Cousins, Norman
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Cousins was born on June 24, 1915 in Union Hill, New Jersey; attended Teachers College, Columbia University; began working at New York post as the education editor, 1934-35; worked at Current history as book reviewer, literary editor, and managing editor, 1935-40; married Eleanor (Ellen) Kopf in 1939; executive editor (1940-42), and editor-in-chief (1942-71) of Saturday Review Of Literature, later known as Saturday Review; editor of World (1972-73), Saturday Review/World (1973-74), and Saturday Review (1975-78); worked on editorial board of Office of War Information during World War II; he was involved with organizations fostering world government and control of nuclear weapons, serving as president of United World Federalists from 1952-54 and as founding member of the Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy (SANE); founded US-USSR and US-Chinese Writers Conferences; served as a diplomat during 3 presidential administrations; produced numerous books on political, social, and medical issues; adjunct professor of medical humanities, UCLA, beginning in 1978, where he initiated the Task Force in Psychoneuroimmunology; received many awards, including the United Nations Peace Medal, the Albert Schweitzer Prize of Humanitarianism, and nearly fifty honorary doctorate degrees; he died on Nov. 30, 1990 in Los Angeles, CA.
From the guide to the Norman Cousins papers, 1924-1991, bulk 1944-1990, (University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.)
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| referencedIn | Luther Evans Papers, 1952-1970 | Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | New York Times Company records. Arthur Hays Sulzberger papers, 1823-1999 | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| referencedIn | John Sylvester Fischer papers, 1907-1980 | Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives | |
| referencedIn | American Association of Advertising Agencies Records, 1918-1998 | David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | Ryerson Family. Papers, 1803-1971 | Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library, | |
| referencedIn | Ava Helen and Linus Pauling Papers, 1910-1994 (bulk 1922-1991) | Oregon State University SpecialCollections & Archives Research Center, The ValleyLibrary | |
| referencedIn | Paul Blanshard Papers, 1912-1979 | Bentley Historical Library | |
| referencedIn | New York Times Company records. A.M. Rosenthal papers, 1955-1994, 1967-1986 | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| referencedIn | Bennett Cerf Papers, ca. 1898-1977. | Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | Jerome New Frank papers, 1918-1972 (bulk 1929-1957) | Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives | |
| referencedIn | Norman Thomas papers, 1904-1967, 1933-1967 | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| referencedIn | Paul Revere Reynolds Papers, 1899-1980. | Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | William B. Provine collection of evolutionary biology reprints, 20th century. | Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. | |
| referencedIn | Chester Bowles papers, 1924-1982 | Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives | |
| referencedIn | The Nation, records, 1879-1974 (inclusive), 1920-1955 (bulk). | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Will Inman Papers, 1910-2009 | David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | Vonnegut mss., 1941-2007 | Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington) | |
| 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 | John Ciardi Papers, 1910-1997, (bulk 1960-1985) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Committee to Frame a World Constitution. Records, 1945-1951 | Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library, | |
| referencedIn | Albert Schweitzer Fellowship Records, 1905-1993 | Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center | |
| referencedIn | Mark Anthony De Wolfe Howe additional papers | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Jacques Barzun's Collection of Hector Berlioz Records, 1825-1994 | Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | Louis N. Ridenour Papers, 1917-1960, (bulk 1945-1959) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Robertson, Jim, 1918-. Jim Robertson papers, 1946-1989 and undated (majority 1970-1982) | University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Max Lerner papers, 1927-1998 | Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives | |
| referencedIn | R. Buckminster Fuller Papers | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
| referencedIn | Earl Browder Papers, 1879-1990 | Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center | |
| referencedIn | Lawrence S. Kubie Papers, 1916-1978 | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | George Vernon Denny Papers, 1930-1959, (bulk 1950-1959) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Abraham Aaron Roback papers, 1909-1965. | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Louis Kaufman Collection, 1925-2008 | Library of Congress. Music Division | |
| referencedIn | James Parton papers, 1914-1986. | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Andreĭ Sakharov papers, 1852-2002 (inclusive), 1960-1990 (bulk). | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Paul A. Freund papers | Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138 | |
| referencedIn | Papers, 1960-2003. | Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine | |
| referencedIn | Keys mss., 1972-1982 | Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington) | |
| referencedIn | Catherine Drinker Bowen Papers, 1793-1980, (bulk 1934-1972) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Luther Carrington Goodrich Papers, 1890-1991. | Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | Edgar Ansel Mowrer and Lilian T. Mowrer Papers, 1898-1978, (bulk 1933-1975) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Walter Terry papers, 1913-1982 | The New York Public Library. Jerome Robbins Dance Division. | |
| referencedIn | Commencement Programs and Records, 1873-2004 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library | |
| referencedIn | Thomas S. Hines interviews regarding Richard J. Neutra, 1972-1980 | Getty Research Institute | |
| referencedIn | William Ernest Hocking papers | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Edmund C. Berkeley papers, 1923-1988 | University of Minnesota Libraries. Charles Babbage Institute. | |
| referencedIn | Jean Burden Papers, 1931-1992 | Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center | |
| referencedIn | New Directions Publishing records | Houghton Library | |
| creatorOf | Norman Cousins papers, 1924-1991, bulk 1944-1990 | University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections. | |
| referencedIn | J. B. Matthews Papers, 1862-1986 and undated | David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | Harvard Law School Forums Records | Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138 | |
| referencedIn | Inventory to the Records of the Rutgers University Chaplain (Bradford S. Abernethy), 1928-1974 | Rutgers Special Collections and University Archives | |
| referencedIn | Thomas J. Dodd Papers, undated, 1919-1971. | Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center. | |
| referencedIn | Paul Ehrlich papers, 1954-2001 | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
| referencedIn | Charles W. and Eva S. Jerome and family papers., Undated and 1855-1966. | Minnesota Historical Society | |
| referencedIn | Stellanova Osborn papers, 1907-1988 | Bentley Historical Library | |
| referencedIn | Harris, L. mss., 1931-1977 | Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington) | |
| referencedIn | Robert Watts Hudgens Papers, 1925-1973 | David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | Learned Hand papers | Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138 | |
| referencedIn | Ralph E. Flanders Papers, 1903-1958 | Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center | |
| referencedIn | Ruth Nanda Anshen Papers, 1938-1986. | Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | Sidney Hertzberg papers, 1924-1984 | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| referencedIn | The Mel Powell Papers, 1942-1991, inclusive | Irving S. Gilmore Music Library | |
| referencedIn | John Mason Brown papers, 1922-1967. | Houghton Library |
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