Irwin T. and Shirley Holtzman Israeli literature collection
Scope and Contents
Comprised of works from the earliest days of Statehood in 1948 up to the present, the Irwin T. Holtzman Israeli Literature collection features manuscripts of poetry and drama; posters advertising literary events; political cartoons and other original artwork; and Irwin Holtzman's extensive correspondence with many important Israeli literary figures, including Amos Oz, A.B. Yehoshua, Amalia Kahana-Carmon, and Yoram Kaniuk. It also includes published articles and essays, manuscripts, typescripts, bibliographies of Holtzman's extensive collection of Israeli literature, and revisions of works by Israeli authors who either live or have lived in Israel.
Dates
- Creation: 1950 - 2011
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
The material is stored off site. Please request 3 working days in advance if you wish to use it.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright is retained by the authors of the items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. For photocopy and duplication requests, please contact the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections, Michigan State University Libraries.
Biographical / Historical
Irwin T. (Toby) Holtzman (1927-2010) was a successful home builder and businessman in Metropolitan Detroit and a lifelong book collector and literary scholar. As a second generation Holtzman and Silverman, Irwin's business career spanned from the 1940s to the 1980s. He attended the Cranbrook School in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, then continued his education at the University of Michigan in 1949, where he received a degree in Political Science. Irwin married Shirley in 1950, and had 3 children: Matthew, Johanna, and Jonathan.
Extent
7.2 Linear Feet (8 boxes) ; Boxes 1-5, 7: 27 X 14 x 32 cm. Box 6, 8, 9: 15 x 10 x 5 cm.
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Arranged in seven series: Series 1. Correspondence; Series 2. Works by individuals; Series 3. Working files; Series 4. Event, institutions, and places; Series 5. Irwin T. Holtzman files; Series 6. Audiovisual materials; Series 7. Realia.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Shirley Holtzman, 2011 and 2017.
Existence and Location of Copies
Media from Box 8 was digitized for preservation and access in 2016. The digital copies are available in the Special Collections reading room. https://listings.lib.msu.edu/spcvirtualrr/
Processing Information
The Irwin T. and Shirley Holtzman Israeli Literature Archive was processed by Ortal Lieberman in 2012, with accruals processed since 2016 by Lydia Tang.
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Irwin T. and Shirley Holtzman Israeli literature collection
- Status
- 4 Published And Cataloged
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Ortal Lieberman with updates since 2016 by Lydia Tang
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections Repository