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Norman Mailer Correspondence

An inventory of the collection at Syracuse University

Finding aid created by: MRC
Date: 22 Aug 2014

Revision history:

Biographical History

Norman Mailer (1923-2007) was an American writer, film maker, actor and political candidate. As a journalist he was known for his counter-cultural essays and was a co-founder of The Village Voice. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for non-fiction in 1968 for his book The Armies of the Night, about anti-war marches on Washington D.C., and in 1980 his novel The Executioner's Song won the Pulitzer for fiction.

Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Norman Mailer Correspondence consists of a typed signed letter from Mailer, inviting the recipient to appyly for membership in PEN.

Arrangement of the Collection

Chronological.

Restrictions

Access Restrictions:

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Use Restrictions:

Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.

Subject Headings

Persons

Mailer, Norman.
Sternlicht, Sanford, 1931-

Subjects

Authors, American.

Genres and Forms

Correspondence.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Norman Mailer Correspondence,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries

Acquisition Information

Gift of Sandy Sternlicht.

Table of Contents

Correspondence

Inventory