Manuscript Collection
Identifier
Accession 344
Inclusive Dates
1927-1965, 1995, 2008 (Bulk: 1927-1965)
Restrictions
Open under the rules and regulations of the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections
Collection Size
11,500 Pieces, 5.75 Linear Feet
Language
English; Bengali; German; Kannada; Korean; Malayalam; Polish; Scandinavian; Sinhalese; Zelugu;
Historical Note
Nathan Asch (1902-1964) was the son of the famous Yiddish writer Sholem Asch. Nathan Asch, is the author of five novels published between 1925-1937. He also published dozens of short stories. Asch was an acquaintance of Ernest Hemingway in Paris and he was a longtime friend of literary writer Malcolm Cowley. He was also acquainted with Josephine Herbst, James Farrell, Morley Callaghan, Stefan Zweig, Doris Lessing, Hart Crane, Hermynia Zur Mühlen , John Dos Passos, and Ford Madox Ford. Asch worked for the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the 1930s and served with the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II. He died in San Francisco on December 23, 1964.
Scope and Content Note
The Nathan Asch Papers consist of personal and business correspondence, legal and financial papers, published short works of Nathan Asch, book reviews, unpublished manuscripts, notes, photographs, clippings, and a tape recording of the novelist. There is exclusive correspondence with many literary personalities including Malcolm Cowley, Josephine Herbst, James Farrell, Morley Callaghan, Stefan Zweig, Sholem Asch, Doris Lessing, Hart Crane, Hermynia Zur Mühlen, John Dos Passos, and Ford Madox Ford. There is also information pertaining to his work with the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and his service in the US Army Corps during World War II.
Provenance
The Nathan Asch papers were received by the Archives on September 1, 1980. An agreement of gift was executed between Dr. Eva Mills, representing the Archives, and Mrs. Carolyn Asch Williams, widow of Nathan Asch.
Keywords
Author, Fiction, US Army Corps, Works Progress Administration, Judaism, World War II
Copyright
For information concerning copyright please contact the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections at Winthrop University.
Finding Aid Citation
Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections, Winthrop University, "Nathan Asch Papers - Accession 344". Finding Aid 2.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/2
LC Subject Headings
Asch, Nathan, 1902-1964--Archives; Asch, Nathan, 1902-1964--Manuscripts; Asch, Sholem, 1880-1957--Correspondence; Callaghan, Morley, 1903-1990--Correspondence; Cowley, Malcolm, 1898-1989--Correspondence; Crane, Hart, 1899-1932--Correspondence; Dos Passos, John, 1896-1970--Correspondence; Farrell, James T. (James Thomas), 1904-1979--Correspondence; Ford, Ford Madox, 1873-1939--Correspondence; Herbst, Josephine, 1892-1969--Correspondence; Lessing, Doris, 1919-2013--Correspondence; Zur Mühlen, Hermynia, 1883-1951--Correspondence; Zweig, Stefan, 1881-1942--Correspondence; United States. Works Progress Administration; United States. Army Air Forces; Novelists; American fiction--Jewish authors; World War, 1939-1945
Included in
Cultural History Commons, English Language and Literature Commons, Fiction Commons, Yiddish Language and Literature Commons
