Katherina von Fraunhofer-Kosinski collection of Jerzy Kosinski 1906-2005

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Katherina von Fraunhofer-Kosinski collection of Jerzy Kosinski 1906-2005

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/beinecke.kosinski

The papers, which date chiefly from after 1957, document the life and work of Polish-American author Jerzy Kosinski and include writings, correspondence, printed material, photographs, audiovisual materials, personal papers, and ephemera. The papers were collected by Kosinski's widow, Katherina von Fraunhofer-Kosinski. Correspondence includes fan mail and professional correspondence with writers, publishers and film producers. Writings include numerous revised drafts and proofs of Being There, The Hermit on 69th Street and other works. The significant quantity of photographs include informal snapshots, formal portraits and Kosinski's artistic projects. Audiovisual material includes audio and video recordings of interviews with Kosinski and broadcasts about Kosinski. Other papers include correspondence, photographs and other papers related to Mary Weir (Kosinski's wife from 1962 to 1966) and the Weir family.

80.47 linear feet (194 boxes + 46 broadsides, 5 reels)

eng,

pol,

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6349412

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Weir, Mary Hayward.

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Weir, Mary Hayward.

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Kosinski, Jerzy, 1933-1991

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Jerzy Kosinski, Polish-American author, was born Józef Lewinkopf on June 14, 1933 in Łodź, Poland. His experiences as a war refugee and in post-war Poland informed his works of fiction, most notably The Painted Bird. He immigrated to the United States in 1957 and studied political sociology at Columbia University. Among his many honors is a National Book Award in 1969. In the early 1970s, Kosinski was a Visiting Professor at the Yale School of Drama. Kosinski's early works of nonfiction were ...

Von Fraunhofer-Kosinski, Katherina.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6j71m58 (person)