2018-03-27 Guide to the Saul Rosenzweig Papers on Collaboration with James Thurber, 1944-1974 SPEC.RARE.0233 Finding aid prepared by Belle Teesdale Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
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This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2018-08-10T08:40-0400 English Describing Archives: A Content Standard Saul Rosenzweig Papers on Collaboration with James Thurber SPEC.RARE.0233 Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections 0.4 Cubic feet 1944-1974 Saul Rosenzweig (1907-2004) was an American psychologist and therapist. In 1946, Rosenzweig collaborated with James Thurber with the intentions of assisting Thurber to write an autobiography. Rosenzweig would help Thurber uncover his memories, relationships, and life experiences in order to write this autobiography. Although the autobiography was never completed, Rosenzweig and Thurber kept in contact up until Thurber's death in 1961. The Saul Rosenzweig Papers on Collaboration with James Thurber contains Rosenzweig's research notes, correspondence, clippings, responses and analysis of Thurber's writings, and unidentified phonographs. The materials in this collection date from 1944-1974. (1) 5'' letter document box English Rosenzweig, Saul, 1907-2004 Thurber, James, 1894-1961 Arrangement of Materials

Materials are arranged chronologically.

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 Preferred Citation

[identification of item], Saul Rosenzweig Papers on Collaboration with James Thurber, SPEC.RARE.0233, Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, Ohio State University

 Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Contains (2) phonograph records

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 Biographical Note

Saul Rosenzweig (1907-2004) was an American psychologist and therapist. Rosenzweig earned his doctorate from Harvard College in 1932, and studied topics such as aggression, psychotherapy, experimental social psychology, and repression. Rosenzweig became well-known in his field in the 1930s after he published an article that analyzed different approaches to psychotherapy. Rosenzweig developed a relationship with James Thurber in 1944 when he agreed to help Thurber uncover lost memories, relationships, and life experiences so Thurber could write an autobiography. Although the autobiography was never completed, Rosenzweig and Thurber kept in contact until Thurber's death in 1961. Rosenzweig taught at Washington University in St. Louis from 1948 until he retired in 1975.

 Scope and Contents

The Saul Rosenzweig Papers on Collaboration with James Thurber contains Rosenzweig's detailed research notes of his meetings with Thurber, correspondence regarding Thurber, clippings, responses and analysis of Thurber's writings, and unidentified phonographs. The materials in this collection date from 1944-1974.

 Rosenzweig, Saul, 1907-2004 Thurber, James, 1894-1961 Authors, American--20th century--Psychological aspects Cartoonists--United States--20th century--Psychological aspects Memoirs Phonograph records Psychologists--United States--20th century Research notes Thurber (James) correspondence about visiting and literary criticism 1 1 1944-1962 First visit with Thurber 1 2 1946 February 15 Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Phonograph records; approximate runtime: unknown

 Second visit with Thurber 1 3 1946 August 11-12 Thurber Project timeline 1 4 1946 August 24 General notes 1 5 1946-1961 Third visit with Thurber 1 6 1950 February 20-24 Thurber (Helen) correspondence 1 7 1949, 1962-1963 Analysis of "The 13 Clocks" 1 8 1950 December 29 Analysis of "The Case of Dimity Ann" published in 1952 June 7 issue of The New Yorker 1 9 1952 June 26 Van Doren (Mark) correspondence 1 10 1959 August 21 Honorary Degree at Washington University correspondence 1 11 1959 October-November "A Thurber Carnival" program 1 12 1960 February 1 Response to "The Wings of Henry James" published in November 1959 issue of The New Yorker 1 13 1960 February-May Library of Congress copyright correspondence about James Thurber 1 14 1961-1962, 1972 MacLean (Kenneth) correspondence, meeting notes 1 15 1961-1962, 1974 Response and notes to "Carpe Noctem" in January 1962 issue in The Atlantic 1 16 1962 January-November Proposed agreement with Rosemary Thurber 1 17 undated Unidentified recordings 1 18 undated