Guide to the William Saroyan Correspondence with Goldie Weisberg, 1930-1938
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Guide to the William Saroyan Correspondence with Goldie Weisberg, 1930-1938
Collection number: M1155
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Stanford University Libraries
Stanford, California
Contact Information
- Department of Special Collections
- Green Library
- Stanford University Libraries
- Stanford, CA 94305-6004
- Phone: (650) 725-1022
- Email: specialcollections@stanford.edu
- URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc/
- Processed by:
- Special Collections staff
- Date Completed:
- 2000
- Encoded by:
- Steven Mandeville-Gamble
© 2002 The Board of Trustees of Stanford University. All rights reserved.
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.
Series 1. William Saroyan Letters to Goldie Weisberg
Folder 1, Item 1
Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1930 Oct. 23
Folder 1, Item 2
Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1930 Oct. 30
Folder 1, Item 3
Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1930 Nov. 3
Physical Description: 3pp
Folder 1, Item 4
Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1930 Nov. 11
Physical Description: 4 half-sheets
Folder 1, Item 5
Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1930 Nov. 13
Physical Description: 3pp
Folder 1, Item 6
Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1930 Nov. 14
Physical Description: 3pp
Folder 1, Item 7
Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1930 Nov. 18
Physical Description: 2+ half-sheets
Folder 1, Item 8
Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1930 Nov. 19
Physical Description: 1 p
Folder 1, Item 9
Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1930 Nov. 20
Physical Description: 3 pp
Folder 1, Item 10
Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1930 Nov. 21
Folder 1, Item 11
Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1930 Nov. 22
Physical Description: 3pp
Folder 1, Item 12
Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1930 Nov. 24
Physical Description: 2pp
Folder 1, Item 13
Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1930 Nov. 25
Physical Description: 2pp
Folder 1, Item 14
Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1930 Nov. 26
Folder 2, Item 15
Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1930 Dec. 1
Physical Description: 4+ pp
Folder 2, Item 16
Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1930 Dec. 2
Physical Description: 2 half-sheets
Folder 2, Item 17
Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1930 Dec. 11
Folder 2, Item 18
Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1930 Dec. 15
Physical Description: 2pp
Folder 2, Item 19
Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1930 Dec. 16
Physical Description: 5pp
Folder 2, Item 20
Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1930 Dec. 17
Physical Description: 2pp
Folder 2, Item 21
Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1930 Dec. 18
Physical Description: 1.5pp
Folder 2, Item 22
Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1930 Dec. 19
Physical Description: 2pp
Folder 2, Item 23
Saroyan, William. ALS to Goldie Weisberg,1930 Dec. 22
Physical Description: 2pp
Folder 2, Item 24
Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1930 Dec. 26
Physical Description: 2pp
Folder 2, Item 25
Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1930 Dec. 28
Physical Description: 3pp
Folder 2, Item 26
Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1930 Dec. 29
Physical Description: 1/3p
Folder 3, Item 27
Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1931 Jan. 2
Physical Description: 4pp
Folder 3, Item 28
Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1931 Jan. 22
Physical Description: 4pp "Thursday," Jan. 15 or
Folder 3, Item 29
Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1931 Jan. 29
Physical Description: 6pp
Folder 3, Item 30
Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,[1931 Jan.?]
Physical Description: 1 1/4 p, "Sunday," ny
Folder 3, Item 31
Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1931 Feb. 10
Physical Description: 7pp
Folder 3, Item 32
Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1931 Feb. 12
Physical Description: 6pp
Folder 3, Item 33
Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1931 Feb. 16
Physical Description: 1/3p
Folder 3, Item 34
Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1931 Feb. 16
Physical Description: 2 1/2pp
Folder 3, Item 35
Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1931 Feb. 17
Physical Description: 3pp
Folder 3, Item 36
Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1931 Feb. 27
Physical Description: 3 1/2pp
Folder 3, Item 37
Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1931 Feb. 28
Physical Description: 4pp
Folder 4, Item 38
Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1931 Mar. 2
Physical Description: 2 1/2pp
Folder 4, Item 39
Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1931 Mar. 5
Physical Description: 4pp
Folder 4, Item 40
Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1931 Mar. 9
Physical Description: 4pp
Folder 4, Item 41
Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1931 Mar. 11
Physical Description: 3pp
Folder 4, Item 42
Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1931 Mar. 12
Folder 4, Item 43
Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1931 Mar. 13
Physical Description: 1 1/2pp
Folder 4, Item 44
Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1931 Mar. 25
Physical Description: 6pp
Folder 4, Item 45
Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1931 Mar. 29
Physical Description: 4pp
Folder 5, Item 46
Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1931 Apr. 5
Physical Description: 4pp
Folder 5, Item 47
Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1931 Apr. [6?]
Physical Description: 5pp, "Monday,"
Folder 5, Item 48
Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,[1931 Apr. 13?]
Physical Description: 3pp, "Monday,"
Folder 5, Item 49
Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,[1931 Apr. 24?]
Physical Description: 1/2 p, "Friday," Apr. 17 or
Folder 5, Item 50
Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1931 Apr. 30
Physical Description: 3pp
Folder 5, Item 51
Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,[1931 May 7?]
Physical Description: 1p, "Friday,"
Folder 5, Item 52
Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1933 May 8
Physical Description: 7pp
Folder 5, Item 53
Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1933 June 27
Physical Description: 5+pp
Folder 5, Item 54
Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1934 Jan 31
Physical Description: 2pp
Folder 5, Item 55
Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1934 May 10
Physical Description: 1/3p
Folder 5, Item 56
Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1934 Sept. 13
Series 2. Goldie Weisberg letters to William Saroyan
Folder 8, Item 1
Weisberg, Goldie. ALS to William Saroyan,1930 Oct. 29
Folder 8, Item 2
Weisberg, Goldie. ALS to William Saroyan,1930 Nov. 10
Physical Description: 4pp
Folder 8, Item 3
Weisberg, Goldie. ALS to William Saroyan, [1930 Oct. 11?]
Physical Description: envelope: 1p
Scope and Content Note
"Wednesday"
Folder 8, Item 4
Weisberg, Goldie. ALS to William Saroyan,1930 Nov. 23
Physical Description: 6pp + 1p
Folder 8, Item 5
Weisberg, Goldie. ALS to William Saroyan,1930 Nov. 29
Physical Description: 5pp, "Saturday," envelope:
Folder 9, Item 6
Weisberg, Goldie. ALS to William Saroyan,1930 Dec. 14
Physical Description: 4pp, "Sunday," envelope:
Folder 9, Item 7
Christmas card
Physical Description: 1930 Dec. 22
Folder 9, Item 8
Weisberg, Goldie. ALS to William Saroyan,1930 Dec. 30
Physical Description: 4pp, "Monday," envelope:
Folder 10, Item 9
Weisberg, Goldie. TLS to William Saroyan,1931 Jan. 13
Physical Description: 3 1/2pp, envelope:
Folder 10, Item 10
Weisberg, Goldie. TLS to William Saroyan,1931 Jan. 16
Physical Description: 2pp
Folder 10, Item 11
Weisberg, Goldie. TLS to William Saroyan,1931 Jan. 27
Physical Description: 3pp
Folder 10, Item 12
Weisberg, Goldie. TLS to William Saroyan,1931 Feb. 8
Physical Description: 2pp, envelope:
Folder 10, Item 13
Weisberg, Goldie. TLS to William Saroyan,1931 Feb. 14
Physical Description: 6pp
Folder 10, Item 14
Weisberg, Goldie. ALS to William Saroyan,1931 Feb. 26
Physical Description: 8pp, envelope:
Folder 11, Item 15
Weisberg, Goldie. TLS to William Saroyan,1931 Mar. 23
Physical Description: 4 1/2pp, envelope:
Folder 11, Item 16
Weisberg, Goldie. TLS to William Saroyan,1931 Mar. 14
Physical Description: 5pp, envelope:
Folder 11, Item 17
Weisberg, Goldie. ALS to William Saroyan,1931 Mar. 26
Physical Description: 2pp, clipping enclosed, envelope:
Folder 11, Item 18
Weisberg, Goldie. TLS to William Saroyan,1931 Apr. 12
Physical Description: 1 1/2pp, envelope:
Folder 11, Item 19
Weisberg, Goldie. ALS to William Saroyan,1931 Apr. 18
Physical Description: 4pp, envelope:
Folder 11, Item 20
Weisberg, Goldie. TLS to William Saroyan,1931 May 15
Physical Description: 2pp, envelope:
Folder 12, Item 21
Weisberg, Goldie. ALS to William Saroyan,1931 July 2
Physical Description: 2pp, envelope:
Folder 12, Item 22
Weisberg, Goldie. TLS to William Saroyan,1931 July 5
Physical Description: 1 1/3pp, envelope:
Folder 12, Item 23
Weisberg, Goldie. ALS to William Saroyan,1931 July 29
Physical Description: 2pp
Folder 12, Item 24
Weisberg, Goldie. ALS to William Saroyan,1931 Aug. 26
Physical Description: 2pp, envelope:
Folder 12, Item 25
Weisberg, Goldie. TLS to William Saroyan,1931 Sept. 14
Physical Description: 1p, envelope:
Folder 12, Item 26
Weisberg, Goldie. TLS to William Saroyan,1931 Sept. 25
Physical Description: 2pp, envelope:
Folder 12, Item 27
Christmas card,
Physical Description: 1931 Dec. 21
Folder 12, Item 28
Weisberg, Goldie. TLS to William Saroyan,[1930 or 1931]
Physical Description: 2pp, "Saturday night," no month or year
Folder 12, Item 29
ANS, no month or year
Physical Description: [1930 or 1931]
Folder 13, Item 30
Weisberg, Goldie. TLS to William Saroyan,1938 Feb. 18
Folder 13, Item 31
Weisberg, Goldie. TLS to William Saroyan,1938 Apr. 19
Folder 13, Item 32
Weisberg, Goldie. TLS to William Saroyan,1938 May 22
Folder 13, Item 33
Weisberg, Goldie. TLS to William Saroyan,1938 June 15
Folder 13, Item 34
Weisberg, Goldie. TLS to William Saroyan,1938 July 19
Folder 13, Item 35
Weisberg, Goldie. TLS to William Saroyan,1938 Sept. 6
Folder 13, Item 36
Weisberg, Goldie. TLS to William Saroyan,1938 Sept. 17