Scope and Contents Note The Ned O'Gorman Papers 4 comprise part of the personal papers generated by Ned O'Gorman (b. 1929), a noted American poet, author, and educator. This collection primarily contains lengthy drafts of O'Gorman's autobiography entitled, "Venerated Trinkets, Kept Memorials, and Things Lifted Up: A Volume of Autobiography." In addition, many other manuscripts written by O'Gorman are retained in this archive, which includes some of his poetry. Additional materials include letters with notable...

Collection-level Scope and Content Note The Ned O'Gorman Papers 3 are comprised of a portion of the personal papers of Ned O'Gorman, a noted poet and philanthropist. The collection includes correspondence sent to O'Gorman from individuals, such as John Andrew, Isaiah Berlin, Carla Carlisle, Jorge Guillermo, Shirley Hazzard, Joan Hooker, Albert Kresch, James Kritzeck, Samuel Menashe, Kathleen Raine, Ned Rorem, and Bill Scott, among others. Other materials in this collection include address books, diaries, printed materials, and...

Collection-level Scope and Content Note The Ned O'Gorman Papers 2 consist primarily of correspondence, manuscripts, notes and diaries. In addition to personal correspondence and manuscripts, the collection contains material from three projects that O'Gorman undertook. The organization of the papers reflects this, as each of the projects is a separate series. In 1965, O'Gorman returned from a tour in South America and began work on a book for Random House that would be titled "Prophetic Voices: Ideas and Words on...

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Collection of materials related to Ned O’Gorman, including fundraising materials for The Children's Storefront (1994-1997), files related to the Board of Trustees of the Ricardo O’Gorman Garden & Center for Resources in the Humanities (1998-2007), and files related to Ned O’Gorman: A Glance Back, edited by Elizabeth Howard (2014-2015).

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Two letters from Ned O'Gorman to Nina and Herman Schneider. One letter, dated November 27, 1987, is a request for funds to support The Children's Storefront, an independent school in Harlem that was directed by O'Gorman. It includes a photograph of students who attended the school. The other letter is a request by O'Gorman for an invitation to visit the Schneider’s East Hampton summer rental home that was likely written in the 1960s.

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The Ned O'Gorman Papers 1 consist of correspondence, manuscripts, notebooks and diaries. The papers trace O'Gorman's career from a graduate student at Columbia University in the late 1950s to his tenure at the Children's Storefront in the mid 1980s.

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The Leo J. Kasun Papers contain materials by and about Ned O'Gorman, a noted Catholic author and educator. The collection includes invitations from O'Gorman for various benefits, a drawing of O'Gorman, art work by O'Gorman, and photographs. Some of the photographs depict O'Gorman, students, and teachers at the Ricardo O'Gorman Garden and School.

Scope and Contents A scrapbook on Abraham Lincoln and other major figures of the Civil War, containing materials written and compiled by the Honorable Michael Twomey (Union soldier and later mayor of Windsor, Ontario) and presumably a descendent or acquaintance of the same. The contents are mostly newspaper clippings from papers across the United States dated between the 1860s and the 1930s, copied excerpts from Twomey's war diary, several photographs of Twomey including his funeral card, and a signed document...

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Inscribed photograph of Josephine Baker. Full-length portrait, inscribed by Baker to "Frank." Photograph taken in 1951 and inscribed in 1964.

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Program for a Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra concert in London, February 1964. Bears the signatures of Ellington and approximately 16 members of his orchestra, inscribed to Walter Heugham, president of the Duke Ellington Jazz Society in England.

Collection-level Scope and Content Note The Frederick and Maria Shrady Papers consist primarily of correspondence to the Shradys from a variety of friends. The collection is arranged in 192 folders in five boxes. The Frederick and Maria Shrady Papers primarily consists of correspondence from notable religious and literary ficgures. Central to the collection are 391 letters from Martin C. D'Arcy, S.J. to Frederick and Maria Shrady, all of which exhibit the closeness of their friendship with one another and give great...

Scope and Contents A diary maintained by Rev. John Kelly during a portion of his Catholic missionary work in Cape Palmas, Liberia. He describes the struggles of Catholic missionaries in their largely unsuccessful efforts to proselytize to African-American colonists and the local Grebo people as well as the persistent health concerns for him and his fellow travelers. Note on Problematic Language Please be aware that this collection contains the use of outdated...

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Photographs are arranged first by person or subject, then by date. This series also contains a photobook and notebook of Ricky O'Gorman's and an oversize manuscript by Lucia Dlugoszewski.

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Correspondence written mostly to Ned O'Gorman, the majority being personal in nature. A few letters relate to the publishing of his poetry.

Series-level Scope and Content Note From the Series:

Correspondence written mostly to Ned O'Gorman, the majority being personal in nature. A few letters relate to the publishing of his poetry.

Series-level Scope and Content Note From the Series:

Correspondence written mostly to Ned O'Gorman, the majority being personal in nature. A few letters relate to the publishing of his poetry.

Series-level Scope and Content Note From the Series:

Correspondence written mostly to Ned O'Gorman, the majority being personal in nature. A few letters relate to the publishing of his poetry.

Series-level Scope and Content Note From the Series:

Correspondence written mostly to Ned O'Gorman, the majority being personal in nature. A few letters relate to the publishing of his poetry.