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Descriptive Summary of the Collection
Scope and Content of the Collection
Series 1: Correspondence, 1933-1986
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Inventory of the Sydney Justin Harris Papers, 1933-1987, bulk 1975-1985
Machine-readable finding aid encoded by Lisa Janssen, 2007. ©2007. |
Descriptive Summary of the Collection |
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| Creator | Harris, Sydney J. |
| Title | Sydney Justin Harris Papers |
| Dates | 1933-1987 |
| Dates | bulk 1975-1985 |
| Extent | 17 cubic ft. (43 boxes and 1 oversize rolled poster) |
| Abstract | Correspondence, clippings, readers' letters, and personal materials of Chicago columnist Sydney Justin Harris. |
| Language | Materials are in English. |
| Repository | Newberry Library, Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections |
| Collection Call Number | Midwest MS Harris |
| Collection Stack Location | 3a 57 2 |
Administrative Information
Cite As
Sydney Justin Harris Papers, Midwest Manuscript Collection, The Newberry Library, Chicago.
Provenance
Gift of Patricia Harris, 1987.
Processed by
Lisa Janssen & Shannon Yule, 2007.
Acknowledgements
This inventory was created with the generous support of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this inventory do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Access
The Sydney Justin Harris Papers are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).
Ownership and Literary Rights
The Sydney Justin Harris Papers are the physical property of the Newberry Library. Copyright may belong to the authors or their legal heirs or assigns. For permission to publish or reproduce any materials from this collection, contact the Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections.
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Biography of Sydney J. Harris
Chicago newspaper columnist, educator, and author.
Sydney Justin Harris was born in London, England on September 14, 1917. At the age of five, the Harris family moved to the United States, eventually settling in Chicago around 1922. He began his newspaper career at the Chicago Herald-Examiner while still a philosophy student at the University of Chicago.
Harris spent two years as associate editor for an encyclopedia, edited his own magazine The Beacon, and worked as a researcher at the City of Chicago Law Department before joining the Chicago Daily News as a reporter and feature writer in 1941. In 1944, he began publishing his daily column, "Strictly Personal," which he continued to write for the next 40 years. He was also the drama critic for the News starting in 1946. In "Strictly Personal," Harris used his background in philosophy and research to write about the contemporary world, human behavior, religion, hypocrisy, and artistic endeavor in an intellectual, yet folksy manner. He generated a huge fan base which wrote him thousands of impassioned letters, agreeing or disagreeing with his opinions. He held several controversial views, including supporting abortion, prison reform, and a less literal interpretation of the bible.
Harris moved his "Strictly Personal" column to the Chicago Sun-Times following the demise of the Daily News in 1978. In addition to his newspaper work, he led Great Books courses at the University of Chicago, was on the faculty of the Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies, and lectured at colleges, clubs, and universities. His columns were compiled in several books including Majority of One, Last Things First, and The Best of Sydney J. Harris.
Harris was married twice, first to Grace Miller, who he divorced in 1951, and then to Patricia Roche in 1953. Their meeting is described in her obituary: Roche was a stewardess and a model when she read a "Strictly Personal" column that infuriated her because she thought it was sexist. She went down to the Chicago Daily News office to confront Harris. Having had her say, "she spun on her heels and walked out of the office, leaving him to declare to colleagues, 'That's the woman I'm going to marry.'" They had five children, Carolyn (who unfortunately died at a young age), Michael, Barbara, David, and Lindsey. Sydney Justin Harris died on December 7, 1986 at the age of 69.
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Scope and Content of the Collection
Collection contains correspondence, works (including clippings of Harris' "Strictly Personal" columns), book and drama reviews, speeches, magazine articles, readers' letters, and some personal materials including publicity and photographs. Also includes cassette tapes and a film-strip set based on Harris' "Winners and Losers" column.
Narrative descriptions of the subject matter, types of material, and arrangement of each series are available through the Organization section of the finding aid.
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Organization
Papers are organized in the following series:
- Series 1: Correspondence, 1933-1986. Box(es) 1-3
- Series 2: Correspondence from Readers, 1951-1986. Box(es) 4-24
- Series 3: Works, 1939-1987. Box(es) 25-40
- Series 4: Personal, 1944-1986. Box(es) 41-42
- Series 5: Photographs and Audiovisual, ca. 1945-1981. Box(es) 43-
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Selected Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Newberry Library's public catalog. Researchers desiring additional materials on a particular topic should search the catalog using these headings.
Names
- Chicago daily news
- Chicago sun-times
- Harris, Sydney J.
Subjects
- Audiocassettes -- 1977-1980
- Authors, American
- Clippings -- 1943-1987
- Correspondence -- 1933-1986
- Cultural critique
- Editorials -- Illinois -- Chicago
- Fan mail
- Journalists -- Illinois -- Chicago
- Manuscripts, American -- Illinois -- Chicago
- Speeches, addresses, etc.
- Theater critics -- Illinois -- Chicago
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Container List
Series 1: Correspondence, 1933-1986 |
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| Correspondence is primarily incoming unless otherwise noted. Incoming letters are mostly from business associates, editors of papers in which "Strictly Personal" was syndicated, etc. There are a few letters from famous admirers such as Grouch Marx, Bobby Short, Studs Terkel, and Neil Armstrong. | |||||||||||
| Arranged alphabetically. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | Contents | |||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Armstrong, Neil A., Jan. 23, 1978 | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | A, 1960-1985 | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | Barzun, Jacques, 1966-1971 | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | Bellow, Saul, 1961-1962 | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 | Bettelheim, Bruno, 1961-1962 | |||||||||
| 1 | 6 | Black, Creed C., 1968-1972 | |||||||||
| 1 | 7 | Black, Justice Hugo L., Feb. 20, 1962 | |||||||||
| 1 | 8 | Bradley, Rev. Preston, 1964, n.d. | |||||||||
| 1 | 9 | Braun, Zev, Sept. 17, 1988 | |||||||||
| 1 | 10 | Butts, Virginia, 1976, 1986 | |||||||||
| 1 | 11 | B, 1962-1986 | |||||||||
| 1 | 12 | Caen, Herb, n.d. | |||||||||
| 1 | 13 | Cassidy, Claudia, Mar. 14, 1968 | |||||||||
| 1 | 14 | Cervi, Gene, Jun. 30, 1964 | |||||||||
| 1 | 15 | Chapman, Stephen, Mar. 6, 1984 | |||||||||
| 1 | 16 | Chicago Daily News / Chicago Sun-Times - interoffice memos, phone messages, incoming and outgoing correspondence, 1960-1986 | |||||||||
| 1 | 17 | Cliffs Notes, Jun. 28, 1924 | |||||||||
| 1 | 18 | Club 76, Oct. 28, 1957 | |||||||||
| 1 | 19 | Conrad, Barnaby, n.d. | |||||||||
| 1 | 20 | Conyers, Jr., John, Jan. 13, 1965 | |||||||||
| 1 | 21 | Cook, Stanton R. (Chicago Tribune), Feb. 20, 1986 | |||||||||
| 1 | 22 | Cooper, John C., Jun. 29, 1971 | |||||||||
| 1 | 23 | Cousins, Norman, 1957-1978 | |||||||||
| 1 | 24 | Cox, Allan, May 24, 1985 | |||||||||
| 1 | 25 | C, 1955-1982 | |||||||||
| 1 | 26 | Deseret News, 1962-1964 | |||||||||
| 1 | 27 | Detroit Free Press, 1976, 1985 | |||||||||
| 1 | 28 | D, 1961-1984 | |||||||||
| 1 | 29 | E, 1959-1982 | |||||||||
| 1 | 30 | Economics Club of Chicago, 1983-1986 | |||||||||
| 1 | 31 | Elliott, David (San Diego Union), Apr. 5, 1985 | |||||||||
| 1 | 32 | Epstein, Barbara (New York Review of Books), Aug. 28, 1986 | |||||||||
| 1 | 33 | Evans, Bergen, Oct. 28, 1954 | |||||||||
| 1 | 34 | Field, Jr., Marshall, 1959-1976 | |||||||||
| 1 | 35 | Field Newspaper Syndicate, 1976-1984 | |||||||||
| 1 | 36 | Foote, Jr., John (includes writing and artwork), 1950-1961 | |||||||||
| 1 | 37 | Freed, David L., Sept. 24, 1964 | |||||||||
| 1 | 38 | Fuller, Jack, May 8, 1986 | |||||||||
| 1 | 39 | F, 1967-1986 | |||||||||
| 1 | 40 | Gallup, George (American Institute of Public Opinion), Jan. 11, 1971 | |||||||||
| 1 | 41 | George's (restaurant), 1967 | |||||||||
| 1 | 42 | Grimes, Millard B., Oct. 15, 1963 | |||||||||
| 1 | 43 | G, 1957-1985 | |||||||||
| 1 | 44 | Hackler, Lloyd (includes letter from St. Louis Dispatch), 1968 | |||||||||
| 1 | 44a | Hagle, Elliott D. (includes reply from Harris), 1967 | |||||||||
| 1 | 45 | Hargis, Billy James, Feb. 8, 1971 | |||||||||
| 1 | 46 | Harr, John E., Sept. 25, 1951 | |||||||||
| 1 | 47 | Harris, George, May 6, 1986 | |||||||||
| 1 | 48 | Harrison, Dale, May 3, 1968 | |||||||||
| 1 | 49 | Helena Rubinstein, Nov. 10, 1954 | |||||||||
| 1 | 50 | Hodes, Barnet, Dec. 5, 1975 | |||||||||
| 1 | 51 | Hollywood Squares, Aug. 18, 1978 | |||||||||
| 1 | 52 | Houghton Mifflin Company (incoming and outgoing), 1966-1986 | |||||||||
| 1 | 53 | Hutchins, Robert M., 1951-1975 | |||||||||
| 1 | 54 | H, 1956-1985 | |||||||||
| 1 | 55 | Isaacs, Norman E. (St. Louis Times), 1967 | |||||||||
| 1 | 56 | Janesville Gazette, 1967-1986 | |||||||||
| 1 | 57 | Joel, George W. to C. J. Bulliet - letter of introduction for Harris, Jan. 17, 1933 | |||||||||
| 1 | 58 | J, 1971-1977 | |||||||||
| 1 | 59 | Knight, John S., 19967-1975 | |||||||||
| 1 | 60 | K, 1957-1984 | |||||||||
| 1 | 61 | Lederer, Eppie (Ann Landers), 1975-1977 | |||||||||
| 1 | 62 | Lenoir-Rhyne College, 1980, 1986 | |||||||||
| 1 | 63 | Leo Burnett Company, Inc., 1965-1972, n.d. | |||||||||
| 1 | 64 | Levi, Edward H., 1967-1974 | |||||||||
| 1 | 65 | L, 1956-1967 | |||||||||
| 2 | 66 | MacDonald, John D., 1967, 1969 | |||||||||
| 2 | 67 | Marovitz, Judge Abraham, n.d. | |||||||||
| 2 | 68 | Marx, Groucho, Mar. 1, 1952 | |||||||||
| 2 | 69 | Mayer, Milton, 1957-1986 | |||||||||
| 2 | 70 | McAuliffe, Mike, 1968 | |||||||||
| 2 | 71 | McCormick, Chauncey, Nov. 13, 1950 | |||||||||
| 2 | 72 | McCormick, Fowler, 1966-1967 | |||||||||
| 2 | 73 | Miami Herald, 1960, 1984 | |||||||||
| 2 | 74 | Miller, Henry (written by secretary), Jan. 10, 1968 | |||||||||
| 2 | 75 | Munnecke, Wilbur C., Jan. 2, 1951 | |||||||||
| 2 | 76 | Murray, George (Chicago American), 1967, n.d. | |||||||||
| 2 | 77 | M, 1957-1984 | |||||||||
| 2 | 78 | National Endowment for the Humanities, 1971-1972 | |||||||||
| 2 | 79 | Neff, John U., 1961-1962 | |||||||||
| 2 | 80 | News America Syndicate, 1984-1986 | |||||||||
| 2 | 81 | New Yorker, Dec. 10, 1984 | |||||||||
| 2 | 82 | Nielsen, Arthur C., 1964-1970 | |||||||||
| 2 | 83 | N, 1961-1983 | |||||||||
| 2 | 84 | Obenshain, D. D., Jan. 13, 1960 | |||||||||
| 2 | 85 | O'Brien, Howard V., Jun. 28, 1946 | |||||||||
| 2 | 86 | Ohta, Norio, 1984, 1986 | |||||||||
| 2 | 87 | Olsen, Jack (Time magazine), n.d. | |||||||||
| 2 | 88 | O'Neill, William D., Sept. 15, 1986 | |||||||||
| 2 | 89 | Orange Coast Daily Pilot, 1967 | |||||||||
| 2 | 90 | Parent Education Project, Feb. 27, 1958 | |||||||||
| 2 | 91 | Percy, Charles H., 1961, 1967 | |||||||||
| 2 | 92 | Peterson, Peter G., 1968-1984 | |||||||||
| 2 | 93 | Phi Delta Kappa, 1956-1957 | |||||||||
| 2 | 94 | Pugnetti, Donald A., Jan. 22, 1982 | |||||||||
| 2 | 95 | P, 1956-1985 | |||||||||
| 2 | 96 | Randall, Clarence B., Feb. 21, 1967 | |||||||||
| 2 | 97 | Reader's Digest, 1944-1986 | |||||||||
| 2 | 98 | Reich, John (Goodman Theatre), Jan. 7, 1971 | |||||||||
| 2 | 99 | Riordan, Tom, Mar. 2, 1968 | |||||||||
| 2 | 100 | Rodgers, Richard, Nov. 3, 1950 | |||||||||
| 2 | 101 | Ryan, Jack, May 31, 1961 | |||||||||
| 2 | 102 | R, 1963-1986 | |||||||||
| 2 | 103 | Scott, William J. (Attorney General State of Illinois), Mar. 3, 1979 | |||||||||
| 2 | 104 | Shay, Arthur, May 7, 1979 | |||||||||
| 2 | 105 | Short, Bobby, Apr. 13, 1972 | |||||||||
| 2 | 106 | Siegler, Phyllis (relative), Apr. 1, 1962 | |||||||||
| 2 | 107 | Speyer, A. James, Jun. 13, 1968 | |||||||||
| 2 | 108 | State of Wisconsin - Department of Public Welfare, 1955 | |||||||||
| 2 | 109 | Stein, Bob, ca. 1970s | |||||||||
| 2 | 110 | Stokes, Bill, n.d. | |||||||||
| 2 | 111 | Stevens, Ashton, 1950, n.d. | |||||||||
| 2 | 112 | S, 1951-1985 | |||||||||
| 2 | 113 | Terkel, Studs, 1962, 1985 | |||||||||
| 2 | 114 | Toole, Fred, Dec. 26, 1978 | |||||||||
| 2 | 115 | Trout, Willard K., Feb. 8, 1952 | |||||||||
| 2 | 116 | Tucci, Niccolo, Nov. 16, 1961 | |||||||||
| 2 | 117 | T., 1953-1980 | |||||||||
| 2 | 118 | University of Wyoming, Sept. 20, 1970 | |||||||||
| 2 | 119 | Untermeyer, Louis and Ralph E. Shikes, Mar. 29, 1950 | |||||||||
| 2 | 120 | U, 1968, 1986 | |||||||||
| 2 | 121 | Valley News Dispatch / Valley Times, 1957-1973 | |||||||||
| 2 | 122 | Van Buren, Abigail (Dear Abby), 1971 | |||||||||
| 2 | 123 | Van Dorn, W. G., May 20, 1976 | |||||||||
| 2 | 124 | Variety Club of Illinois, 1976 | |||||||||
| 2 | 125 | Watts, Clyde J. (regarding Ted Walker legal case), Feb. 8, 1963 | |||||||||
| 2 | 126 | Wendt, Lloyd, 1978, n.d. | |||||||||
| 2 | 127 | WFMT, Aug. 9, 1959 | |||||||||
| 2 | 128 | Wheeler, Charles (University of Northern Iowa), 1973 | |||||||||
| 2 | 129 | W, 1977-1986 | |||||||||
| 2 | 130 | Yates, Sidney R., Sept. 3, 1957 | |||||||||
| 2 | 131 | Zawacki, Edmund I., Oct. 1964 | |||||||||
| 2 | 132 | Zupanc, Terri, May 21, 1982 | |||||||||
| 3 | 133 | Correspondence regarding proposed magazine, Reflections (includes manuscripts), 1961 | |||||||||
| 3 | 134-135 | Correspondence regarding speaking engagements, 1957-1985 | |||||||||
| 3 | 136 | Correspondence regarding the Valerie Percy Scholarship Fund, 1969-1972 | |||||||||
| 3 | 137 | Requests for Permission to Reprint, 1966-1979 | |||||||||
| 3 | 138 | Requests for Permission to Reprint, 1980-1981 | |||||||||
| 3 | 139 | Requests for Permission to Reprint, 1982 | |||||||||
| 3 | 140 | Requests for Permission to Reprint, 1983-1986 | |||||||||
| 3 | 141 | Outgoing, 1980, 1986 | |||||||||
| 3 | 142 | Correspondence not to or from Harris, 1971-1986 | |||||||||
| 3 | 143 | Unidentified, 1960-1986, n.d. | |||||||||
Series 2: Correspondence from Readers, 1951-1986 |
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| Contains letters written to Harris by his readers. Correspondents range from admiring to extreme, from serious criticism from businesses and professionals to religious fanatics, prisoners, the mentally unstable, and lonely people looking for guidance in their lives. Letters are often accompanied by materials from readers such as religious tracts and newsletters from organizations. In 1977 Harris published a controversial column about the authorship of the bible which generated an impassioned reaction from readers. Harris composed the "Gospel Memo" in response and offered it to all who requested it, thus this series also contains numerous of these requests. | |||||||||||
| Arranged chronologically. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | Contents | |||||||||
| 4 | 144 | Responses to the "You be the Editor" survey, 1951 | |||||||||
| 4 | 145-150 | General, 1951-1975 | |||||||||
| 5 | 151-157 | General, 1976-Apr. 1976 | |||||||||
| 6 | 158-161 | General, May-Aug. 1976 | |||||||||
| 7 | 164 | General, Sept. 1976 | |||||||||
| 7 | 165-168 | General, Oct.-Dec. 1976 | |||||||||
| 8 | 169-175 | General, Jan.-Jun. 1977 | |||||||||
| 9 | 176-181 | General, Jul.-Dec. 1977 | |||||||||
| 9 | 182-184 | Requests for Memo on the Gospel, 1977 | |||||||||
| 10 | 185-189 | Requests for Memo on the Gospel, 1977 | |||||||||
| 11 | 190-193 | Requests for Memo on the Gospel, 1977 | |||||||||
| 12 | 194-195 | Requests for Memo on the Gospel, 1977 | |||||||||
| 12 | 196-197 | General, Jan. 1978 | |||||||||
| 13 | 198-202 | General, Feb.-Apr. 1978 | |||||||||
| 14 | 203-208 | General, May-Sept. 1978 | |||||||||
| 15 | 209-213 | General, Oct. 1978-Feb. 1979 | |||||||||
| 16 | 214-218 | General, Mar.-Jun. 1979 | |||||||||
| 17 | 219-224 | General, Jul.-Dec. 1979 | |||||||||
| 18 | 225-233 | General, Jan.-Sep. 1980 | |||||||||
| 19 | 234-239 | General, Oct. 1980-Feb. 1981 | |||||||||
| 20 | 240-245 | General, Mar.-Jul. 1981 | |||||||||
| 21 | 246-251 | General, Aug.-Dec. 1981 | |||||||||
| 22 | 252-258 | General, Jan.-Jul. 1982 | |||||||||
| 23 | 259-267 | General, Aug. 1982-Dec. 1985 | |||||||||
| 24 | 268-273 | General, 1986 | |||||||||
| 24 | 274 | General, Undated | |||||||||
| 24 | 275 | Outgoing (mostly form letters), 1963-1982 | |||||||||
Series 3: Works, 1939-1987 |
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| Clippings of Harris' "Strictly Personal" columns, book and drama reviews, articles, book projects, manuscripts, poetry, texts of speeches, advertising copy, and reprints of columns in various publications. | |||||||||||
| Arranged alphabetically by type of work. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | Contents | |||||||||
| 25 | 276 | Advertising Copy - Leo Burnett Co., 1966-1970, n.d. | |||||||||
| 25 | 277 | Article - Ain't That a Pistol - reprinted from Phi Delta Kappan, 1956 | |||||||||
| 25 | 278 | Article - Communications, published in Profit Sharing, Jan. 1975 | |||||||||
| 25 | 279 | Article - Confessions of a White House "Enemy," published in The Chicagoan, Oct. 1973 | |||||||||
| 25 | 280 | Article - The Dilemmas of Modern Man, published in the Rotarian, Jun. 1968 | |||||||||
| 25 | 281 | Article - Do You Remember Leland? (includes column reprints), published in the Leelanau Enterprise Tribune, 1971 | |||||||||
| 25 | 282 | Article - The Enchanted World of Gilbert and Sullivan, published in the Chicago Daily News, Dec. 23-24, 1972 | |||||||||
| 25 | 283 | Article - The Great God Materialism, published in Today, Apr. 1951 | |||||||||
| 25 | 284 | Article - Ideal Season to Visit Door County, published in North Shore, ca. 1970s | |||||||||
| 25 | 285 | Article - A Plea to Fight Crime with Prison Reform, published in the Chicago Daily News, Nov. 18-19, 1972 | |||||||||
| 25 | 286 | Article - A Strictly Personal View of the Trends of 30 Years . . .published in the Chicago Daily News, Sept. 19, 1971 | |||||||||
| 25 | 287 | Article - Sydney Harris' Door County, published in the Chicago Daily News, Jun. 12, 1971 | |||||||||
| 25 | 288 | Articles in Tennis Magazine (3 piece series), 1974 | |||||||||
| 25 | 289 | Article - Why Motorists Misbehave, published in Kiwanis Magazine, Apr. 1958 | |||||||||
| 25 | 290 | Articles - Miscellaneous short pieces in the Chicago Daily News, 1966-1978 | |||||||||
| 25 | 291 | Book - American Sexualis (private press, authorship uncertain), 1939 | |||||||||
| 25 | 292 | Book - The Jewish Mind (unpublished), outline, introduction, notes, n.d. | |||||||||
| 25 | 293 | Book - Learning to Care (unpublished), partial manuscript, ca. 1970s | |||||||||
| 25 | 294 | Book - Savvy (unpublished), manuscript, 1977 | |||||||||
| 25 | 295 | Book Outlines, 1957-1979 | |||||||||
| 25 | 296 | Columns, 1943-1949 | |||||||||
| 25 | 297 | Columns, 1950 | |||||||||
| 26 | 298-305 | Columns, 1951-1957 | |||||||||
| 27 | 306-311 | Columns, 1958-1962 | |||||||||
| 28 | 312-315 | Columns, 1963-1966 | |||||||||
| 29 | 316-320 | Columns, 1967-1969 | |||||||||
| 30 | 321-325 | Columns, 1970-1972 | |||||||||
| 31 | 326-331 | Columns, 1973-1976 | |||||||||
| 32 | 332-337 | Columns, 1977-1980 | |||||||||
| 33 | 338-341 | Columns, 1981-1983 | |||||||||
| 33 | 342 | Columns - Strictly Personal in Spanish language paper, 1969 | |||||||||
| 34 | 343-350 | Columns - Manuscripts, 1959-Apr. 1982 | |||||||||
| 35 | 351-358 | Columns - Manuscripts, May 1982-1983 | |||||||||
| 36 | 359-365 | Columns - Manuscripts, 1985-1987 | |||||||||
| 36 | 366 | Columns - Manuscripts, Undated | |||||||||
| 36 | 367 | Forwards - manuscripts (books unknown), Undated | |||||||||
| 36 | 368 | Great Books program - notes, 1948, n.d. | |||||||||
| 36 | 369 | The Key (publication of Clinton E. Frank, Inc. Advertising), edited by Harris, 1973 | |||||||||
| 36 | 370 | Memo on the Gospel column (response to readers' letters), 1977 | |||||||||
| 36 | 371-372 | Notes, ca. 1970s-1980s | |||||||||
| 36 | 373 | Poetry, ca. 1930s | |||||||||
| 36 | 374 | Public Services Announcements - poster, proof, ca. 1960s-1970s | |||||||||
| 36 | 375 | Report - A Factual Study of the Proposed Chicago Lake Front Airport (includes letter from Barnet Hodes), 1941, 1974 | |||||||||
| 36 | 376 | Report of the President's Committee on Health Education (includes correspondence), 1972 | |||||||||
| 37 | 377-386 | Reprints (Strictly Personal columns in various publications), 1959-1983 | |||||||||
| 37 | 387 | Reprints, Undated | |||||||||
| 38 | 388-409 | Reviews - clippings, 1956-1982 | |||||||||
| 38 | 410 | Reviews, manuscripts, 1974-1985 | |||||||||
| 39 | 411 | Speech - 201: A Non-Space Odyssey, n.d. | |||||||||
| 39 | 412 | Speech - Behavior Modification, n.d. | |||||||||
| 39 | 413 | Speech -Bicentennial Talk, n.d. | |||||||||
| 39 | 414 | Speech - The City of Man and the City of Beasts, n.d. | |||||||||
| 39 | 415 | Speech - commencement speeches, n.d. | |||||||||
| 39 | 416 | Speech - Communicating--Tuning in and Turning Off, n.d. | |||||||||
| 39 | 417 | Speech - Communications Division UJA talk, n.d. | |||||||||
| 39 | 418 | Speech - The Dilemmas of Modern Man, n.d. | |||||||||
| 39 | 419 | Speech - Economics Club introductions, 1973-1985 | |||||||||
| 39 | 420 | Speech - Economics Club introductions, n.d. | |||||||||
| 39 | 421 | Speech - Einstein and the World of Tomorrow, n.d. | |||||||||
| 39 | 422 | Speech - Enjoying Your Child - manuscript and published versions, 1959 | |||||||||
| 39 | 423 | Speech - The Five Fingers of Crime, n.d. | |||||||||
| 39 | 424 | Speech - The Future of the Arts in America - manuscripts and published versions, 1958 | |||||||||
| 39 | 425 | Speech - Georgia Press Institute, 1969 | |||||||||
| 39 | 426 | Speech - Great Books and Small Minds, n.d. | |||||||||
| 39 | 427 | Speech - Growing Need for Better Decisions Through Statistics in Century Three, n.d. | |||||||||
| 39 | 428 | Speech - Hospital Association of Pennsylvania, 1976 | |||||||||
| 39 | 429 | Speech - Industrial Design, n.d. | |||||||||
| 39 | 430 | Speech - In Praise of Ignorance, May 1986 | |||||||||
| 39 | 431 | Speech - Is America Going Feminine - Northwestern University radio discussion, Feb. 2, 1947 | |||||||||
| 39 | 432 | Speech - The Meaning of Mental Health, n.d. | |||||||||
| 39 | 433 | Speech - Middle Age Talk, n.d. | |||||||||
| 39 | 434 | Speech - The Modern Theatre in America - manuscript and published versions, 1964 | |||||||||
| 40 | 435 | Speech - The Need for Liberal Arts in a Technological Society, n.d. | |||||||||
| 40 | 436 | Speech - Perils of a Columnists - manuscripts and published versions, 1958-1969 | |||||||||
| 40 | 437 | Speech - The Pursuit of Excellence, n.d. | |||||||||
| 40 | 438 | Speech - The Quest for Excellence, n.d. | |||||||||
| 40 | 439 | Speech - Remarks at Detroit Youth Rally, n.d. | |||||||||
| 40 | 440 | Speech - Search for Values in the Affluent Society, n.d. | |||||||||
| 40 | 441 | Speech - The Shape of Things to Come, n.d. | |||||||||
| 40 | 442 | Speech - Societal Changes of the '80s, ca. 1980s | |||||||||
| 40 | 443 | Speech - Starr Commonwealth talk, n.d. | |||||||||
| 40 | 444 | Speech - A Strictly Personal View of Advertising, 1957 | |||||||||
| 40 | 445 | Speech - Terrorism Talk, 1981 | |||||||||
| 40 | 446 | Speech - Transitions Talk, n.d. | |||||||||
| 40 | 447 | Speech - WFMT Radio Talks, n.d. | |||||||||
| 40 | 448 | Speech - What is School For? n.d. | |||||||||
| 40 | 449 | Speech - unidentified and fragments, n.d. | |||||||||
| 40 | 450 | Television - Action People program discussion - transcript, 1968 | |||||||||
Series 4: Personal, 1944-1986 |
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| Biographical information, publicity and reviews of Harris' books, financial information, a small amount of family information, and promotional materials. Of particular interest are two government reports regarding the United States House Committee on Un-American Activities. Harris was singled out for, among other things, attending a Paul Robeson concert. | |||||||||||
| Arranged alphabetically by type of material. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | Contents | |||||||||
| 41 | 451 | Biographical Information - interviews, press releases, obituary, 1964-1986 | |||||||||
| 41 | 452 | Book notification mailing lists, ca. 1950s-1980s | |||||||||
| 41 | 453 | Book Reviews - For the Time Being, 1942 | |||||||||
| 41 | 454 | Book Reviews - Last Things First, 1961 | |||||||||
| 41 | 455 | Book Reviews - Leaving the Surface, 1968 | |||||||||
| 41 | 456 | Book Reviews - Majority of One, 1957 | |||||||||
| 41 | 457 | Book Reviews - various, 1954-1975 | |||||||||
| 41 | 458 | Certificates, 1944-1978 | |||||||||
| 41 | 459-460 | Clippings / Articles about Harris, 1953-1981 | |||||||||
| 41 | 461 | Family Materials, ca. 1950-1982 | |||||||||
| 41 | 462 | Financial Records, 1959-1985 | |||||||||
| 41 | 463 | Government reports on Harris' "Un-American activities," 1944-1964 | |||||||||
| 42 | 464 | Legal Documents, 1951, 1962 | |||||||||
| 42 | 465 | Miscellaneous - invitations, memorabilia, 1967-1983 | |||||||||
| 42 | 466 | Promotional Materials - ads, press kits, brochures (see also oversize poster), 1962-1968 | |||||||||
| 42 | 467 | Speaking Engagement - programs, 1964-1984 | |||||||||
| 42 | 468 | Syndication Client Lists, 1962-1978 | |||||||||
| 42 | 469 | Royalty Statements, 1978-1985 | |||||||||
Series 5: Photographs and Audiovisual, ca. 1945-1981 |
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| A few family photographs and portraits, two cassette tapes sent by readers, one unidentified 1/4" reel-to-reel tape, a motivational film-strip set based on Harris's "Winners and Losers" column, and an oversize promotional banner. | |||||||||||
| Arranged type of material. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | Contents | |||||||||
| 43 | 470 | Photographs - family and miscellaneous, ca. 1940s-1980s | |||||||||
| 43 | 471 | Photographs - Sydney J. Harris portraits, ca. 1945-1981 | |||||||||
| 43 | 472 | Cassette tapes sent by readers (includes music and recorded phone messages), 1980, n.d. | |||||||||
| 43 | 473 | Reel--to-reel tape (1/4"), content unknown, n.d. | |||||||||
| 43 | Film-strip set "Winners and Losers" (includes cassette, guide, and booklet), 1977 | ||||||||||
| Oversize promotional banner (rolled on shelf), ca. 1960s | |||||||||||