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This collection of Singer material was received at the Ransom Center, together with
a large
shipment of books, from Gordon Weel, former regional manager of Doubleday and friend
of
Isaac Bashevis Singer and his wife Alma. While serving as the I. B. Singer Coordinator
at
the Florida Atlantic University Libraries at Boca Raton, Weel worked on acquisition
and
bibliographic projects related to Singer. He corresponded with publishers, family
members,
and associates of Singer, and collected a wide array of books and materials related
to
Singer. |
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The papers are arranged in three Series: I. Singer Works; II. Correspondence, 1979-2004;
and III. Singer-Related and Other Files. |
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The short works in Series I. include articles, essays, forewords, lectures, and short
stories, such as galleys for "The Admirer," and typescripts for "Bathsheba: A Sacred
Memory"
and "Yiddish, the Language of Exile." Published works in various publications, 1953-2003,
are also present, including Du, Encounter, The New Yorker, Nimrod, The Pakn Treger, The Paris Review, Partisan Review, and The Tel Aviv Review. |
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The correspondence in Series II, arranged chronologically (1979-2004) and by subject,
primarily reflects Weel's acquisition and bibliographic activities, especially in
the 1990s,
not only for I. B. Singer but also for Singer's brother and sister, Israel Joshua
Singer and
Esther Singer Kreitman (also known as Ester Kreytman). Additional family correspondence
exists for Alma Singer, Israel Zamir, and Joe Singer. |
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Series III, Singer-Related and Other Files, provides numerous articles about Singer
as well
as a wide range of bibliographic information. Also present are several Singer book
contracts
and dust jackets for books by and about Singer, items related to his Nobel Prize and
Singer-related events, and photographs. Weel's lengthy checklist of Singer editions
and
other writings on Singer conclude this series. |
