Oregon State UniversitySpecial Collections & Archives Research Center

Bernard Malamud Papers, 1949-2007

4. Funeral and Memorial Documents. 1986-1998.

Condolence letters and documentation of local tributes to Malamud following his death form the bulk of this small series. Of particular note is Chester Garrison's typescript "Bern Malamud: An Instinctive Friendship," the full text of which is available here.


1 box

Box 6 (Page: 1)



6.
Funeral and Memorial Documents. 1986-1998.
6.1.
Correspondence: Willard Potts to Ann Malamud. 1 page typed. April 7, 1986.
6.2.
Correspondence: Irene Butts to Willard Potts. 1 page handwritten. [Envelope] April 23, 1986.
6.3.
Correspondence: Fred and Louise [?] to Willard Potts. [Envelope] April 26, 1986.
6.4.
Typescript: "For the April 27, 1986 memorial to Bernard Malamud in Corvallis, Oregon." Statement by Ann Malamud. [Envelope] April 27, 1986.
6.5.
Correspondence: John Byrne to Willard Potts. 1 page handwritten. April 28, 1986.
6.6.
Correspondence: Peg Lawrence to Willard Potts. 2 pages handwritten. [Envelope] May 7, 1986.
6.7.
Correspondence: Bob Frank to John Byrne. 1 page typed. May 12, 1986.
6.8.
Correspondence: Ann Malamud to Willard Potts. 2 pages handwritten. [Envelope] May 24, 1986.
6.9.
Correspondence: Willard Potts to Roger Straus. 1 page typed. [Straus to Potts, 6/17/1986] [Transcript] June 3, 1986.
6.10.
Correspondence: Ann Malamud to Robert Frank. 2 pages handwritten. [Envelope] June 16, 1986.
6.11.
Correspondence: Roger Straus to Willard Potts. 1 page typed. [Potts to Straus, 6/3/1986] June 17, 1986.
6.12.
Correspondence: Ann Malamud to Willard Potts. 2 pages handwritten. [Note in top margin] July 23, 1986.
6.13.
Correspondence: Ann Malamud to Willard Potts. 2 pages handwritten. Undated.
Pages 3-4 present, pages 1-2 missing.
6.14.
Correspondence: Ann Malamud to Willard Potts. 2 pages handwritten. [Envelope] August 4, 1986.
6.15.
Correspondence: John Byrne to Frances F. Sohn. 2 pages typed. October 17, 1986.
6.16.
Correspondence: Ann Malamud to Willard Potts. 4 pages handwritten. November 13, 1986.
6.17.
Memorial Guest Book: "From Malamud Memorial Guest Book." List of guests’ names and addresses. Unidentified handwriting. 2 pages handwritten. Undated.
6.18.
Booklet: "Malamud Three Elegies 20 April 1986." Robert Giroux, Daniel Stern and Cynthia Ozick. April 20, 1986.
6.19.
Program: "Bernard Malamud 1914-1986". OSU Memorial Program for Bernard Malamud. April 27, 1986.
6.20.
Typescript Notes of Speech: "Recollection of Bernard Malamud". Chester Garrison. [Manuscript annotations] [2 Copies] April 27, 1986.
6.21.
Program: "The First Annual PEN/Malamud Memorial Reading". First Annual PEN/Malamud Memorial Reading Awards Ceremony. October 28, 1988.
6.22.
Program: "Bernard Malamud: His Life" Bernard Malamud Society Spring 1996 Conference. May 24, 1996.
6.23.
Typescript: "Bern Malamud: An Instinctive Friendship". Chester Garrison. 1998.