Guide to the Hasia Diner Papers ca. 1970-1992 MC 153

Hasia Diner is a Professor of American Jewish History and is also the Director of the Goldstein-Goren Center for American Jewish History at NYU. Her research interests include American Jewish history, American immigration history and women's history. The following collection includes her research notes for four of her manuscripts.

Guide to the Papers of Nicholas Wahl 1944-1995 MC 146

The Papers of Nicholas Wahl document Wahl's contributions as a student, professor and academic administrator from 1949 to 1995. The majority of materials document his career as professor and director at New York University's Institute of French Studies from 1978 to 1996. Wahl's publications, speeches, research, course material, and correspondence reflect his lifetime study of French politics and society, in particular his expertise on former French President Charles De Gaulle.

The Guide to the Jerome Charyn Papers 1937-1997 MSS 44

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.

Guide to the Heather Lewis Papers 1965-2002 (Bulk 1980-1999) MSS 132

The Heather Lewis Papers reflect Heather Lewis's writing career including her manuscripts, publishing contracts, correspondence and financial information. In addition, the collection includes a great deal of information relating to Heather Lewis's personal life including journals, photographs, and personal correspondence. The collection reflects the connections between Lewis's career as a writer and her personal life and presents the author as a complex whole.

Guide to the Cass Gilbert Collection 1883-1952 (Bulk 1900-1934) PR 021

The Cass Gilbert Collection contains the professional and personal papers of the architect Cass Gilbert. This includes information on his architectural projects, professional affliations, and personal business. This finding aid does not include information on his architectural drawings.

Guide to the Arthur Kopit Papers 1950-1998 MSS 141

Personal and professional papers of Arthur L. Kopit, a major playwright on and off Broadway beginning in the 1960s. Professional materials include significant documentation of all his major works beginning with "Oh Dad, Poor Dad... " and continuing through "Phantom". Records include research materials, notes, drafts and completed versions of produced and unproduced plays, screenplays, teleplays, novels, and story treatments. Personal materials include correspondence, financial documents, photographs, ephemera and materials generated by Kopit's parents, wife, and children.

Guide to the Cormac K. H. O’Malley Papers 1957-1981 AIA #19

Cormac K. H. O’Malley (1942-) is an attorney who has been an international corporate counsel and consultant. From the 1960s through the 1980s, O’Malley was active in the New York Irish community, joining various cultural, academic and social organizations. This collection includes materials regarding Irish-American and Irish cultural, educational, charitable, historical and political affairs. It consists of correspondence, newsletters, brochures and promotional material for the American Committee for Ulster Justice, the Irish American Cultural Institute, and the Irish American National Bicentennial Committee. Also included are articles and texts about the Northern Ireland political and military crisis during the 1970s and lobbying material for the 1972 U.S. Congressional Hearings on Northern Ireland. O’Malley collected the materials through his contacts with various organizations in the Irish communities in New York, Boston, and Dublin, and his involvement with the struggle for civil rights in Northern Ireland.

Guide to the Michelangelo Signorile Papers ca. 1985-2000 Michelangelo Signorile Papers

This archive follows the development of Michelangelo Signorile’s writing career from its early stages through the publishing of his most recent book, Life Outside, and his magazine articles of the late 1990s. From his days at Outweek magazine forward, the archive documents the life cycle of each of his books and columnist jobs, from initial reporting and research to publicity and fan letters in response to the published work. As an extensive account of Signorile’s career in the late 1980s through the end of the 1990s, the archive serves as an informative chronicle of the gay movement towards further recognition and visibility in America.

Guide to the E. L. Doctorow Papers 1931-2002 MSS 56

E. L. Doctorow is an American novelist whose work includes the novels Welcome to Hard Times, Big As Life, The Book of Daniel, Ragtime, Loon Lake, World's Fair, Billy Bathgate, The Waterworks, and City of God; a play, Drinks Before Dinner; a collection of short fiction, Lives of the Poets, and a collection of non-fiction, Jack London, Hemingway, and the Constitution. He has won numerous awards, including The National Book Critics Circle Award, the National Book Award, the Award in Arts and Letters from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, and the P.E.N./Faulkner Award. He holds the Glucksman Chair in American Letters at New York University, and has lived in New York City his entire life.