Katherina von Fraunhofer-Kosinski collection of Jerzy Kosinski
Scope and Contents
Dates
- 1906-2005
Creator
- Kosinski, Kiki, 1933-2007 (Collector)
Conditions Governing Access
Conditions Governing Use
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Arrangement
Material within this collection has been organized by acquisition reflecting the fact that the collection has been acquired in increments over time.
Researchers should note that material within each acquisition overlaps with/or relates to material found in other acquisitions. For instance, correspondence can be found in many of the 11 groupings. In order to locate all relevant material within this collection, researchers will need to consult each acquisition described in the Collection Contents section.
Extent
80.59 Linear Feet ( (195 boxes) + 47 broadsides, 5 film reels)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Overview
Jerzy Kosinski, 1933-1991
Kosinski's early works of nonfiction were written under the pseudonym of Joseph Novak: The Future is Ours, Comrade (1960) and No Third Path (1962). His works of fiction include The Painted Bird (1965), Steps (1968), Being There (1971), Devil Tree (1973), Cockpit (1975), Blind Date (1977), Passion Play (1979), Pinball (1982) and The Hermit of 69th Street : the working papers of Norbert Kosky (1988).
Language(s)
Processing Information
The collection is comprised of material formerly classed as: Uncat MS Vault 802, Uncat MS Vault 811, Uncat MS Vault 838, Uncat MSS 121, Uncat MSS 186, Uncat MSS 270, Uncat MSS 481, Uncat MSS 654, Uncat MSS 873, and Uncat MSS 930.
Various acquisitions associated with the collection have not been merged and organized as a whole. Each acquisition is described separately in the contents list below, according to month and year of acquisition.
Information included in the Description of Papers note and Collection Contents section is drawn from donor lists and from an initial survey of the contents. Folder titles appearing in the contents list below are often based on those provided by the creator or previous custodian. Titles have not been verified against the contents of the folders in all cases. Otherwise, folder titles are supplied by staff during basic processing.
This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
- American literature -- 20th century
- Audiotapes
- Audiovisual materials
- Authors
- Authors, American -- 20th Century -- Archives
- Authors, Polish -- 20th Century -- Archives
- Clippings (information artifacts)
- Film
- Kosinski, Jerzy, 1933-1991
- Kosinski, Kiki, 1933-2007
- Photographs
- Polish literature -- 20th Century
- Videocassettes
- Weir, Mary Hayward
Creator
- Kosinski, Kiki, 1933-2007 (Collector)
- Kosinski, Jerzy, 1933-1991
- Title
- Guide to the Katherina von Fraunhofer-Kosinski Collection of Jerzy Kosinski
- Author
- by Beinecke staff
- Date
- 2007-05-16
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository
Location
121 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Opening Hours
Access Information
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