Helene Hanff papers, 1931-1995
Summary Information
At a Glance
- Call No.:
- MS#0552
- Bib ID:
- 4079901 View CLIO record
- Creator(s):
- Hanff, Helene
- Repository:
- Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Physical Description:
- 2 linear feet (4 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 has no restrictions.
This collection is located off-site. 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.
Description
Summary
Correspondence, manuscripts, notes, photographs, reviews, clippings, and other printed materials about Hanff, as well as books by and about her.
Arrangement
Arranged in 3 series.
- Series I: Correspondence and Manuscripts
- Series II: Books
- Series III: Additions to the Collection
- Series IV: Personal Book Collection
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 has no restrictions.
This collection is located off-site. 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 Governing Use and Reproduction
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); Helene Hanff 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
Bequest of the estate of Helene Hanff, 1997.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Papers & books: Source of acquisition--Estate of Helene Hanff. Method of acquisition--Bequest; Date of acquisition--07/08/1997. Accession number--M-97-07-08.
About the Finding Aid / Processing Information
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Processing Information
Papers & books Processed HR 07/24/1997.
Revision Description
2019-11-18 Replaced PDF with structured finding aid. kws
Biographical / Historical
Helene M. Hanff, 1916-1997, author and playwright, wrote television scripts in the 1950s, American history books for children in the 1960s, and other books in the 1970s and 1980s. Her best known work was 84, Charing Cross Road, published in 1970, which was drawn from her correspondence with Frank P. Doel of Marks & Co. in London, Booksellers. She later did a monthly broadcast for the BBC from 1978 to 1985.
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