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Dvorah Telushkin’s Isaac Bashevis Singer materials date from 1951 to 1998 and include
Singer's manuscripts, clippings and tearsheets of his published work, galley proofs,
reviews, and correspondence, as well as clippings of articles about Singer, royalty
statements, lecture contracts, receipts, one contact sheet, an award program,
notes,
and works by other authors. The materials are in seven series: I. Works by Singer,
1958-1989, undated; II. Correspondence, 1951, 1965-1988; III. Financial and Legal
Papers, 1972-1986; Series IV. Photographs and Works of Art, 1980, undated; Series
V.
Personal Files, 1981-1992, undated; Series VI. Works about Singer and His Work,
1973-1998, undated; and Series VII. Works by Other Authors, 1959-1991, undated. |
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Singer’s works are arranged alphabetically by their English titles. Manuscripts are
in English unless described otherwise in the following folder list. Notable
manuscripts include Yiddish handwritten fragments and a corrected typescript of
The King of the Fields, typescript fragments of
The Lost Tribe, and corrected typescript pages of
Shosha. Most of Singer’s fiction was first
published in the Yiddish newspaper The Jewish Daily
Forward (Forverts), and many clippings of the
published texts are present. Many of the manuscripts have corrections by Singer,
Telushkin, and Singer’s editor, Rachel MacKenzie. |
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Correspondence includes fan mail, general correspondence, and letters requesting
lecture appearances, permissions for publication, and theatrical rights. The
correspondence primarily consists of incoming letters, with a few of Singer’s
replies, usually drafts written by Telushkin. Among the correspondents are Singer’s
nephew Maurice Carr, Henry Miller, and Lottie Robins. A complete list of
correspondents may be found in the Index of Correspondents at the end of this
inventory. |
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Financial and legal papers include royalty statements, contracts for lecture
appearances, and receipts. An undated contact sheet shows Singer signing books,
and
an ink drawing of Singer is by Muriel Schmalberg Ullman. Among Singer’s personal
files are materials relating to the Compostela Award, clippings regarding a variety
of topics, and miscellaneous notes by Singer and Telushkin. Works about Singer
and
his work include clippings and tearsheets, bibliographies, and typescripts by
Richard Burgin, Yaakkov Jacobs, and others. |
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Works by other authors include photocopy proofs of Lawrence Kushner’s The Book of Letters, a typescript of "A Planet in Exile" by Chaim Potok, various clippings
and tearsheets of essays by Lottie Robins, and other materials. |