BIB_ID
233808
Accession number
MA 6142
Creator
Malamud, Bernard.
Display Date
1945-1985.
Credit line
Purchase; Young Associates Fund; 2004.
Description
.5 linear feet
Notes
The Bernard Malamud Papers are the physical property of the Morgan Library. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the appropriate curator.
Provenance
The collection was created by Paul Schrag, who was Malamud's friend and lawyer. Malamud gave Schrag the manuscripts of "Idiots First" as a gift, as documented in a letter written by Malamud on 25 December 1962.
Summary
The Bernard Malamud Papers are writings, correspondence, printed materials, and clippings dating from 1945 through 1985. The writings include notes, first and second drafts, and a typescript with proof corrections for the short story "Idiots First," published in 1961 (an early version, extensively reworked, was entitled "A Long Ticket for Isaac"). The correspondence is from Malamud (29 letters) and his wife Ann (5 letters) to their friend and lawyer Paul Schrag and his wife Susie, regarding family activities, financial investments, writing projects and research for stories, recommendations for books to read, and other matters. There also are letters from Schrag to Malamud (20 letters). Other material includes printed programs from the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the National Institute of Arts and Letters, newspaper clippings of book reviews, and a program for Malamud's memorial service.
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