The Guide to the Jerome Charyn Papers
1937-1997

Fales Library and Special Collections
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
70 Washington Square South
New York, NY 10012

Phone: (212) 998-2596
Fax: (212) 995-3835
Email: fales.library@nyu.edu

URL: http://www.nyu.edu/library/bobst/research/fales/cdfa.htm

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Descriptive Summary

Creator: Charyn, Jerome
Title: Jerome Charyn Papers
Dates: 1937-1997
Abstract: Jerome Charyn was born in the Bronx, New York, in 1937, and since 1963 has published short stories such as: 'On Second Avenue,' and more than twenty novels, the first of which is entitled: 'Once Upon A Droshky.' His reputation as a major writer has been fueled in part by a disregard for the limitations of established literary genres and a unique approach to the historical, romance and detective novel. The Jerome Charyn Papers are comprised of his personal archive from the years: 1937-1997.
Quantity: 42 linear feet (28 boxes)
Call Phrase: Jerome Charyn Papers
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Historical/Biographical Note:

Jerome Charyn was born in the Bronx, New York, in 1937. He entered the New York literary scene in 1963 upon publishing two of his short stories: 'Faigele,' 'the Idiotke' and 'On Second Avenue' in Commentary. His first novel, Once Upon A Droshky, which draws on his childhood experiences of the Jewish neighborhoods of the Bronx and earned for him a reputation as an emerging and major writer. In his more than twenty novels, Charyn has escaped the confines traditionally imposed on literary genres and has created a unique approach to historical, romance and detective novels. His works have been translated into French, German, Italian, Spanish, Greek and other languages, and Charyn currently resides in Paris.

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Scope and Content Note

The Jerome Charyn Papers is a part of the Archive and Manuscript Collection at the Fales Library, New York University. The Fales Library is the primary special collections division of the NYU libraries, housing over 200,000 volumes of English and American literature from 1700 to the present. Strengths of the collection include the development of the English and American novel, with an emphasis on the Gothic and the Victorian novel.

The Jerome Charyn papers comprise the personal archive of Jerome Charyn. The collection consists of notebooks, notes, manuscripts and galleys, cover designs, posters, correspondence, photographs, audio- and videotapes, ID's, high school and college essays, tax documents and other biographical materials spanning 1937-1997. The collection also includes periodicals, newspapers and clippings containing works by or about Charyn. Oversized archival materials from the various series are located in two flat oversize boxes at the end of the collection.

SERIES DESCRIPTION

SERIES I: Correspondence (1955 - 1997)

The correspondence comprises over 8 linear feet of letters, both business and personal. The correspondence is mostly incoming, with only one folder (Subseries C) of the drafts and facsimile copies of the outgoing correspondence. The series is arranged alphabetically by correspondent and then chronologically. Some correspondence is dated in American format (mm/dd/yy) and some in European format (dd/mm/yy). It is not always possible to determine which of these formats has been used, so some letters may have been misplaced.

Subseries A contains incoming letters (1955 - 1997) from publishers, literary figures, friends and relatives and other individuals and organizations. Correspondents include Walter Abish, John Barth, Saul Bellow, Ellen andHarold Brodkey, Don Delillo, Stanley Elkin, John Irving, Joyce Carol Oates, Cynthia Ozick, and John Updike among many others.

Subseries B contains incoming letters (1962 - 1997) from those individuals and organizations which have contributed exceptionally large volume of correspondence.

Subseries C contains drafts, facsimiles and copies of the outgoing correspondence (1963 - 1998).

SERIES II: Accounting (1964 - 1980)

Series II contains copies of income tax returns, bank account statements and checks, check stubs, receipts and expense records, medical and utility bills. Series is arranged chronologically.

SERIES III: Education and Employment (1942 - 1996)

Series contains Identification Cards, essays and other papers documenting Charyn's education including Public School # 61, Herman Ridder Junior High School, the High School of Music and Arts and Columbia University. Employment materials include Curriculum Vitae, job applications and contracts, and student evaluations on Cinema History course taught by Charyn. The series is arranged alphabetically by subject.

SERIES IV: Notebooks and Source Materials.

The series contains notebooks, loose notes and source materials for Charyn's literary works. The notebooks are undated, but most of them carry handwritten titles and are arranged alphabetically according to these titles. Many notebooks had loose notes, clippings and other source materials laid in.

SERIES V: Date Books:

Series contains two address and telephone books, and appointment calendars for years 1969 - 1980, arranged chronologically. All appointment calendars had various receipts, bills, correspondence and notes laid in.

SERIES VI: Photographs

The series contains Polaroids, black and white and color photographs of Charyn, his family and friends, color photographs of New York, full-size photographic portraits of Charyn, contact sheets and cover designs. A large number of photographs are unidentified.

SERIES VII: Periodicals (1963 - 1997) contains magazines in English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Basque and Greek. Series consists of 3 subseries each arranged chronologically and by the magazine name.

Subseries A contains magazines featuring works of fiction or articles written by Charyn.

Subseries B contains magazines featuring articles about Charyn, interview with him or reviews of his books.

Subseries C contains other magazines from the collection sent to Charyn by their publishers or used as source materials.

SERIES VIII: Newspapers, contains complete newspapers and newspaper clippings and contains magazines in English, French, Spanish, German and Italian. The series consists of two subseries.

Subseries A (Oversized) contains newspaper clippings used by Charyn as source materials or featuring articles written by or about him, or reviews of his books. The series is arranged alphabetically by book title. Original clippings are extremely fragile. Copies of clippings on regular paper are in good condition and are filed separately. Originals and copies do not duplicate each other.

Subseries B (Oversized - flat box) contains complete newspapers from the collection in English, French and German. Items are arranged in alphabetical order by newspaper title and stored in two flat oversize boxes, without individual folders.

SERIES IX: Typescripts and Galleys

The series contains galleys, setting copies, final typescripts originals and photocopies, edited typescripts with handwritten remarks and corrections, and typescript fragments of Charyn's fiction. The series is arranged alphabetically by name of the work. If the work had an earlier version under a different title, these versions are both filed under the later (final) title, with the previous title mentioned after the final one.

SERIES X: The Good Policeman TV Series (1992-1993)

The series contains paper materials relating to the production of The Good Policeman TV series, such as pilot episode drafts, beat sheet, call sheets, production documents, reports and schedules. The series is arranged alphabetically by subject.

SERIES XI: Publishers Catalogs (1977- 1997), contains catalogs from various English, French, German and Italian publishers which include books by Charyn.

SERIES XII: Events contains information on film and book festivals, art exhibitions and readings by Charyn and other authors. (1955 - 1997)

SERIES XIII: Audiovisual materials, computer disks and ephemera consists of four subseries.

Subseries A contains videotapes of The Good Policeman TV Series, Vasanta Productions, Inc. (1992-1993)

Subseries B contains other videotapes from the collection, such as interviews with Charyn, the CNN review of The Good Policeman, etc.

Subseries C (ephemera) contains 3 medals in a small box.

Subseries D contains audiotapes, floppy disks and a roll of film.

SERIES XIV: Miscellaneous contains various booklets, articles, cover designs, posters, drawings, lists, maps and other travel materials, etc.

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Arrangement

Folders are arranged alphabetically by subject/author heading.
The files are grouped into thirteen subject-based series and further subdivided into subseries.
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Related Material at the Fales Library and Special Collections

Downtown Collection

The Richard Kostelanetz Papers

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Separated Material

(A list of New York Times Book Reviews removed from the collection)

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

Open to researchers. Appointments are necessary for the use of manuscript and archival collections.

Use Restrictions

The collection is subject to all copyright laws. Permission to publish materials must be obtained in writing from the Director of Fales Library and Special Collections. For more information, contact
Fales Library and Special Collections
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
70 Washington Square South
New York, NY 10012
Phone: (212) 998-2596
Fax: (212) 995-3835
Email: fales.library@nyu.edu

URL: http://www.nyu.edu/library/bobst/research/fales/cdfa.htm

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Access Points

Subject Names:
Abish, Walter.
Barth, John.
Bellow, Saul.
Brodkey, Ellen.
Brodkey, Harold.
Charyn, Jerome.
Delillo, Don.
Elkin, Stanley, 1930-
Irving, John, 1942-
Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938-
Ozick, Cynthia.
Updike, John.
Subject Organizations:
Subject Topics:
American fiction--20th century.
American fiction--New York (State)--New York.
Authors, American--20th century.
Subject Places:
New York (State)--New York
Document Types:
Appointment books.
Bank statements.
Catalogs, Publishers'.
Clippings.
Contracts.
Correspondence.
Financial records.
Floppy disks.
Galley proofs.
Magazines (periodicals)
Newspapers.
Notebooks.
Notes.
Photographs.
Posters.
Resumes.
School records.
Tax records.
Television scripts.
Typescripts.
Video recordings.
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Administrative Information

Provenance

The Jerome Charyn Papers were purchased by the Fales library in 1993-1998. Printed books were separated from the collection and are listed in BOBCAT. Archival materials were sorted into series and processed.

Preferred Citation

Published citations should take the following form:

Identification of item, date (if known); Jerome Charyn Papers; MSS 44; box number; folder number;Fales Library and Special Collections , New York University Libraries.

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Container List

[The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.]

 

Series I: Correspondence

 

Subseries A: General (1955-1997)

Scope and Content:

(Arranged alphabetically by correspondent, and chronologically)

Box Folder Title Date
1 1 Unidentified undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 2 (A) A Matter of Crime (AMOC) magazine undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 2 (A) (A Suivre) undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 2 (A) Abish, Walter undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 2 (A) Abril, Paco undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 2 (A) ACME undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 2 (A) Adcock, Thomas undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 2 (A) Adelphi University undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 2 (A) Adelstain, Francoise undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 2 (A) Adib, Fathia undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 2 (A) Adlova, Vera (The Union of Czechoslovak Writers) undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 2 (A) Affron, Matthew undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 2 (A) Agostinis, Yves-Alex undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 2 (A) Aidan Ellis Publishing LTD. undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 2 (A) Alberts, Jurgen undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 2 (A) Albin Michel undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 2 (A) Ali, Agha Shahid undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 2 (A) American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 2 (A) American Academy in Rome undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 2 (A) American Audio Prose Library undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 2 (A) American Jewish Congress undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 2 (A) American Literary Anthology undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 2 (A) American Poetry Review undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 2 (A) The American University in Paris undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 2 (A) Americas Society undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 2 (A) Appel, Alfred undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 2 (A) Apple, Max undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 2 (A) Arman, Sabine undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 2 (A) The Armchair Detective undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 2 (A) Asfour, Jean-Claude undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 2 (A) Atheneum Publishers undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 2 (A) Atkins, Linda Keep undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 2 (A) Austin, Jayne Talley undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 2 (A) Autrement Editions undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 2 (A) Axinn, Donald Evertt undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 3 (Ba- Bn) Back, Joyce undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 3 (Ba- Bn) Baer, Martha undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 3 (Ba- Bn) Ballard, J. G. undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 3 (Ba- Bn) Barth, John undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 3 (Ba- Bn) Bartlett, Agnes V. undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 3 (Ba- Bn) Barnes, Regina undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 3 (Ba- Bn) Barthelme, Frederick undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 3 (Ba- Bn) Bascone, Michael undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 3 (Ba- Bn) Bauer, Jerry undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 3 (Ba- Bn) Bauer, Doug undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 3 (Ba- Bn) Baumbach, Jonathan undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 3 (Ba- Bn) Beckoff, Samuel undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 3 (Ba- Bn) Bellman, Samuel undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 3 (Ba- Bn) Bellow, Saul undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 3 (Ba- Bn) Belzer, S. A. undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 3 (Ba- Bn) Berman, M. undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 3 (Ba- Bn) Bernard, Chantal undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 3 (Ba- Bn) Bernheim, James G. undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 3 (Ba- Bn) Bertouille, Andre undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 3 (Ba- Bn) Bibliotheque Municipale, Argenton sur Creuse undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 3 (Ba- Bn) Bisiaux, Marcel undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 3 (Ba- Bn) Black, Don undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 3 (Ba- Bn) Black, Donald Chain undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 3 (Ba- Bn) Blakemore, Peter undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 3 (Ba- Bn) Biermann, Pieke undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 3 (Ba- Bn) Bitoun, Lasar undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 4 (Bo- Bz) Bolenslza, Patricia undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 4 (Bo- Bz) Bonifas, Elsa undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 4 (Bo- Bz) Boner, Beren undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 4 (Bo- Bz) Borger, Joy undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 4 (Bo- Bz) Boudreau, David undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 4 (Bo- Bz) Bowering, George undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 4 (Bo- Bz) Boyd, Robert undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 4 (Bo- Bz) Bradley, Bern undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 4 (Bo- Bz) Breton, Pascal undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 4 (Bo- Bz) Brighton, Susan undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 4 (Bo- Bz) Brodkey, Ellen and Harold undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 4 (Bo- Bz) Bromberg, Dorothea undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 4 (Bo- Bz) Brooklyn College of CUNY undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 4 (Bo- Bz) Brown's Hotel undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 4 (Bo- Bz) Bruccoli, Matthew J. undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 4 (Bo- Bz) Bruccoli Clark Layman, Inc. undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 4 (Bo- Bz) Brunet, Genevieve undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 4 (Bo- Bz) Brunhes, Alain undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 4 (Bo- Bz) Byron Preiss Inc. undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 5 (Ca- Cn) Cabral, Edward undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 5 (Ca- Cn) Cagliero, Roberto undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 5 (Ca- Cn) Camus, David undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 5 (Ca- Cn) Caruchet, William undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 5 (Ca- Cn) Casterman Editeurs undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 5 (Ca- Cn) Center for Advance Study in the Behavioral Sciences undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 5 (Ca- Cn) Centre Rachi undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 5 (Ca- Cn) Chalmers, Jessica undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 5 (Ca- Cn) Charyn, Shelley undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 5 (Ca- Cn) Cheuse, Alan undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 5 (Ca- Cn) Clun, Rod undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 5 (Ca- Cn) Clute, John undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 5 (Ca- Cn) Chiappe, Andrew undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 5 (Ca- Cn) Chore, Liza undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 5 (Ca- Cn) Cigar, Peter undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 5 (Ca- Cn) Cirier, Catherine undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 5 (Ca- Cn) Claassen Verlag undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 5 (Ca- Cn) Clare, Sheldon undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 6 (Co- Cz) Cochran, Brian undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 6 (Co- Cz) Cohen, Arthur A. undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 6 (Co- Cz) Cohen-Tanugi, Saskia undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 6 (Co- Cz) Cole, Terrence undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 6 (Co- Cz) Cole, Toby undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 6 (Co- Cz) Collier Books undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 6 (Co- Cz) Collinot, Anne undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 6 (Co- Cz) Columbia University undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 6 (Co- Cz) Columbia, A Magazine of Poetry & Prose undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 6 (Co- Cz) Commentary undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 6 (Co- Cz) Contemporary Authors undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 6 (Co- Cz) Cook, Margaret undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 6 (Co- Cz) Cook, Mariana undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 6 (Co- Cz) Cosulich, Oscar undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 6 (Co- Cz) Courteaux, Michel undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 6 (Co- Cz) Coutellier, Jerome undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 6 (Co- Cz) Coward-McCann, Inc. Publishers undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 6 (Co- Cz) Crews, Fred undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 6 (Co- Cz) Curtis, Tony undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 7 (D) Daeninckx, Didier undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 7 (D) David, Pierre undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 7 (D) De Baecque, Antoine undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 7 (D) De Jamblinne, Olivier undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 7 (D) De La Calle, Angel undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 7 (D) Delavergne, Martine undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 7 (D) Delhomme, Emmanuel undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 7 (D) Delillo, Don undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 7 (D) Deloux, Jean-Pierre undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 7 (D) De Matteo, Peter A. undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 7 (D) Denver Quarterly undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 7 (D) De St. Inppolyu, Helene undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 7 (D) Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 7 (D) Diggs, Alexander M undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 7 (D) Direction Du Livre undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 7 (D) Dixon, Ronald C undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 7 (D) Dolan, Paul undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 7 (D) Dolger, Jonathan undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 7 (D) Doubleday & Company, Inc., Publishers undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 7 (D) Druyant, Petre undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 7 (D) Dragon, Francois undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 7 (D) Dubreil, Stephanie undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 7 (D) Dupee, F. W undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 7 (D) Dugrand, Alain undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 7 (D) Dugrillon-Fleury undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 7 (D) Dunford, Judith undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 8 (E) Eakin, R. undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 8 (E) ECON Verlagsgruppe undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 8 (E) Editions Denoel undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 8 (E) Editions Gallimard undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 8 (E) Editions Jacques Bertoin undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 8 (E) Ediciones Jucar undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 8 (E) Editions Pierre Horay undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 8 (E) Editions Stock undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 8 (E) Eidus, Janice undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 8 (E) Einbond, Bernard undated     Barcode: 31142040612312
1 8 (E)