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Descriptive Summary

Title:
Susan Sontag Papers, ca. 1952-

Collection number:
612

Creator:
Sontag, Susan, 1933-2004

Extent:
114 document boxes (57 linear ft.)
5 oversize boxes
1 oversize map folder

Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.

Los Angeles, California 90095-1575

Abstract:
Susan Sontag (1933-2004) is a prominent philosopher, essayist, novelist, playwright, and filmmaker. She has contributed articles on contemporary culture to publications such as the New York Review of books, Atlantic monthly and Harpers. Her novels include The Benefactor (1963), The Volcano lover (1992) and In America (2000), which won the National Book Award. She is a committed human rights activist and served as president of the American Center for PEN (1987-1989). She has received numerous honors and awards, including the Jerusalem Prize (2001) for the body of her work. The collection contains personal correspondence, manuscripts for her novels, essays and plays, correspondence with publishers, book reviews and publicity material, files related to her tenure as president of the American Center for PEN, correspondence and ephemera related to her public appearances, texts, notes, drafts and clippings related to her speeches and political statements, scripts, stills and production notes from her films.

Physical location:
Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.

Language:
English.

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