Ted Berkman papers, 1942-1948

Summary Information

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Arrangement

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Description

Summary

This is a small collection of correspondence, manuscripts, typescripts, teletype and mimeographed copies, clippings, and photostats, reflecting Berkman's reporting and intelligence work during the 1940s. There are radio dispatches from wartime Yugoslavia and from Greece in 1944, Office of Strategic Services (OSS) reports and analysis concerning Greece, Turkey, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and the Far East, and a pamphlet reflecting his later work with UNICEF.

• Papers

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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);Ted Berkman papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

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Ownership and Custodial History

Gift of Joel Blau, 1992.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Papers: Source of acquisition--Blau, Joel. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--09/21/92. Accession number--M-92-09-21.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Papers Processed HR 02/23/93.

Revision Description

2020-07-09 EAD document created by CCR.

2020-07-09 Minor additions to the biographical statement made by CCR.

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Subject

History / Biographical Note

Biographical / Historical

Edward O. Berkman (1914-2006) was an intelligence analyst with the O.S.S. and a radio correspondent for the American Broadcasting Company during World War II, and later Educational Director at UNICEF. He was later known as an author and screenwriter.