Box 122-125).
Arrangement
26 boxes of correspondence, incoming letters and carbons of outgoing mail: The collection is divided into two parts. arranged alphabetically by subject; 89 boxes of printed materials (with some correspondence) arranged by subject; boxes numbered 107-122 (1975 gift) contain printed materials pertaining to India, 1950-1973; boxes 122-125 (1979 gift) also contain material on India; boxes 127-136 (1982 gift) contain materials on India, Nehru, and Alfred Stieglitz; boxes 137-164 (1991 gift) contains materials on India, Nehru, Norman's memoirs, and other subjects.
Box A contains cataloged correspondence, and a single cataloged manuscript.
Correspondence is arranged: alphabetically by subject.
Printed materials are arranged: by subject.
- Series I: Cataloged Correspondence and Manuscripts
- Series II: Arranged Correspondence
- Series III: Topical Files
- Seties IV: Clippings by Others
- Series V: Printed Materials
- Series VI: Manuscripts
- Series VII: Subject Files
- Series VIII: Correspondence
- Series IX: Indian
- Series X: 1982 Gift
- Series XI: 1991 Gift
- Series XII: Printed Materials
Using the Collection
Access Restrictions
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.
Series II (Arranged Correspondence), Boxes 1-2 are closed for conservation review (kws June 2019). Otherwise, this collection has no restrictions.
Only Box A (cataloged correspondence) is located onsite. The rest of the collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material from the Rare Book and Manuscript Library at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Dorothy Norman Papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Related Materials
Syracuse University holds a significant collection of Dorothy Norman's papers as well https://library.syr.edu/digital/guides/n/norman_d.htm#series1
Accruals
No additional material is expected.
Alternate Form Available
Pearl S. Buck letters are also available on microfilm 91-2094-2.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source of acquisition--Norman, Dorothy S. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1966. Accession number--M-66.
Gift of Dorothy Norman, 1966-1984.
Gift of Norman Foundation, 1991.
About the Finding Aid / Processing Information
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Processing Information
Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 08/--/89.
Rev. KAL/BRC 12/79; Rev. MK/BRC 11/82; Rev. ME 6/91
Revision Description
2010-02-18 Legacy finding aid created from Pro Cite.
2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.
2019-06-04 Closed boxes 1 and 2 of Series II (Arranged Correspondence) for conservation review. kws
2023-07-27 Added container list information for Boxes 145-164 to Series XI: 1991 Gift. CCR.
2023-07-27 Revised container list for Series I, and changed its title from Cataloged Correspondence to Cataloged Correspondence and Manuscripts. CCR.
Biographical / Historical
Journalist. Dorothy Stecher Norman was active for many years in a wide range of social and political movements.
Subject Headings
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