Hortense Calisher papers, [1911-2009]
Summary Information
At a Glance
- Call No.:
- MS#1495
- Bib ID:
- 7289332 View CLIO record
- Creator(s):
- Calisher, Hortense
- Repository:
- Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Physical Description:
- 70 linear feet (74 boxes of various sizes in 3 separate accessions)
- 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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Material is unprocessed. 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
Correspondence, Manuscripts, etc.
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.
Material is unprocessed. 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); Hortense Calisher 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
accn number: Source of acquisition--[source of acquisition]. Method of acquisition--Gift, Purchase, etc; Date of acquisition--date.
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.
Biographical / Historical
Hortense Calisher was a novelist and short-story writer whose unpredictable turns of phrase, intellectually challenging fictional situations and complex plots captivated and puzzled readers for a half-century.
In addition to producing a large body of written work, Calisher lectured on literature and taught creative writing at several colleges and universities in America and in Japan, the Philippines and Thailand. Miss Calisher was president of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters from 1987 to 1990 and president of PEN in 1986 and 1987.
Subject Headings
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| Genre/Form | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fiction (general genre) | CLIO Catalog | ArchiveGRID |
| Manuscripts (documents) | CLIO Catalog | ArchiveGRID |
| Name | ||
| Calisher, Hortense | CLIO Catalog | ArchiveGRID |