Title: |
Herbert Gold papers |
Repository: |
Ohio University
Phone: 740-593-2710 http://www.ohio.edu/library/collections/archives-special-collections/ |
Creator: |
Gold, Herbert. |
Dates: |
1969-1972 |
Quantity: |
0.6 cubic feet |
Abstract: |
The Herbert Gold papers span from 1969 to 1972 and contain three typescript versions of "My Last Two Thousand Years," a typescript of the short story "Death on the East Side," and four letters. |
Identification: |
MSS1 |
Language: |
The records are in English |
Herbert Gold was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1924. A novelist, short story writer, and essayist, his writings have frequently focused on themes related to Jewish life in America. His book, "My Last Two Thousand Years" (1972), is autobiographical in nature.
During the 1971-1972 school year, Gold was a visiting professor at Ohio University. His essay, "A Season at Middle-America U" in May 1972 Atlantic Monthly, discusses his time spent here.
The Herbert Gold papers span from 1969 to 1972 and contain three typescript versions of "My Last Two Thousand Years," a typescript of the short story "Death on the East Side," and four letters. The first version of the book bears the working title "Being and Becoming," the second "Witness at a Conversion," and the third is the final title. The short story was published in the May 1971 issue of Esquire. The letters are related to either the book or the story; one dated 1969 is from Saul Bellow.
The following terms have been used to describe this collection.
Researchers are requested to cite collection name, collection number, and Ohio University, Athens, Ohio in all footnotes and bibliographical references.
A paper copy of the folder list is available.