Finding aid for the Herbert Gold papers


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

Biography of Herbert Gold

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.

Scope and Content

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.

Statement of Arrangement

These records are organized into the following series:
Series I: Typescript for "My Last Two Thousand Years"
Series II: Typescript and Proofs for Short Story, "Death on the East Side"
Series III: Correspondence

Subject Terms

The following terms have been used to describe this collection.

Subjects:

Essayists.
Novelists, American.

Persons:

Gold, Herbert, 1924-.

Preferred Citation

Researchers are requested to cite collection name, collection number, and Ohio University, Athens, Ohio in all footnotes and bibliographical references.

Other Finding Aid

A paper copy of the folder list is available.