Archival Collections
Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Herbert Gold Papers 1951-1981. 

Creator: 
Gold, Herbert, 1924-
Phys. Desc: 
2 linear ft ( 4 boxes)
Call Number: 
MS#0494
Location: 
Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Full CLIO record >>

Online information

Biographical Note

American novelist & essayist.

Scope and Contents

The collection contains letters written to and from Herbert Gold and manuscripts and proofs of his writings: THE OPTIMIST, THEREFORE BE BOLD, SALT, THE FATHERS, SONG FOR SAROYAN, WILLIAM SAROYAN STILL IN THE HIGHLANDS, and INTERVIEW WITH SAROYAN 65. The cataloged correspondents are: Saul Bellow, Robert Brustein, Herbert Gold, Merle Miller, Mark Schorer, and Mark Van Doren.