Cousins, Norman.

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American editor of the "Saturday Review of Literature" from 1940-1977.

From the description of Typed letter signed : New York, to Edward Wagenknecht, 1960 May 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270868047

Editor, journalist.

From the description of Reminiscences of Norman Cousins : oral history, 1974. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122376635

From the description of Reminiscences of Norman Cousins : lecture, 1959. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122619930

Cousins was born on June 24, 1915 in Union Hill, NJ; 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 WWII; 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 description of Papers, 1924-1991, bulk 1944-1990. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 38285473

Editor, Saturday Review of Literature.

From the description of Correspondence to Maxwell Struthers Burt, 1947-1951. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 122348284
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referencedIn Rutgers University. Office of the University Chaplain. Records of the University Chaplain, 1928-1974. Rutgers University
referencedIn Ehrlich, Paul R. Paul R. Ehrlich papers, 1954-2001. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Stellanova Osborn papers, 1907-1988 Bentley Historical Library
creatorOf United Nations. Secretary-General. Correspondence with Marian Anderson, 1953-1976. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Jerome, Charles W. (Charles Waldron), 1868-1927. Charles W. and Eva S. Jerome and family papers, undated and 1855-1966. Minnesota Historical Society Library
creatorOf Berryman, John, 1914-1972. Typed letter signed : Minneapolis, Minn., to Norman Cousins, 1970 July 30. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Cousins, Norman. Cousins, Norman : [photography bio file]. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library
creatorOf Kilpatrick, James Jackson, 1920-2010. James J. Kilpatrick papers [manuscript], 1925-1966 (bulk 1950-1966). University of Virginia. Library
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referencedIn Williams, Murat W. (Murat Willis), 1914-1994. Papers of Murat W. Williams, 1950-1995. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Cousins, Norman. World citizen : oral history transcript / Norman Cousins ; interviewed by Andrew D. Basiago ; completed under the auspices of the Oral History Program, University of California, Los Angeles. 1992. UC Berkeley Libraries
creatorOf Conference on Science, Philosophy, and Religion. Records. 1939-1977. 1940-1968. Ocean County College Library, OCC Library
creatorOf Carnegie Council on Ethics & International Affairs. Carnegie Council on Ethics & International Affairs records, 1914-1996. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Jewish Theological Seminary of America. Institute for Religious and Social Studies. Records, 1938-1976. Ocean County College Library, OCC Library
creatorOf Roba, William Henry. Correspondence, 1978. University of Iowa Libraries
referencedIn Erik H. and Joan M. Erikson papers, 1925-1985 (inclusive) 1960-1980 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Smith, Lillian Eugenia, 1897-1966. Lillian Smith - Norman Cousins correspondence, 1946-1966.
referencedIn Angoff, Charles, 1902-1979. Charles Angoff collection, 1927-1978. Boston University. School of Medicine
creatorOf Jack, Homer Alexander. Papers, 1930-[ongoing]. Swarthmore College, Peace Collection, SCPC
referencedIn Hazzard, Shirley 1921- . Shirley Hazzard papers, 1946-1991. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Goodrich, L. Carrington (Luther Carrington), 1894-. L. Carrington Goodrich papers, 1890-1991. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Thomas S. Hines interviews regarding Richard J. Neutra, 1972-1980 Getty Research Institute
creatorOf Canby, Henry Seidel, 1878-1961. Letters, 1927-1957, to Lewis Mumford. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Hertzberg, Sidney. Sidney Hertzberg papers, 1924-1984. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Cousins, Norman. Typed letter signed : New York, to Edward Wagenknecht, 1960 May 25. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Robert E. Sherwood papers, 1917-1968 (inclusive), 1934-1955 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Cerf, Bennett, 1898-1971. Bennett Cerf papers, ca. 1898-1977. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
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referencedIn Louis N. Ridenour Papers, 1917-1960, (bulk 1945-1959) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn George Vernon Denny Papers, 1930-1959, (bulk 1950-1959) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Davis, William Hammatt, 1879- . Papers, 1905-1963. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Thomas, Norman, 1884-1968. Norman Thomas papers, 1904-1967, bulk (1933-1967). New York Public Library System, NYPL
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referencedIn Schary, Dore. Papers, 1920-1980. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. Records. : Series I., General Correspondence, 1922-1977 (bulk 1946-1966). Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
referencedIn Leon Trotsky exile papers, 1929-1940. Houghton Library
creatorOf New York Friends Center. Records, 1938-1964. Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
creatorOf Robert Lowell Papers TXRC94-A10., ca. 1845-1988, (bulk 1970-1977) Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
referencedIn Anshen, Ruth Nanda. Ruth Nanda Anshen papers, 1938-1986. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Sinclair, Upton, 1878-1968. Papers, 1813-1968 (inclusive), 1909-1968 (bulk). Indiana Newspaper Project
referencedIn Bowles, Dorothy S. (Dorothy Stebbins). Dorothy Stebbins Bowles papers, 1944-1960 (inclusive). Yale University Library
referencedIn Walter Francis White and Poppy Cannon papers Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Cousins, Norman. Papers, 1924-1991, bulk 1944-1990. University of California, Los Angeles
creatorOf Harold Taylor (1914-1993) Papers Sarah Lawrence College, Esther Raushenbush Library
creatorOf Magill, James Phineas, 1885-1974. Papers, 1911-1974. Haverford College Library
referencedIn Evans, Luther Harris, 1902-1981. Luther Harris Evans papers, 1952-1970. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Reynolds, Paul Revere, 1864-1944. Records, 1899-1980. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Cousins, Norman. Reminiscences of Norman Cousins : oral history, 1974. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. Records. Series VII., Other Department Files, 1916-1996 (bulk 1943-1969). Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
referencedIn Knight, Grant C. (Grant Cochran), 1893-1956. Grant C. Knight papers, 1924-1955. University of Kentucky Libraries
creatorOf Benson, Herbert, 1935-. Papers, 1960-2003. Harvard University, Medical School, Countway Library
referencedIn Robertson, Jim, 1918-. Jim Robertson papers, 1946-1989 and undated (majority 1970-1982) University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries
referencedIn Fischer, John Sylvester, 1910-1978. John Sylvester Fischer papers, 1907-1980 (inclusive). Yale University Library
referencedIn Powell, Mel. The Mel Powell papers, 1942-1991 (inclusive). Yale University, Music Library
referencedIn Lawrence S. Kubie Papers, 1916-1978 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Berlioz, Hector, 1803-1869. Hector Berlioz papers, 1825-1994. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Public television's roots oral history project, 1979-1982. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Marshall, Lenore, 1897-1971. Papers, 1887-1980. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Chester Bowles papers, 1924-1982 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
referencedIn Littledale, Clara Savage, 1891-1956. Papers, 1903-1982 (inclusive), 1903-1956 (bulk). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Elmer Rice letters from various correspondents, 1915-1967. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
creatorOf Sandburg, Carl, 1878-1967. Letters of tribute to Carl Sandburg [manuscript], 1951-1952. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Berkeley, Edmund Callis. Edmund C. Berkeley papers, 1923-1980. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
referencedIn Committee to Frame a World Constitution. Records, 1945-1951 (inclusive). University of Chicago Library
creatorOf Cousins, Norman. Correspondence with Marian Anderson, 1962-1967. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Butler, Pierce, 1893-1957. Pierce Butler papers, 1944-1957. Minnesota Historical Society Library
referencedIn Jerome New Frank papers, 1918-1972 (bulk 1929-1957) Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
creatorOf Balk, Alfred, 1930-2010. Alfred Balk papers, 1941-2010, bulk 1953-1993. Newberry Library
creatorOf Second Informal United States-Soviet Conference. (1961 : Crimea, U.S.S.R.). Correspondence with Marian Anderson, 1961. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Brown, John Mason, 1900-1969. Papers, 1922-1967. Houghton Library
referencedIn Catherine Drinker Bowen Papers, 1793-1980, (bulk 1934-1972) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Cousins, Norman. Correspondence, 1946, from Lewis Mumford. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Saturday Review of Literature. Correspondence to Franz Werfel, 1941. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Lamont, Thomas W. (Thomas William), 1870-1948. Thomas W. Lamont papers, 1894-1948 Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library
creatorOf Cousins, Norman. World report [sound recording] / [Norman] Cousins. Ball State University Library, Bracken Library
referencedIn Horace Mason Reynolds papers, 1895-1965. Houghton Library
referencedIn Clark, Grenville, 1882-1967. Papers. 1936-1971. Dartmouth College Library
creatorOf Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. Records. Series V., Editor Files, 1873-1984 (bulk 1960-1980). Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
creatorOf White, William, 1910-1995. Papers of William White [manuscript], 1875-1987. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Lerner, Max, 1902-2001. Max Lerner papers, 1927-1992 (inclusive). Yale University Library
creatorOf United States. Office of War Information. Correspondence, 1945-1946, from Lewis Mumford. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Edgar Ansel Mowrer and Lilian T. Mowrer Papers, 1898-1978, (bulk 1933-1975) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Pantheon Books. Records, 1944-1968. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn John Ciardi Papers, 1910-1997, (bulk 1960-1985) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn John Phillips Marquand correspondence Houghton Library
creatorOf Barr, Stringfellow, 1897-1982. Papers of Stringfellow Barr, 1927-1968. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn John Mason Brown papers, 1922-1967. Houghton Library
creatorOf Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. Records. : Series II., Alfred A. Knopf Personal, 1874-1984 (bulk 1953-1984). Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
referencedIn Harrison, Oliver, 1888-1971. Correspondence to Maxwell Struthers Burt, 1950-1951. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Cousins, Norman. Reminiscences of Norman Cousins : lecture, 1959. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Stevenson, Adlai E. (Adlai Ewing), 1900-1965. Adlai E. Stevenson papers, 1861-1990 (bulk 1952-1965). Princeton University Library
referencedIn Brennan, Francis Edwin, 1910-1992. Papers of Francis Edwin Brennan, 1927-1984 (bulk 1940-1979). Library of Congress
referencedIn Barton, Bruce, 1886-1967. Papers, 1881-1967. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Kaufman, Louis, 1905-1994. Louis Kaufman collection, 1925-2008. Library of Congress
creatorOf Rice, Elmer, 1892-1967,. Elmer Rice letters from various correspondents, 1915-1967. Houghton Library
referencedIn U.S.-U.S.S.R. Citizens Conference (1960 : Hanover, N.H.). Records, 1960. Dartmouth College Library
referencedIn Arnoni, M. S. (Menachem S.), 1922-1985. Menachem Arnoni collection, 1961-1968. Boston University. School of Medicine
creatorOf Cousins, Norman. Correspondence to Maxwell Struthers Burt, 1947-1951. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Ryerson family. Papers, 1803-1971 (inclusive). University of Chicago Library
referencedIn Abraham S. Burack collection Boston University. School of Medicine
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