Mailer, Norman
Variant namesNorman Mailer was born in Long Branch, New Jersey in 1923 and raised in Brooklyn, New York. After graduation from Boys High School, he later graduated from Harvard University. Mailer served two years in Leyte, Luzon and Japan during World War II. In 1948, he produced his first novel, The Naked and the Dead, considered by many critics to be one of the most important novels to emerge from the second world war. Mailer's second novel, Barbary Shore, was described by its author as a "product of intense political preoccupation."
From the guide to the Mailer, Norman. Manuscript of The Deer Park, 1955, (Special Collections Research Center University of Chicago Library 1100 East 57th Street Chicago, Illinois 60637 U.S.A.)
Novelist, essayist, and short story writer. Author of The Naked and the Dead. Harvard University class of 1943. Awarded the 1941 Story Magazine prize for the best short story by a college undergraduate.
From the description of The Greatest thing in the world : short story, 1940 February 8, 9. (Brown University). WorldCat record id: 122529597
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
|---|---|---|---|
| referencedIn | P. J. Capelotti Papers, 1941-2000, (bulk 1960-1984) | University of Rhode Island Library Special Collections and Archives Unit | |
| referencedIn | Harvard Law School Forums Records | Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138 | |
| referencedIn | Gail and Stephen Rudin autograph collection, 1841-1993. | Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. | |
| referencedIn | New York Times Company records. A.M. Rosenthal papers, 1955-1994, 1967-1986 | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| referencedIn | New Yorker records | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| referencedIn | Reinhold Niebuhr Papers, 1907-1997, (bulk 1930-1990) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Herbert Mitgang collection of papers, 1950-1986 | The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature. | |
| referencedIn | Books & Co. records, 1978-1997 | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| referencedIn | Papers, 1932?-1976 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | New Directions Publishing records | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Lothar and Eva Just Film Stills Collection. | Harvard Film Archive, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| referencedIn | George Biddle Papers, 1863-1973, (bulk 1916-1973) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Paul Revere Reynolds Papers, 1899-1980. | Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | Dwight Macdonald papers, 1865-1984 (bulk 1920-1978) | Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives | |
| referencedIn | New World Writing records | Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | Allen Ginsberg papers, 1937-1994 | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
| referencedIn | Sylvere Lotringer Papers and Semiotext(e) Archive, Bulk, 1973-2000, 1960-2000 | Fales Library & Special Collections | |
| referencedIn | Reynolds Price Papers, bulk, 1927-2010 and undated, 1956-2006 | David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | Ann Charters Papers., 1966-1982. | Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center. | |
| referencedIn | William Bronk Papers, 1908-1999. | Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | Elise Asher papers | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Bobbye S. Ortiz Papers, (bulk, 1919-1993 and undated, 1950-1990) | David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | Esquire correspondence concerning The question of Ezra Pound, 1957 | Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | John W. Aldridge papers, 1942-2006, 1950-2000 | Bentley Historical Library | |
| referencedIn | Michigan Quarterly Review Records, 1968-2007 | Bentley Historical Library | |
| referencedIn | Nathan Halper Papers, 1923-1986. | Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | Woodberry Poetry Room (Harvard College Library) poetry readings, 1931- (ongoing). | Woodberry Poetry Room, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| referencedIn | Denise Levertov papers from the estate of Mitchell Goodman, circa 1952-1985 | Cecil H. Green Library. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
| referencedIn | Andreĭ Sakharov papers, 1852-2002 (inclusive), 1960-1990 (bulk). | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Sheldon Herman Ramsdell papers, 1955-1996. | Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. | |
| referencedIn | Ronald Hobbs Literary Agency records, 1964- 1992. | Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | Yevtushenko, Yevgeny Aleksandrovich, 1933-. Papers, ca. 1920-1999, ca. 1945-1997 | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
| referencedIn | Richard Volney Chase Papers, ca.1930-1984. | Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | Alix Jeffry additional papers | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| referencedIn | Papers, 1872, 1932-1997 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Sarah Elbert papers, 1968-1976. | Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. | |
| referencedIn | Harris, L. mss., 1931-1977 | Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington) | |
| referencedIn | Records of the Harvard Advocate, 1866-1981. | Harvard University Archives. | |
| referencedIn | Department of Communication (University of Michigan) records, 1926-1995 | Bentley Historical Library | |
| creatorOf | Mailer, Norman. Manuscript of The Deer Park, 1955 | Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library, | |
| referencedIn | Max Lerner papers, 1927-1998 | Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives | |
| referencedIn | Joyce Carol Oates Papers, 1956-2006 | Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center | |
| referencedIn | American Review records, 1967-1977 | Bentley Historical Library | |
| creatorOf | Mailer, Norman, 1923-. The Greatest thing in the world : short story, 1940 February 8, 9. | Brown University Archives, John Hay Library | |
| referencedIn | Robert Lowell papers, 1861-1976 (inclusive) 1935-1970 (bulk). | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Don Carpenter papers, 1950-1993 | Bancroft Library | |
| referencedIn | Al Silverman Papers, 1951-2003 | Fales Library & Special Collections | |
| referencedIn | Jules Feiffer Papers, 1919-1995, (bulk 1950-1990) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Ben Sonnenberg Papers, 1956-2010 | Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| creatorOf | Novel Prologue Draft of Norman Mailer, 195-?; before 1964. | University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Department of Special Collections | |
| referencedIn | Harper's Magazine Records, 1847-1983, (bulk 1940-1983) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Gore Vidal papers, 1850-2020 (inclusive), 1936-2008 (bulk) | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Clyde Edgerton Papers, 1918-2004 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection | |
| referencedIn | Frederic Dannay Papers, ca.1920-1982. | Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | William Wolf film & theater interview collection sound recordings | The New York Public Library. Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound. | |
| referencedIn | Bradbury, M. mss. III, 1950-2000 | Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington) | |
| referencedIn | Fanny Howe Papers | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
| referencedIn | Stein and Day Publisher Records, 1963-1988 | Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | Esquire, Inc. Records, 1933-1977 | Bentley Historical Library | |
| referencedIn | Alix Jeffry photographs | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| referencedIn | Targ Editions Archive, 1953-1994 (Bulk 1979-1985) | Fales Library & Special Collections | |
| referencedIn | Dial Press records, 1924-1983 | Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library |
Bibliographic and Digital Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository |
|---|
Filters:
| Relation | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| associatedWith | Aldridge, John W. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | American Review | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Ann (London) Scott, 1929-1975 | person |
| correspondedWith | Biddle, George, 1885-1973 | person |
| associatedWith | Books & Co | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Bradbury, Malcolm, 1932-2000 | person |
| associatedWith | Bronk, William. | person |
| associatedWith | Capelotti, P. J. (Peter Joseph), 1960- | person |
| correspondedWith | Carpenter, Don | person |
| associatedWith | Charters, Ann. | person |
| associatedWith | Chase, Richard Volney, 1914-1962 | person |
| associatedWith | Dannay, Frederic, 1905-1982 | person |
| associatedWith | Davis, Philip J., 1923- | person |
| associatedWith | Dial Press. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Edgerton, Clyde, 1944- | person |
| associatedWith | Elise Asher | person |
| correspondedWith | Esquire, Inc. | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Feiffer, Jules. | person |
| associatedWith | Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997 | person |
| associatedWith | Halper, Nathan. | person |
| associatedWith | Harper's Magazine | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Harris, Leon A. | person |
| associatedWith | Harvard Advocate (Organization) | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Harvard Law School Forum | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Howe, Fanny Quincy. | person |
| associatedWith | Jeffry, Alix | person |
| associatedWith | Lerner, Max, 1902- | person |
| associatedWith | Levertov, Denise, 1923-1997 | person |
| associatedWith | Lotringer, Sylvère | person |
| correspondedWith | Lowell, Robert, 1917-1977 | person |
| associatedWith | MacDonald, Dwight. | person |
| associatedWith | MARY BANCROFT, 1903-1997 | person |
| associatedWith | Michigan Quarterly Review. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Mitgang, Herbert | person |
| correspondedWith | New Directions Publishing Corp. | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | New Yorker Magazine, Inc | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Niebuhr, Reinhold, 1892-1971 | person |
| associatedWith | Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938- | person |
| associatedWith | Ortiz, Bobbye S. | person |
| correspondedWith | Price, Reynolds, 1933-2011 | person |
| associatedWith | Ramsdell, Sheldon, 1935-1996 | person |
| associatedWith | Reynolds, Paul Revere, 1864-1944 | person |
| associatedWith | Ronald Hobbs Literary Agency. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Rosenthal, A. M. (Abraham Michael), 1922-2006 | person |
| associatedWith | Sakharov, Andreĭ, 1921-1989 | person |
| associatedWith | Sarah Elbert. | person |
| associatedWith | Silverman, Al | person |
| associatedWith | Sonnenberg, Ben. | person |
| associatedWith | Stein and Day Publishers. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | University of Michigan. Department of Communications. | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Vidal, Gore, 1925- | person |
| associatedWith | Wolf, William | person |
| associatedWith | Woodberry Poetry Room (Harvard College Library). | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Yevtushenko, Yevgeny | person |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country |
|---|
| Subject |
|---|
| Occupation |
|---|
| Activity |
|---|
Person
Birth 1923-01-31
Death 2007-11-10
Americans
English
Related Descriptions
Search Elsewhere
Information
