Nancy Dawson and Herman Wouk Collection, 1952-1965.

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Nancy Dawson and Herman Wouk Collection, 1952-1965.

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This collection contains primarily correspondence between author Herman Wouk and his secretary and research assistant, Nancy Dawson.

0.42 linear ft (1 document box).

eng,

Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6347195

Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Wouk, Herman, 1915-2019

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Herman Wouk is a prolific author and enthusiastic supporter of Jewish culture. Wouk was born in the Bronx on May 27, 1915 to Abraham Isaac and Esther (neé Levine) Wouk, Russian Jewish immigrants. Wouk attended Townsend Harris Hall and continued his education at Columbia University, where he graduated with a B.A. with general honors in 1934. After graduation, Herman Wouk was a staff writer for comedian Fred Allen. However, with the onset of World War II, Wouk traveled to Washington D.C. in o...

Columbia College (New York, N.Y.)

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Dawson, Nancy, 1920-

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Nancy Dawson (neé Nancy Scott Causey) was born on May 17th 1920 in Greensboro, North Carolina. She attended the School of General Studies from 1949 to 1951 and received a B.S. in English on October 31st 1951. A few years later she began working for writer Herman Wouk. Wouk was living in the Virgin Islands with his wife Betty Sarah and their two children, Abraham and Joseph. Since Wouk was an extremely private person, he wanted few people to be able to reach him. Dawson was his point person in th...