Henry Cohen papers, 1964-1988
Summary Information
At a Glance
- Call No.:
- MS#0240
- Bib ID:
- 4078829 View CLIO record
- Creator(s):
- Cohen, Henry, 1933-
- Repository:
- Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Physical Description:
- 8 linear feet (15 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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This collection is located off-site.
Closed until death. In addition, some manuscripts by Cohen and subject files restricted from two to ten years after death.
Description
Summary
Correspondence, subject files, manuscripts, photographs, slides, and printed materials relating to criminal justice and economic history documenting the work of Henry Cohen. The correspondence consists of two series, general correspondence and correspondence relating to "Criminal Justice History." There are manuscripts by Cohen for "Interpretive History of American Political Economy" (unpublished?) and other manuscripts including the introduction to the film script "Public Enemy." There are manuscripts by other authors submitted for publication in "Criminal Justice History" with related photographs. The subject files relate to "Business and Politics in America" with related photographs, the Spater artistic censorship case at the University of California, discussion material relating to the "National Right to Work Legislation" "Brutal Justice" with related slides, the Geese National Theater Company, the Pritzker Architecture Prize and the paper "Vicisitudes of an Absentee Landlord." The printed materials include copies of CJH articles, issues of "Historical Approaches to Studying Crime" and other offprints
Arrangement
Arranged in seven series.
- Series I: Correspondence
- Series II: Works
- Subseries II.1: Brutal Justice: The Ordeal of an American City:
- Subseries II.2: Criminal Justice History:
- Subseries II.3: The Public Enemy:
- Subseries II.4: History of American Political Economy:
- Subseries II.5: History and Psychology:
- Subseries II.6: Crime in US History
- Subseries II.7: Monsters and Men: Toward a General Theory of Culture and History
- Series III: Professional Career and Scholarly Interests
- Series IV:Works by Others
- Series V: Printed
- Series VI:Audio Visual
- Series VII: Microfilms
Using the Collection
Restrictions on 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.
Closed until death. In addition, some manuscripts by Cohen and subject files restricted from two to ten years after death.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
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); Henry Cohen 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.
Ownership and Custodial History
Gift of Henry Cohen, 1988.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source of acquisition--Cohen, Henry. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--11/17/88. Accession number--M-88-11-17.
About the Finding Aid / Processing Information
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Processing Information
Processed JHR 06/27/89.
Revision Description
2009-06-26 File created.
2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.
Biographical / Historical
Columbia B.A., 1955. Professor, Loyola University of Chicago (1969-). Founder and editor "Criminal Justice History." Author of "Business and Politics in America from the Age of Jackson to the Civil War" and "Brutal Justice.".
Subject Headings
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