Intercultural Publications mss., 1952-1956
Summary Information
Repository
Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
Lilly Library
Indiana University
1200 E. Seventh St.
Bloomington, IN 47405-5500
Phone: 812-855-2452
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Creator
Intercultural Publications,
Inc.
TitleIntercultural Publications
mss., 1952-1956
Collection No.
LMC 2177
Extent
ca. 76,000 items
Language
Materials are in English.
Abstract
The Intercultural Publications mss.,
1952-1956, are the papers of the publishing project Intercultural Publications, a
subsidiary of the Ford Foundation, headed by New Directions publisher, James
Laughlin, 1914-1997.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Biographical Note
Intercultural Publications, founded in 1950 by James Laughlin, was the publisher of
Perspectives USA, a quarterly journal of American
arts and letters which circulated in Europe.
Arrangement
The collection is organized into the following series: I. Financial; II.
Administrative; III. Miscellaneous; IV. Publications.
Scope and Content Note
The Intercultural Publications mss., 1952-1956, are the papers of the publishing
project Intercultural Publications, a subsidiary of the Ford Foundation, headed by
New Directions publisher, James Laughlin, 1914-1997. The collection includes
financial papers pertaining to Intercultural Publications; administrative papers,
including corporation files, Ford Foundation documents, dockets, personnel files,
and James Laughlin's correspondence files; miscellaneous files including copyright
files, project suggestions, commission reports, conference files, publicity and
advertising files. Personnel connected with the project included poets Hayden
Carruth, 1921- , as projects administrator from 1952-1953, and part-time
administrator in 1954; Edouard Roditi, 1910-1992, as supervisor of translators,
translations editor for
Perspectives, USA, and later
as a free-lance contributor; and Delmore Schwartz, 1913-1966, as an editor and
contributor.
Also included are files pertaining to the publication
Perspectives USA, a literary-cultural magazine designed to teach
Europeans about American culture. Special sections published on the cultures of
India, Burma, Indonesia, Japan, the Arab World, and Greece appeared in the
Atlantic Monthly. In addition to the
Perspectives USA and
Atlantic
Monthly
publications files, the collection also includes material
concerning the Magazines Abroad project, the Indian Southern Languages Book Trust,
and the publications
UNESCO Magazine,
Diogenes and
Kultura.
Original artwork, color transparencies, proofs, photographs and record albums
complete the collection.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Acquired: 1981
Usage RestrictionsPrior arrangements are not necessary before coming to the Library, however,
patrons from out of town are encouraged to communicate with the Library in
advance of their visits to ascertain availability of materials.
Photocopying permitted only with permission of the Curator of Manuscripts, Lilly
Library.
Preferred Citation
Intercultural Publications mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington,
Indiana.
Series:
Boxes
1-28
I. Financial
Includes vouchers; receipts; check copies; invoices.
Series:
Box 29
II. Administrative
Includes correspondence and other materials concerning Ford
Foundation and funds.
Boxes 30-32
Includes corporation files; dockets; minutes; tax exemptions;
contract files, personnel files; certificate of incorporation
Boxes 33-34
James Laughlin's correspondence files
Series:
Box 35
III. Miscellaneous
Includes questionnaires; Rockefeller Foundation files; minutes;
communist propaganda; Mid-west Music Foundation file; essays;
International Conference on Asian Problems file
Box 36
Includes copyright file; project suggestions; editorial ideas;
publicity file; promotion material
Box 37
Includes correspondence, press releases and other materials
concerning European Committee for Cultural Freedom; National Committee
for Adequate Overseas Information program; Cox Commission: Congressional
investigation, 1952; Reece Commission, 1954; American Book Publishers Council;
American Commission for Cultural Freedom; Asia Foundation.
Box 38
Accounting, business, administrative, and advertising files for
Intercultural Publications Inc.; business, distribution, and exchange
files for the publication
Perspectives.
Series:
IV. Publications
Boxes 39-56
Perspectives files [other
countries]
Box 57
Atlantic supplement; miscellaneous
Intercultural Publications Inc. files
Boxes 58-67
Perspectives USA
Boxes 68-69
Indian Southern Languages Book Trust
Box 70
Diogenes; Dutch anthology;
Portuguese anthology;
Kultura
Boxes 71-72
Magazines Abroad project
Boxes 73-76
Art, music, and theatre projects; original art; color
transparencies; photographs; proofs
Oversize 1
Record albums. 36 recordings of spoken word performances and
author readings
Oversize 2 and 3
Original art; photographs; proofs; scrapbook
