Carol Gelderman record files of biography of Louis Auchincloss

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
160 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Brenda Gunn
Phone: (434) 924-1037
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Preferred citation:

MSS 14652, Gelderman record files of biography of Louis Auchincloss, Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
3.5 Cubic Feet 7 legal size document boxes and containers for audiocassettes and two CD's.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

MSS 14652, Gelderman record files of biography of Louis Auchincloss, Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Carol Gelderman interview and research notes, reviews, articles, and information about Louis Auchincloss for her biography, "Louis Auchincloss A Writer's Life". She researched and wrote the book from 1989 to 1993. There is also audiovisual material.

Biographical / historical:

Carol Gelderman is a a Distinguished Professor of English at the University of New Orleans and author of eight books including Henry Ford, the Wayward Capitalist, Mary McCarthy, A Life, and "Louis Auchincloss A Writer's Life". She also worked for the American Embassy in London for a year, and public television in Chicago, conducting on-air interviews of visiting VIPs for a show called Profile Chicago. She also has a strong interest in politics and government, as reflected in her book All The Presidents' Words: The Bully Pulpit and the Creation of the Virtual Presidency. She has written dozens of articles on topics as varied as theatre, biography, politics, and mutual funds.

Source: http://www.uno.edu/creative-writing-low-residency-mfa/faculty/carol-gelderman.aspx

Acquisition information:
This collection was a gift from Carol Gelderman to the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia on May 6, 2009.
Arrangement:

There are four series. 1. Correspondence, interviews, and research, 2. Manuscripts and photocopies, 3. Reviews and articles, 4. Personal and miscellaneous.

Physical facet:
interviews on audiocassettes ["John Marshall takes control" from a lecture series on the history of the Supreme Court], and two CD's of galleys ["Louis Auchincloss A Writer's LIfe"].
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard