Table of Contents
- Collection Summary
- Biographical Note
- Scope and Content Note
- Subject Headings
- Related Material
- Administrative Information
- Access and Use
- Encoding Information
- Series List
- Container List
Collection Summary
| Repository: | Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College Libraries |
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| Creator: | Gelderman, Carol W. |
| Title: | The Carol Gelderman Papers |
| Dates: | 1981-1984 |
| Quantity: | 4.9 cubic feet (7 Boxes) |
| Abstract: | This collection comprises the research material Carol Gelderman compiled for use in her biography of Mary McCarthy, entitled Mary McCarthy: A Life. The bulk of the collection is interview material, including audio cassettes. Several of the interviews were with Mary McCarthy but most were with others who knew or worked with McCarthy. There is also correspondence as well as articles and portions of books either by or about Mary McCarthy and her work. |
Biographical Note
Carol Wettlaufer Gelderman, born on 2 December 1939, first became interested in Mary McCarthy after discovering they had both been educated for a time by The Religious of the Sacred Heart. This interest of hers would eventually lead to writing or editing several pieces about Mary McCarthy, including Mary McCarthy: A Life, the first comprehensive biography of Mary McCarthy, and Conversations with Mary McCarthy. She also contributed to Twenty-four Ways of Looking at Mary McCarthy: The Writer and Her Work.
TopScope and Content Note
This collection comprises the research material Carol Gelderman compiled for use in her biography of Mary McCarthy, entitled Mary McCarthy: A Life. The bulk of the collection is interview material, including audio cassettes. Several of the interviews were with Mary McCarthy but most were with others who knew or worked with McCarthy. There is also correspondence as well as articles and portions of books either by or about Mary McCarthy and her work.
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Permission to quote (publish) from unpublished or previously published material must be obtained as described in the regulations of the Vassar College Archives and Special Collections Library.
Subject Headings
Names:
- McCarthy, Mary, 1912-1989
- Wilson, Edmund, 1895-1972
Subjects:
- Novelists
- Women authors--Biography
Places:
- Castine (Me.)
Document Types:
- Interviews
- Photographs
VCL Categories
- Literature and Writing
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
A tape player is required to play the tapes in Series X.
TopAdministrative Information
Preferred Citation
The Carol Gelderman Papers, Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College Libraries.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Madeleine Amodio in July 2011. Last updated 7 July 2011.
Acquisition Information
The bulk of the collection was received in 2005 from Carol Gelderman (M2005-016). Additional material was received in 2009 (M2009-014).
Series List
Series I. Forebears | |
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| Series I contains original photographs given to Carol Gelderman by Mary McCarthy which portray her family and herself, and also a detailed file on Simon Manly Preston, Mary McCarthy's great-grandfather. |
Series II. Early Childhood | |
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| Series II contains notes, correspondence, and research conducted by Carol Gelderman into Mary McCarthy's early Seattle childhood. |
Series III. Vassar Years | |
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| Series III contains copies of prose composed by Mary McCarthy in her time at Vassar College, as well as reviews of The Group and interviews and articles about Mary McCarthy and her time at Vassar. |
Series IV. First Marriage | |
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| Series IV contains both interviews and articles published during the time of Mary McCarthy's first marriage and correspondence from Mary McCarthy to Emmanuel Roussuck, who was an art dealer who routinely lent her paintings for parties. |
Series V. Partisan Review | |
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| Series V contains articles and interviews taken from the Partisan Review. The bulk of this series is interviews with friends of Mary McCarthy. |
Series VI. Second Marriage | |
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| Series VI contains information pertaining to Mary McCarthy's second marriage, including personal information about Edmund Wilson and articles both by and about Mary McCarthy published during the time of her second marriage. |
Series VII. Third Marriage/Later Years | |
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| Series VII contains research and information about Mary McCarthy in her later years, and during the time period of her third marriage. |
Series VIII. Fourth Marriage | |
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| Series VIII contains, along with information about the CIA's investigation into Mary McCarthy, information about her from the time period of her fourth marriage, including information about her Vietnam trip and the Lillian Hellman/Mary McCarthy court case. |
Series IX. Interview Transcriptions and Interview Requests | |
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| Series IX contains interview requests and written interviews conducted by Carol Gelderman. |
Series X. Recorded Interviews | |
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| Series X contains cassette tape recordings of interviews Carol Gelderman conducted with various people. The numbering system for this series was devised by the archivist. |
Series XI. Mary McCarthy Correspondence | |
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| Series XI contains correspondence from and to Mary McCarthy, with the bulk being copies of letters Mary McCarthy sent to others. |
Series XII. Miscellaneous | |
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| Series XII contains various correspondence and reviews of Mary McCarthy: A life, as well as several publications pertaining to Gelderman's research. |
Container List
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Details
This collection comprises the research material Carol Gelderman compiled for use in her biography of Mary McCarthy, entitled . The bulk of the collection is interview material, including audio cassettes. Several of the interviews were with Mary McCarthy but most were with others who knew or worked with McCarthy. There is also correspondence as well as articles and portions of books either by or about Mary McCarthy and her work.
