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Scope and Contents of the Collection
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| Creator: | Kalugin, David. |
| Title: | David Kalugin Papers |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1940-1976 |
| Quantity: | 10.0 linear ft. |
| Abstract: | Papers of the U.S. Postal Service employee and poet. Correspondence (1940-1976); scrapbooks relating to the Postal Services' Suggestions Program to which Kalugin submitted over 500 suggestions (1963-1976); manuscript and/or published novels, poems, and short stories. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: | Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The David Kalugin Papers consist of correspondence, miscellaneous material, music, newspaper clippings, post office scrapbooks, published material, tape recordings, writings, and art and photographs.
A few items of Art and photographs begin the collection. Correspondence contains both incoming and outgoing. Miscellaneous contains biographical material, award for poems, poetry society announcements, and papers by high school students about Kalugin.
Music contains announcements and programs for a concert, and copies of songs inspired by Kalugin's poems. Newspaper clippings contains articles of a general nature. For articles dealing with Kalugin's poetry, see Published material: Publication announcements.
Post Office scrapbooks (1963-1976) focus largely on the Suggestions Program in the Post Office. This incentive program recognized and awarded employees for an active interest in the conditions and efficiency of the Postal Service. Kalugin submitted more than 500 suggestions during this period, and almost single- handedly brought his office to national prominence in the Suggestions Program. The scrapbooks contain award certificates, letters of commendation, and records, samples, and reviews of his suggestions. Included here are a scrapbook of thank-you notes from a visiting grammar school class and
Published material consists of books, literary magazines, and assorted other items. The Tape recording is of unspecified content.
Writings consists of handwritten manuscripts (holographs), typescripts, and published items; the material includes novels, poetry, short stories, criticism, and more.
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Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
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Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
David Kalugin Papers,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Finding Aid Information
Created by: KBP
Date: 14 Mar 1979
Revision history: 14 Jan 2009 - converted to EAD (MRC)
Inventory
| Art and photographs | |||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Miscellaneous | ||||||||||
| Correspondence | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | 1940 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | 1943-1968 (22 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | 1970 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Undated | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Beecher, John -- Sharma, Narenda -- Wadia, Sophia | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Dalvin, Rae -- Delfis, Fivos | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Elli (2 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Kalugin, Eric | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Kremborg, Alfred -- Everts, Lillian (2 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Lorraine, Lilith -- Smith, Vincent | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Margolis, William | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | May, James Boyer (2 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | McNair, Lura T. | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Nystedt, Robert | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Press Family | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Yu Zuwa -- Zarkos | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Rejections and acceptances | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Wolchok collection | ||||||||||
| Miscellaneous | |||||||||||
| Box 2 | Biographical material, awards, papers about Kalugin, assorted other items | ||||||||||
| Music | |||||||||||
| Box 2 | Miscellaneous | ||||||||||
| Newspaper clippings | |||||||||||
| Box 2 | Miscellaneous | ||||||||||
| Post office scrapbooks | |||||||||||
| Box 2 | Miscellaneous (5 folders, 6 volumes) | ||||||||||
| Box 3 | Miscellaneous (8 volumes) | ||||||||||
| Published material | |||||||||||
| Box 3 | Books (4 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 4 | Literary magazines | ||||||||||
| Box 4 | Membership rosters | ||||||||||
| Box 4 | Miscellaneous | ||||||||||
| Box 4 | Publication announcements, comments, reviews (5 folders, 1 volume) | ||||||||||
| Tape recording | |||||||||||
| Box 4 | Unidentified | ||||||||||
| Writings | |||||||||||
| Holographs | |||||||||||
| Box 4 | Criticism | ||||||||||
| Box 4 | Notebooks | ||||||||||
| Box 4 | Novels (4 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 4 | Poetry | ||||||||||
| Box 4 | Prose | ||||||||||
| Typscripts | |||||||||||
| Box 4 | Criticism | ||||||||||
| Box 4 | Poetry | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Poetry (2 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Prose (4 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Short stories | ||||||||||
| Published | |||||||||||
| Box 5 | Books (3 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Pamphlet | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Poems (8 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 6 | Poems (1 folder, 2 volumes) | ||||||||||
| Box 6 | Poetry anthologies (2 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 6 | Short stories | ||||||||||