Frank MacShane papers, 1937-1988
Summary Information
At a Glance
- Call No.:
- MS#1912
- Bib ID:
- 6911136 View CLIO record
- Creator(s):
- MacShane, Frank, 1927-1999
- Repository:
- Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Physical Description:
- 52 linear feet (124 boxes)
- Language(s):
- English , Spanish; Castilian .
- 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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Material is unprocessed. Boxes 20-28, 71-89, 93-94, and 117-118 can be made available without further review. Please contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
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.
This collection has no restrictions
Description
Summary
This collection consists of the papers of Frank MacShane, author and editor, and Professor in the Writing Program at Columbia University.
Arrangement
Using the Collection
Restrictions on Access
Rbml Advance Appointment
Material is unprocessed. Boxes 20-28, 71-89, 93-94, and 117-118 can be made available without further review. Please contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
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.
This collection has no restrictions
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); Frank MacShane 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.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Deposit, 1972. Converted to gift, 2023.
About the Finding Aid / Processing Information
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Processing Information
Collection-level record describing unprocessed material made public in summer 2018 as part of the Hidden Collections initiative.
Revision Description
2024-05-02 Box list added. kws
Biographical / Historical
Frank MacShane (1927-1999) was a literary biographer who specialized in applying the highest standards of criticism to popular novelists like Raymond Chandler and John O'Hara who had been ignored by other academic critics.
Subject Headings
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