Isaac Bashevis Singer manuscripts, 1960-1971

Summary Information

At a Glance

Arrangement

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into 1 series.

• Series I: Manuscripts

Description

Summary

Manuscripts and galley proofs of the work is Singer, including THE MANOR, THE SLAVE (in Yiddish), and SHORT FRIDAY.

• Series I: Manuscripts

Using the Collection

Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Restrictions on Access

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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); Isaac Bashevis Singer manuscripts; 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--Singer, Isaac Bashevis. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1967. Accession number--M-67.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 09/--/89.

Revision Description

2010-03-10 Legacy finding aid created from Pro Cite.

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

Subject Headings

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Subject

History / Biographical Note

Biographical / Historical

Novelist, short story writer.

Born in the slums of Warsaw, Poland on July 14 1904 Isaac Bashevis Singer was the son of a Hasidic rabbi. His mother also came from a family of rabbis and Isaac himself attended rabbinical seminary in Poland during the 1920s. Neither Poland nor the rabbinate would hold in Singer's future. Fleeing Poland for America in 1935 Singer had already Satan in Goray and would continue to follow the pursuits of writing both of novels and short stories throughout his life. At the same time Singer would never deny his past. He always wrote first in Yiddish and always influenced by his Jewish roots though his appeal has been felt worldwide. In 1978 he became the first Yiddish writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. Some of his more celebrated works include The Family Mascot, The Magician of Lublin, The Spinoza of Market Street, and The Slave. Singer was also frequently wrote in support of the vegetarian lifestyle. He died in 1991 at the age of 87.