Papers, 1946-1990 (bulk 1960-1989).

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Papers, 1946-1990 (bulk 1960-1989).

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The undated notebooks comprise more than three-fourths of the collection, and contain Harrington's handwritten notes on his readings from the 1960s through the 1980s, principally of the works of Marx, Hegel, Continental and ancient Greek philosophy, current economic and social conditions, political economy, political theory, theology, and American and European literature. Harrington read works in their original languages, and the sometimes multi-lingual notes reflect Harrington's facility with French, German, Greek and Latin. About one-third of the often multi-volume notebooks are labeled with abbreviated titles for several of Harrington's published books, notably Toward a Democratic Left (1968), Twilight of Capitalism (1976), and Decade of Decision (1980), while the remainder are labeled with broad topical terms or the names of prominent authors. Of interest for Harrington's early years in New York are the notebooks titled "Me - Boheme," and "Village." Series two contains typescripts for unpublished and published articles, book reviews, lectures, speeches, and for a debate with Carl Gershman, typescripts for The New American Poverty (1984) and Socialism, Past and Future (partial, 1989), three oral history interview transcripts (1965, 1988), documents from and unpublished Harrington reports on several Socialist International leadership meetings, including one discussing the Palestine Liberation Organization (1979), additional reading notes, publishing and miscellaneous correspondence, clippings, materials relating to Harrington's teaching career, U.S. Senate testimony (1987), and an invitation to the funeral of Robert F. Kennedy.

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