Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Biography
Collection Scope and Content Summary
Access Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Saroyan, William, 1908- . Correspondence with Goldie Weisberg,
Date (inclusive): 1930-1938
Collection number: M1155
Creator:
Saroyan, William, 1908-
Extent:
.25 linear ft.
Repository:
Stanford University. Libraries. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives.
Abstract: The collection consists of 55 letters from Saroyan totaling 153 pages and 36 letters and cards from Weisberg. The letters
are intensely literary and show a side of Saroyan that becomes virtually invisible to documentation after his popular success
in 1934. (Notes taken from dealer Peter B. Howard's description)
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
None.
Publication Rights
Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights
reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To
obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the
Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections.
Acquisition Information
Purchased, 2000.
Preferred Citation
William Saroyan Correspondence with Goldie Weisberg. M1155. Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford,
Calif.
Biography
Goldie Weisberg was a fellow writer whose work Saroyan had discovered in a literary magzine. Saroyan initiated the correspondence,
which focuses on their respective reading, writing, and work lives.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
The collection consists of 55 letters from Saroyan totaling 153 pages and 36 letters and cards from Weisberg. The letters
are intensely literary and show a side of Saroyan that becomes virtually invisible to documentation after his popular success
in 1934. (Notes taken from dealer Peter B. Howard's description)
Access Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Weisberg, Goldie.
American literature--20th century.