]> pc_duberman_martin Finding Aid of the Martin Duberman Collection, 1933 - 1980 Processed by: Ashley Yandle; machine-readable finding aid created by: Ashley Yandle &hdrNcDncsa; 2004 Machine-readable finding aid derived from XML authoring program. Date of source: May, 2002 Description is in English September, 2004 Converted from Version 1.0 to Version 2002, and re-encoded by Ashley Yandle. Finding Aid of the Martin Duberman Collection, 1933 - 1980 State Archives of North Carolina. Western Regional Archives &tpNcDncsa; Descriptive Summary State Archives of North Carolina. Western Regional Archives. Duberman, Martin B. Martin Duberman Collection, 1933 - 1980 PC.1678 Materials in English 15.2 For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Western Regional Archives. Martin Bauml Duberman, born in New York City in 1930, is a playwright and author of many historical works including Charles Francis Adams (1961) and James Russell Lowell (1966), and a social-history of the experimental liberal arts school Black Mountain College in Black Mountain: An Exploration in Community (1972). This collection contains papers relating to Martin Duberman's research into the history of the experimental school Black Mountain College (located in Black Mountain, N.C.) and his subsequent book Black Mountain: An Exploration in Community, first published in 1972. It includes correspondence between Duberman and people connected with Black Mountain College, research files, manuscript materials, college publications, interview transcripts and tapes, photographs, negatives, newspaper clippings, journal articles, books, drafts and reviews of Duberman's book. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

Available for research with some restrictions.

 Copyright Notice

Copyright is retained by the authors of these materials, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law (Title 17 US Code). Individual researchers are responsible for using these materials in conformance with copyright law as well as any donor restrictions accompanying the materials.

 Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], PC.1678, Martin Duberman Collection, State Archives of North Carolina, Western Regional Archives, Asheville, NC, USA.

 Acquisitions Information

Purchased by the State Archives of North Carolina from Martin Duberman on January 23 and October 22, 1981. During March-April, 2012, these records were moved from the State Archives building in Raleigh to the Western Regional Archives, Asheville, N.C.

 Processing Information

Processed by Ashley Yandle, December, 2001

Encoded by Ashley Yandle, May, 2002

This collection was processed with the support of a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Revised by Ashley Yandle, September, 2004

 Biographical and Historical Note

Martin Bauml Duberman was born in New York City in 1930. He received a B.A. from Yale in 1952 and a Ph.D. from Harvard in 1957. He taught American history at Yale from 1957-1962 and at Princeton from 1963-1971. During this time he also wrote several historical works such as the biographies Charles Francis Adams (1961) and James Russell Lowell (1966), a collection of essays The Uncompleted Past (1969), and a social-history of the experimental liberal arts school Black Mountain College in Black Mountain: An Exploration in Community (1972). He was also a playwright and his documentary play In White America (1963) received critical acclaim.

Duberman wrote several other books including About Time (1986), Stonewall (1993) and the autobiographical Cures (1991). In addition, he founded several activists groups such as the National Gay Task Force, the Gay Academic Union, and the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies at the City University of New York.

Black Mountain College was an experimental school located in Black Mountain, N.C. Established in 1933 by John A. Rice and others, the purpose of the college was to educate the whole person, with an emphasis on the role of the arts and creative thinking. Despite the fact that Black Mountain College could rarely offer faculty more than room and board, a number of important teachers and artists were drawn to the school as part of the regular faculty or to participate in the school's Summer Institutes. Josef and Anni Albers, John Cage, Robert Creeley, Merce Cunningham, Max Dehn, Joseph Fiore, Buckminister Fuller, Edward Lowinsky, Robert Motherwell, Charles Olson, M.C. Richards, and Xanti Schawinsky were only a few of those who taught at Black Mountain College. In addition, the success of several of the college's students (such as Ruth Asawa, Edward Dorn, Kenneth Noland, and Robert Rauschenberg) helped to further the college's reputation in the area of the arts and the avant garde.

The character and focus of Black Mountain College shifted over time, according to the make-up of the faculty and students. Personal and ideological conflicts were common and sometimes lead to major changes in the college community. Lack of funds added to the stress of the situation, as did the school's physical isolation and its sometimes strained relations with the local population. Eventually, the student enrollment and available funds dwindled until the college was forced to close in 1956.

 Collection Overview

The Martin Duberman Collection is a result of Martin Duberman's research into the history of Black Mountain College and his subsequent book Black Mountain: An Exploration in Community, first published by E.P. Dutton in 1972. The collection includes correspondence, research files, college publications, interview transcripts and audiotapes, photographs, newspaper clippings, journal articles, books, drafts and reviews collected by Duberman from 1965-1980.

A Note About Names: In other collections relating to Black Mountain College, female students and teachers are listed under the family name that they used while at Black Mountain College. In the cases of women married while at the college, married names are used. Married or professional names not used while at BMC are included in parenthesis at the end of the names. In order to avoid confusion, this finding aid uses the same protocol for names.

Some individuals, particularly students, were referred to by BMC nicknames in official college publications or in interviews. Most of these nicknames have not been retained in the finding aid, with the exception of those that were used so frequently that their inclusion was needed to avoid confusion. In those cases, the BMC nickname has been placed in quotes after the given name of the individual.

 Collection Arrangement

The collection is arranged as follows:

Correspondence Source Materials College Publications Interviews Photographs Drafts Impact Online Catalog Headings

These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.

Subject Terms Black Mountain College (Black Mountain, N.C.) Collective settlements--North Carolina--History--20th century. College students--North Carolina--Social life and customs--20th century. College teachers--North Carolina--Social life and customs--20th century. Education, Humanistic. Interpersonal conflict. Universities and colleges--North Carolina--Curricula. Related Collections

Additional information on topics found in this collection may be found in the Manuscript and Archives Reference System (MARS) http://www.ncarchives.dcr.state.nc.us.

See also: Black Mountain College Records, 1933-1956 North Carolina Museum of Art, Black Mountain College Research Project Materials relating to Black Mountain College at the State Archives of North Carolina Container List

Click on the links below for detailed information about each series.

Correspondence 4 boxes

The Correspondence series (Series 1) contains letters between Martin Duberman and former Black Mountain College students and faculty, researchers, and other interested individuals. Included are attempts to set up interview times, personal information, reminiscences, character sketches, original materials dealing with individuals' current activities, and suggestions of funding sources. All of these materials are unrestricted and available for research.

Source Materials 4 boxes

The Source Materials series (Series 2) includes materials found by or given to Duberman while he was doing research on Black Mountain College. This series includes files about individuals associated with the school, subject files, newspaper and journal articles, books, and oversized materials. It also contains original or photocopied manuscript materials such as letters, reminiscences, diaries, character sketches, essays, exam answers, brochures, posters, etc. All of these files are unrestricted and available for research.

Files About Individuals Research Files Articles Books Oversized Materials College Publications 4 boxes

College Publications (Series 3) contain original materials that were published for or by Black Mountain College and were later given to or collected by Martin Duberman. These materials include announcements, bulletins, newsletters, community bulletins, forms, literary publications, postcards, programs, publicity flyers and brochures. All of these materials are unrestricted and available for research.

Bulletins Forms Internal Notices Literary Publications Miscellaneous Materials Postcards Programs Publicity Flyers and Brochures Interviews 16 boxes

Interviews (Series 4) contain audio recordings and transcripts of interviews conducted by Martin Duberman or Walter Park with former BMC students, faculty and related individuals. Some of these materials have not yet been released by the interviewees and are currently not available for research.

Released Interview Transcripts Unreleased Interview Transcripts Interview Tapes Photographs 1 box

Photographs (Series 5) include photographs and negatives that were given to or taken by Martin Duberman. These images document drama and music performances, college life, classes, students and faculty, architecture, and the work program. All of these materials are unrestricted and available for research.

Arranged by Photographer/Source Arranged by Subject Drafts 4 boxes

Drafts (Series 6) contains several drafts of Black Mountain: An Exploration in Community, some of which include corrections. All of these materials are unrestricted and available for research.

Manuscript Draft Edited Draft Printers Draft Galley Proof, Plus Corrections Impact 2 boxes

Impact (Series 7) includes information about the impact of the book, as found in correspondence, reviews and miscellaneous materials. All of these materials are unrestricted and available for research.

Non-Research Correspondence Reviews Miscellaneous