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HARRY GOLDEN
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PAPERS [PART ONE], 1898-1970
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UNCC MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION 20
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Collection Information |
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Biographical Note |
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Bibliography |
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Scope and Content Note |
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Series Descriptions and
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1: Carl Sandburg |
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2: Correspondence |
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3: Literary Productions |
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4: Business Material |
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5: Printed Material |
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6: Photographs |
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7: Awards |
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8: Miscellany |
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9: Audio-visual Material |
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Size:
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37 linear feet (ca. 61,200 items, including 562 photographs). |
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| Locales: |
Charlotte (N.C.). |
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New York (N.Y.). |
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North Carolina. |
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Southern States. |
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| Bulk Dates: |
1941-1968. |
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| Languages: |
English. |
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| Summary: |
Papers of a journalist, best selling author, and civil libertarian.
Consists chiefly of material generated as editor (1944 68) of the Charlotte-based
Carolina Israelite but also documenting his involvement in the Democratic
Party, the civil rights movement, and Jewish issues. Includes extensive
correspondence files, manuscripts and research materials for books and articles,
speeches, financial records, publications, photographs, and material by
and about Carl Sandburg and his family. Significant correspondents are P.
D. East, Frank Porter Graham, Paul Green, Hubert H. Humphrey, Herschel V.
Johnson, Charles R. Jonas, John, Robert, and Edward Kennedy, Ralph McGill,
Joseph L. Morrison, Boyd Payton, Ronald Reagan, Terry Sanford, W. Kerr Scott,
Lillian Smith, Morris Speizman, Adlai Stevenson, and William Targ. |
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| Index Terms: |
Antisemitism. |
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Communism. |
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Democracy. |
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Golden, Harry, 1902-1981. |
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Golden, Harry, 1902-1981--Family. |
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Golden, Harry, 1902-1981--Political and social views. |
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Immigrants. |
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Jewish communists--United States. |
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Jewish way of life. |
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Lower East Side (New York, N.Y.). |
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Peace Corps (U.S.). |
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Race relations. |
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Socialism--United States. |
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Southern States--Politics and government. |
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Soviet Union--Foreign public opinion, American. |
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United States--Economic policy. |
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United States--Foreign policy. |
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United States--Foreign relations. |
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United States--Politics and government. |
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| Sources: |
Gifts of Harry Golden, 1970 71. |
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| Access: |
Unrestricted. |
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| Copyright: |
Richard Goldhurst serves as literary executor of Harry Golden.
For permission to publish material by Carl Sandburg, rights must be secured
from the Sandburg Family Trust. See collection folder for additional information.. |
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| Citation: |
Harry Golden Papers [Part One], University of North Carolina
at Charlotte Library. |
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| Contact Information: |
For more information about this collection, please contact:
Special Collections Department
J. Murrey Atkins Library
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
9201 University City Blvd.
Charlotte, NC 28223-0001
E-mail: speccoll@email.uncc.edu
Telephone: (704) 687-2449
Fax: (704) 687-2232 |
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| Research: |
Mark E. Lockwood, "The Role of Collaboration in the Writing
of Harry Golden's Carl Sandburg (Unpublished thesis, University of North
Carolina at Charlotte, 1991). |
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Margaret Nash Sides, "Harry Golden's
Rhetoric: The Persona, the Message, the Audience" (Unpublished dissertation,
Northern Illinois University, 1988). |
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Clarence Walter Thomas, "The Journalistic
Civil Rights Advocacy of Harry Golden and the Carolina Israelite" (Unpublished
dissertation, University of Florida, 1990). |
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| Publications: |
Clarence W. Thomas, The Serious Humor of
Harry Golden (Lanham, Md.: University Press of America, 1997). |
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| Related Collections: |
Fred
D. Alexander Papers (UNCC Manuscript 94). |
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Kelly
Alexander Papers (UNCC Manuscript 55). |
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Harry Golden Exhibit, UNC Charlotte Library:
a permanent exhibit of memorabilia is on display in the Dalton Rare Book
& Manuscript Room (10th floor, Dalton Tower). Includes a bust and etching
of Golden, a desk and typewriter, and awards, books, and photographs. |
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Harry Golden Papers, Carolina Room, Public
Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County. |
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Harry Golden Papers [Part Two] (UNCC Manuscript
20). |
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C.
A. McKnight Papers (UNCC Manuscript 132). |
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Boyd
E. Payton Papers (UNCC Manuscript 71). |
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Morris
Speizman Papers (UNCC Manuscript 82). |
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| Compilers: |
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| Harry Lewis Golden was born Herschel Goldhirsch
on May 6, 1902 to Leib and Anna Goldhirsch in the Austro Hungarian Empire.
In 1905, the Goldhirsch family emigrated to Lower East Side of New York
City. [The family name was Anglicized to Goldhurst by immigration officials.]
Golden graduated from P.S. 20 elementary school in 1917 and from East Side
Evening High School around 1920. He enrolled at the City College of New
York, but left two years later without a degree. Between 1921 and 1929,
he worked various jobs in New York and became a stockbroker. Golden married
Genevieve Gallagher in 1926 and they had four sons: Richard (b. 1927), Harry
Jr. (1927-1991), William (b. 1929), and Peter (1938-1957). In 1929, Golden's
brokerage firm declared bankruptcy and he was convicted for mail fraud and
sentenced to 5 years in the Federal Penitentiary in Atlanta. Following his
parole in 1933, Golden wrote and sold advertising for The New York Daily
Mirror and The New York Post. He moved to Norfolk in 1941 to work for The
Norfolk Times Advocate, leaving shortly thereafter for Charlotte. From 1941
to 1944, Golden worked for the Charlotte Labor Journal and The Charlotte
Observer. In 1942, he commissioned The Charlotte News to print the first
issue of the Carolina Israelite, which had an initial circulation of 800.
The following year he formed Southland Publishing Company with Henry Stalls
and Martin Rywell to own and publish the Israelite and their venture operated
from 1944 to 1949, when the company's assets were transferred to the Henry
Lewis Martin Publishing Company. Golden first met Carl Sandburg in 1948.
In 1950, Golden wrote and published his first book, Jews in American History,
with Martin Rywell. During the period 1956 57, Golden began popularizing
his civil rights convictions through his articles in the Israelite on "vertical
integration." An accidental fire destroyed his offices in 1958, as
year in which he also released his first best seller, Only in America and
his mail fraud conviction and prison sentence were revealed in The New York
Herald Tribune. In 1960, Golden toured West Germany to study the status
of Jews in that country. Two more tours followed in 1961: one to Israel
to cover the Eichmann trial for Life and the other to South Korea. Declining
health forced Golden to cease publication of the Israelite in 1968. President
Richard M. Nixon pardoned him in 1974. Golden died in Charlotte on October
2, 1981. |
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| 1950: |
Jews in American History with Martin Rywell. |
| 1954: |
Jewish Roots in the Carolinas. |
| 1958: |
Only in America. |
| 1959: |
For 2 Cents Plain. |
| 1960: |
Enjoy, Enjoy!. |
| 1961: |
Carl Sandburg. |
| 1962: |
Five Boyhoods with Walt Kelly, Howard Lindsay, John Updike,
and William Zinsser. Martin Levin, editor. |
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You're Entitle'. |
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The Harry Golden Omnibus. |
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Forgotten Pioneer. |
| 1964: |
Mr. Kennedy and the Negroes. |
| 1965: |
So What Else is New?. |
| 1966: |
Ess, Ess, Mein Kindt. |
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The Best of Harry Golden. |
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The Right Time. |
| 1970: |
So Long as You're Healthy. |
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The Israelis. |
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The Golden Book of Jewish Humor. |
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The Greatest City in the World. |
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Travels Through Jewish America with Richard Goldhurst. |
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Our Southern Landsmen. |
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Long Live Columbus. |
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| The Harry Golden Papers comprise an extensive
collection of materials reflecting the multi faceted career of the author
and civil libertarian. The collection's emphasis is on Golden as editor
and publisher of the Charlotte based Carolina Israelite (1942 68), a bi
monthly newspaper that liberally addressed political issues, Jewish and
minority concerns, and the daily lives of the common individual from the
perspective of an American Jew. The collection also reflects his career
as best selling author, beginning with Only in America in 1958, and as spokesperson
for civil rights and individual social liberty. These papers provide insight
into personal journalism of the 20th century, as well as an appreciation
of the political and social atmosphere of the South from the 1940s through
the 1960s, particularly in relation to desegregation. |
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| The collection has been arranged to maintain
where possible Golden's systems of arrangement and is organized primarily
by types of material. Part One of the Golden Papers is divided into nine
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| Series 1, CARL SANDBURG, consists
primarily of materials that Golden collected in writing his informal biography
of his friend Sandburg (Carl Sandburg, World Publishing Company, 1961).
This series contains material by and about Sandburg, with correspondence
from Sandburg and his family and from other prominent individuals. |
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| Series 2, CORRESPONDENCE, is
divided into five subseries. The Subject Correspondence (2.1) represents
Golden's filing system for those individuals and organizations with which
he was most directly concerned. The General Correspondence (2.2), the most
extensive body of material, contains subscription requests and fan mail
as well as responses to Golden's essays, articles, and books. Correspondence
that Golden prepared for publication in the Carolina Israelite comprises
the Letters to the Editor (2.3) subseries. The Arrangements for Articles
(2.4) and Arrangements for Speeches (2.5) subseries contain correspondence
covering the mechanical details for such activities. |
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| Series 3, LITERARY PRODUCTIONS,
contains copies of articles for the Carolina Israelite, for his syndication
"Only in America," and for various other publications. Also included
in this series are drafts and galley proofs for many of his books from 1948
to 1967, with an index to his books, 1958 65, prepared by his staff. |
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| Series 4, BUSINESS MATERIAL,
contains assorted materials used to facilitate Golden's operations, including
mailing lists and phone messages. |
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| Series 5, PRINTED MATERIAL,
contains clippings, periodicals, and assorted brochures, reprints, pamphlets
and programs that Golden collected in his research. |
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| Series 6, PHOTOGRAPHS, contains
photographs of or relating to Carl Sandburg, of Golden and his family and
friends, and of prominent individuals. |
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| Series 7, AWARDS, contains
certificates of award, plaques, and documentation of other honors that Golden
received through his involvement with various organizations. |
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| Series 8, MISCELLANY, is a
small unorganized collection of scribbled notes and other ephemera. |
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| Series 9, AUDIO VISUAL, contains
a complete microfilmed set of the Carolina Israelite, 1944 68, and other
microfilmed material that Golden used in research. The series also contains
recordings of Golden's speeches and interviews. |
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SERIES DESCRIPTIONS/CONTAINER
LISTS
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| Series 1: CARL SANDBURG (1898-1970) |
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| This series is comprised primarily of materials
that Golden collected for his informal biography of his friend Carl Sandburg,
Carl Sandburg (World Publishing Company, 1961). Includes clippings, correspondence,
criticism, and other documents about Sandburg as well as letters, manuscripts,
and speeches by Sandburg. Divided into two subseries: Subject Files and
Golden Biography. |
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| NOTE: The items listed in Appendix I have been
removed from the Sandburg Series of the Harry Golden Papers. Copies of the
originals have been retained in place of the originals. |
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| Series 1.1: Subject Files
(1898-1970) |
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| This subseries contains the material collected
by Golden for his biography of Sandburg. Golden's alphabetical subject arrangement
by key word has been maintained with some modifications. Many of the folders
for which no item description has been given contain clippings and extracts
from The America of Carl Sandburg, a critical study by Hazel Durnell. |
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ADMIRERS OF SANDBURG |
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ADVERTISING AND SANDBURG |
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AGE AND SANDBURG |
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ALWAYS THE YOUNG STRANGERS: includes 31 page typescript of
extracts from Sandburg's autobiography (1952), the last 5 pages of which
are from the unpublished continuation, "Ever the Winds of Chance";
and publicity and reviews. |
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AMBASSADORS, BOOKS AS |
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AMERICA AS INTERPRETED BY SANDBURG |
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AMERICAN EXHIBITION IN MOSCOW |
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ANECDOTES |
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APPEARANCE BY SANDBURG |
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ARCHITECTURE AND SANDBURG |
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ASSOCIATED PRESS PROFILE OF SANDBURG: 4 page profile by Golden,
written as a possible obituary. Includes related correspondence (1963).
(See also Criticism and Biographical Information) |
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AWARDS: material on awards given to Sandburg by Civil War
Round Table, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, NAACP, and others. Folder
15, Einstein Commemorative Award (1956), contains 3 typed drafts, with corrections
by Sandburg and an unidentified person, of the speech Sandburg delivered.
Entirely in Sandburg's hand are a 1 page outline and a 1 paragraph insert.
Also included is a typed note from Golden, preparing to speak in New York
City, in which he records his intention to warn the Northern liberals not
to alienate their Southern counterparts "with such nonsense as Mounted
Police and TROOPS, etc. Nonsense. Only the Southerners themselves will settle
this racial problem eventually..." |
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BANNED |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SANDBURG |
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BIRTH AND CHILDHOOD |
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BIRTHDAY--85TH (1963): correspondence between Golden and
Hilda Lindley about the dinner arranged by Sandburg's publisher, Harcourt,
Brace & World, to celebrate his 85th birthday and the publication of
his book, Honey and Salt. Also includes a copy of guest list, a letter from
Golden to Sandburg (1 14 63) about the dinner, and an invitation. |
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North Carolina. Primarily correspondence between Golden and
Tom Lambeth, administrative assistant to Governor Terry Sanford. Also includes
a letter (12 7 62) from Sanford to Golden, Golden's suggested version of
the proclamation, a copy of the official declaration, and correspondence
regarding a possible Sandburg medallion. Information on Carl Sandburg Day
in Illinois may be found in the correspondence between Vachel Davis and
Golden. [See also box 1:42-46] |
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BIRTHDAY--85TH CARL SANDBURG DAY, JANUARY 6, 1963 (1962-63):
documents Carl Sandburg Day in |
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BIRTHDAYS |
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BIRTHPLACE (1958 63): material the birthplace of Sandburg
in Galesburg, Ill., and the efforts of the Carl Sandburg Association to
restore and maintain the house, and Golden's interest in the project. Includes
correspondence (folder 24) and clippings, postcards, and bookplates (folder
25). |
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BOOKS AND SANDBURG |
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BROWN, VANESSA--ARTICLE (1968): article by an actress, writer,
and artist who painted Sandburg's portrait and entertained him as her house
guest. |
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CARL SANDBURG COLLEGE: bulletins, catalogues, and progress
reports from the Galesburg, Ill., college. |
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CARL SANDBURG HIGH SCHOOL |
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CARL SANDBURG SUITE, HOTEL CUSTER (GALESBURG, ILL.) |
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CASSIDY, CLAUDIA ESSAY ON SANDBURG |
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CHAPLIN, RALPH INTERNATIONAL WORKERS OF THE WORLD: presentation
copy of a 27 page book of poems, Only the Drums Remembered (1960) by Chaplin,
a leader and organizer of the IWW; and a postcard from Chaplin to Sandburg
asking him to help sell the book. |
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CHARITY |
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CHICAGO AND SANDBURG |
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CHICAGO POEMS |
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CLIPPINGS ABOUT SANDBURG |
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COLLEGE, SANDBURG AT |
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COLUMN BY SANDBURG: newspaper article (9 19 43), "The
American Way of Life." |
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COMPLETE POEMS (1950) |
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CONNEMARA FARM |
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CORNHUSKERS (1918) |
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CORRESPONDENCE--SANDBURGS TO GOLDEN (1953-67, n.d.): includes
note (10 4 53) in which Carl states that "slightly leftish" Harry
is "out of jail" and "loves the Family of Man"; letter
(carbon, 5 18 56) in which Carl comments on the Israelite and enters gift
subscriptions; letter (3 11 58) in which Carl writes about his gift subscriptions,
his introduction to Only in America and Golden's fire; letter (11 17 59)
from Paula about Golden's Christmas visit; letter (4 30 60) in which Carl
refers Golden to an attached typed copies of five poems from Joseph S. Newman's
Verse Yet!; letter (10 4 60) in which Carl writes about his work on The
Greatest Story Ever Told for Twentieth Century Fox, inviting Golden to Los
Angeles, and mentioning the Harcourt Brace and World Publishing companies
merger; letter (10 11 60) in which Carl describes his office in Hollywood
Marilyn Monroe's former dressing room; letter (1 19 61) in which Carl relays
message from Curtiss Anderson of Ladies' Home Journal requesting a copy
of Golden's Sandburg biography; letter (2 4 61) in which Margaret describes
material that she found and in which Golden might be interested, and comments
on her studies of Ezra Pound and on a 1921 review of Smoke and Steel (1920);
letter (5 29 61) in which Carl describes television producer Joe Wershba's
praise for one of Golden's speeches; letter (6 1 61) from Carl (signed "Carlo")
concerning his introduction to National Geographic's Landmarks of Liberty;
note (with hand addressed envelope, 6 8 61) in which Carl describes his
introduction to a book by his friend Slam Marshall [see box 1:41 for Marshall's
letter to Carl]; letter (holograph addition, 6 9 61) in which Carl discusses
photographs he sent to Golden; letter (incomplete revision, 6 14 61) in
which Carl (signed "Carlo") discusses the New York City opening
of the dramatization "The World of Carl Sandburg" by Norman Corwin
and starring Bette Davis [see also box 2:11], and praising his brother in
law, photographer Edward Steichen; letter (holograph addition, 6 20 61)
in which Carl writes about the "good articles" in the Israelite,
Sandburg poems set to music by Gwynn Steinbeck, the publication of Corwin's
"The World of Carl Sandburg," and a caricature of Carl by Gary
Cooper; letter (holograph addition, 6 21 61) in which Carl describes schools
named for himself and praises Charlotte News reporter Julian Scheer; letter
(7 17 61) in which Carl writes about Golden's biography; letter (carbon,
7 24 61) in which Carl describes captions for photographs in Golden's biography;
letter (8 30 61) in which Carl writes about an item included in Golden's
biography; card (11 15 61) that Carl, as a joke, returns to Golden with
return address "Cook County Jail, Chicago"; letter (with hand
address envelope, 1 3 62) in which Carl commends Golden for good reviews
on his Sandburg biography and recommends good reading; letter (1 15 62)
in which Paula discusses letter from Alan Jenkins, author of several articles
on Sandburg and whose biography of Sandburg was rejected by publishers.
He subsequently accused Golden of plagiarizing from his articles (see also
box 1:42 under Jenkins); letter (with hand addressed envelope, 3 6 63) in
which Carl writes about Hazel Durnell's thesis about him, "The America
of Carl Sandburg" (1962); note (6 21 63) in which Carl asks Golden
to "please autograph this good book you wrote"; letter (with hand
addressed envelope, 7 24 64) in which Paula congratulates Golden on his
television appearance; letter (7 25 64) in which Paula describes attached
note from Carl to Golden (praising "Mr. K and the Negro"), which
she found while cleaning; letter (2 5 67) from Paula concerning Golden's
Christmas visit; letter (n.d.) in which Margaret discusses some of Golden's
books and the "grand march on Montgomery"; note (n.d.) in which
Carl "mourns" over Golden's "dark letter on the religious
issue"; note (n.d.) in which Carl describes "some portentous judgments
in this circular"; note (n.d.) in which Carl praises Golden's letter
to "Kathy"; and a note (n.d.) from Carl, including two typed quotes,
one from Europe Looks at the Civil War discussing Les Miserables as a wartime
classic, and one from Hugo's Complete Works, suggests that Golden use these
quotes in the Israelite. |
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CORRESPONDENCE--GOLDEN TO SANDBURGS (1959-62): mostly carbons,
these letters are primarily routine, arranging details for the completion
and publication of Carl Sandburg or exchanging personal greetings. Noteworthy
are: letter (12 22 59) to Carl in which Golden reflects on Carl's participation
in the Eugene Debs Memorial Meeting (1926?), and the conflict between the
Socialist and Communist parties [see also letters of Mitchell Loeb, box
1:42]; letter (7 28 60) to Carl in which Golden comments on the 1960 Republican
National Convention and American conservatism; letter (7 26 61) to Carl
in which Golden describes his purposes for writing an informal Sandburg
biography; letter (9 28 61) to Carl in which Golden lists people who will
receive complimentary copies of Carl Sandburg; letter (12 6 61) to Carl
in which Golden describes his intentions to restrict access to his Sandburg
material after donating it to the Charlotte Mecklenburg Public Library because
of his plans to write a children's book on Sandburg and a definitive biography
"with several volumes of footnotes"; and a letter (1 31 62) to
Paula in which Golden discusses the rejection for publication of Jenkins's
accusations [see Paula's letter to Golden, 1 15 62]. |
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CORRESPONDENCE FROM SANDBURG (1946 61): letters (carbon copies)
written by Carl Sandburg to individuals other than Golden. Items of note
include a letter (9 23 57) to John Steinbeck commending his The Long Valley
and To a God Unknown, and commenting, "You have been shaken by life
made use of your being shaken" [see Steinbeck's letter to Sandburg,
box 1:41]; letter (6 6 61) to Senator Phillip Hart, concerning the marriages
of Frederick Douglass; letters (7 5 61) to Gardner Cowles (publisher, Look)
and Doris Deland praising the magazine; and a letter (n.d.), to "the
Editor" (Kays Gary, The Charlotte Observer) in which he stresses that
the instrument he plays is a guitar. |
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CORRESPONDENCE TO CARL SANDBURG (1914, 1918, 1955 65): [NOTE:
Arranged alphabetically by correspondent, some containing Sandburg's responses.]
Correspondents include a R. Bowman (copy, 1-8-60), who accuses Sandburg
of being a covert Jew and a Communist who has disgraced Lincoln. Bowman
also praises Hitler and the Nazis; Preston Bradley (1-3-57, with Sandburg's
reply on reverse) praising Remembrance Rock; (copy, 9/1958, with a note
to Golden from Sandburg that reads, "Ain't she a lovable old lady?");
Dell Floyd (managing editor, The Masses)--one (4-18-14) rejecting Sandburg's
Coal Miner Poetry and the other (n.d.) discussing why some poems were rejected;
Charles Hamblett (3 letters, copies, 5/1961) describing his establishment
of a London Club in London; Henry Hardine (5 15 56) recalling their friendship
during their youth [see Sandburg's response (6 11 56), box 1:40]; President
John F. Kennedy (carbon, 5-2-61) praising Remembrance Rock; William Leiserson
(10 25 26) inviting Sandburg to visit Antioch College; Max Lerner (12-12-50)
praising Sandburg's poetry; items from Vachel Lindsay--letter (1-10-18)
praising Sandburg's poetry and discussing Lindsay's next book, The Golden
Book of Springfield, and an upcoming performance of his "Chinese Nightingale,"
letter (n.d.) congratulating Sandburg for his poems in The American Mercury,
and a 3 page annotated typescript poem by Lindsay called "The Virginians
Are Coming Again," with annotation to Carl, concerning its appearance
in The American Mercury (7/1928) on the opening day of the Democratic Party
Convention in Houston, and advising Carl to "chant Section III";
Louis Lipsky (10-10-61, with Sandburg's reply on verso) asking Sandburg
to participate in Ben Gurion's 75th birthday celebration; Richard Lyons
(12-4-61) asking Sandburg to autograph book; Christmas note (n.d.) from
Archibald MacLeish expressing his family's affection for Sandburg; Slam
Marshall (copies, 12 19 60, 1 2 61) about his book, Night Book, for which
Sandburg wrote the introduction [see Sandburg's letter to Golden (6 8 61),
box 1:39]; Otto McFelly (4-24-56, with Sandburg's reply), "an old friend"
who hopes they may meet again in the afterlife [reply includes "remembering
your riding the Red Special over Wis. in 1908"]; William Miller (copy,
1-14-60) discussing his displeasure at Sandburg's condoning capital punishment
for Nazis; John and Elaine Steinbeck (with hand addressed envelope, 1 9
57) expressing birthday greetings and their friendship for Carl [see box
1:40 for Sandburg's response, 9 23 57]; CBS producer Joe Wershba (2-8-55)
joking with Carl [see also box 3:45]; Urban Whitaker (12-13-61) with an
anecdote about the naming of Carl Sandburg School in San Bruno, Calif.;
birthday greeting (blind copy to Golden, 1-12-65) from U.S. Senator (Texas)
Ralph Yarborough; and a letter (blind copy to Golden, 8-8-61) from Ben Zevin
(president, World Publishing) expressing his pleasure with Golden's Carl
Sandburg. |
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CORRESPONDENCE TO AND FROM GOLDEN ABOUT SANDBURG--A-D'ALESSIO
(1958 70): [NOTE: correspondents include those hoping to reach Sandburg
through Golden, those commenting on Sandburg's books or on Golden's Carl
Sandburg, or those with business matters for Sandburg or Golden to consider.
Correspondence is arranged alphabetically by author of letters and chronologically
therein. Golden's responses (mostly carbons) are filed chronologically with
appropriate incoming letters]. Includes Geneva Anton's (of Carl Sandburg
Association) account of her childhood encounter with Sandburg; letter (with
hand addressed envelope, 1 25 62) from Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black
praising Carl Sandburg; letter (11 7 66) from Reuben W. Borough (political
rebel and journalist once associated with Sandburg and other turn of the
century radicals) commending Golden's biography and revealing his disappointment
that Sandburg's radicalism has softened. He also mentions his autobiography,
Jubilant Crusader, which contains a chapter on Sandburg; letter (10 26 61)
from John Brokhoff (minister, St. Marks Lutheran Church, Charlotte) praising
Golden's biography; letters (8 4, 8 7 69) from Philip G. Carson (attorney)
concerning Golden's renunciation as trustee of Sandburg's Trust; and letter
(10-1-61) from Norman Corwin (creator, "The World of Carl Sandburg"
[see also box 2:11]) praising Carl Sandburg and describing Sandburg's meeting
with Lucy Kroll (1960), who served as his agent (see letter from Kroll,
box 1:45). |
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CORRESPONDENCE TO AND FROM GOLDEN ABOUT SANDBURG--DAVIS-DURNELL
(1958 70): includes extensive correspondence with Vachel Davis (Illinois
"Coal Miner" artist and ardent Sandburg admirer) concerning his
efforts to book Sandburg for an appearance in St. Louis (1961) and to establish
a Carl Sandburg Day celebration in Illinois (1962 63). Also includes letter
to Davis from Ralph G. Newman (9 10 62) concerning a bust of Sandburg, and
copies of letters to Davis from Edgar Guest, Vachel Lindsay, Edwin Markham,
and Herbert Hoover (see Davis letter, 10 1 62) commending Davis's work;
letter (10 31 61) from Hugh Downs commending Golden's biography; and correspondence
(3-30 through 5-16-63) of Hazel Durnell concerning her critical analysis
of Sandburg's works, The America of Carl Sandburg (1962) [see also box 2:93]. |
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CORRESPONDENCE TO AND FROM GOLDEN ABOUT SANDBURG--E-H (1958
70): Includes letter (1-9-58) from Aaron Fishman (alumnus of P.S. 20, Golden's
elementary school) discussing the school's receipt of a plaque containing
a Sandburg inscription and its annual presentation of a Carl Sandburg award
to outstanding students; letter (10-25-61) from Hoyt Galvin (director, Charlotte
Mecklenburg Public Library): letter (10 25 61), praising Golden's biography;
letter (12 7 61) from Greer Garson thanking Golden for a copy of his biography;
letter (n.d.) from songwriter L. Wolfe Gilbert praising Golden's biography
(see box 6:29, Gilbert, L. Wolfe); letter (2-13-61) to his son, Harry (Buddy)
Golden Jr., describing the "little research" that "no research
Golden" undertook in writing the biography, and Harcourt, Brace &
Company's rejection of Alan Jenkins's Sandburg biography (see box 1:45 for
Jenkins's letters to Golden); several notes (n.d.) to his son, Richard (Dick)
Goldhurst, primarily concerning editing of the biography, but also discussing
the publication of Sandburg's The Prairie Years as told by Virginia Kirkus
(see Kirkus's letters to Golden, box 1:45); letter (1958) from Richard Goldhurst
to "Pop" (1958) discussing Sandburg's glorification of "traditional
American concepts"; card (December, 1961) from his brother, Max Goldhirsch,
requesting a copy of Golden's biography; letter (10 25 61) from Warner L.
Hall (minister, Covenant Presbyterian Church, Charlotte), praising Golden's
biography; letter (10 6 ?, typed copy) from Harry Hansen (literary critic
and friend of Sandburg's) to Helga Sandburg, complimenting photographs of
her in Carl Sandburg; and letter (9 26 60) from Vernon Hanses describing
in detail his visits with Sandburg. |
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CORRESPONDENCE TO AND FROM GOLDEN ABOUT SANDBURG--I-P (1958
70): Includes correspondence with Alan Jenkins concerning a conflict between
Golden and Jenkins, a Sandburg admirer who wrote several articles about
him. In letter of (10 13 58), Jenkins offers Golden his Sandburg material
to use in his research. Golden's letter of (2 9 61) elaborates on his informal,
non definitive style in Carl Sandburg and encourages Jenkins to write a
definitive biography of Sandburg. Letters (November 20 December 22, 1961),
describe Jenkin's accusations that Golden's biography is "careless"
and that Golden plagiarized his writings. Golden's responses assert that
Jenkins accusations were caused by his unsuccessful efforts at having his
Sandburg biography published [see box 1:39, Paula to Golden (1 15 62), and
Golden to Paula (1 31 62)]; letter from (11-3-61) Kivie Kaplan (NAACP leader)
praising Golden's biography (see box 7:15-16); letter (9 21 61) from Virginia
Kirkus (editor) describing the Pictorial Review serialization of Sandburg's
The Prairie Years, in which she and associate editor Helen Walker had a
part. Also includes Kirkus's review of Carl Sandburg. Golden's response
(9 25 61) reveals his intentions to write a children's book about pack peddler;
letter (2-28-62) from Dorothy Knox (The Charlotte Observer) praising Golden's
biography; letter (11 6 61) from Andre Kostelanetz praising Carl Sandburg;
letter (10 31 61) from Lucy Knoll (Sandburg's agent) praising biography
(see Norman Corwin's letter to Golden, box 1:42); letter (1 20 66) from
Erma Landers discussing Sandburg's correspondence with Elbert Hubbard (writer/publisher);
letter (10 27 61) from Herbert Lehman (governor, New York) turning down
Golden's offer to write his biography; letter (n.d.) from Mary Lethbridge
(Information Officer, Library of Congress), describing the publication of
Mark Van Doren's lecture and bibliography of Sandburg, Carl Sandburg: With
a Bibliography of Sandburg Materials in the Library of Congress (1969) (see
boxes 2:93-96; and 1:46, Van Doren to Golden); correspondence (February
15 March 11, 1966) from Loeb Mitchell, discussing a memorial meeting honoring
Socialist Eugene V. Debs at Madison Square Garden in 1926 in which Sandburg
participated [see box 1:39, Golden to Sandburg (12 22 59)], and describing
a Socialist meeting at the Garden (ca. 1930) protesting the Austrian dictator
Dolphuss, at which members of the Communist Party rioted. Includes photocopies
of The New Leader, (10 30 26), describing the Debs Memorial meeting; letter
(7 16 58) from Catherine McCarthy (representative, Harcourt, Brace &
Co.), asking Golden to submit his Carl Sandburg manuscript to them when
completed. Golden's responses (7 21, 12 29 58) reveal his intentions to
send his manuscript and his fears that the final product will not be "worthy
of your consideration." Also includes McCarthy's letter to Targ of
World Publishing Company, (6 21 61), giving Golden permission to quote Sandburg's
works; correspondence (1966 68) from George Medovoy (television producer)
concerning his documentary on Sandburg; correspondence (December 7, 1961
March 12, 1962) from Harold N. Meyer (brother-in-law of Junius Scales),
requesting that Sandburg petition for Scales's pardon. Includes articles
for the New York Times (1923, 1925) concerning the pardon of political anarchists
James Larkin and Benjamin Gitlow [see boxes 9:2-3; and 1:39, Golden to Carl
(4 20 62)]; correspondence (December 13, 1965 November 6, 1966) from Herbert
Mitgang (author/editor), and related clippings, concerning preparation of
his book, The Letters of Carl Sandburg (1968), and in particular, concerning
Golden's correspondence with Sandburg; letter (11 2 61) from Newton Minow
(chair, Federal Communications Commission) describing Sandburg's poetry
reading in which he commented that "he was one Minow...more like a
Whale" (see box 8:7); letter (6 18 62) from Elizabeth Morton (representative,
Chilton Company), requesting that Sandburg write his autobiography as a
child's book. Golden's response (6 20 62) indicated his desires to write
a children's biography of Sandburg; letter (9 1 60) from Edward R. Murrow
concerning tapes of Sandburg's appearance on "Person to Person";
letter (3 15 63) from Arnold Newman concerning Golden's bad review of a
book he and Sandburg co authored, The Celebrities. Newman tells how Sandburg's
illness forced the book to be only a captioning of famous people's photographs
rather than a "comment upon the various types of people who shape our
world"; correspondence (July 2, 1962 March 25, 1963) from Eric Olsen
about his bust of Sandburg (see series 6, Photographs); letter (8 23 67)
from Milo Pearson, describing his meeting with Sandburg at Knox College,
and including his photograph of Carl, Paula, and Edward Steichen (see series
6, Photographs); and letter (1 23 60) from Cecil Prince (reporter, The Charlotte
News) concerning a Golden article about Sandburg. |
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CORRESPONDENCE TO AND FROM GOLDEN ABOUT SANDBURG--R-Z (1958
70): includes letter (12 23 61) from Sam Ragan (editor, News and Observer,
Raleigh, N.C.) inviting Sandburg to spend a semester as poet in residence
at East Carolina Teachers College and letter (3 3 58) concerning a Carl
Sandburg Day observance in North Carolina (3 27 58) (see also box 1:22);
letter (12 4 61) from Theodore Remer pointing to factual errors in Golden's
biography, and Golden's response (12 8 61), revealing his efforts to "deal
in ideas" rather than "footnotes," reflecting that he is
"not a biographer"; correspondence (September 18 November 11,
1968), from Maurice Robbin concerning his bust of Sandburg (see series 6,
Photographs); letter (10 5 62) from Edmund Rusineck describing the John
Birch Society's banning Sandburg's writings in the Los Alamitos, Calif.,
elementary schools on the grounds of his liberal political beliefs (see
also box 1:18); letter from Helga Sandburg, addressed to Golden's secretary
Maureen Titlow, requesting copies of Carl Sandburg; letter (10 30 61) from
North Carolina governor Terry Sanford praising Carl Sandburg; letter (11
24 61) from columnist Schary Dore praising Carl Sandburg; correspondence
(September 7 10, 1962) from Julius Schatz of the American Jewish Congress
concerning Sandburg's possible participation in the National Conference
on Religion and Race in Chicago in 1963; letter (11 2 61) from columnist
Frank Scully praising Golden and agreeing with Carl's statement that "Ike...never
took a chance in 50 years"; letter (10 30 61) from columnist Gene Shalit
praising Carl Sandburg and quoting Golden's joke, "Dress British and
think Yiddish"; letter (12 21 61) from New York City education director
Charles Silver concerning Sandburg's "eloquent and penetrating paragraphs"
for the walls of the Anna Silver School in Lower East Side; correspondence
(July 31 September 21, 1961) from photographer William Smith concerning
the possible use of one of his photographs in Carl Sandburg; card (photocopy,
n.d.) from John Steinbeck expressing sadness, after winning the Nobel Prize,
that Sandburg did not receive it and stating "He is America";
letter (1-26-62) from Golden to movie producer George Stevens concerning
additions needed in the film script for The Greatest Story Ever Told, in
particular, the "whys" of "Thomas's doubt," and "words...about
slavery, freedom, and the sacredness of the individual"; letter (copy,
10 30 61) from Adlai Stevenson praising Carl Sandburg; letter (3 4 68) from
William Sutton requesting information on Sandburg's relationship with Negroes,
with Golden's response (3 8 68) describing Sandburg's receipt of the NAACP
silver plaque in 1967 (see series 6, Photograph); letter (5 13 63) from
author Mark Van Doren (Carl Sandburg: With a Bibliography, 1968) praising
Golden's biography (see also box 1:45, Mary Lethbridge to Golden; and box
6:47); letter (10 26 61) from U.S. Supreme Court Justice Earl Warren praising
Carl Sandburg; letter (11 24 61) from Atlantic Monthly editor Edward Weeks
praising Golden and Sandburg; letters from producer Joe Wershba ("An
Evening with Carl Sandburg") praising Carl Sandburg (6 29 59), describing
Sandburg's poetry reading sponsored by Jacqueline Kennedy in Washington,
D.C. (10 27 61) (see boxes 2:7 and 3:45), and describing Hallmark's exhibition
of Sandburg in New York City (1 11 68); letter (12 21 61) from McClure Newspaper
Syndicates representative John Wheeler, and Golden's response (12 26 61),
discussing possible serialization of Carl Sandburg; letters (10 30 61, 1
18 62) from Henry H. Wilson, President John F. Kennedy's administrative
assistant, praising Golden's biography; letter (1 20 65) from author Gladys
Zehnpfennig (Carl Sandburg: Poet and Patriot, 1963), concerning misrepresentations
of Sandburg's life in Contemporary Authors; and letters (7 8 60, 8 12, 11
21 61) from World Publishing Company president Ben Zevin about publication
of Carl Sandburg and letter (3 13 62) telling Golden that "they love
you and Carl in Japan." |
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CORRESPONDENCE WORLD PUBLISHING COMPANY (1960 62): chronologically
arranged correspondence between Golden and his publishers and other associates
concerning the publication of Carl Sandburg. Correspondents are: Virginia
Buckley, Lee Griffin, Eleanor Kask, William Targ, and Jerry Freed (also
spelled Freide and Friede). |
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CORRESPONDENCE PUBLICITY FOR CARL SANDBURG (1961): chronologically
arranged correspondence concerning Golden's and Sandburg's promotional autographing
parties at Ivey's Department Store in Charlotte (11 21 61), and at various
stores in Chicago (11/22 24/61) and Los Angeles (11 28 61). Correspondents
are representatives from World Publishing Company, W. Colston Leigh of the
speaker's bureau, and from sponsoring businesses, including George Ivey,
L. Wolfe Gilbert, and Irving Kupcinet. |
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CRITICISM |
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CRITICISM AND BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: a 200 page collection
of criticism on Carl Sandburg and his works from a notebook assembled by
Golden. Includes typed quotations from reviews and short biographical sketches,
such as an Associated Press biography that Golden was to revise (see also
box 1:11). Sandburg's holograph addition appears on second page of a 2 page
review by Ivan Kashkeen from Literary Gazette (7 25 59), entitled "The
Veteran of American Poetry." |
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DEATH OF SANDBURG CORRESPONDENCE |
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DEATH OF SANDBURG CLIPPINGS |
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| 2:3 |
DEDICATION HENRY HORNER MEMORIAL (1948): 3 page typescript
carbon of Sandburg's speech (10 27 48) to commemorate Illinois politician
Henry Horner in Chicago. |
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| 2:4 |
DEDICATION ADDRESS WADE HOUSE STATE PARK: 4 page reprint
of Sandburg's address, "Old Wade House Has Its Memories" (Wisconsin
Magazine of History, Winter, 1953 54). |
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| 2:5 |
DRAMATIZATION "CARL SANDBURG: HIS PEOPLE AND HIS POETRY"
(1966): dramatized reading, 55 pages, by Edward Mammen and Margaret Servine. |
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| 2:6 |
DRAMATIZATION "CARL SANDBURG, YES": 55 page adaptation
of Sandburg's Collected Works, by Monty Ash, and leading actor Raymond Kark. |
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DRAMATIZATION "AN EVENING WITH CARL SANDBURG" (1956,
1959-62): material relating to four dramatizations of this name: a program
containing Sandburg's Congressional address (2 12 59) and related clippings
from poetry reading sponsored by Jacqueline Kennedy in the State Department
(10 26 61); a brochure from a Northwestern University presentation (11 18
60); a program from the Vagabond Players's presentation at the Flat Rock
Playhouse (8 12 62); and a 34 page draft of a script from radio workshop
by Joe Wershba (2 6 56) (see letter, Wershba to Golden, in box 1:46). |
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DRAMATIZATION "STRONG MEN KEEP COMING ON" (1971):
30 page typescript of drama by "Tish", adopted from Golden's biography,
and related correspondence. |
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| 2:9 |
DRAMATIZATION "A TRIBUTE TO CARL SANDBURG": 70
page typescript. |
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| 2:10 |
DRAMATIZATION "THE WAYSHARERS" (1954): program
from "This Nation An American Fanfare," in Santa Monica, Calif.,
in which Sandburg's poem "The Waysharers" (Remembrance Rock) was
dramatized. |
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DRAMATIZATION "THE WORLD OF CARL SANDBURG" (1959,
1963, 1967): programs from three productions of Norman Corwin's drama: in
Constitution Hall, Philadelphia, starring Bette Davis and Gary Merrill (10
29 59); at Charlotte's Mint Museum, directed by Dorothy Masterson, April,
1963; at Flat Rock Playhouse, Vagabond Players, 1967. (See also letters:
box 1:39, Carl to Golden (6 14 61); Golden to Carl, (5 29 63); and box 1:42,
Corwin to Golden). |
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DUNES "SAVE THE DUNES" |
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| 2:13 |
EARLY POEMS |
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EDUCATION AND SANDBURG: includes 1 page printed copy of Sandburg's
statement "World Analects for Adult Education" (University of
Tennessee Press, 1958) on which appears Sandburg's note to Golden, "Indeed
I have done worse than this." |
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| 2:15 |
ELMHURST YEARS |
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| 2:16 |
ELVIS AND SANDBURG |
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| 2:17 |
EMERSON AND NEW ENGLAND WRITERS |
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| 2:18 |
FAME |
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FAMILY LIFE |
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FAMILY OF MAN (STEICHEN EXHIBIT): Sandburg's prologue to
Steichen's traveling photographic exhibit and a 5 page typescript draft
of Sandburg's speech to the University of Michigan about the exhibit. |
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FATHER (1952, 1959): includes copy of The American Swedish
Monthly (July, 1959), containing the chapter "Father and Mother"
from Sandburg's The Sandburg Range (1952). |
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FINNISH REVOLUTION (1918): information concerning Sandburg's
coverage of the revolution as a reporter for the Newspaper Enterprise Association
and his receipt of Communist documents that he turned over to the U.S. government
upon his return from Finland. (For more detailed explanation, see Golden's
Carl Sandburg: 136 38). Includes correspondence relating to the documents,
a 2 page typescript draft (with holograph corrections) and a 3 page typescript
draft of articles by Sandburg on the revolution. |
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FORWORDS |
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"FREEDOM'S CAPITAL": page proofs, with Sandburg's
holograph corrections, of a 14-page article about Washington, D.C., for
the National Geographic Society's America's Historylands: Touring Our Landmarks
of Liberty (1962). |
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| 2:25 |
FRIENDSHIP AND SANDBURG |
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| 2:26 |
FROST, ROBERT |
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| 2:27 |
FROST AND SANDBURG (1961-62): includes Life article (12 1
62) about them, and a receipt (12 4 61) from Savile Book Shop in Washington,
D.C., for Golden's Carl Sandburg, ordered by Helga Sandburg, "For Robert
Frost, a friend of man." |
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| 2:28 |
GALESBURG (ILL.) AND SANDBURG: includes note (n.d.) from
"Carlo" to Golden concerning a pamphlet about Sandburg's birthplace
(copies included). |
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| 2:29 |
GOLDEN, HARRY--ON SANDBURG |
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| 2:30 |
GOOD MORNING, AMERICA (1928) |
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GRAMMAR AND SANDBURG |
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THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD: primarily clippings relating
to the 20th Century Fox production for which Sandburg acted as script consultant.
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GUEST, EDGAR--POEM ON SANDBURG |
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| 2:34 |
HALLMARK GALLERY EXHIBIT |
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| 2:35 |
HARCOURT, ALFRED |
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HARBERT (MICH.) |
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HAYMARKET RIOTS |
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| 2:38 |
HEMINGWAY--SANDBURG ON |
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| 2:39 |
HERALD EXPRESS ARTICLE (1961) |
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| 2:40 |
HISTORY AND SANDBURG: includes New York Herald Tribune book
review featuring Sandburg's address upon receipt of the Gold Medal for History
and Biography by the Academy of Arts and Letters (5 28 52). |
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HOLMES, OLIVER WENDELL--SANDBURG ON |
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| 2:42 |
HONEY AND SALT (1963) |
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| 2:43 |
INTERVIEWS: includes correspondence between Golden and Nat
Hentoff of Playboy concerning a possible interview with Sandburg, and clippings
of various interviews with Sandburg. |
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| 2:44 |
JET FLIGHT (1959): includes proof of Sandburg's article for
Better Homes and Gardens (April, 1959), describing the first jet flight
across the country. Note from Carl to Golden concerns article. |
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| 2:45 |
JOURNALIST--SANDBURG AS |
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KELLY, GENE AND SANDBURG: includes a typescript copy of Sandburg's
"Lines Written for Gene Kelly to Dance to" and an envelope marked
"Gene Kelly Show" by Sandburg, containing information on Kelly.
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KELLER, HELLEN AND SANDBURG |
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| 2:48 |
LABOR AND SANDBURG |
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| 2:49 |
LANDLORDISM (1937): includes pamphlet called "Landlordism"
by business leader Joseph S. Thompson. |
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| 2:50 |
LANGUAGE |
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| 2:51 |
LEOPOLD, NATHAN AND SANDBURG |
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| 2:52 |
LIBRARIES NAMED FOR SANDBURG |
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| 2:59 |
"LINCOLN AND LIBERTY" (1960): 9 page typescript
copy of speech by unidentified writer, delivered in Indianapolis (2-12-60).
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| 2:55 |
LINCOLN AND SANDBURG |
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| 2:53 |
LINCOLN BIOGRAPHY AND COLLECTOR; includes brochure on the
paperback editions of The Prairie Years and The War Years and a 34-page
advertising brochure by Harcourt, Brace & Co. (1926) that purports to
publish "one hitherto unpublished, authentic Lincoln story which does
not appear in the book." |
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LINCOLN BIOGRAPHY ONE VOLUME EDITION (1954) |
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| 2:56 |
LINCOLN CENTENARY OF HIS NOMINATION BLUMEHAVEN DIGEST (1960)
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| 2:57 |
LINCOLN DOUGLAS DEBATE CENTENNIAL (1958) |
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| 2:58 |
LINCOLN MEMORIAL AWARDS AND SANDBURG |
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| 2:60 |
LINCOLN PORTRAIT |
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| 2:61 |
LITERARY INFLUENCES |
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| 2:62 |
LONDON AND SANDBURG |
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| 2:63 |
LOVITZ, GENE AND SANDBURG: includes 7-page typescript of
article on Sandburg by Lovitz, co-author of Carl Sandburg: A Pictorial
Biography (1967). (See also box 2:93-96) |
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| 2:64 |
MEMORIAL SERVICE THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL (1967): information
pertaining to a service honoring Sandburg at the Lincoln Memorial (9-17-67).
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| 2:65 |
MIDWEST |
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| 2:66 |
MONROE, HARRIET AND POETRY |
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MONROE, MARILYN AND SANDBURG LOOK (8 28 62) |
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| 2:68 |
MORRISON, JOE--ARTICLE: 2 page typescript draft of an article
on Sandburg by a UNC Chapel Hill journalism professor who helped Golden
research his biography of Sandburg. |
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| 2:69 |
MURROW, EDWARD R. "Person to Person" |
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| 2:70 |
MUSIC: includes E. Lang's musical accompaniments (1946) to
Sandburgs's poems, "My Shirt" from Smoke and Steel, and "Sunsets"
from Good Morning, America. |
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| 2:71 |
NATIONAL MEMORIAL PARK NAMED FOR CARL SANDBURG |
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| 2:72 |
NOBEL PRIZE: includes material relating to Ernest Hemingway's
statements upon receipt of the Nobel Prize in 1954, stating that Sandburg
should have received it. Includes letter to Golden from George Otum of Shafte,
Inc. (6 17 62), describing the format in which to recommend Sandburg for
the Prize. |
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NORTH CAROLINA--SANDBURG MOVES TO |
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NOTEBOOKS OF SANDBURG: a typewritten collection of Sandburg's
favorite quotations and poems. Includes quotations of Ralph Waldo Emerson,
John Gunther, Adlai Stevenson, Abraham Lincoln, and others with 3 signed
poems by "Skid Row" author Charles Barth ("Buffalo Chuck").
Sandburg's holograph addition appears on page of quotations from "Emerson's
Journal." |
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| 2:74 |
NOTES: assorted scribbled notes by Golden in preparation
of Carl Sandburg. |
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| 2:75 |
OVERSEAS PRESS CLUB |
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| 2:77 |
PACIFISM AND SANDBURG |
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| 2:78 |
PEGLER, WESTBROOK |
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| 2:79 |
PEOPLE AND SANDBURG |
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| 2:80 |
THE PEOPLE, YES |
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| 2:81 |
PERMISSIONS (1958) |
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| 2:82 |
PIONEER MEMORIAL |
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| 2:83 |
POETRY |
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| 2:84 |
POETRY ABOUT SANDBURG: includes typed copies of "Carl
Sandburg, Yes," by Mark Clutter of the Wichita Beacon; an untitled
poem about Sandburg by Mark Van Doren; "Cartoons of Carl Sandburg"
by Ben Hecht; "Carl Sandburg in Hollywood" by Charles Hamblett;
and assorted poems from the sixth grade class of Emory School in Imperial
Beach, Calif., from Jeannette Edwards of Vermont, and from a printed brochure
"Workman for Workmen." |
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| 2:85 |
POETRY STATEMENT |
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| 2:86 |
POETS (MODERN) AND NEW CRITICS |
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| 2:87 |
POLITICS AND SANDBURG: includes clippings about Sandburg's
criticism of Eisenhower and about his poetry reading in Washington, D.C.
(10 26 61) sponsored by Jacqueline Kennedy. (See box 2:7) |
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| 2:88 |
PORTRAITS OF SANDBURG: caricatures, sketches, and literary
portraits of Sandburg. (See also Series 6, Photographs) |
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| 2:89 |
POUND, EZRA |
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| 2:90 |
PRAIRIE TOWN BOY |
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| 2:91 |
PRAYER AND SANDBURG: includes copy of a sermon by Alan Jenkins,
"The Prayers of Carl Sandburg" (see also boxes 1:45, letters from
Jenkins; and 2:93-96). |
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| 2:92 |
PROSPERITY |
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PUBLICATIONS ABOUT SANDBURG: includes: "After Sandburg,"
The Inlander (December, 1928): 5 6; Hazel Durnell, The America of Carl Sandburg
(University of Geneva, 1962); Sidney Fields, "Carl Sandburg, My Youngest
Friend," Guideposts (November, 1961): 1 4; Elmer Gertz, "The Two
Rarest Carl Sandburg Items," Autograph Collector's Journal (Spring,
1953): 40 41, and "Carl Sandburg Is Seventy," Book Bulletin of
the Chicago Public Library (February, 1948): 23 26; Adda George, "The
Galesburg Birthplace of Carl Sandburg," reprint, Journal of the Illinois
State Historical Society (Winter, 1952): 300 5; Dudley C. Gordeon, El Alisal:
The Lummis Home, Its History and Architecture, (Los Angeles: Cultural Assets
Press, 1968), and "Sandburg at City College," reprint, The California
Librarian (April, 1969): 120 24; Hawaii Quill Magazine (3 8 34) features
two University of Hawaii students's essays about Sandburg; Illinois State
Historical Society Journal (Winter, 1952), entire issue devoted to Sandburg;
Illinois University Library, The Sandburg Range: An Exhibit of Materials
from Carl Sandburg's Library (Urbana: Illinois University Library, 1958);
Alan Jenkins, "Portrait of a Poet at College," reprint, The South
Atlantic Quarterly (October, 1950): 478 82, and "The Prayers of Carl
Sandburg," reprint of sermon, Royal Oak, Mich. (1 5 58) (see also Sandburg
and Prayer); "Lincoln's Man Sandburg: The Time for Remembering Greatness,"
Newsweek (2 14 55): 49 53; Gene H. Lovitz, "Portrait in Blue,"
The Coupler (August, 1960): 6 7, and "Carl Sandburg, 'Old Rail,'"
Railway Carmen's Journal (September, 1960): 4 6; Ralph McGill, "The
Most Unforgettable Character I've Met," Reader's Digest (May, 1954):
109 13 [includes note by Sandburg he apparently used as bookmark]; Lillian
Mirmak, "Sandburg: Spokesman for the People," Opus (3 4 57): 1
4 and "The Pride and Wisdom of Two Great Poets: Sandburg and Frost,"
Life (12 1 61): 101 102 [Oversize File, box OF1:3]; Don C. Shoemaker, "Carl
Sandburg at Flat Rock," The Southern Packet (August, 1948): 1 4; Edward
Steichen, ed., Sandburg: Photographers View Carl Sandburg (New York: Harcourt,
Brace and World, 1966) [Oversize File, box OF1:3]; Larry Tucker, "For
Paula Sandburg: The Void at Connemara," Tarheel Wheels (September,
1969): 14 15; Mark Van Doren, Carl Sandburg (Washington, D.C.: Library of
Congress, 1969); Wisdom Magazine (August, 1959), contains "Carl Sandburg,"
by Alan Jenkins, pp. 25 26; "A Biography of Carl Sandburg," p.
27; and "From the Wisdom of Carl Sandburg," pp. 28 31. [Oversize
File, box OF1:3]; and "The Years of a Poet Who Sang of America,"
Life (8 4 67): 44 53 [Oversize File, box OF1:3]. |
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| 3:1 |
RECORDS AND SANDBURG |
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| 3:2 |
RELIGION AND SANDBURG |
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| 3:3 |
REMEMBRANCE ROCK (1948): includes 28 page publisher's brochure
(Harcourt, Brace & Co.) containing reviews of book. |
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| 3:4 |
REVIEWS BY SANDBURG |
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| 3:5 |
ROOSEVELT, FRANKLIN D. AND SANDBURG |
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| 3:6 |
ROOTABAGA STORIES (1922) |
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3:7 RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR |
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| 3:8 |
RUTH, BABE--INTERVIEW BY SANDBURG (3 24 28): 4 page typescript.
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SANDBURG, HELGA |
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| 3:14 |
SANDBURG, HELGA ARTICLE "MY FATHER," REDBOOK (February,
1966) |
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| 3:12 |
SANDBURG RANGE (1957): reviews. |
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| 3:15 |
SCHMIDT, I. W.: correspondence (1961, 1966) between Golden
and Schmidt, photographer whose works appeared in Steichen's Sandburg: Photographers
View Carl Sandburg, pp. 53, 92 (see also Oversize File, box OF1:3). Includes
photocopies of letters to Schmidt from Steichen (8 18 65) requesting his
contributions to Sandburg: Photographers View Carl Sandburg, and from Eleanor
Roosevelt (10 17 44) praising his work. |
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SCHOOLS NAMED FOR SANDBURG: typed list of schools named for
Sandburg, with Sandburg's note (n.d.) to Golden concerning the list. |
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| 3:17 |
SLABS OF THE SUNBURNT WEST (1922) |
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| 3:18 |
SMOKE AND STEEL (1920) |
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SOCIALISM: includes photostats of Sandburg's working cards
and records of his dues payments while a member of the Social Democratic
Party in Wisconsin; a short piece on the "Schenectady Socialists"
by Joe Morrison, Golden's research aide (see box 2:68); an excerpt from
Jean Leon Juares's Studies in Socialism (London: Independent Labor Party,
1906); an issue of The American Socialist (January, 1959); columns by leftists
Frank Sculy and Victor Berger; and several clippings about Sandburg and
his Socialist friends. |
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SOLDIERING (1898): photostats of Sandburg's diary while stationed
in Puerto Rico during the Spanish American War. |
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| 3:21 |
SPEECHES BY SANDBURG 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF LINCOLN'S INAUGURATION
(3 4 61) |
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| 3:22 |
SPEECHES BY SANDBURG BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY (2 18 59) |
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| 3:23 |
SPEECHES BY SANDBURG CONGRESS (2 12 59) |
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SPEECHES BY SANDBURG DES MOINES, IOWA: 12 page annotated
typescript draft (n.d.) |
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SPEECHES BY SANDBURG LIBRARY OF CONGRESS (10 25 61) |
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SPEECHES BY SANDBURG NEW SCHOOL GRADUATE FACULTY (4 6 59)
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SPEECHES BY SANDBURG SHAARE EMETH TEMPLE (1 19 59) |
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SPEECHES BY SANDBURG UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (3 5 57) |
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SPEECHES BY SANDBURG UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS (2 15 56) |
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SPEECHES BY SANDBURG UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE (January, 1955):
includes envelope with Sandburg's holograph notes. |
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SPEECHES BY SANDBURG UNIVERSITY OF REDLAND (2 16 59) |
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SPEECHES BY SANDBURG UNIVERSITY OF UTAH (2 20 59) |
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SPEECHES BY SANDBURG UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (1 11 55): includes
envelope with Sandburg's holograph notes. |
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SPEECHES BY SANDBURG UPSALA COLLEGE (1 20 59) |
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| 3:34 |
STEICHEN AND PHOTOGRAPHS: includes correspondence (1959 66)
between Golden and Sandburg's brother in law and prominent photographer.
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STEVENS, GEORGE: includes Sandburg's annotation of a talk
by the producer of The Greatest Story Ever Told, for which Sandburg acted
as script consultant. |
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STEVENSON, ADLAI: includes copy of his statement on Sandburg's
84th birthday (1 6 62). |
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STONESIFER INTERVIEWS: includes transcript of interview with
Golden about Sandburg, conducted by Richard Stonesifer of Drew University,
and related correspondence. |
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STORM OVER THE LAND (1942): brochure from the Civil War Book
Club describing this Civil War narrative by Sandburg. |
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SWEDEN AND SANDBURG: includes the following Swedish publications
about Sandburg: Det Basta (Reader's Digest, March, 1946), containing a translation
of Sandburg's poem "Chicago" (p. 68); Vasast Jarnan (The Vasa
Star, February, 1958), including Sandburg's poems "Chicago," "Illinois
Farmer," "Psalm of the Bloodbank," and "Shenandoah Journey,"
(p. 6) and "Psalmist of the Industrial Age," by Henning Nelson,
p. 7; and Allsvensk Samling (1958), containing article on Sandburg by Naboth
Hedin, pp. 4 8. |
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TELEVISION AND SANDBURG: includes 6 page printed copy of
Sandburg's talk on John C. Secondari's "Open Hearing," with Sandburg's
holograph addition on back of page 6. |
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TELEVISION SHOW "THE LEGACY OF CARL SANDBURG" |
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TRANSLATION--SANDBURG IN |
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TRIBUTES TO SANDBURG: includes photocopies of letters honoring
Sandburg on the occasion of an exhibit at the Pack Memorial Library in Asheville,
N.C. in 1952. (See Harry Golden, Carl Sandburg: 108). Correspondents are:
Robert M. Hutchins, a chancellor of the University of Chicago and associate
director of the Ford Foundation (11 21 52); Archibald MacLeish (12 4 52);
and Virginia Proctor, speaking for the president of Harvard University (11
18 52). Also includes a 10 page proposal for a National Sandburg Tribute
(1958). |
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TWAIN, MARK AND SANDBURG |
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WERSHBA, JOE AND SANDBURG: includes 4 page typed transcript
of recordings of Sandburg (1956) by television and radio producer Joe Wershba,
and extensive typed notes, with anecdotes about Sandburg and a chronology
of Sandburg's career, assembled by Wershba for Golden. (See boxes 1:41,
letter from "Brudder Joe"; 1:46, letters from Wershba; and 2:7).
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WEST-FIRST TRIP |
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WHITMAN AND SANDBURG |
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WIND SONG (1960) |
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WORK AND SANDBURG |
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WRIGHT, FRANK LLOYD AND SANDBURG |
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WRIGHT, PHILIP GREEN: information on Wright, Sandburg's English
professor at Lombard College and publisher of Sandburg's first works under
the Asgard Press, imprint (see box 3:52). |
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WRITINGS EARLY WORKS OF SANDBURG: includes Others: A Chicago
Number (June, 1917: 16 17), three poems: "Intercessions of Certain
Fat Men at the Blackstone," "Jinx," and " Cool Tombs";
Incidentals (Galesburg, Ill.: Asgard Press, 1907) [photostats]; Josephy
(Galesburg, Ill.: Asgard Press, 1910) [photostats]; and You and Your Job,
"Pocket Library of Socialism" (Chicago: C. H. Kerr, 1905) [photostats].
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WRITINGS--MISCELLANEOUS: includes A Little Sermon (1907);
The Plaint of a Rose (1908) [extract, typescript]; and "What Do You
Think!," 1 page ad for "Charles Sandburg, Lecturer," [photostat]
Asgard Press advertisement (n.d). |
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WRITINGS PUBLISHED (1943-63, n.d.): includes magazine articles,
clippings, newspaper supplements, and brochures, in which Sandburg's writings
have been published (arranged chronologically, 1943 63). Also includes four
1 page typed pieces by Sandburg: an excerpt from The American Songbag (1927);
"Illinois Farmer, " a poem from The Cornhuskers (1928); "Such
is Fame," a poem from a New York Times article (10 23 60); and an essay
on retirement in Saturday Review (8 25 56). |
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WRITINGS UNPUBLISHED: unidentified and possibly unpublished
material by Sandburg, arranged alphabetically by title or by first line
(for recent compilation of Sandburg's previously unpublished works, see
Breathing Tokens, edited by Margaret Sandburg, 1978). Includes: "Ben
Thomas," 1 page typescript poem; "Bluebird, What Do You Feed On"
and "May 1937," 1 page typescript poems; "Comfort and Happiness
Yeah?" 1 page typescript poem on the dangers of complacency; "Creep
Up, Moon, on the South Sky," 1 page typescript poem; "I Have Had
a Thousand Fish Faces," 1 page typescript poem; "Journey,"
1 page typescript poem; "'My God,' Laughed the Duchess, 'Stop Pulling
My Leg,'" 1 page annotated note; "My Hand Goes Up to Our Flag,"
1 page typescript poem; "This Life's a Hollow Bubble," 1 page
typescript poem; "Prayer for the Child Margaret Who is Six, 1917,"
1 page typescript poem; "What I Believe," 1 page typescript essay
with Sandburg's annotation; "What Some of These Did," 1 page typescript
statement about those who have died and deserve to be remembered; "You
Certainly Must Love Me or You Certainly Don't," 1 page typescript poem;
"Visible Flesh and Invisible Faith," 3 page typescript essay about
the Continental Army; and "Leo Lerner is Diogenes," 2 page typescript
essay. Also includes Sandburg's typewritten note listing "pieces of
Golden's I liked much"; Sandburg's autographed note listing "American
Christs" and "American Satans," with Golden's note describing
the circumstances in which Sandburg wrote the list; Golden's note (to Targ?)
suggesting that the "American Christs" list and "Prayer for
the Child Margaret..." be included in his biography [see box 1:47,
Targ to Golden (7 5 61)], declining use of these items); and a 2 page typescript
essay by unidentified individual about Norman Corwin's dramatization of
the Lincoln Douglas debate, The Rivalry (1960). [See also box 2:11]. |
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YOUNG MANHOOD |
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| Series 1.2 Golden Biography
of Sandburg |
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| This subseries contains material pertaining
directly to the book Carl Sandburg and its publication. Includes copy of
Carl Sandburg. |
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| Box:Folder |
Contents |
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| 3:56 |
BIOGRAPHY DRAFT CORRECTED BY GOLDEN |
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| 3:57-58 |
BIOGRAPHY DRAFT WITH SANDBURG'S ORIGINAL CORRECTIONS |
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| 3:59 |
BIOGRAPHY FINAL COPY'S CHANGES AND ADDITIONS |
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BIOGRAPHY PUBLISHER'S COPY |
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BIOGRAPHY SANDBURG'S CORRECTIONS, TYPED |
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EXCERPTS FROM THE BIOGRAPHY |
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| 3:63 |
GOLDEN ON HIS BIOGRAPHY |
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| 3:64 |
NOTES |
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| 4:1 |
PROOFS AND CAPTIONS FOR PHOTOGRAPHS IN BOOK |
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| 4:2 |
PUBLISHER'S ADVERTISING FOR BOOK |
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| 4:3 |
RAVES AND REVIEWS |
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| Series 2: CORRESPONDENCE
(1898, 1915, 1945 1964) |
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| This series is divided into five subseries: Subject
Correspondence (2.1); General Correspondence (2.2); Letters to the Editor
(2.3); Arrangements for Articles (2.4); and Arrangements For Speeches (2.5). |
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| Series 2.1: Subject Correspondence
(1898, 1915, 1945 1964) |
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| This subseries contains correspondence and related
material arranged alphabetically by name of individual or organization or
by subject. Arrangement maintains, with minor modifications, Golden's system
of subject classification. Subjects reflect the people, organizations, and
topics with which Golden was most directly concerned primarily Jewish affairs
and civil rights. Correspondents include such writers as Sam Ragan, P. D.
East, Josephus Daniels, Gerald Johnson, Thad Stem Jr., and Doris Betts;
political figures such as Frank Porter Graham, Herschel Johnson, Ronald
Reagan, and Presidents John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Richard M.
Nixon; and personal friends and acquaintances, in many cases victims of
civil rights violations or political injustices. For information on Golden's
business activities, primarily in regard to the Carolina Israelite and small
publishing companies in which he had a financial interest (but excluding
information on his relationship with trade publishers, e.g. Harper and World),
see the following boxes: 4:19, 5:11, 5:41, 6:34, 7:14, 7:55, 7:58, 8:10,
8:50, 8:79, 9:16, 9:27, and 9:44. Arranged chronologically. |
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Contents |
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| 4:4 |
ABRAM, MORRIS (1954 64, 1968) |
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ABRAMS, SARA (1958 61, n.d.): includes letter to Abrams from
Adlai Stevenson (12 11 58), stressing need to promote integration. |
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| 4:8 |
ALEXANDER, KELLY M., SR. (1960, 1969) |
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| 4:9 |
ALLMAN, RUTH (1958 74) |
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| 4:10 |
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION CHARLOTTE CONFERENCE ON WORLD PEACE
THROUGH LAW (1959) |
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