Asch, Sholem, 1880-1957
Person
Scholem Asch (1880-1957), Polish-born novelist, dramatist, and essayist
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
John L. De Forest / Sholem Asch collection
Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 114
Overview:
Collection consists of correspondence addressed to Asch, many letters carrying dictated drafts of his response on them. There are four typescripts of essays by Sholem Asch as well as five scripts for a Christmas pageant performed in Stamford, Conn., in 1943. Also present is De Forest's typescript memoir entitled, "My Hours with Sholem Asch."
Dates:
1941-1995, bulk 1941-1943
Sholem Asch papers
Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 115
Overview:
The papers contain most of Asch's major works as a novelist, including the controversial Der Man fun Notseres. The Writings series which is made up of Novels, Plays, Essays and Appeals and Other Writings, are written mostly in Yiddish, and includes reviews, playbills, programs, photographs of productions of plays. The correspondence is a selection of letters to Asch from many prominent Jewish writers and organizations. There is a series of letters from Stefan Zweig, as well as a large amount of...
Dates:
1923-1949, bulk 1926-1949
John L. De Forest papers
Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 885
Overview:
The John L. De Forest Papers contain forty volumes of typescript diaries, 1935-2000, many with newspaper clippings and other related materials laid in. Diaries include entries relating to jazz musician and family friend Benny Goodman; Yiddish author Sholem Asch, for whom De Forest worked as a secretary in the 1940s; political associate John Davis Lodge, governor of Connecticut, 1951-1955; and Dutch historian and journalist Hendrik Willem Van Loon. The collection also includes typescript...
Dates:
1875-2000, bulk 1934-2000
Letter : to an unidentified recipient, 1932 Mar 8
Part of Collection — Box: 1, Folder: GROUP 11, F-1
Call Number: GEN MSS MISC
Scope and Contents:
ALS to "Dear Sir" regarding the translation and publication of Asch's novel "The Witch of Castille."
Dates:
1932 Mar 8
Paul Novick papers relating to Sholem Asch
Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 117
Overview:
Collection consists of correspondence, writings, articles and notes by and about Sholem Asch gathered by Paul Novick, editor of the only paper willing to publish him at the height of the controversy over his trilogy, Der Man fun Notseres (The Nazarene, 1939), Der Sheliekh (The Apostle, 1943), and Meri (Mary, 1949). Jewish leaders accused Asch of teaching conversion to Christianity, a charge that Asch emphatically denied. Asch's writings reflect his concern for the Jews in Europe during and...
Dates:
1943-1963
Harry Weinberger papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 553
Overview:
The papers consist of correspondence, legal papers, notes, and other materials documenting Weinberger's career as a lawyer who specialized in civil liberties cases and, later in his career, copyright law. The one hundred and sixteen (116) case files include legal briefs, writs, and memoranda prepared by Weinberger and his staff, and similar material prepared by opposing attorneys. Correspondence files include letters with clients and individuals interested in a specific case. Weinberger's...
Dates:
1915-1944
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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Harry Weinberger papers