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Isaac Bashevis Singer Papers

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The following books and journals have been removed from the archive and cataloged separately with the Center's book holdings:

Berman, Louis A. Vegetarianism & The Jewish Tradition. New York: Ktav Publishing House, Inc., 1982
Long Shot, vol. 5. New Brunswick, N.J.: Long Shot Productions, 1987
Shulevitz, Uri. Writing with Pictures: How to Write and Illustrate Children's Books. New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, 1985

The following items have been removed from the archive and housed with the Center's film recordings:

VHS tape, labeled 'Singer 631-578-00 59'30" NTSC/VHS'
VHS tape, labeled in Yiddish
VHS tape of "Zlateh the Goat," Weston Woods, 1973
8mm film reel of "The First Schlemiel," produced by students of John David Flegenhiemer Maxwell
    at M.D. Silva Intermediate School in Newark, California

The following items have been removed from the archive and housed with the Center's sound recordings:

"Singer," Nobel Prize acceptance speech, interview, [1978], compact disc
Singer on WRFM, 1 Dec. 1967, 3-3/4 ips 7" sound reel
"Singer on Outlook," 23 Oct. 1984, audio cassette tape
"Author Singer with Dick Cavett, NETTV," audio cassette tape
"CBC Tuesday Night," July 1976, two audio cassette tapes
"Singer/Nobel Winner TV News Capsules in Composite Form...From Tony Janak," audio cassette tape
Singer, 29 Jan. 1964, 7" sound reel
Singer lecture, "The Kabbala and Modern Man," at 1976 Panarion conference, with Edward F. Edinger's
    "The Alchemical Solution: A Station on the Way of Individuation," two audio cassettes
Singer lecture, Slippery Rock College, 11 March 1970, 7" sound reel
Singer lecture, Temple Emanuel, Lynbrook, L.I., 18 August 1965, 7" sound reel
Singer in a two hour summer seminar with the Dane Co. Mental Health Center, 1968, 3-3/4 ips 7"sound reel
Park Avenue Synagogue, Friday evening services, 2 March 1962, Side 1- Lecture by Rabbi Nadich titled
    "The Strange World of I. B. Singer," Side 2-Reception in honor of Mr. and Mrs. I.B. Singer, 3-3/4 ips 7" sound reel
"Isaac Bashevis Singer Reads in Yiddish: 'Big and Little,' 'Shiddah and Kuziba,' 'The Man Who Came Back,'"
    33-1/3 rpm LP recording, two copies
"Isaac Bashevis Singer Reads in Yiddish: 'Gimpel the Fool' and 'The Man Who Came Back,'" 33-1/3 rpm LP recording,
    two copies
"Mazel and Shlimazel," Famous Author/Illustrator Filmstrips, two audio cassette tapes
"Why Noah Chose the Dove," Famous Author/Illustrator Filmstrips, audio cassette tape
"Eli Wallach Reads Isaac Bashevis Singer," Newbery Award Records, 33-1/3 rpm LP recording
Dan Eshel reading "Fool's Paradise" from Zlateh the Goat and other Stories by I. B. Singer, 7-1/2 ips 7" sound reel
The Magician of Lublin, 5" sound reel
"Adlai E. Stevenson: A Portrait through Excerpts from His Most Memorable Speeches," 33-1/3 rpm LP recording
"The Play of Herod: A Medieval Musical Drama as presented at the Cloisters, the Metropolitan Museum of Art,"
    New York, 33-1/3 rpm LP record, 2 disc set
[Gipsy folk music], USSR "Romen" Theatre Actors' Ensemble, 33-1/3 rpm LP record
"Barbra Streisand," 33-1/3 rpm LP recording, promotional copy, cover inscribed to Singer
[Barbra Streisand], "Classical Barbra," 33-1/3 rpm LP recording, promotional copy
[Barbra Streisand], "People," 33-1/3 rpm LP recording, promotional copy
"Bob Wilson and Cosmic Background Radiation," audio cassette tape
"Sutherland Brothers & Quiver" and "POCO," audio cassette tape
Unidentified Polish recording, audio cassette tape
Unidentified 3" sound reel, sent by Advertisers' Broadcasting Co., nd
Unidentified 7" sound reel
Unidentified 'special events' recording by Custom Recording Co., 33-1/3 rpm LP record, 2 discs

The following items have been removed from the archive and housed with the Center's personal effects:

Academic Regalia
    Black/white/red
    Black/white/pale blue
    Black/white/purple
    Black/white/gold
    Black/white
    Purple/gold
    Black/gold/gray
    Black/white/pale blue
    Navy/blue/white
    Green/white
    Burgundy/black/white
    Pale green/black/white
    Purple/black/white
    Green plaid/black/white
    Gold/black/white
    Red/black/white
    Burgundy/black/white
    Purple/gold/white
    Burnt orange/white/black
    Gold/white/black
Hats
    Brown fedora (Chapeau Fle'chet, 1937)
    Straw hat (Sheldons)
    Brown fedora (Borsalino)
    Black fedora
    Yarmulke
Eyeglasses (11 pairs)
Miscellaneous
    Digital watch
    Medals (Jewish Academy of Arts and Sciences, UCLA, Liberty Award from NYC, Fiction award from
         Brandeis, Miami Beach award)
    Wallet full of receipts
    Clip-on bowtie
    2 white handkerchiefs
    Stamp for depositing checks Sun Bank of Miami
    1 pkg. of sacrinpak tablets
    Rubber stamp (check endorsement)
    Wrist watch with brown leather strap
    Letter opener
    Identification tag
    Leather key fob with yale key
    Eyeglass case
    2 yellow pills
    Pair of women's nylons
    Pair of green socks
    8x10 silver-plated picture frame
    Yellow and blue ribbon
    2 Schick razor blades
    Wood engraving of man (possibly Jesus?) by G. Simoneaux
    Plastic square picture box containing 5 photographs
    Framed menorah stitchery by Aurem Snades
    Framed text of the Nobel Lecture by Singer (New York Times, 9 Dec. l978)
Typewriters
    Royal Aristocrat (manual)
    Royal Quiet Deluxe (manual)
    Typewriter CBM40 with Yiddish keyboard (manual)
    Underwood with Yiddish keyboard (manual)
    Royal with Yiddish keyboard in straw-colored case
Awards
    Sinai Scroll Award (20 Oct.1979)
    Wooden stand with circular glass in center (inverted B with leaves)
    Golden Quill Award (28 April l981) presented by the Golden Slipper Club
    Medallion — George Frederic Handel 1685-1759 — presented to Singer by Edward I. Koch,
        Mayor of New York City, 23 June 1986
    Medallion — The National Arts Club Medal of Honor, 1980
    Medallion — Republican Presidential Task Force Medal of Merit — presented by Ronald Reagan
    Medallion — The Lotus Club 90th anniversary commemoration
    Medallion — Frank L. Weil Award, 1984
    Medallion — Hofstra University Presidential Medal, 5 Dec. 1979
    College of Arts and Sciences Alumni Association, University of Miami Outstanding Professor, l980
    The National Conference of Christians & Jews Brotherhood Award, 16 May 1979
    S.Y. Agnon Gold Medal Award, 1975
    The Shirley Kravitz Children's Book Award for 1972
    Jewish Book Council of Greater Los Angeles and the Jewish Centers Association of Los Angeles, 25 Nov. l964
    The Decalogue Society of Lawyers Award of Merit for the year, 1979
    National Book Award for Children's Literature presented to Isaac Bashevis Singer for A Day of Pleasure, 4 March l970
    National Book Award for Fiction presented to Isaac Bashevis Singer on 18 April 1974 for
          A Crown of Feathers and Other Stories
    National Institute of Arts and Letters — Singer elected to membership at the annual meeting held
        in the City of New York, 1965
    Cvratores — Collegii- Bardiani — Honorary Doctor of Letters
    Brandeis University Creative Arts Award Commission Medal of Achievement
    Buber-Rosenzweig medallion, 1981
    Sacred Heart University Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, 19 Nov. 1978
    Jersey City State College Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, June 1981
    University of Central Florida Honorary Doctor of Letters, 1986
    The Anshe Emet Synagogue Rabbi Solomon Goldman Award, 19 Oct.1979
    New York University Presidental Citation for Isaac Bashevis Singer, 25 April 1979
    New York University School of Education, Health, Nursing and Art
    Professionals Annual Award for Creative Leadership, 20 Oct. l983
    Gustavus Adolphus College Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, Oct. 1980
    Brooklyn College of the City of New York Honorary Doctor of Letters, June 1981
    Yiddish Nobel Fest, 9 Dec. 1978, Ungdomsfonden (Jewish Youth Foundation, Sweden)
    Long Island University Doctor of Letters, Honoris Causa, 9 June 1978
    New York University Honorary Doctor of Letters, 5 June 1980
    Carnegie-Mellon University Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, May 1978
    Collegii of Washingtoniensis et Jeffersoniensis Honorary Doctor of Letters, June 1980
    University of Connecticut Honorary Doctor of Letters, May 1985
    Saint James Cathedral Basilica The Composteia Award, 3 June 1983
    The Holocaust Humanitarian Award Holocaust Memorial Committee 1 June 1986,
        Holocaust Memorial Hall, Brooklyn, New York
    The American-Israel Arts, Sciences and Humanities Award, New York City, 30 May 1979
    The American Jewish Committee and Editors of the Present Tense Second Annual
        Kenneth B. Smilen/Present Tense Literary Award, 1980
    Bard College Arts and Letters Award, 14 May 1980
    The Jewish Vegetarian Society of North America First International Convention, 21 June 1986
    Lincolnwood Library 1981 Distinguished Writer's Award, 4 May 1981
    Honorable Menschen Award to Isaac Bashevis Singer for his devotion to the Jewish people,
        Jewish Identity Workshop, 1991
    Temple Emanuel of Great Neck (N.Y.) — Presented to Isaac Bashevis Singer Nobel/Laureate in
        grateful appreciation of his contribution to world literature, 30 Nov. 1978


Isaac Bashevis Singer Papers Finding Aid
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