%eadnotat; ]> PUBLIC "-//Stanford University::Libraries::Dept. of Special Collections::Manuscripts Division//TEXT (US::CSt::M1155::William Saroyan Correspondence with Goldie Weisberg)//EN" "m1155.sgm"Guide to the William Saroyan Correspondence with Goldie Weisberg, 1930-1938Processed by Special Collections staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Steven Mandeville-Gamble.Department of Special Collections
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Machine-readable finding aid derived from Microsoft Word document imported into FileMaker Pro database. Date of source: 2000.Finding aid is written in English.Guide to the William Saroyan Correspondence with Goldie Weisberg, 1930-1938Collection number: M1155Department of Special Collections and University Archives Stanford University Libraries Stanford, CaliforniaContact InformationDepartment of Special CollectionsGreen LibraryStanford University LibrariesStanford, CA 94305-6004 Phone: (650) 725-1022Email: speccoll@sulmail.stanford.eduURL: http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/spc/Special Collections staff2000Steven Mandeville-Gamble

© 2002 The Board of Trustees of Stanford University. All rights reserved.

Descriptive SummarySaroyan, William, 1908- . Correspondence with Goldie Weisberg, 1930-1938M1155Saroyan, William, 1908-.25 linear ft.Stanford University. Libraries. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives.The collection consists of 55 letters from Saroyan totaling 153 pages and 36 letters and cards from Weisberg. The letters are intensely literary and show a side of Saroyan that becomes virtually invisible to documentation after his popular success in 1934. (Notes taken from dealer Peter B. Howard's description) Administrative InformationAccess Restrictions

None.

Publication Rights

Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections.

Acquisition Information

Purchased, 2000.

Preferred Citation

William Saroyan Correspondence with Goldie Weisberg. M1155. Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Biography

Goldie Weisberg was a fellow writer whose work Saroyan had discovered in a literary magzine. Saroyan initiated the correspondence, which focuses on their respective reading, writing, and work lives.

Collection Scope and Content Summary

The collection consists of 55 letters from Saroyan totaling 153 pages and 36 letters and cards from Weisberg. The letters are intensely literary and show a side of Saroyan that becomes virtually invisible to documentation after his popular success in 1934. (Notes taken from dealer Peter B. Howard's description)

Access Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Weisberg, Goldie.American literature--20th century.Collection ContentsSeries 1. William Saroyan Letters to Goldie Weisberg11Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1930 Oct. 231p 12Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1930 Oct. 301p13Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1930 Nov. 33pp14Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1930 Nov. 114 half-sheets15Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1930 Nov. 133pp16Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1930 Nov. 143pp17Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1930 Nov. 182+ half-sheets18Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1930 Nov. 191 p19Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1930 Nov. 203 pp110Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1930 Nov. 211p 111Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1930 Nov. 223pp112Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1930 Nov. 242pp113Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1930 Nov. 252pp114Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1930 Nov. 261p 215Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1930 Dec. 14+ pp216Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1930 Dec. 22 half-sheets217Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1930 Dec. 111p218Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1930 Dec. 152pp 219Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1930 Dec. 165pp220Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1930 Dec. 172pp221Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1930 Dec. 181.5pp222Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1930 Dec. 192pp223Saroyan, William. ALS to Goldie Weisberg,1930 Dec. 222pp224Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1930 Dec. 262pp225Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1930 Dec. 283pp226Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1930 Dec. 291/3p327Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1931 Jan. 24pp328Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1931 Jan. 224pp "Thursday," Jan. 15 or329Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1931 Jan. 296pp330Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,[1931 Jan.?]1 1/4 p, "Sunday," ny331Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1931 Feb. 107pp332Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1931 Feb. 126pp333Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1931 Feb. 161/3p334Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1931 Feb. 162 1/2pp335Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1931 Feb. 173pp336Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1931 Feb. 273 1/2pp337Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1931 Feb. 284pp438Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1931 Mar. 22 1/2pp439Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1931 Mar. 54pp440Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1931 Mar. 94pp441Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1931 Mar. 113pp442Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1931 Mar. 121p443Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1931 Mar. 131 1/2pp444Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1931 Mar. 256pp445Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1931 Mar. 294pp546Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1931 Apr. 54pp547Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1931 Apr. [6?]5pp, "Monday,"548Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,[1931 Apr. 13?]3pp, "Monday,"549Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,[1931 Apr. 24?]1/2 p, "Friday," Apr. 17 or 550Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1931 Apr. 303pp551Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,[1931 May 7?]1p, "Friday,"552Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1933 May 87pp553Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1933 June 275+pp554Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1934 Jan 312pp555Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1934 May 101/3p556Saroyan, William. TLS to Goldie Weisberg,1934 Sept. 131p6810nd70ndSeries 2. Goldie Weisberg letters to William Saroyan81Weisberg, Goldie. ALS to William Saroyan,1930 Oct. 291p82Weisberg, Goldie. ALS to William Saroyan,1930 Nov. 104pp83Weisberg, Goldie. ALS to William Saroyan, [1930 Oct. 11?]envelope: 1p

"Wednesday"

84Weisberg, Goldie. ALS to William Saroyan,1930 Nov. 236pp + 1p85Weisberg, Goldie. ALS to William Saroyan,1930 Nov. 295pp, "Saturday," envelope:96Weisberg, Goldie. ALS to William Saroyan,1930 Dec. 144pp, "Sunday," envelope:97Christmas card1930 Dec. 2298Weisberg, Goldie. ALS to William Saroyan,1930 Dec. 304pp, "Monday," envelope:109Weisberg, Goldie. TLS to William Saroyan,1931 Jan. 133 1/2pp, envelope:1010Weisberg, Goldie. TLS to William Saroyan,1931 Jan. 162pp1011Weisberg, Goldie. TLS to William Saroyan,1931 Jan. 273pp1012Weisberg, Goldie. TLS to William Saroyan,1931 Feb. 82pp, envelope:1013Weisberg, Goldie. TLS to William Saroyan,1931 Feb. 146pp1014Weisberg, Goldie. ALS to William Saroyan,1931 Feb. 268pp, envelope:1115Weisberg, Goldie. TLS to William Saroyan,1931 Mar. 234 1/2pp, envelope:1116Weisberg, Goldie. TLS to William Saroyan,1931 Mar. 145pp, envelope:1117Weisberg, Goldie. ALS to William Saroyan,1931 Mar. 262pp, clipping enclosed, envelope:1118Weisberg, Goldie. TLS to William Saroyan,1931 Apr. 121 1/2pp, envelope:1119Weisberg, Goldie. ALS to William Saroyan,1931 Apr. 184pp, envelope:1120Weisberg, Goldie. TLS to William Saroyan,1931 May 152pp, envelope:1221Weisberg, Goldie. ALS to William Saroyan,1931 July 22pp, envelope: 1222Weisberg, Goldie. TLS to William Saroyan,1931 July 51 1/3pp, envelope:1223Weisberg, Goldie. ALS to William Saroyan,1931 July 292pp1224Weisberg, Goldie. ALS to William Saroyan,1931 Aug. 262pp, envelope: 1225Weisberg, Goldie. TLS to William Saroyan,1931 Sept. 141p, envelope:1226Weisberg, Goldie. TLS to William Saroyan,1931 Sept. 252pp, envelope:1227Christmas card,1931 Dec. 211228Weisberg, Goldie. TLS to William Saroyan,[1930 or 1931]2pp, "Saturday night," no month or year1229ANS, no month or year[1930 or 1931]1330Weisberg, Goldie. TLS to William Saroyan,1938 Feb. 181p1331Weisberg, Goldie. TLS to William Saroyan,1938 Apr. 191p1332Weisberg, Goldie. TLS to William Saroyan,1938 May 221p1333Weisberg, Goldie. TLS to William Saroyan,1938 June 151p1334Weisberg, Goldie. TLS to William Saroyan,1938 July 191p1335Weisberg, Goldie. TLS to William Saroyan,1938 Sept. 61p1336Weisberg, Goldie. TLS to William Saroyan,1938 Sept. 171p