The Inventory of the Simon Bourgin Collection #1633
The Inventory
of the
Simon Bourgin
Collection
#1633
Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center Bourgin, Simon 8/9/02; 10/28/02 Preliminary Listing
I. Subject Files. A. Professional files arranged by title. May include correspondence, TLS, telegrams, slides, holo. notes, press kits, magazines, greeting cards, memos, photos, typed articles, statistical maps, printed articles, newspaper clippings, journal articles) Box 1 1. "Rocket Science" [F. 1] 2. "DC-8 Airliner, Aviation" [F. 2] 3. "Business Stories" [F. 3] 4. "Buffalo Bill Museum, Cody, Wyoming" [F. 4] 5. "Education" 6. "Hope Indians Story" 7. "Medicine" 8. "Movies" [F. 5] 9. "Music" [F. 6] 10. "Politics; 1960 Democratic Convention" 11. "Press" 12. "RAND Corporation Story, 1959" [F. 7] 13. "Topic A, Weekly Report to New York" [F. 8] 14. "Bourgin, Frank, Ph.D. Award at 80" [F. 9] 15. "Woodrow Wilson - College Visits - Reports" [F. 10] 16. "Wilson, Woodrow - Correspondence" [F. 11] 17. "Wilson, Woodrow - Press Clips 18. "Americana" [F. 12] 19. "Broadcast for CBS 1949 - 52" [F. 13] 20. "Roman Catholic Church - Austria" 21. "GI' s in Austria" 22. "Austrian State Treaty" 23. "Russian Withdrawal from Austria." 24. "Reed, Carroll 'The Third Man.'" 25. "Cold War" 26. "Gypsies" [F. 14] Box2 27. "Press" [F.l] 28. "Sex & Sex Crimes - Vienna" 29. "Vienna, the Spy Capital" 30. "Vienna, 'Only in... "' 31. "Vienna, Press Club" 32. "Lipizzaner Horses" 33. "Prerevolution Hungary - 'Radio Free Europ"' [F. 2] 34. "Music"
(Bourgin, Simon. 8/9/02, 10/28/02) Page 1 of 5 35. "Schmidt, Paul - Hitler's Interpreter - LIFE Feature" [F. 3] 36. "North America Newspaper Alliance" [F. 4] 37. "Schwein furt bombing - Bob Lapa for LIFE 38. "Romania - King Michael Profile 1956, for LIFE" 39. "Romana, - Anna Pauker, TIME cover story" 40. "Religion" 41. "Russian deserters" 42. "Science" [F. 5] 43. "TIME & LIFE - Tear Sheets" 44. "Yugoslavia, Menu Museum" 45. "Yugoslavia - Tito" 46. "Newsweek- LA 1956-1961" [F. 6] 47. "Artukovic Case - WWII Crimes" 48. "Kendrick, Alex - Letters" 49. "Wilson, Woodrow - College Schedules" [F. 7] 50. "Antartica, A visit to" 51. "Corporate Ethics Abroad" 52. "Buchwald, Art" [F. 8] 53. "European Capitals - Baedekers [F. 9] 54 "Energy - Past and Future" Box3 55 "Eastern European Tours" [F. 1] 56. "Film Interviews" [F. 2] 57. "Environmental Control" 58. "Greenpeace" 59. "Donovan, 'Wild Bill' for Halmi"' 60. "Interviews & Obituaries" 61. "Futurism" [F. 3] 62. "Human Rights & Foreign Policy" [F. 4] 63. "Industry's Hidden Bombshells" 64. "Leadership in US Diplomatic Service" 65. "Jewry- Hans Kohn, Raymond Aron" 66. "Maps" 67. "Music" 68. "Mencken, H.L." 69. "Press Studies - LA Times [F. 5] 70. "Nuclear Power, A Requiem" 71. "Nuclear Freeze - Weapons - Bombs" 72. "Reagan's Washington" 73. "WWII - Dispatches by SB for 'Stars and Stripes' & 9th Airforce" 74. "Ukrane" [F. 6] 75. "Pacific Northwest" 76. "'Star Wars"' and 'Close Encounters' Science & Public Policy" 77. "USIA Architectural Tour" \ (Bourgin, Simon. 8/9/02, 10/28/02) Page 2 of 5 78. "UNESCO Third World & Free Press" 79. "US Corporations & Meeting Human Needs" 80. "US - Soviet Space Programs" 81. "UN - North South Conflicht" 82. "Ely, Minnesota" [F. 7-8] 83. "Art" Box4 84. "Architecture" [F. 1-5] 85. "Terrorism - Turkey" [F. 6-7] 86. "Aspen Office Memos" [F. 8-10] 87. "Astronaut Tours" - Simon Bourgin's Letters to Mariada Bourgin" [F. 10] 88. "Letters to Ely Echo" 89. "Adamic, Louis - Letters" [F. 11] 90. "Aspen 1992 Balkan Tour" Box 5 91. "Andrica, Theodore - Correspondence" [F. 1] 92. "Balkans Exhibit - Talk for My Photos" 93. "Mowrer, Richard - Letters" 94. "Morris, James - Articles for The Times" 95. "Media" 96. "Literature" [F. 2] 97. "Laski, Melvin - Correspondence" 98. "Lieberson, Goddard Letters" 99. "Journalists" 100. "Gittler, Lous - Letters" 101. "Food & Wine" 102. "Bourgin, Frank & David - Correspondences" [F. 3] 103. "Letters to Mother & Dad" [F. 4-6] 104. "Israels - Jackson Ilka - Letters & Memoir" [F. 7] 105. "Hamli, Robert" [F. 8-9] 106. "Hoffman, Irving - Dudley Nichols Correspondence" [F. 10-11] Box6 107. "Hungarians" [F. 1-2] 108. "Baedekers" [F. 3] 109. "Photography" 110. "Pleasants, Henry - Letters" 111. "UN conference for Science & Technology for Development" 112. "Washington, D.C." 113. "WWII Washington" 114. "Washington Journalism & Journalists" [F. 4] 115. "Personal Letters" [F. 5] 116. "Bourgin, Simon at University of Chicago 1934-36 [F. 6] 117. "Wechsberg, Joe - Profile ofBourgin for The New Yorker [F. 7] 118. "Foster, Imogene - Letters" [F. 8] 119. "Art Books - Writing"
(Bourgin, Simon. 8/9/02, 10/28/02) Page 3 of 5 120. "World War II" [F. 9] 121. "Olson, Sigurd - An Ely, Minnesota Giant" 122. "Rand Corporation - R.V. Jones Papers" [F. 10] 123. "Reddaway, Peter - Russian Diary" [F. 11] 124. "Japan - English Language Press Stories" 125. "Randall, Jonathan - Cold War" [F. 12] 126. "Deregulation of Telephone Industry" [F. 13] 127. "Arms Control - Russians" 128. "Science Fiction Incl. Issac Asimov Interview" Box 7 129. "Clark, General Mark (cover story for TIME) [F. 1] 130. "Cardinal Mindszenty, TIME cover story" 131. "Political Police Headquarters - Budapest" 132. "Los Angeles Fires" 133. "Trip to San Diego with my Parents 1936" [F. 2] 134. "Relatives in Russia/Israel" 135. "Job History at USIA" 136. "Vienna, Press 1947-56" [F. 3] (Note: more subject files in Boxes 8-10.)
II. Correspondence. A. General, 1953 - 2001, TLS, ALS, photocopies; includes letters to and from Alexander Kendrick, Irving Hoffman, H.C.R. Landon, Mel Lasky, Goddard Lieberson, Senator Dick Clark, Senator Alan K. Simpson, George Miller - Member of Congress, Charles Kuralt, Andy Rooney. B. Personal, 1936-1963; includes letters to and from SB's family, photocopies.
III. Printed Material. A. Newspaper clippings re: Frank P. Bourgin, Romania, The Balkans, Russia, misc. [F. 10] B. Magazine &journal articles [F. 11-12] C. Articles & Various Publications [F. 13] Box 8 D. Articles and various publications from office files incl. items labeled as obituaries, Laski, Lee Miller, Ireland. [F. 6-7] E. "Istanbul." ---
IV. Manuscripts. Box8 A. Notes by SB and others re: various subjects. [F. 1-2] B. Collection of essays re: Hungary [F. 3] C. Subject files. 1. "Eastern Europe Aspen Conferences" [F. 4] 2. "Bourgin - Writing" [F. 5]
(Bourgin, Simon. 8/9/02, 10/28/02) Page 4 of 5 V. Subject Files ( continued). A. "Terrorism - Turkey." [F. 9-11] B. "Washington Post Ombudsman Reports - Joe Latin." [F. 12 14] Box9 C. "Travel." [F. 1] D. "Media - Clippings & Tear Sheets: Washington & Foreign Policy." [F. 2-5] E. "Travel Notes - Vienna, and Other Capitals." [F. 6] F. "Latin, Joseph, Articles About." G. "Frau Simon Family Story (My Vienna Landlady)." H. "Spellman, Franz-Letters." [F. 7] I. "Lukacs, John, Correspondence." [F. 8] J. "Gastronomy." K. "Ireland: Articles and Letters." J. "Film Notices & Archives." [F. 9] L. "South America." [F. 10] M. "Stars & Strips articles." N. "Washington Media." 0. "de Havilland, Olivia, Letters." P. "Filming in Hungary - Visits to Budapest." Q. "Morrison, Samuel Eliot - Scripts of Filmed Interview." [F. 11] R. "Smithsonian Bicentennial Papers." s. "Science as Own Public Policy." T. "Bourgin Family Memoir by Mitzi Bourgin." [F. 12] U. "Ely, Minnesota - All Class Reunion: Address Given There." V. "Washington Journalism Center Speeches." w. "Landon, HCR - Correspondence." X. Unlabeled folder containing articles and publications from various office files [F. 13-14] Box 10 Y. Unlabeled re: clippings. [F. l] z. "Russia and Eastern Europe (Russia, Yugoslavia & Bosnia)," incl. "Cold War Flashpoints" bulletin. [F. 2-5]
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Box 11
I. Printed Material. A. Newspaper clippings, "Media v. Journalism," including [F. 1] letter from SB to Robert Donovan, May 24, 1987, notes re: media. B. Magazine articles, "New Yorker Profiles," The New Yorker. [F. 2] C. Magazine articles, "New Yorker Profiles." [F. 3] D. Clippings, "Travel." [F. 4] E. Miscellaneous clippings, re: media, Ely, Minn., film, [F. 5] foreign affairs, various individuals or locations, include holograph memos. F. Booklet re: Ely, MN, including packets, 2002. G. "USIA Communicating with the World in the 1990's: A Commemorative Symposium," ed. Hans N. Tuch, 1994. [F. 6] H. "Televison at a Higher Standard," bound book, published by Hallmark Entertainment, 1996. I. "Nora London's George London Video Inventory," 2001, including post it note to SB from Nora London and autograph memos. J. "National Planning: A Reinterpretation of Our Early Years: The Founding Fathers, Hamilton, Jefferson and John Quincy Adams: 1787-1829," with holograph note from Frank Borgin. K. 4 copies of"Talk to go with Exhibit of My Balkan Photographs." L. Fragments re: Joe Laitin, with autograph notes, re: biography. M. "Statement by Professor Henry Steele Commanger at the hearings before the committee on foreign relations of the United States Senate," 2/20/67.
II. Manuscripts. A. "Lafcadio Hearn and His Creole Japan," by S. Frederick [F. 7] Starr. B. 4 lectures, Murray Kempton, l/22/74-1/28/74.
III. Subject Files. A. "Science," including various clippings and papers. [F. 8-10] IV. Photographs. A. Four color prints of Ely, Minnesota, with autograph note. [F. 11] B. 1 postcard of Ely, Minnesota. C. Miscellaneous black and white print. D. 1 black and white print of Simon Bourgin, on cardboard.
V. Correspondence. A. 12 TLS to and from SB re: miscellaneous, 1947-2002. [F. 12] B. TL to Dodderd Lieberson, 12/17/55. C. "Memorandum Concerning Simon E. Bourgin," on University of Chicago Department of Political Science Letterhead, damaged with photocopy, TNS. D. TNS to SB, autograph notes, 9/23/83. E. TNS to SB from William Golden, re: job hunting, with type written note attached RE: explanation, 10-31-62. F. TLS from SB to Bob Cary, letter to the editor, with photocopy of printed letter attached. G. ALS to SB with autograph note, 6/6/02. H. TLS to Louis Adamic, with typewritten note attached, 5/17/35. I. 4 fragments TL, 1 from 2002.
VI. Printed Material. A. 8 copies, "For Your Information: West Coast [F. 13] Newsweekers," re: introduction to SB, Newsweek, 1/21/57. B. 17 copies, "The Hopi Way," by SB, Newsweek, 2/4/57. C. 2 copies, "Report from East Europe," by Dick Clark and SB, Newsweek, July 1992, one copy with autograph note. D. "Your Editorial Tends to Divide the Community," by SB, letter to the editor re: article listed below. E. 2 copies, "The Other Peace Activists," by Bob Cary. F. 2 copies, "The Threat to Milosevic," by SB, 9/2300, photocopies, one with autograph note. G. "Simon Bourgin's Coast Spot," Variety, 10/56, includes TN. H. "Un bel Rinvio," by SB Panorama, 3/21/94, including TS notes. I. "II Caso Silone," by Michael P. McDonald, The National Intereit, Fall 2001, with AN to SB.
VIII. Miscellaneous. A. TN re: Robert Halmi. [F. 14] B. AN re: Ely. C. TS list of names, damaged, including TN, 1946. D. Class notes, 1936 University of Chicago, re: Eastern Europe. E. "Woodrow Wilson Fellowship Talk Given at 25 Colleges," by SB, with holograph notes. Bourgin, Simon 10/27/03 Preliminary Listing
Added to Box 10
I. Professional Material. A. Memo from SB to "Fred Gruin for Music," re: Opera Report, Vienna, TS with holograph notes, 25 p., 10/31/55. [F. 6]
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Added to Box 11
I. Printed Material. A "Simon Bourgin Given VCC'S Lifetime Achievement Award," The Ely Echo, p. 8, photocopy, n.d. [F. 14]
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I. Professional Material. A. Subject files; includes printed material, correspondence, notes, manuscripts. Added to Box 11 1. "Aspen Institute." [F. 15] 2. "Austria." 3. "Balkans." 4. "Buchwald, Art." 5. "Clark." 6. "Czechoslovakia." 7. "Ely," includes photograph. [F. 16-17] 8. "Film." [F. 18] 9. "Halmi, Robert." 10. "Hungary." [F. 18-19] 11. "Iraq War/ George W. Bush." [F. 20] 12. "Ireland." 13. "Lasky, Melvin," includes: Lasky, Melvin. ANS, 12/15/03. [F. 21] 14. "Lieberson, Goddard." [F. 22] 15. "Media/Press." 16. "Medicine." 17. "Mowrer, Richard." 18. "Music." Box 12 19. "Obituaries." [F. 1] 20. "Photography." [F. 2] 21. "Radio Free Europe." 22. "RAND." 23. "Romania." 24. "Russia/ Soviet Union." 25. "Space Program." 26. "Television." 27. "UN Conference on Science and Technology." 28. "U.S.I.A." B. Congressional programs; include itineraries; attendee lists; reports; printed materials; maps. 1. "U.S. Relations with the Former Soviet States," Budapest, Hungary, Aug. 16-22, 1998. [F. 3] 2. "U.S.-Russia Relations," Berlin, Germany, Aug. 15-21, 1999. [F. 4] 3. "U.S.-Russia Relations," Prague, Czech Republic, Aug. 20-26, 2000. [F. 5]
Bourgin, Simon (5/3/06) Page 1 of 3 4. "Russia Under Putin and U.S.-Russia Relations," Helsinki, Finland, Aug. 19-26, 2001. [F. 6] 5. "U.S. Policy Toward Cuba," Grand Cayman Island, Jan. 12-17, 2001. [F. 7] 6. "U.S.-Russia Relations: A New Framework," London, England, Aug. 15-21, 2002. [F. 8]
II. Printed Materials. A. 15 clippings re: various topics, 1976-2005. [F. 9] B. "Simon Bourgin Given VCC's 1st Lifetime Achievement Award," The Ely Echo, 4/26/04. C. "How to Be a Conservative-Liberal Socialist, a Credo," Background, Conference in Berlin, 11/9/92 - 11/11/92. D. Re: math and science in Britain; includes off-prints; articles; "Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Mathematical and Physical Sciences," 4/15/75. E. Magazines. 1. Audubon, Nov. 1980. [F. 10] 2. U.S. News and World Report, 4/5/04. 3. Articles by SB, pamphlets produced by SB as Science Advisor at U.S. Information Agency. a. Aeronautics, 1944. b. Antarctic Journal, June 1976. C. Frozen Frontier. d. Harper's Magazine, Nov. 1960. e. High Fidelity, Jan. 1956. [F. 11] f. Life, 2/18/46. [No Folder] g. Sports Cars Illustrated, Sep. 1956. [F. 11]
III. Manuscripts. A. By SB, TS. 1. "Forecasting the Future: From Astrology to Science Fiction," 1 p. 2. "Futurology," article, London Times, 1 p. 3. "Master Caption," for Menu Museum, 3 p., 8 p. of captions, 3 copies, 12/19/53. 4. "A Reporter Covers Hollywood," 1 p., Mar. 1983. 5. "Star Wars and Close Encounters," speech, Augstana College, 6 p., 2 copies. 6. "Sunrise at Seventy," chapter I, 7 p.; includes "43 Years Ago Frank Bourgin Got the Shaft, Next Week He'll Be Getting His Doctorate," printed article. 7. "Walterspiel Interview," 2 p., 1953. 8. Re: SB. a. "Bourgin Family," holograph family tree.
Bourgin, Simon (5/3/06) Page 2 of 3 b. "Dr. Jerry Myers, April 10, 2002," 2 p. c. "Personal History Statement," 1 p. d. Untitled, re: "Ely." B. "Cedar Lake Lyrics," lyrics, 5 p.
IV. Correspondence. A. Professional, approx. 40 items (TLS, ALS, post cards), 1947-2004. [F. 12]
V. Financial Materials. A. "Personal Financial Statement," 2001.
VI. Photographs. A. Re: Rose Simon, 4" x 6" black and white print, photocopy; includes explanation.
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I. Professional Materials. Box 12 A. Reporter's notepads re: SB's holograph notes, organized chronologically. 1. "France, 1944." [Env. 1] 2. "Vienna, 1947." 3. "Vienna, Berlin, 1947." 4. "Vienna, 1947: Hitler Doubles for Life." 5. "Vienna, 1948: Kisfaludi Strobl." 6. "1948 Dublin Pans Budapest.'? 7. "April 4, 1949." [Env. 2] 8. "Budapest, June-July, 1950." 9. "Vienna, 1950." 10. "Lagrch Peace Conf., Oct. 23-27, 1951." 11. "Zalzburg Festival, June-Aug., 1952," 2 notepads. 12. "May-June, 1953 Vienna," 2 notepads. 13. "June-July, 1953 Vienna." 14. "July 20-Aug. 25, 1953 Bayreuth." [Env. 3] 15. "August, 1953 Vienna." 16. "Sept., 1953 TIME, Stockholm Trumpets." 17. "October, 1953 Vienna." 18. "Nov. 24, 1953 - Dec. 7, 1953, Russian Oilfield." 19. "1953 [Illegible] Italian 1st Postwar Election." 20. "Dec. 8, 1953 - Feb., 1954." 21. "Jan. 28, 1954, N.Y., Los Angeles, Las Vegas." 22. "Feb.-March 15, 1954, Vienna." 23. "April 31, 1954 LIFE, TIME." [Env. 4] 24. "April 15-May 1, 1954, Hall Paul. School." 25. "May 12, 1954-June 8, 1954, Rafeel - Rfex Vetol." 26. "June 8, 1954-July 8, 1954." 27. "July 8 - August 8, 1954, Vienna TIME." 28. "August 9-24, 1954, LIFE, TIME." 29. "Sept., 1954, Vienna." 30. "October 1-18, 1954." 31. "Oct. 17-Nov. 17, 1954, Vienna." 32. "Dec. 3, 1945 - Jan. 12, 1995, TIME." 33. "3/23/55 - 5/19/55, Vienna." [Env. 5] 34. "5/19/55, Vienna." 35. "7/14-7/22/55, Salzburg." 36. "7/15-8/25/55, Vienna, Salzburg." 37. "11/15-12/21/55, TIME."
Bourgin, Simon (4/19/07) Page 1 of 3 38. "1/01-1/18/56, TIME." 39. "01/10-5/16/56, Vienna." 40. "4/21-5/5/56, Budapest." 41. "5/6-5/25/56, Budapest." 42. "5/1-5/30/56, Vienna." [Env. 6] 43. "3/16/56-4/21/56, Vienna." 44. "6/15-7 /2/56, Vienna Budapest." 45. "7/3-8/18/56, Vienna." 46. "8/15-8/21/56, Vienna, Budapest." 47. "1956 Fall LA, Beginning At Newsweek." 48. "12/1/56-1/30/57, NY-LA Trip." 49. "2/1-4/4/57, LA Fred Astaire." 50. "June '57 LA Schell, Maria Lieberson, Fred Brennan, Nat Cole, A Bomb, Vegas." 51. "7/31/57, LA Hi-Fi, MGM." [Env. 7] 52. "11/1-12/31/57, LA Groucho Marx Truman Press Conf." 53. "1957, LA James Wong." 54. "Jan.-Feb. 13, 1958, Marx Bros." 55. "4/15-7/11/58, LA." 56. "4/23-5/30/58, LA." 57. "6/10-7/8/58, LA." 58. "June-July, 1958, LA." Box 13 59. "Aug. 1958, LA." [Env. l] 60. "9/15-10/26/58, LA." 61. "1958 LA, Return To Budapest." 62. "1958 LA, Dudley Nichols Screen-writer." 63. "Feb.-March, 1959, Box Candy." [Env. 2] 64. "10/1-11/1/59, Ranns - Woolridge." 65. "Nov.-Dec., 1959, LA." 66. "11/2/59 - 3/2/60." 67. "3/2/60 - 5/20/60." [Env. 3] 68. "1960, LA." 69. "Oct. '60 - 5/30/61." 70. "12/16/61 LA RAND Corp." 71. "12/25/61 - 5/1/62." [Env. 4] 72. "Sept., 1964 - 1/1/65." 73. "Feb.-July, 1966." 74. "11/25/67." 75. "1967 Washington Frank Borman." [Env. 5] 76. "Aug., 1968, Vienna." 77. "Oct., 1968 Washington, Mexican Olympics, Student Riots." 78. "Feb.-May, 1969." 79. "9/29-11/6/69, Astronaut World Tour." [Env. 6] 80. "5/2-6/2/70, Far East Tour."
Bourgin, Simon (4/19/07) Page 2 of 3 81. "Winter Spring-1970." 82. "1972, Washington." 83. "Jan.- Feb., 1974, Europe." [Env. 7] 84. "1974, Pittsburgh." 85. "Sept., 1975, Yugoslavia." 86. "Winter, 1975." 87. "March-April, 1975, E. Asia." [Env. 8] 88. "Oct., 1975 - Spain." 89. "Jan., 1980 - Aug. 18, 1980." 90. "Summer-Fall, 1985, Europe." 91. "Sept. '86 - Jan., '87." [Env. 9] 92. "July-Feb., 1989-90." 93. "April-August, 1990." 94. "Aug., 1990 - April, 1991." 95. "Budapest, 1991." [Env. 10] 96. "Oct.-Feb., '91-'92." 97. "L.A. Trip, Oct., '92." 98. "April-Oct., '94." B. 104 reporter notepads re: SB' s holograph notes for various publications, locations, n.d. [Env. 11-36]
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