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Summary InformationAt a Glance
ArrangementArrangementSelected materials cataloged; remainder arranged. Cataloged materials: Box 1; Uncataloged correspondence, A-Z: Boxes 1-4; Manuscripts by M.E.K.: Boxes 5-8; Miscellany: Box 9; Portraits by M.E.K. (Drafts), A-Z: Boxes 10-12; Photographs & audio tapes: Box 13; Printed materials: Boxes 14-15; Scrapbooks: Box 16 & oversize. 1996 Addition. Uncataloged correspondence: Boxes 17-22; Manuscripts, etc., 1924-1954: Box 23; Financial papers & Photographs: Box 24; & Printed materials: Box 25.
DescriptionSummaryCorrespondence, manuscripts, notes, diaries, documents, photographs, audio tape recordings, printed materials, scrapbooks, and sketches and drafts of portraits. Her finished portraits on ivory are cataloged separately for the Art Collection (q.v.). The collection includes her correspondence with friends and clients; manuscripts of her articles, lectures, and many unpublished autobiographical drafts; pencil sketches, watercolor drafts, and photoprints of her portraits on ivory; photographs of her family amd travels; clippings and other printed materials; and three scrapbooks of clippings and memorabilia. There is cataloged correspondence from Arnold Genthe, S.I. Hayakawa, Karen Horney, Burges Johnson, Dwight Macdonald, and Alice B. Toklas
Using the CollectionRare Book and Manuscript Library Restrictions on AccessThis collection is located on-site. Permission to use collection must be obtained from, Charlotte S. Read. Terms Governing Use and ReproductionSingle 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 CitationIdentification of specific item; Date (if known); Mira Edgerly Korzybska papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library. Related MaterialsSee also: Art Coll\Korzybska for her finished portraits on ivory About the Finding Aid / Processing InformationColumbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library Processing InformationPapers Processed HR 03/--/1990. Scrapbook Processed HR 03/11/1993. Papers Processed HR 05/01/1996. Subject HeadingsThe subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches at Columbia University through the Archival Collections Portal and through CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries, as well as ArchiveGRID, a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives. All links open new windows. Genre/FormSubject
History / Biographical NoteBiographical / HistoricalPainter of portraits on ivory. She was a self-taught artist whose career as a successful and sought after portraitist took her from San Francisco to New York, London, Washington, Latin America, and Chicago. In 1919, she married Alfred Korzybski, 1879-1950 (q.v.), and worked with him tyo develop and promote his theories of General Semantics. |