Norman Cousins papers, 1924-1991, bulk 1944-1990

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Summary

Extent:
908.0 linear feet (1816 boxes)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Norman Cousins Papers (Collection 1385). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection covers the range of Cousins' career as magazine editor, author, and professor, with particular concentration in the subject areas of world government and medical issues, mostly concerning the role of the mind in healing the body. It consists of correspondence, subject files, photographs, scrapbooks, videotapes, audio tapes, datebooks and calendars, telephone logs, posters, and drafts of editorials, articles, speeches, radio broadcasts, and books.

Biographical / historical:

Cousins was born on June 24, 1915 in Union Hill, New Jersey; attended Teachers College, Columbia University; began working at New York post as the education editor, 1934-35; worked at Current history as book reviewer, literary editor, and managing editor, 1935-40; married Eleanor (Ellen) Kopf in 1939; executive editor (1940-42), and editor-in-chief (1942-71) of Saturday Review Of Literature, later known as Saturday Review; editor of World (1972-73), Saturday Review/World (1973-74), and Saturday Review (1975-78); worked on editorial board of Office of War Information during World War II; he was involved with organizations fostering world government and control of nuclear weapons, serving as president of United World Federalists from 1952-54 and as founding member of the Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy (SANE); founded US-USSR and US-Chinese Writers Conferences; served as a diplomat during 3 presidential administrations; produced numerous books on political, social, and medical issues; adjunct professor of medical humanities, UCLA, beginning in 1978, where he initiated the Task Force in Psychoneuroimmunology; received many awards, including the United Nations Peace Medal, the Albert Schweitzer Prize of Humanitarianism, and nearly fifty honorary doctorate degrees; he died on Nov. 30, 1990 in Los Angeles, CA.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Norman Cousins, 1984-1987. Gift of Mrs. Ellen Cousins, 1991.
Processing information:

Processed by Manuscripts Division staff.

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Arrangement:

Summary

  • 1. Material of the Office of War Information
  • 路路路路路路Document Cases 1-14
  • 2. Project X
  • 路路路路路路Document Cases 15-43
  • 3. UWF
  • 路路路路路路Document Cases 44-59
  • 4. Personal and Business Correspondence
  • 路路路路路路Document Cases 60-107
  • 5. Printed Material
  • 路路路路路路Document Cases 108-128
  • 6. Personal and Business Correspondence
  • 路路路路路路Document Cases 120-180
  • 7. Personal and Business Correspondence
  • 路路路路路路Document Cases 180-299
  • 8. Personal and Business Correspondence
  • 路路路路路路Document Cases 300-329
  • 9. Miscellaneous (Trips, Old Keedick lectures, reprints of Connecticut Educ., Amy Loveman)
  • 路路路路路路Document Cases 330-333
  • 10. Mayor's Task Force on Air Pollution
  • 路路路路路路Document Cases 334-336
  • 11. Transcripts used for Present Tense
  • 路路路路路路Document Case 337
  • 12. Editorials
  • 路路路路路路Document Cases 338-344
  • 13. Present Tense - Encore - Project X
  • 路路路路路路Document Cases 345-351
  • 14. Correspondence
  • 路路路路路路Document Cazes 352-395
  • 15. Miscellaneous
  • 路路路路路路Document Cases 395-401
  • 16. Miscellaneous and Correspondence
  • 路路路路路路Document Cases 402-403
  • 17. Miscellaneous
  • 路路路路路路Document Case 404
  • 18. Amy Loveman, Neila Danielus materials
  • 路路路路路路Document Case 405
  • 19. Miscellaneous
  • 路路路路路路Document Cases 406-412 (407-HPCA, 410-UWF, 412-USIA)
  • 20. McCall's
  • 路路路路路路Document Cases 413-414
  • 21. Dec. 1965 Itinerary - Philippines, McCalls
  • 路路路路路路Document Case 415
  • 22. McCall's
  • 路路路路路路Document Cases 416-417
  • 23. Miscellaneous
  • 路路路路路路Document Cases 418-429 (419-SANE, 420 - UWF)
  • 24. Correspondence - 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970
  • 路路路路路路Document Cases 430-493 (1968-Family of Man)
  • 25. UWF/WAWF - 1966
  • 路路路路路路Document Cases 495-500
  • 26. National Programming Council: Biographies
  • 路路路路路路Document Cases 501-504
  • 27. National Programming Council: Meeting materials
  • 路路路路路路Document Cases 505-509
  • 28. National Programming Council; Accounting Information and Newsclips
  • 路路路路路路Document Cases 510-515
  • 29. Public TV
  • 路路路路路路Document Cases 516-521
  • 30. National Programming Council: Projects
  • 路路路路路路Document Cases 522-524
  • 31. National Programming Council: Membership Information
  • 路路路路路路Document Cases 525-530
  • 32. Miscellaneous and Correspondence
  • 路路路路路路Document Cases 531-532
  • 33. Miscellaneous, Correspondence, Dartmouth VI
  • 路路路路路路Document Cases 533-536
  • 34. Miscellaneous
  • 路路路路路路Document Case 537 (Lester Pearson, Who Speaks for Man? Film script)
  • 35. Miscellaneous and Correspondence
  • 路路路路路路Document Cases 538-555 (Hiroshima Maidens, Moral Adoptions, Hiroshima-Nagasaki exhibit)

Physical location:
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Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.

Terms of access:

Copyright to portions of this collection has been assigned to the UCLA Library Special Collections. The library can grant permission to publish for materials to which it holds the copyright. All requests for permission to publish must be submitted in writing to Library Special Collections. Credit shall be given as follows: The Regents of the University of California on behalf of the UCLA Library Special Collections.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Norman Cousins Papers (Collection 1385). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
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