Rose Nadler Franzblau papers, 1930-1978
Summary Information
At a Glance
- Call No.:
- MS#0451
- Bib ID:
- 4078784 View CLIO record
- Creator(s):
- Franzblau, Rose Nadler, 1905-1979
- Repository:
- Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Physical Description:
- 142 boxes (142 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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Box 1 and Flat Boxes 73-74 are located on-site.
The remainder of the 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.
Description
Summary
Papers containing correspondence, manuscripts, notes, radio scripts, letters asking Franzblau's advice, clippings, memoranda, announcements, photographs, tape recordings, records, books, pamphlets, and memorabilia. She kept the vast number of letters asking her advice and the typescripts of her replies. Among the cataloged correspondents are Ann Landers, Jo Mielziner, Dorothy Schiff, and Abigail Van Buren.
General
We have not identified the column that Franzblau wrote in response to Larry David's mother, as mentioned into the April 4, 2020 New York Times article "Larry David, Master of His Quarantine."
Arrangement
Collection is arranged in 5 Series.
- Series I: Catalogued Correspondence
- Series II: Subject and Name File
- Series III: Writings by Rose N. Franzblau--Manuscripts
- Series IV: Radio and Television Programs
- Series V: Oversize Materials
Using the Collection
Restrictions on Access
Rbml Advance Appointment
Box 1 and Flat Boxes 73-74 are located on-site.
The remainder of the 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.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Reproductions 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); Rose Nadler Franzblau 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
Source of acquisition--Franzblau, Abraham N. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1980. Accession number--M-80.
About the Finding Aid / Processing Information
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Processing Information
Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 06/--/89.
Revision Description
2014-09-24 xml document instance created by Adrien Hilton
2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.
2020-11-30 Added list for boxes 31-110. kws
Biographical / Historical
Psychologist and syndicated newspaper columnist. (Columbia University M.A., 1931; Ph.D., 1935). In her NEW YORK POST column"Human Relations" in magazine articles, and on radio and television, Dr. Franzblau applied the principles of Freudian theory to the problems of her readers from 1949 until 1976. Earlier she had been a specialist in personnel management for the United Nations and the U.S. Government. She was also active in philanthropy and a financial backer of Broadway plays.
Subject Headings
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