Norman Fruman Papers UA.2017.006

Allina Nunley, Christina Cartney, and Nell Gram

Special Collections and Archives

2017

Contributing Institution: Special Collections and Archives

Title: Norman Fruman Papers

Identifier/Call Number: UA.2017.006

Physical Description: 73.83 Linear Feet

Date (inclusive): 1712-2012

Abstract: Dr. Norman Fruman (1923-2012) is a noted literary scholar best known for his 1971 book Coleridge, The Damaged Archangel (1971). He was born in the Bronx, New York and attended school in New York City, earning his Master's Degree from Columbia University in 1948 and his Ph.D. from New York University in 1960. While still attending the City University of New York for his undergraduate degree, Fruman was sent to fight in World War II. He rose to the rank of platoon leader in the 42nd Infantry Rainbow Division and fought in the Battle of the Bulge. He was a prisoner of war in a Bavarian prison camp until his release in 1945. Fruman wrote for The American Comics Group after earning his M.A. and also won the television quiz show "The $64,000 Challenge" in 1957. After earning his doctorate in 1960, Fruman taught English at California State University, Los Angeles from 1959 to 1978 and later the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities from 1978 to 1994. Dr. Fruman was a public critic of political correctness in the university, especially in regards to his own field of study. He was a founding member of the Association of Literary Scholars, Critics, and Writers as well as a board member of the National Association of Scholars. Fruman died in 2012 from cancer, leaving behind three children and Doris, his wife for 53 years.

Language of Material: English .

Conditions Governing Use

The Pictures of Our Past Collection is the physical property of California State University, Los Angeles, John F. Kennedy Memorial Library, Special Collections and Archives.

Preferred Citation

Folder title, Series, Box number, Collection title, followed by Special Collections and Archives, John F. Kennedy Memorial Library, California State University, Los Angeles

Arrangement

The collections is organized into six series: I. Norman Fruman's Writing and Publications; II. Personal Materials; III. Others' Scholarship; IV. Notes; V. Pedagogical Materials, VI. Awards and Degrees. Each of the six series consists of subseries. Series I. Norman Fruman's Writing and Publications is organized into six subseries: a. Essays; b. Fiction; c. Biographia Literaria; d. Damaged Archangel; e. Book Reviews; and f. College and Graduate School Papers. Series II. Personal Materials is organized into six subseries: a. Personal Letters and Journals; b. Other Correspondence; c. Ephemera; d. Audio/Visual; e. Biographical Materials; and f. World War II Materials. Series III. Others' Scholarship is organized into five subseries: a. Bound Articles; b. Articles by Date; c. Articles by Theme; d. Longer Works; and e. Newspaper/Magazine Clippings. Series IV. Notes is organized into five subseries: a. General Notes; b. Originality; c. Biographia Literaria; d. Retirement; and e. Loose Notes. Series V. Pedagogical Materials is organized into three subseries: a. Pedagogical Materials; b. Lectures; and c. Audio/Visual. Series VI. Awards and Degrees organized into two subseries: a. Awards; and b. Oversized Awards and Degrees.

Biographical / Historical

Dr. Norman Fruman (1923-2012) is a noted literary scholar best known for his 1971 book Coleridge, The Damaged Archangel (1971). He was born in the Bronx, New York and attended school in New York City, earning his Master's Degree from Columbia University in 1948 and his Ph.D. from New York University in 1960. While still attending the City University of New York for his undergraduate degree, Fruman was sent to fight in World War II. He rose to the rank of platoon leader in the 42nd Infantry Rainbow Division and fought in the Battle of the Bulge. He was a prisoner of war in a Bavarian prison camp until his release in 1945.

Fruman wrote for The American Comics Group after earning his M.A. and also won the television quiz show "The $64,000 Challenge" in 1957. After earning his doctorate in 1960, Fruman taught English at California State University, Los Angeles from 1959 to 1978 and later the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities from 1978 to 1994.

Dr. Fruman was a public critic of political correctness in the university, especially in regards to his own field of study. He was a founding member of the Association of Literary Scholars, Critics, and Writers as well as a board member of the National Association of Scholars.

Fruman died in 2012 from cancer, leaving behind three children and Doris, his wife for 53 years.

Scope and Contents

The materials in this collection were created from 1712-2012. The bulk of the collection is textual material either written or collected by noted English Literature scholar Dr. Norman Fruman. This includes manuscripts of Dr. Fruman's books, articles, and fiction as well as copies of his research materials. The collection also includes personal journals and correspondence. Whenever possible, care was taken to keep the materials in their original order to facilitate research.

Series I: Norman Fruman's Writing and Publications Inclusive Dates: 1801-2007 Arrangement: Alphabetical and thereunder chronological

This large series consists of six subseries: a. Essays, 1801-2001; b. Fiction, 1950-1983; c. Biographia Literaria, 1817-1987; d. The Damaged Archangel, 1972-1983; e: Book Reviews, 1975-2007; and f: College and Graduate School Papers, 1958-1962. As well as Fruman's own writing, many of the folders contain copies of older works that Fruman likely used for research. Whenever possible, Dr. Fruman's original order and names for folders were maintained.

Series II: Personal Materials Inclusive Dates: 1932-2012 Arrangement: Chronological for subseries a-b then alphabetical for subseries c-f

This large series is organized into six subseries: a. Personal Letters and Journals, 1943-2001; b. Other Correspondence, 1932-2012; c. Ephemera, 1948-2011; d. Audio/Visual, 1940-1997; e: Biographical Materials, 1956-2012; and f: World War II Materials, 1945-2006. The materials contain Fruman's bound personal journals, his letters, and ephemera. Some notable items in the series include a letter detailing an event between Fruman and another Prisoner of War during World War II and a letter from controversial scholar Camile Paglia. Whenever possible, Dr. Fruman's original order and names for folders were maintained.

Norman Fruman's Writing and Publications Series I 1801-2007

Essays, 1801-2001 Subseries a

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Addenda to Deconstruction, u.d.

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Agnon's "The Tale of the Scribe" Commentary, u.d.

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Anti-Semitism in English Literature, u.d.

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The Art Game, 1988-1999

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Articles, Reviews, Etc. II, 1975-1999

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Assorted Essays and Notes on Literature, 1983

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Blake and the Modern World, 1987-1988

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Bound Essays and Short Stories, 1971-1972

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Byron and the Biases of Biography, 1958-1986

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Byron and the Biases of Biography, 1986

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Byron and the Biases of Biography, 2000

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The Catcher in the Rye Article, 2001

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Coleridge and the Primary Imagination, u.d.

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Coleridge and the Suppressio Veri, u.d.

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Coleridge's Rejection of Nature and the Natural Man, 1985

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Corrupting the Regent Selection Process, u.d.

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Creative Process and Concealment in Coleridge's Poetry, u.d.

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Deconstruction and Academic Politics, 1989

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Editing, Annotating, and Reading the Biographia Literaria, u.d.

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Eulogies, 1990

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For the 1805 Prelude, 1986

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Friedman and the Nigerian, u.d.

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Gill's Wordsworth, u.d.

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Grolier Articles, u.d.

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The Grolier Articles and Graduate Papers, 1959

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The Hegemony of Interpretation, 1981

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Humanities Proposals Trash Western Heritage, 1990

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Isaiah, u.d.

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Kant and Associationism, 1921

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Keats, Art, and Death, u.d.

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Kleist and History in Ragtime, 1998

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The Mask of Serenity in Wordsworth and Coleridge, 1972

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Master of Monologue, 1992

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MLA Keats, 1987

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Mostly Manuscript Fragments, 1978-1984

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On Rereading The Odyssey, 1980

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Originality and Imitation, u.d.

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Originality, Plagiarism, Forgery, and Romanticism, 1976

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Political Correctness and the Politicization of the University, 1985-2002

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Political Correctness and the Politicization of the University, 1995-2002

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Politics and the MLA, u.d.

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Reason for Quitting the AAUP (Glory and Shame), 2009

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Roland Barthes, Structuralism, Deconstruction, 1980

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Reconciliation of Opposites, 1954-1986

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Romanticism and the Decay of Affections, 1961-1980

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Scholarship, Criticism, and the Pathology of Affirmation, 1949-1989

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Short History of the ALSC, A, 1995

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Some Principles of Epistolary Interpretation, 1981.

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STC Opium, u.d.

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STC and the Prelude, u.d.

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STC Reputation, u.d.

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Truth, Beauty, and Science in the Romantic Period, u.d.

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Truth, Falsity, Evasion and the Suppressio Veri in Literary History, 1986-1988

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Typescript of Papa's Articles, u.d.

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Unriddling a Mythology, 1972-1982

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Vision and Revision in "Kubla Khan," 1989

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Women in Literature, u.d.

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Wordsworth and the Affections, 1853-1979

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Wordsworth, Coleridge, and The Prelude, u.d.

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Wordsworth's Prelude of 1799 part 1, 1987

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WW and STC on the Affections, 1801-1978

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Untitled, u.d.

Fiction, 1950-1983 Subseries b

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Bound Short Stories, u.d.

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Bound Short Stories, u.d.

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Bound Short Stories and Television Pilots, 1953

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Early Miscellaneous Manuscripts, 1952

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The Little Bronze Horse, u.d.

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Mosaic, Early Manuscript, 1982

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Mosaic, Etc., u.d.

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The Region Cloud, u.d.

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The Region Cloud, u.d.

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The Region Cloud, u.d.

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The Region Cloud, u.d.

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Sculptor's Story, u.d.

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The Story of Roads, u.d.

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Teleplays, "Fear in Four Colors," "Bread upon the Waters," u.d.

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Who's Afraid of George Steiner?, 1973

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A Woman of Pleasure, 1963-1983

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Youth and Hope, Notes, Etc., 1950

Biographia Literaria, 1817-1987 Subseries c

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Biographia Literaria: or Biographical Sketches of My Literary Life and Opinions Volume I, 1817

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Biographia Literaria; or Biographical Sketches of My Literary Life and Opinions Volumes I, 1817

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Biographia Literaria; or Biographical Sketches of My Literary Life and Opinions by S.T. Coleridge, Esq. Vol. II, 1817

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Biographia Literaria; or Biographical Sketches of My Literary Life and Opinions by S.T. Coleridge, Esq. Vol. II, 1817

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Biographia Literaria; or Biographical Sketches of My Literary Life and Opinions by S.T. Coleridge, Esq. Vol. II, 1817

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Manuscript Chapters 1-4, Correspondence and Notes, 1983-1986

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Manuscript Chapters 14-Conclusion, u.d.

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Manuscript, Complete, u.d.

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Manuscript, Complete, u.d.

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Manuscript Edits, 1983-1985, u.d.

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Notes and Research, 1819-1986

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Notes, Research, and Correspondence, 1812-1984

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Notes, Research, Correspondence, 1971-1987

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Notes, Research, and Correspondence, 1980

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Notes, Research, and Correspondence, 1982

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Publishing Contract and Related Documents, 1980-1981

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Research and Manuscript Chapters 8-13, 1817-1982

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Research, Notes, and Manuscript Chapter 1, 1930-1968

The Damaged Archangel, 1972-1983 Subseries d

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Manuscript I, u.d.

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Manuscript I, u.d.

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Manuscript II, u.d.

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Manuscript II, u.d.

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Manuscript III, u.d.

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Notes, u.d.

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Reviews, 1972-1979

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Reviews, 1972-1974

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Reviews, 1973-1983

Book Reviews, 1975-2007 Subseries e

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Academic Questions, 1990

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Book Reviews Under 180 Words, 1977-1995

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Bound Book Reviews, 1975-1992

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CHOICE, 1976-1997

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College Teaching, 1990

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Etudes Anglais, 1981-1997

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London Review of Books, 1988

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Midstream, 1982

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Modern Jewish Women Writers, 2007

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New York Times Book Review, u.d.

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Queen's Quarterly, 1975

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Scholarly Research and Review, 1992

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South Central Review, 1989

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Studies in Romanticism, 1985

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Style, 1981

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The Times Literary Supplement, Newspaper Copies, 1987-1999

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The Times Literary Supplement, Review Copies, 1985-1997

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The Wordsworth Circle, 1975

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Miscellaneous, 1983-1990

College and Graduate School Papers, 1958-1962 Subseries f

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Coleridge: A Reexamination of His Character and Creative Stature, 1959

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Coleridge: A Reexamination of His Character and Creative Stature, 1959

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College Papers, u.d.

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College Papers, and Notes, 1958-1962

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STC Notes, etc., 1958-1960

Personal Materials Series II 1932-2012

Personal Letters and Journals, 1943-2001 Subseries a

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Personal Letters, 1943-1949

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Personal Letters, 1950

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Personal Paris Diary and Letters, 1950

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Personal European Letters and Journal, 1950-1951

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Personal Letters, 1951-1954

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Personal Letters, 1954-1958

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Personal Diary, 1955-1957

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Personal Letters and Journals, 1958-1961

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Personal Letters and Journals, 1960-2001

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Personal Letters, 1961-1965

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Personal Letters, 1965-1966

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Personal Letters, 1967-1968

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Personal Letters, 1968-1970

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Personal Letters, 1971

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Personal Letters, 1972

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Personal Letters and Journals, 1973

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Personal Letters and Journals, 1973

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Personal Letters and Journals, 1974

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Personal Letters and Journals, 1975-1976

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Personal Letters and Journals, 1976

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Personal Letters and Journals, 1977-1978

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Personal Letters, 1977-1978

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Personal Letters and Journals, 1978-1979

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Personal Letters and Journals, 1980-1981

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Personal Letters and Journals, 1982-1983

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Personal Letters and Journals, 1983

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Personal Letters and Journals, 1984-1986

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Personal Letters and Journals, 1985-1988

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Personal Letters and Journals, 1986-1987

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Personal Letters and Journals, 1986-1987

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Personal Letters and Journals, 1988-1990

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Personal Letters, 1988-1994

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Personal Letters and Journals, 1990

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Personal Journals, 1990

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Personal Letters and Journals, 1991

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Personal Letters and Journals, 1992

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Personal Letters and Journals, 1993

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Personal Journals, 1993

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Personal Letters and Journals, 1993-1994

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Personal Journals, 1994

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Personal Letters, 1994-1995

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Personal Letters and Journals, 1994-2005

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Personal Journals, 1995

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Personal Letters, 1995

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Personal Letters and Journals, 1996

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Personal Letters and Journals, 1996

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Personal Letters and Journals, 1997

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Personal Journals, 1999

Other Correspondence, 1932-2012 Subseries b

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1932-1957

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1947

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1951-1957

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1952-1959

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1960-1969

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1980-1970

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1970-1977

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1970-1979

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1977-1995

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1980-1993

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1980-1989

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1985-1987

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1990-1996

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1990-1996

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1996

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1998-1999

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2000

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2000-2011

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2001

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2002

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2010-2012

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u.d.

Ephemera, 1948-2011 Subseries c

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Bookmarks, 1984-2008

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Date/Appointment Books, 1948-2001

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Desk/Name Plaque, 1984

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Event Brochures, 1972-1997

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Graduation Caps, u.d.

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Newsletters and Directories, 1994-2005

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Travel Brochures, 1959-1972

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Miscellaneous, 1950-2011

Audio/Visual, 1940-1997 Subseries d

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Drawing by Valerie Conway, u.d.

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Drawing of Lorenzo De Medici, u.d.

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Drawings by Norman Fruman, 1965-1967

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Microcassettes, u.d.

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Photographs, 1940-1997

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Postcards, u.d.

Biographical Materials, 1956-2012 Subseries e

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The $64,000 Challenge Show, 1957

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Biographical Information and Curriculum Vitaes, 1967-2011

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Fruman Family Christmas Newsletters, 1966-2006

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New York University Papers, 1958-1966

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New York Times with Obituary, 2012

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Poems about Norman Fruman, 1957

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Who's Who in American Jewry, u.d.

World War II Materials, 1945-2006 Subseries f

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42nd Rainbow Division Newsletters and Papers, 1989-2006

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Articles and Papers by Norman Fruman, 1995

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Military Awards Information, 1982-2002

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Other Writings, 1945-1996

Others Scholarship Series III 1712-2009

Bound Articles, 1712-1998 Subseries a

Articles by Date, 1764-2007 Subseries b

Articles by Theme,1819-2004 Subseries c

Longer Works, 1749-1983 Subseries d

Newspaper/Magazine Clippings,1925-2009 Subseries e

Notes Series IV 1947-1990

Pedagogical Materials and Lectures Series V 1934-2007

Awards and Degrees Series VI 1940-1998