Henri Martin Barzun papers, 1830-1967, bulk 1909-1967

Summary Information

At a Glance

Call No.:
MS#1530
Bib ID:
4078426 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Barzun, 1881-1973
Repository:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Physical Description:
35 Linear Feet (71 boxes, 1 flat box, 2 drawers of oversized materials)
Language(s):
French , 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.

This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.

This collection has no restrictions.

Series V is unprocessed. The housing is poor, and materials loose. Before a given box made is made accessible, it must be reviewed by an archivist. Boxes 37, 47, 49, 50, 51, 54, and 57 have been reviewed and can be made accessible. Patrons should be extremely cautious when handling these materials.

Description

Scope and Content

Correspondence, manuscripts, diaries, notebooks, and publications. The many manuscripts reflect Barzun's interest in poetry, literature and political affairs. The collection also contains materials for the journal, Art et Action which Barzun helped to found; lecture notes, 1933-1952; and a few items pertaining to Filippo Tommaso Marinetti and the Futurists. There are some Barzun family papers, as well. The correspondents are primarily French and American authors including André Breton, Katherine Dreier, Marcel Duchamp, Georges Duhamel, Albert Gleizes, Ivan Goll, Harriet Monroe, Ezra Pound, Pierre Reverdy, Edgar Varèse, Gabriel d'Annunzio, and Felippo Tommaso Marinetti.

Arrangement

Material is arranged into 5 series.

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.

This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.

This collection has no restrictions.

Series V is unprocessed. The housing is poor, and materials loose. Before a given box made is made accessible, it must be reviewed by an archivist. Boxes 37, 47, 49, 50, 51, 54, and 57 have been reviewed and can be made accessible. Patrons should be extremely cautious when handling these materials.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Readers must use microfilm of materials specified above.

Single photocopies 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.

Preferred Citation

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Henri Martin Barzun Papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library

Related Materials

Jacques Barzun papers: Extensive personal and professional papers of Henri-Martin Barzun's son, Columbia University history professor emeritus and provost Jacques Barzun (1907-2012).

Accruals

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

Alternate Form Available

Benedetto Croce letters are on: microfilm.

Ownership and Custodial History

Gift of Jacques Barzun, 1964, 1972.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Papers: Source of acquisition--Barzun, Jacques. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1964.

Papers: Source of acquisition--Barzun, Jacques. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1972.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Papers Processed EJL 07/10/86.

Papers Processed ELJ 07/10/73.

The contents of Box 71 and 72 were found among the restricted materials in the Jacques Barzun papers in October 2022. These items were likely mislabeled when they were accessioned in 1976. They were removed from the Jacques Barzun papers and added to this collection.

Revision Description

2015-07-30 xml document instance created by Adrien Hilton.

2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.

2019-07-19 Added unprocessed reviewed boxes kws

2022-10-13 Box 71 added to finding aid by CLB

Biographical sketch

Author, editor and professor of French literature, born in Grenoble, France in 1881 and died in New Rochelle, New York in 1973.

Subject Headings

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

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Genre/Form
Diaries CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Name
Breton, André, 1896-1966 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Croce, Benedetto, 1866-1952 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
D'Annunzio, Gabriele, 1863-1938 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Dreier, Katherine S (Katherine Sophie), 1877-1952 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Duchamp, Marcel, 1887-1968 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Duhamel, Georges, 1884-1966 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Gleizes, Albert, 1881-1953 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Goll, Yvan, 1891-1950 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Marinetti, F. T., 1876-1944 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Monroe, Harriet, 1860-1936 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Pound, Ezra, 1885-1972 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Reverdy, Pierre, 1889-1960 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Varèse, Edgard, 1883-1965 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Subject
American literature -- 20th century CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
College teachers CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
French literature -- 20th century CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID