William Martin papers, 1957-2012

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Series II: Correspondence, 1969-2012

This series consists of personal correspondence between Martin and his colleagues Marc Bernstein and Allan Silver. Most of the correspondence is with Allan Silver. Correspondence topics with Allan Silver include sociology, political controversies at Columbia/Barnard, classical music, and — perhaps most of all - Israel and antisemitism, especially in academia.



Box 1 Folder 14 Marc Bernstein Correspondence, 1982, 1991

includes a draft of a paper by Bernstein


Box 1 Folder 15 "Orwell, Thou Should'st be Living at this Hour!" by Allan Silver, 1969 March 17

Silver's response to SPECTATOR editorial of March 14, 1969.


Box 1 Folder 16 Correspondence with Allan Silver, 1973-1979


Box 1 Folder 17 Correspondence with Allan Silver, 1980-1989



Box 2 Folder 1 Correspondence with Allan Silver, 1990-1999


Box 2 Folder 2 Correspondence with Allan Silver, 2000-2012


Box 2 Folder 3 Correspondence with Allan Silver, undated