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{"value"=>"<p>Morris Dickstein was born in New York City in 1940 to Abraham Dickstein and Anne Reitman, Jewish émigrés from Europe. He received his undergraduate degree in 1961 from Columbia University, where he was the editor of the <span class=\"title\">Columbia Daily Spectator</span>. From 1963 to 1964, Dickstein worked as a research fellow at Clare College, Cambridge University; and completed his Ph.D. under Harold Bloom at Yale University in 1967.</p> <p>Dickstein held academic appointments at Yale University, Columbia University, the University of Paris, and Queens College, and served as Distinguished Professor of English and Theatre and senior fellow of the Center for the Humanities at the City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center. He organized numerous conferences and seminars, edited several collections of essays, and served as judge for academic and literary awards. Dickstein was the founding director for the Center for the Humanities (1993-2000), and served on the Board of Directors and as vice president of Programs of The National Book Critics Circle (1983-1989).</p> <p>Dickstein is the author of seven books: <span class=\"title\">Keats and his Poetry: A Study in Development</span> (1971); <span class=\"title\">The Gates of Eden: American Culture in the Sixties</span> (1977); <span class=\"title\">Double Agent: The Critic and Society</span> (1992); <span class=\"title\">Leopards in the Temple: The Transformation of American Fiction, 1945-1970</span> (2002); <span class=\"title\">A Mirror in the Roadway: Literature and the Real World</span> (2005); <span class=\"title\">Dancing in the Dark: A Cultural History of the Great Depression</span> (2009); and <span class=\"title\">Why Not Say What Happened: A Sentimental Education</span> (2015). He published hundreds of essays and reviews in academic journals, and in mainstream intellectual publications such as <span class=\"title\">Bookforum</span>, <span class=\"title\">Commentary</span>, <span class=\"title\">The Daily Beast</span>, <span class=\"title\">Dissent</span>, <span class=\"title\">Le Monde</span>, <span class=\"title\">The Nation</span>, <span class=\"title\">The New Republic</span>, <span class=\"title\">The New York Times Book Review</span>, and <span class=\"title\">The Partisan Review</span>. Throughout his career, Dickstein received numerous honors, fellowships, grants, and awards, and was nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award in 2009.</p> <p>Dickstein married Lore Wilner in 1965; together they have two children, Rachel and Jeremy. Dickstein died from Parkinson's disease in 2021.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p>The Morris Dickstein papers, dating from 1940 to 2018 (bulk dates 1962-2018), chronicle Dickstein's career as an academic, author, social critic, and teacher, comprising the near entirety of his intellectual output. The collection focuses on Dickstein's extensive writings that include books, essays, critical reviews, lectures, and speeches, many of which are represented by annotated drafts. There is also a large amount of correspondence between Dickstein and fellow academics and writers, as well as materials pertaining to Dickstein's tenure at the CUNY Graduate Center.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The Morris Dickstein papers are arranged in eight series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/18867#c668989'>Series I: Alphabetical Files</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1951-2018</div>\n<div class='series-extent'>24.21 linear feet (59 boxes). 41.9 megabytes (1716 computer files)</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>This series, dating from 1951 to 2018 and the largest in the collection, alphabetically compiles Dickstein's expansive intellectual output through drafts of books, essays, articles, critical reviews, social commentary, conference papers, and lectures, as well as research notes and clippings. Additionally, these files highlight Dickstein's administrative duties, both at academic institutions and for conferences, seminars, publications, and awards. There is some overlap between materials held in this series and the CUNY Graduate Center files in series IV, as well as in the printed matter in series VII. Files in series I are listed by title, with reviews of other authors' work (and writings about other authors) listed by author last name. Notes and notebooks, reviews of Dickstein's books, and a set of assorted writings and lectures are ordered after the alphabetical listing.</p> <p>Essays, articles, and critical reviews make up the bulk of the series. These writings, which are frequently annotated and contain accompanying notes, primarily cover literature, film, society, and Judaism. There are also files on six of Dickstein's books: <span class=\"title\">Dancing in the Dark: A Cultural History of the Great Depression</span>; <span class=\"title\">Double Agent: The Critic and Society</span>; <span class=\"title\">Gates of Eden: American Culture in the Sixties</span>; <span class=\"title\">Keats and His Poetry: A Study in Development</span>; <span class=\"title\">Leopards in the Temple: The Transformation of American Fiction, 1945–1970</span>; and <span class=\"title\">A Mirror in the Roadway: Literature and the Real World</span>. Galley proofs of Dickstein's books are held in series V, while print copies are held in series VII.</p> <p>Files frequently contain letters relating to editing and publication issues, as well as letters from authors in response to Dickstein's criticism or analysis of their work. Of note are letters from Russell Banks, Saul Bellow, Harold Bloom, Malcolm Bradbury, Allen Ginsberg, Lillian Hellman, Cynthia Ozick, Henry Roth, Edward Said, Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., Diane Trilling, Lionel Trilling, and John Updike, among others. Also notable is more sustained correspondence with fellow academics and literary editors, such as Michael Aeschliman, Daniel Bell, Stanley Burnshaw, Basic Books Inc. editor Erwin Glikes, Jeffrey Peter Hart, Geoffrey H. Hartman, Ken Johnston, Herb Liebowitz of <span class=\"title\">Parnassus: Poetry in Review</span>, Jerome J. McGann, and Paul Zweig. This correspondence concerns their intellectual pursuits as well as their professional and personal activities. Further correspondence is held in series III, while recommendation letters written by Dickstein are found in series IV.</p> <p>Additionally, this series contains some material from Dickstein's time at Columbia University and Yale University in the 1960s, including his dissertation proposal with comments by his advisor, Lionel Trilling.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/18867#c669443'>Series II: Biographical Files</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1940-2009</div>\n<div class='series-extent'>0.83 linear feet (2 boxes). 1.2 megabytes (27 computer files)</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>Series II contains alphabetically arranged items concerning Dickstein's personal and professional life, dating from 1940 to 2009. Among these materials are short biographical write-ups prepared for book jackets and academic events; diplomas; letters from family members, such as Dickstein's mother Anne; a portrait photograph of Dickstein from the early 1960s; and multiple versions of his curriculum vitae.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/18867#c669451'>Series III: Correspondence</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1960-2018</div>\n<div class='series-extent'>5.0 linear feet (12 boxes). 3.3 megabytes (1013 computer files)</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>Correspondence from throughout Dickstein's career comprises this series, which is ordered chronologically from 1960 to 2018. Much of the correspondence is between Dickstein and fellow humanities scholars, including professors in the United Kingdom, France, and Italy; this correspondence concerns various academic endeavors (writing, conference planning, teaching) and discussions of literature and culture. Other correspondents include magazine, journal, and university press editors; grant and fellowship coordinators; and university administrators, particularly from Queens College. There are many drafts of letters and emails Dickstein wrote from the 1990s to the 2000s.</p> <p>Dickstein maintained extended correspondence with Allen N. Fitchen at the University of Chicago Press over the publication of his first book, <span class=\"title\">Keats and his Poetry: A Study in Development</span>, as well as with Barbara Speyer, William Phillips, and Edith Kurzweil at <span class=\"title\">Partisan Review</span>. Other correspondents of note include Gene H. Bell of Williams College, philosopher Marshall Berman, Italian translator Francesco Binni, Jim Bloom of Muhlenberg College, literary agent Georges Borchardt, Daniel Born of Marietta College, Bob Boyers at Bennington College and Skidmore College, Malcolm Bradbury, Ray Carney of Boston University, George Core of the <span class=\"title\">Sewanee Review</span>, Bernard Dick, Philip French of the BBC, Lawyer Martin Margulies, Mike Novak of Saint Mary College in Kansas, Carol Orr at Princeton University Press, Janice Price of Methuen and Company, and Abby Zito of Middlebury College.</p> <p>Additional letters, particularly those from prominent authors and critics from outside of Dickstein's immediate intellectual circle, can be found in series I. Letters of recommendation written by Dickstein are held in series IV.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/18867#c1698773'>Series IV: CUNY Graduate Center</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1970s-2016</div>\n<div class='series-extent'>3.33 linear feet (8 boxes). 3.7 megabytes (450 computer files)</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>This series, dating from the 1970s to 2016, collects files relating to Dickstein's tenure at the CUNY Graduate Center. It is arranged into two groups: Course and Teaching Materials; and General Administrative Files. Materials in each group are ordered alphabetically. These files also include some course material for classes taught at Queens College. There may be some overlap between materials held here and those in the Alphabetical Files in series I.</p> <p>The Course and Teaching Materials grouping primarily holds syllabi and assignments for classes that Dickstein taught at the Graduate Center. Some course examinations and notes are also contained here, ordered after the alphabetical listing. Also present is a file of assorted syllabi.</p> <p>General Administrative Files chronicle Dickstein's work to establish the American Studies program, and efforts to locate a new location for the University; and includes materials related to programs and special events hosted by the Graduate Center. This grouping holds a large amount of recommendations written by Dickstein, mostly for students that he taught or mentored. Additionally, there are budget notes, calendars, agendas, and invitations.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/18867#c1698864'>Series V: Galley Proofs</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1996-2015</div>\n<div class='series-extent'>3.75 linear feet (9 boxes)</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>Galley proofs for six of Dickstein's books comprise this series, which is arranged alphabetically by book title. Occasional drafts accompany the proofs. Additional drafts of Dickstein's books are held in series I, and print copies are held in series VII.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/18867#c1698871'>Series VI: Grants and Fellowships</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1980-2002</div>\n<div class='series-extent'>0.83 linear feet (2 boxes). 7.7 kilobytes (1 computer file)</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>Series VI contains six grant and fellowship applications written by Dickstein both for his own work and the CUNY Graduate Center. There are two applications that date from the 1980s: one for the National Endowment of the Arts, and a second for the Fulbright-Hays Abroad Award. Also present is a National Endowment of the Arts proposal for the symposium, \"The Revival of Pragmatism\"; other files related to this symposium can be found in series I and series IV.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/18867#c1698879'>Series VII: Printed Matter</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1960s-2018</div>\n<div class='series-extent'>6.68 linear feet (16 boxes, 2 oversize folders)</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>The printed matter in series VII dates from the 1960s to 2018 and contains Dickstein's articles, reviews, and scholarly works; signed articles by other authors; books by Dickstein and other authors; two posters; and programs. This series is arranged alphabetically by file type.</p> <p>Many of the articles, reviews, and scholarly works mirror those represented in series I. Authors whose articles and books feature in this series include Peter Manning, Irving Howe, Joyce Carol Oates, Stuart Sperry, Norman Mailer, and John Updike. Dickstein's books held here include <span class=\"title\">Dancing in the Dark: A Cultural History of the Great Depression</span>, <span class=\"title\">Gates of Eden: American Culture in the Sixties</span>, and <span class=\"title\">A Mirror in the Roadway: Literature and the Real World</span>, as well as a few books which Dickstein edited. Series I contains drafts of Dickstein's books, and galley proofs for his books are held in series V.</p> <p>There are two posters: one for an anniversary celebration of the American Studies department at the CUNY Graduate Center, and the other for an event relating to <span class=\"title\">Dancing in the Dark</span>. The programs are mostly for events Dickstein attended or spoke at; and for events at the CUNY Graduate Center.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/18867#c1699103'>Series VIII: Audio and Video Recordings</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1977-2011</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>The audio and video recordings in series VIII date from 1977 to 2011 and are arranged alphabetically by title. Audio recordings make up the bulk of the series, and mostly feature interviews with Dickstein about his work, or literary and social topics. Of special interest is a video of a 2002 tribute to writer Mary McCarthy at the CUNY Graduate Center.</p></div></li></ul>\n", "type"=>"arrangement"}