Columbia University New York, N.Y. 10027 Office of Public Information (212) 854-5573
Nov. 2 - Feb. 16, 1996, Mon., 12-7:45 P.M., Tues.-Fri., 9-4:45 P.M.; (Closed Nov. 7, 23, 24;, Dec. 25, 26 ;and Jan. 1, 2, 15). Call to confirm hours: (212) 854-5153. Free admission.
Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Butler Library, Columbia University, Broadway and 116th Street.
Marking the 100th anniversary of the publication of The Red Badge of Courage, Stephen Crane's classic novel of the Civil War, the exhibition examines the literary career and life of the author, who died of tuberculosis in 1900 at age 28, as well as the colorful life of his common-law wife, Cora. Stephen and Cora Crane covered the Greco-Turkish war as journalists and then settled in England, where they socialized with such luminaries as Joseph Conrad, Henry James and H. G. Wells. The 120 items on view from the Rare Book and Manuscript Library's Crane Collection include signed letters from Conrad, James, Wells and William Dean Howells, first editions of The Red Badge and Crane's New York slum novel, Maggie, original literary manuscripts, scrapbooks, photographs and memorabilia. Columbia's Crane collection is among the largest in the nation, consisting mainly of materials owned by Cora Crane at her death in 1910.
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