Irwin Edman papers, 1930-1954

Creator:: Edman, Irwin, 1896-1954
Extent:: 8 boxes
Language:: English .
Scope and content:: The personal and professional papers of Irwin Edman, including correspondence and manuscripts.
Biographical / historical:: Professor of philosophy at Columbia University.

Acquisition information:

Source of acquisition--Edman estate. Method of acquisition--Bequest; Date of acquisition--1955. Accession number--M-55.

Processing information:

Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 06/--/89.

Content list for Series III, box 8, was transcribed by Michelle Margolis Chesner, December 2020.

Arrangement:

Selected materials cataloged. Remainder is. arranged: Cataloged correspondence & manuscripts, 2 boxes; Uncataloged correspondence, 5 boxes; Edman's manuscripts, 1 box. The material is arranged into three series: Series I: Cataloged Correspondence and Manuscripts; Series II: Uncataloged Correspondence; Series III: Edman's Manuscripts.

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

Alternative form available:

W.H. Auden letters are on: microfilm.

Sean O'Faolain letters are on: microfilm.

Access and use

Restrictions:

The following boxes are located off-site: Boxes 3-8. 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.

Terms of access:

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); Irwin Edman papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Location of this collection:: Rare Book & Manuscript Library

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