Charles G. Shaw Papers An inventory of his papers at Syracuse University (original) (raw)
An inventory of his papers at Syracuse University
| Overview of the Collection | |
|---|---|
| Creator: | Shaw, Charles Green, 1892- |
| Title: | Charles G. Shaw Papers |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1916-1964 |
| Quantity: | 4 linear ft. |
| Abstract: | Papers of the American author, illustrator, novelist, painter, poet. Correspondence (1916-1963); manuscript drafts of writings and poetry with original drawings by Shaw; exhibition catalogs; photographs; and scrapbooks of magazine articles and clippings compiled by Shaw of his and his friends' work (1921-1935). Incoming correspondence includes that of Josef Albers, Ruth Chatterton, George Gershwin, Sinclair Lewis, H.L. Mencken, George Jean Nathan, The New Yorker, Maxwell Perkins, Smart Set, Deems Taylor, and Monty Woolley. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: | Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly AvenueSyracuse, NY 13244-2010https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
Biographical History
Charles Green Shaw (1892-1974) was an American writer, poet, illustrator, and abstract painter.
Born in New York City on May 1, 1892 to parents Charles and Eva (Morris), Shaw attended the Friends School and Berkely School, earned his Ph.D. at Yale in 1914, and did graduate work at Columbia in 1915. He served overseas in World War I.
Shaw began writing in 1919 and painting in 1932. He had numerous one-man shows of his art in the United States, England, and France and his work is represented in major galleries across the U.S. and Europe. Besides murals and paintings, Shaw created posters, magazine covers, and montages. Among other awards, he received the Nantucket Art Association Award (1958), Michael Strange Poetry Award (1954), and 1st prize in Nantucket Art Association (1960).
Shaw is the author of Heart in a Hurricane (1927), The Low Down (1928), and many other works, and he was a regular contributor to House and Garden, the New Yorker and other national publications.
Shaw also owned and assembled The C. G. Shaw Theatrical Print Collection, and was a member of various artistic and poetic societies including The Poetry Society (London) and the Institute of Arts and Letters. His published poems include "Into the Light" (1959) and contributions to periodicals and poetry magazines.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The Charles G. Shaw Papers consist of correspondence, subject files, manuscripts and published versions of his writings, and scrapbooks.
Correspondence consists of incoming and a small amount of outgoing correspondence.
Subject files consist of announcements, bills, a certificate, photographs, receipts, and vouchers.
Manuscripts consist of bound and unbound drafts of books or articles by Shaw, often including his original drawings.
Published material includes books, exhibitions, newspaper clippings, poems, and published brochures.
Scrapbooks contain Shaw's collections of his magazine articles, press clippings of his work, and articles done by his friends and other writers.
Arrangement of the Collection
Correspondence is arranged alphabetically (incoming) or chronologically (outgoing). Subject files are arranged alphabetically by topic. Manuscripts are subdivided into bound and unbound; unbound are arranged alphabetically by title but bound volumes are in no particular order. Published material is subdivided by type and arranged alphabetically by title; books have been transferred to Rare Books for cataloging. Scrapbooks are arranged chronologically based on the earliest dated item in each volume.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
The majority of our archival and manuscript collections are housed offsite and require advanced notice for retrieval. Researchers are encouraged to contact us in advance concerning the collection material they wish to access for their research.
Use Restrictions
Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
Subject Headings
Persons
Albers, Josef.
Chatterton, Ruth, 1893-1961.
Gershwin, George, 1898-1937.
Lewis, Sinclair, 1885-1951.
Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956.
Nathan, George Jean, 1882-1958.
Perkins, Maxwell E. (Maxwell Evarts), 1884-1947.
Shaw, Charles Green, 1892- Archives.
Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966.
Woolley, Monty, 1888-1963.
Associated Titles
Smart set (periodical).
The New Yorker (periodical).
Subjects
Abstract expressionism -- United States.
Art, American -- 20th century.
Authors, American.
Illustrators -- United States.
Novelists, American.
Painters -- United States.
Painting, American -- 20th century.
Poets, American.
Genres and Forms
Articles.
Clippings (information artifacts)
Correspondence.
Drawings (visual works)
Exhibition catalogs.
Manuscripts for publication.
Photographs.
Scrapbooks.
Sketches.
Occupations
Artists.
Authors.
Illustrators.
Novelists.
Painters.
Poets.
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Charles G. Shaw Papers
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Finding Aid Information
Created by: --
Date: 16 Aug 1966
Revision history: 20 Jul 2009 - converted to EAD, renumbered (MRC)
Inventory
| Correspondence | |
|---|---|
| Incoming | |
| Box 1 | A |
| Box 1 | Albers, Joset |
| Box 1 | American Play Company |
| Box 1 | B |
| Box 1 | The Bookman, Burton Rascoe |
| Box 1 | C |
| Box 1 | Chatterton, Ruth |
| Box 1 | D-E |
| Box 1 | F |
| Box 1 | G |
| Box 1 | Gallatin |
| Box 1 | Gershwin, George |
| Box 1 | Guggenheim, S. R. |
| Box 1 | H |
| Box 1 | J-K-L |
| Box 1 | Lewis, Sinclair |
| Box 1 | M |
| Box 1 | McB., Henry |
| Box 1 | Mencken, H. L. |
| Box 1 | N |
| Box 1 | New Yorker Magazine |
| Box 1 | New Yorker Magazine, Harold W. Ross |
| Box 1 | New Yorker Magazine, James G. Thurber |
| Box 1 | P-R-S |
| Box 1 | Perkins, Maxwell |
| Box 1 | Smart Set |
| Box 1 | Smart Set, George Jean Nathan |
| Box 1 | T-Y |
| Box 1 | Taylor Deems |
| Box 1 | Vanity Fair |
| Box 1 | Wills Helen |
| Box 1 | Wooley, Monty |
| Box 1 | Unidentified |
| Outgoing | |
| Box 1 | Miscellaneous |
| Subject files | |
|---|---|
| Box 1 | Announcements for one-man shows |
| Box 1 | Certificate from American Mercury |
| Box 1 | Photos of Shaw |
| Box 1 | Photos of Shaw's paintings |
| Box 1 | Vouchers, receipts, bills |
| Manuscripts | |
|---|---|
| Unbound manuscripts | |
| Box 2 | Guess Again |
| Box 2 | Heart Failure |
| Box 2 | It Wasn't Spilt Milk |
| Box 2 | Love's Lexicon |
| Box 2 | The Reason Why |
| Box 2 | Sketches, drawings, studies for paintings, etc 1920's and 1930's |
| Box 3 | Sketches, miscellaneous |
| Box 3 | The Uncommon Man |
| Box 3 | What's the Date |
| Notebooks and bound manuscripts | |
| Box 3 | List of bound manuscripts of Charles G. Shaw |
| Box 3 | The Adventures of Hally |
| Box 3 | Birthday Party |
| Box 3 | Heart in a Hurricane |
| Box 3 | Izzi |
| Box 3 | Jumble Pie |
| Box 3 | The Little Mouse |
| Box 3 | The Low-Down |
| Box 3 | The Marvelous Mirror |
| Box 3 | Me |
| Box 3 | Merry-go-round House |
| Box 3 | Most of Us Look Like Animals |
| Box 3 | Mother Booze's Nursery Rhymes |
| Box 3 | The Noo Book |
| Box 3 | No Such Animal |
| Box 3 | Red, Blue, and Yellow |
| Box 3 | Robin Detective |
| Box 3 | Robin Posts a Letter |
| Box 3 | Sunrise and Sunset |
| Box 3 | The Tale of a Kite |
| Box 3 | Train Ride |
| Box 3 | The Unplucked Rocking Chair |
| Box 3 | What in the World Was It? |
| Box 3 | What in the World Was It? [not the same book as preceding] |
| Published Material | |
|---|---|
| Books | |
| Transferred to Rare Books for cataloging | |
| The Apple that Jack Ate The Giant of Central Park The Blue Guess Book Heart in a Hurricane Image of Life Into the Light It Looked Like Spilt Milk Lady by Chance The Low-Down The Milk That Jack Drank New York-Oddly Enough Pitter Patter Toy Parade The Water That Jack Drank The Winter Noisy Book | |
| Box 4 | Exhibitions |
| Box 4 | Newspaper clippings |
| Poems | |
| Box 4 | The Creative Review (magazine) |
| Box 4 | The Sphinx (magazine) (magazine) |
| Box 4 | Stem (magazine) |
| Box 4 | Wisconsin Poetry Magazine |
| Box 4 | Publishers brochures |
| Scrapbooks | |
|---|---|
| Box 4 | Miscellaneous clippings December 1921-March 1929 |
| Box 5 | "Notes on Women" 1922-1928 |
| Box 5 | "American Institutions" from the "Smart Set" 1923 |
| Box 5 | From "Vanity Fair" and the "Smart Set" May 1924 |
| Box 5 | Press clippings on "Heart in a Hurricane" Mar 1927-Nov 1927 |
| Box 6 | Press clippings on "The Low-Down" Feb 1928-Feb. 1929 |
| Box 6 | Press clippings on "Night-Life" Sep-Dec 1931 |
| Box 6 | Press clippings on "Lady by Chance" March 1932-April 1933 |
| Box 6 | Miscellaneous clippings January 1932-May 1935 |