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Series III: Media and Society Seminars, 1974-1996
Series IV: Conferences and Seminars, 1962-1996
Series IX: Addition to the Papers, 2017

Fred Friendly papers, 1917-2004, bulk 1950-1990

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Series I: Correspondence, 1960-1992

The bulk of Friendly's correspondence relates to the production of the Media and Society Seminars (MSS), a process which required frequent communication with film crews, editors, and participants. Invitations to potential panelists describe a seminar's theme and goals, while other letters contain proposals for future seminars or reflections on completed ones, discussions on editing film, or expressions of thanks after an especially successful panel. The series also includes conversations between Friendly and Columbia professors, usually concerning course content or guest speakers. Personal correspondence is less common, but appears occasionally in the form of short letters to friends.

This series consists of three subseries, which represent different filing systems. However, the content of all three series is similar and overlapping, and information related to a particular event, person, or topic may be found in multiple subseries.

Subseries I.1: General, 1960-1992

This subseries consists of letters and memos that were pulled from other parts of the collection and then grouped by the first letter of the correspondent's name or institution. As further alphabetical arrangement was not undertaken, researchers should examine all folders in each letter group.


Box 2 A


Box 3 A


Box 5 B


Box 6 B


Box 7 B


Box 8 B


Box 9 B


Box 11 C


Box 12 C


Box 13 C


Box 14 C


Box 15 C


Box 16 D


Box 17 D


Box 18 E


Box 19 E

Box 19 F


Box 20 F


Box 21 F


Box 22 F


Box 24 G


Box 25 G


Box 26 G


Box 27 H


Box 28 H


Box 29 H


Box 30 H

Box 30 I


Box 31 I

Box 31 J


Box 33 K


Box 34 K


Box 35 K


Box 36 L


Box 37 L


Box 38 L


Box 39 L


Box 40 M


Box 41 M


Box 42 M


Box 44 N


Box 45 O


Box 46 P


Box 47 P


Box 48 P

Box 48 Q


Box 49 R


Box 50 R


Box 51 R


Box 53 S


Box 54 S


Box 55 S


Box 56 S


Box 57 S


Box 58 S


Box 59 S

Box 59 T


Box 60 T


Box 61 U

Box 61 V


Box 63 W


Box 64 W


Box 65 W

Box 65 Y

Box 65 Z

Box 65 Correspondent Unknown


Box 66 Correspondent Unknown

Box 66 Invitations

Box 66 Personal


Box 67 Personal

Box 67 Notes to Students and Fans

Box 67 Ruth Friendly Correspondence

Subseries I.2: Chronological, 1970-1992

Correspondence in this subseries retains its original order. Letters and memos were first grouped alphabetically and then filed chronologically.


Box 1 A, 1976-1991


Box 2 A, 1976-1991


Box 4 B, 1975-1991


Box 5 B, 1975-1991


Box 10 C, 1976-1991


Box 11 C, 1976-1991


Box 15 D, 1976-1991


Box 18 E, 1975-1991


Box 19 F, 1975-1991


Box 20 F, 1975-1991


Box 23 G, 1975-1991


Box 24 G, 1975-1991


Box 27 H, 1975-1991


Box 30 I, 1975-1991


Box 31 J, 1975-1991


Box 32 K, 1977-1990


Box 33 K, 1977-1990


Box 35 L, 1976-1990


Box 37 M, 1975-1992


Box 38 M, 1975-1992


Box 43 N, 1975-1991


Box 45 O, 1975-1991


Box 46 P, 1975-1991


Box 49 R, 1977-1991


Box 53 S, 1970-1991


Box 54 S, 1970-1991


Box 59 T, 1975-1992


Box 61 U, 1984-1991

Box 61 V, 1984-1991


Box 62 W, 1975-1991

Subseries I.3: Alphabetical, 1960-1992

Friendly kept files of correspondence from individual colleagues, friends, and institutions which were arranged alphabetically by name. Please note that additional correspondence with these individuals may also be found in subseries I.1 and I.2


Box 1 Folder F.1 ACLU, 1985

Box 1 Folder F.2 ALCOA Foundation, 1984

Box 1 Folder F.3 Abrams, Floyd, 1986-1987

Box 1 Folder F.4 Academy for Educational Development, 1989

Box 1 Folder F.5 Action on Smoking and Health, 1969

Box 1 Folder F.6 Adams, Arlin, 1987

Box 1 Folder F.7 American Bar Association, 1986

Box 1 Folder F.8 American Judicial Society, 1985-1986

Box 1 Folder F.9 Anti-Defamation League, 1990

Box 1 Folder F.10 Associated Press, 1986

Box 1 Folder F.11 Avery, Robert, undated


Box 3 Folder F.5 Barrett, Edward, 1967-1969

Box 3 Folder F.6 Benjamin Franklin Memorial Board, 1990

Box 3 Folder F.7 Bernstein, Robert L., 1966-1988

Box 3 Folder F.8 Blackman, Harry A., 1985

Box 3 Folder F.9 Bonneville International Corporation, 1986

Box 3 Folder F.10 Bork, Robert H., 1987

Box 3 Folder F.11 Brand, Stanley, 1986

Box 3 Folder F.12 Brennen, William, 1986


Box 4 Folder F.1 Buckley, William Jr., 1981

Box 4 Folder F.2 Burger, William E., 1985-1987

Box 4 Folder F.3 Burnett, Carol, 1981

Box 4 Folder F.4 Bush, President George, 1989 (invitation), 1989


Box 9 Folder F.3-4 CBS, 1984-1990

Box 9 Folder F.5 CBS Sports, 1988

Box 9 Folder F.6 CPB, 1988

Box 9 Folder F.7 CalTech, 1970-1971

Box 9 Folder F.8 Carter, Jimmy, 1986

Box 9 Folder F.9 Cerf, Bennett, 1990


Box 10 Folder F.1 Charles A. Dana Foundation, 1990

Box 10 Folder F.2 Clurman, Richard, 1988-1991

Box 10 Folder F.3 Columbia Students, 1989

Box 10 Folder F.4 Columbia University, 1960-1990

Box 10 Folder F.5 Committee on the Constitution, 1991

Box 10 Folder F.6 Cox, Archibald, 1968


Box 15 Folder F.1 Dartmouth College, 1986

Box 15 Folder F.2 Duke Endowment, 1988

Box 15 Folder F.3 DuPont Awards Foundation, 1980-1988


Box 17 Folder F.1 East-West Center, 1989

Box 17 Folder F.2-3 Edward Klauber Memorial Fund, 1967-1968, (2 Folders)


Box 18 Folder F.1-2 Edward Klauber Memorial Fund, 1967-1968, (2 Folders)

Box 18 Folder F.3 Eisenhower, President Dwight, 1965

Box 18 Folder F.4 Elliot, Marsha, 1988

Box 18 Folder F.5 Equitable Life Assurance Society, 1985-1986

Box 18 Folder F.6 Erbure, Robert, 1983-1984


Box 19 Folder F.4 Fain, Norman, 1971-1972

Box 19 Folder F.5 FCC Article Reactions, 1975

Box 19 Folder F.6 Fleming, Robbin, 1984-1988

Box 19 Folder F.7 Ford, Gerald, 1983-1987

Box 19 Folder F.8-9 Foreman, Sir Denis, 1984-1987


Box 23 Folder F.1 Fox, Joe, 1981


Box 67 Friendly, Ruth, 1960-1992


Box 23 Folder F.2-3 Gannett Center for Media Studies, 1987-1990

Box 23 Folder F.4 Gaylin, Willard, 1985

Box 23 Folder F.5 Gold, Robert, 1987-1988

Box 23 Folder F.6 Graff, Henry F., 1990

Box 23 Folder F.7 Granada Television, 1982-1987

Box 23 Folder F.8 Greene, Sir Hugh, 1970-1971

Box 23 Folder F.9 Gutman, Howard, 1984


Box 26 Folder F.5 Hatch, Orin, 1985-1986

Box 26 Folder F.6 Heard, Alexander, 1984-1987

Box 26 Folder F.7 Hearst Corporation, 1986

Box 26 Folder F.8 Holocaust Documentary, 1978

Box 26 Folder F.9 Holocaust Memorial Center, 1988


Box 30 Folder F.4 Indiana Civil Liberties Union, 1973

Box 30 Folder F.5 Interchurch Center, 1990

Box 30 Folder F.6 Iselin, John, 1985


Box 32 Folder F.1 KQED, 1986-1987

Box 32 Folder F.2 Kaufmann, Irving, 1985

Box 32 Folder F.3 Kendrich, Alexander, 1969

Box 32 Folder F.4 Konner, Joan, 1988-1992


Box 35 Folder F.3 Lab School of Washington, 1990

Box 35 Folder F.4 Lippman, Walter, 1967


Box 39 Folder F.6 Major, Lee, 1979-1980

Box 39 Folder F.7 McGraw Hill, 1987


Box 38 Folder F.1 McNeil/Lehrer News Hour, 1985

Box 38 Folder F.2 Miller, Arthur, 1988-1990

Box 38 Folder F.3 Minow, Newton, 1983


Box 42 Folder F.7 National Public Broadcasting Archives, 1991-1992


Box 43 Folder F.1-3 National Constitution Center, 1988-1991, (3 Folders)

Box 43 Folder F.4 Nesson, Charles, 1984-1990


Box 45 Folder F.1 Oaks, Dallin, 1983-1984

Box 45 Folder F.2 Ogletree, Charles, 1988-1991

Box 45 Folder F.8-10 PBS, 1984-1991, (3 Folders)

Box 45 Paley, William, 1964-1965


Box 46 Folder F.1 Pogrebin, Abigail, 1990

Box 46 Folder F.2 Powell, Lewis, 1987


Box 48 Folder F.7 Robinson, Dan, 1983-1985


Box 49 Folder F.1 Rosen, Jack, 1972 (includes caricature of Friendly), 1972


Box 51 Folder F.5 Sack, Robert, 1984

Box 51 Folder F.6 Sandberg, Carl, undated

Box 51 Folder F.7 Schneider, John (CBS), 1965-1966

Box 51 Folder F.8 Schmidt, Benno, 1971-1986

Box 51 Folder F.9 Stanton, Frank, 1964


Box 52 Folder F.1-4 Stanton, Frank, 1964-1966

Box 52 Folder F.5 Stein, Robert, 1982-1987

Box 52 Folder F.6 Stewart, Potter, 1983-1984

Box 52 Folder F.7 Sucherman, Stewart, 1990-1991

Box 52 Folder F.8 Syracuse--Grove Press, 1975


Box 59 Folder F.4 Times Mirror, 1986


Box 61 Folder F.1 University of Utah, 1986

Box 61 Folder F.2 U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, 1981-1987

Box 61 Folder F.8 WNET, 1986-1991


Box 62 Folder F.1 Wiseman, Frederick, 1988

Box 62 Folder F.2 Weinberger, Casper, 1984