Scope and Contents
The papers consist of correspondence, articles, speeches, printed material, research materials, photographs, and drafts of books relating to Barbara Tuchman's literary career, including such works as Bible and Sword, The Zimmermann Telegram, The Guns of August, and The Proud Tower.
Dates
- 1920-1982
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
No previously unpublished work of Barbara Tuchman's -- such as articles, speeches, parts of unfinished books, letters or juvenilia -- may be published either as a collection of fugitive pieces in a volume under her name or singly in a periodical under her name. Quotations or excerpts from her papers may be used for research purposes.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Barbara Tuchman 1965, 1979, and 1982, and Book of the Month Club, 1971.
Arrangement
Arranged in two series: I. Personal. II. Writings.
Extent
20.5 Linear Feet (40 boxes, 6 folios)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Abstract
The papers consist of correspondence, articles, speeches, printed material, research materials, photographs, and drafts of books relating to Barbara Tuchman's literary career, including such works as Bible and Sword, The Zimmermann Telegram, The Guns of August, and The Proud Tower.
Biographical / Historical
Barbara Wertheim Tuchman was born in 1912, and received her B.A. degree from Radcliffe College in 1933. She served as a research assistant for the Institute for Pacific Relations, 1934-1935; was an editorial assistant at The Nation, 1936-1937; a staff writer for War in Spain, London, 1937-1938; American correspondent for New Statesman and Nation, London, 1939; and was with the Far East news desk, OWI, 1944-1945. Tuchman was best known as the author of many books and articles. She was the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize in 1963 and 1972. Tuchman died in 1989.
- Title
- Guide to the Barbara Wertheim Tuchman Papers
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- compiled by Staff of Manuscripts and Archives
- Date
- November 1969
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Created In Accordance With Manuscripts And Archives Processing Manual
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
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Location
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