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Nurit Karlin Papers, 1950s-2010s

Summary Information

At a Glance

Call No.: MS#1983
Bib ID 14878741 View CLIO record
Creator(s) Karlin, Nurit
Title Nurit Karlin Papers, 1950s-2010s
Physical Description 20 Linear Feet (7 records storage cartons (Boxes 1-7), 1 tall ms box (Box 8), one flat OS box (Box 9), two very large boxes on pallet (boxes 10-11). )
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.

Material is unprocessed and closed until basic rehousing is completed. Please contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

Arrangement

Description

Content Description

The collection is divided into two categories: her cartoons, and her children's books. The cartoon collection contains original art, process sketches, sketchbooks, etc. The children's book collection contains her manuscripts, sketches, production materials, and more. The collection also includes her portfolio from Jerusalem's Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, ca. 1970s.

Using the Collection

Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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.

Material is unprocessed and closed until basic rehousing is completed. Please contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

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.

Preferred Citation

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Nurit Karlin Papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

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 Ada Wardi, 2019.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Subject Headings

The subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches at Columbia University through the Archival Collections Portal and through CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries, as well as ArchiveGRID, a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives.

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Genre/Form

Heading "CUL Archives:"
"Portal"
"CUL Collections:"
"CLIO"
"Nat'l / Int'l Archives:"
"ArchivedGRID"
Illustrations Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID

Subject

Heading "CUL Archives:"
"Portal"
"CUL Collections:"
"CLIO"
"Nat'l / Int'l Archives:"
"ArchivedGRID"
Children's books Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Comic books, strips, etc -- Publishing -- United States Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Women cartoonists Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID

History / Biographical Note

Biographical / Historical

Nurit Karlin (1938-2019) was a cartoonist, illustrator, and writer. She was the first woman cartoonist at The New Yorker since Mary Petty (ret. 1966), and contributed cartoons there for fourteen years, as well as to periodicals such as The New York Times, Gourmet, The Atlantic, and others.