Table of Contents
- Collection Summary
- Biographical Note
- Scope and Content Note
- Subject Headings
- Related Material
- Administrative Information
- Access and Use
- Encoding Information
- Container List
Collection Summary
| Repository: | Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College Libraries |
|---|---|
| Creator: | Mallon, Thomas, 1951- |
| Title: | Thomas Mallon Papers, |
| Dates: | 1973-1988. |
| Quantity: | 0.3 cubic feet (1 box) |
| Abstract: | Correspondence between Mary McCarthy and Mallon as well as manuscripts for speeches and articles written during Mallon's tenure as a professor at Vassar. |
Biographical Note
Thomas Mallon, born 2 Nov 1951, is an American novelist, New York Times literary critic, professor and former deputy chariman of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Mallon received his B.A. from Brown University and his M.A. and PhD from Harvard University. His works include A Book of One's Own: People and Their Diaries and Arts and Sciences: A Seventies Seduction. Mallon was an Associate Professor at Vassar from 1979-1991. He lives in, and frequently writes about, Washington, D.C.
TopScope and Content Note
The Thomas Mallon Papers contain correspondence between Mary McCarthy and Mallon, dated 1973-1988. Additionally, the collection contains manuscripts for speeches and articles written during his tenure at Vassar.
TopAccess and Use
Access
This collection is open for research according to the regulations of the Vassar College Archives and Special Collections Librarywithout any additional restrictions.
Restrictions on Use
Permission to quote (publish) from unpublished or previously published material must be obtained as described in the regulations of the Vassar College Archives and Special Collections Library.
Related Material
- Thomas Mallon papers, ca. 1989-[ongoing], Brown University Library.
- Three boxes were separated from this collection and transferred to the Brown University Library, 1999. These materials include manuscripts, typescripts and related materials for Edmund Blunden, A Book of One's Own and Arts and Sciences.
Subject Headings
Names:
- McCarthy, Mary, 1912-1989
Organizations:
- Vassar College--Faculty
Subjects:
- College teachers
- Critics
- Novelists
VCL Categories
- Literature and Writing
- Vassar College
Encoding Information
Finding aid encoded by Jason Kovari, 24 Feb 2009. Updated by Laura Streett, May 2011.
TopAdministrative Information
Preferred Citation
Thomas Mallon Papers, Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College Libraries.
Processing Information
Original processing date unknown. Collection information updated by Laura Streett, May 2011.
Acquisition Information
Collection donated by Mallon, 1988-1989. Requested transfer of most materials to Brown, by Mallon, 1998.
Container List
| Folder 1 | Letters from Mary McCarthy to Mallon, 1973-1983 |
| Folder 2 | Letters from Mary McCarthy to Mallon, 1984 |
| Folder 3 | Letters from Mary McCarthy to Mallon, 1985-1988 |
| Folder 4 | "Seeing Mary Plain, Vassar Quarterly, 1982 |
| Folder 5 | Spring 1981 Vassar biography colloquium, 1980-1981 |
| Folder 6 | "The Mary McCarthy Papers," speech at Vassar, 1985 |
| Folder 7 | "Rereading One's Diaries," lectures, 1985 |
| Folder 8 | Vassar speaking engagements, 1985-1988 |
| Folder 9 | "Moving to Square Two," Vassar Quarterly, 1986-1987 |
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Details
Correspondence between Mary McCarthy and Mallon as well as manuscripts for speeches and articles written during Mallon's tenure as a professor at Vassar.
