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- Creator
- Carson, Gerald
- Call number
- MssCol 480
- Physical description
- 20 linear feet (18 boxes)
- Language
- Materials in English
- Preferred Citation
Gerald Carson papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
Gerald Hewes Carson (1899-1989) was an American advertising executive, social historian and author. Collection consists mainly of research notes collected by Carson for his books. Also, correspondence, bibliographies, typescripts and manuscripts of his writings, photographs, and printed matter. Some of the correspondence concerns the Francis Parkman Award for historical writing.
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Received from Gerald and Lettie Gay Carson, 1979, 1984.
Processing information
Compiled by Richard Salvato, 1980.
Key terms
Names
- Carson, Gerald
- Jackson, Kenneth T.
- Jensen, Oliver, 1914-2005
- Wood, Gordon S.
- Francis Parkman Award Committee
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Location
Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328