Manuel Komroff papers, 1897-1979

Creator:

Komroff, Manuel, 1890-1974

Extent:

23 linear feet 44 boxes 1 drawer

Language:

English .

Scope and content:

Correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, and printed materials. There are manuscripts for his books, short stories, articles, and other writings. The printed materials include books written, edited, and translated by Komroff, as well as his contributions to anthologies and periodicals. There are also a number of books by other authors inscribed to him. Most of the photographs are portraits of literary figures, the majority of which were taken by Komroff.

1986 ADDITION: Letters and photographs from the literary, artistic, and musical worlds, including numerous letters from Ernest Bacon, Cyril Clemens, H.M. Kallen. and Carl Zigrosser, as well as one or two from Cecil deMille, Lady Gregory, Edward Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, George Moore, and Georgia O'Keefe. The subjects of the photos are a similar group, including many of the same people.

Biographical / historical:

Novelist & author, died in 1974.

Acquisition information:

Source of acquisition--Komroff, Manuel. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1953. Accession number--M-1953.

Custodial history:

Gift of Manuel Komroff, 1953 & 1956.

Gift of Mrs Manuel Komroff, 1979, 1980, 1985 & 1986.

Gift of Mrs Louis Henry Cohn.

Processing information:

Processed HR 09/--/1985.

The original printed finding aid was converted into an EAD document in April 2020. There is rich description in the printed finding aid that was not included in the EAD document. The original printed finding aid is available here as a pdf.

Arrangement:

Selected materials cataloged; remainder arranged.

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

Other finding aids:

The original printed finding aid, available here as a pdf, contains received descriptions for correspondence and individual manuscripts, including descriptions for individual titles, and biographical information for individual correspondents and descriptions of their correspondence. This description can be found on pages 11-39 of the pdf document.

Access and use

Restrictions:

The following boxes are located off-site: Boxes 2A-41. 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.

Terms of access:

Komroff's manuscript "A story teller's world" [autobiography] (Box 20A & 20B): has been copyrighted under the title "Encounters".

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); Manuel Komroff papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

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