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Descriptive Summary of the Collection
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Inventory of the M.M. Liberman Papers, 1953-1974
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Descriptive Summary of the Collection |
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| Creator | Liberman, M.M. (Myron Mandell) |
| Title | M.M. Liberman Papers |
| Dates | 1953-1974 |
| Extent | 0.1 linear feet (2 folders) |
| Abstract | Correspondence between scholar M.M. Liberman and author Katherine Anne Porter and her lawyer regarding Liberman’s access to Porter’s papers and the short-lived designation of Liberman as Porter’s literary executor. Also, one short letter from Allen Tate and three from Malcolm Cowley, plus three off-prints of Liberman’s articles on Porter and a copy of Porter’s early cancelled will. |
| Language | Materials are in English. |
| Repository | Newberry Library, Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections |
| Collection Call Number | Midwest MS 138 |
| Collection Stack Location | 3a 35 3 |
Administrative Information
Cite As
M.M. Liberman Papers, 1953-1974, The Newberry Library, Chicago.
Provenance
Gift, M.M. Liberman, 1976.
Processed by
Virginia Hay Smith, 2008.
Access
The M.M. Liberman Papers, 1953-1974 are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 2 folders at a time (Priority III).
Ownership and Literary Rights
The M.M. Liberman Papers, 1953-1974 are the physical property of the Newberry Library. Copyright may belong to the authors or their legal heirs or assigns. For permission to publish or reproduce any materials from this collection, contact the Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections.
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Biography of M.M. Liberman
Teacher and literary critic.
Myron Mandell Liberman was born in 1921, married Mathilda Nahra in 1958, and had two children. He taught English at Wayne State University, 1957-1960, and then Grinnell College in Iowa, starting in 1960.
Liberman eschewed the use of his first names and as an author of literary studies, particularly of Katherine Anne Porter, he used only the initials M.M.
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Scope and Content of the Collection
Correspondence between Liberman and Katherine Anne Porter and her lawyer regarding access to Porter’s papers and the short-lived designation of Liberman as her literary executor. Also, a short letter to Liberman from Allen Tate, three letters from Malcolm Cowley, three off-prints of Liberman’s articles on Porter, and a copy of a will of Porter’s which she later cancelled.
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Arrangement
Arranged in two folders.
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Selected Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Newberry Library's public catalog. Researchers desiring additional materials on a particular topic should search the catalog using these headings.
Names
- Cowley, Malcolm, 1898-1989
- Liberman, M.M. (Myron Mandell) -- Correspondence
- Porter, Katherine Anne, 1890-1980
- Porter, Katherine Anne, 1890-1980 -- Correspondence
- Tate, Allen, 1899-1979
Subjects
- Authors, American -- Correspondence
- Correspondence
- Critics -- United States -- Correspondence
- Manuscripts, American
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