RMM04438.xml Guide to the William Stringfellow papers, 1940-1985 Stringfellow, William papers, 1940-1985 Compiled by Staff Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library July 2003

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Finding aid encoded by J.M. Nicholas July 2003 2007-05-29 converted from EAD 1.0 to EAD 2002 Guide to the William Stringfellow Papers,1940-1985 Collection Number: 4438 Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Cornell University Library Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524 rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu Staff August 16, 1990 J.M. Nicholas, July 2003 RMC Staff, January 2011 © 2003 Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY William Stringfellow papers, 1940-1985. 4438 William Stringfellow. 80.5 cubic ft. Correspondence, newspaper articles and clippings, manuscripts, legal documents, flyers and tickets, scrapbooks, pamphlets, plaques, medals, yearbooks, cassette tapes, films, certificates, passports, posters, records. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library Personal and professional effects of William Stringfellow, lawyer, theologian and social critic in Harlem, NY and Block Island, RI. Collection material in English BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Lawyer, theologian, and social critic.

William Stringfellow was born in Johnston, Rhode Island on April 26, 1928. He received his higher education at Bates College, A.B., 1949, London School of Economics and Political Science, 1950, and Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1956; and served in the U.S. Army from 1952-1953 where he attained the rank of Sergeant First Class. He was very active in student Christian youth movements throughout this time. A lawyer in East Harlem from 1957 to 1967, he was a pioneer among the advocates of the war on poverty. In 1966, after a prolonged illness, he moved to Block Island, R.I. where he concentrated on ecclesiastical matters. He contributed regularly to theological and legal journals, was a guest lecturer at leading universities, law schools, and seminaries, and authored or co-authored at least fourteen books. He died on March 2, 1985.

 COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

The William Stringfellow collection consists of correspondence, including letters to and from Stringfellow; legal business documents, including court records, legal documents, and some correspondence dealing with his law business; materials relating to Bishop Pike; manuscripts by Stringfellow; manuscripts by others; publications with articles by or about Stringfellow; Block Island material, including legal, political, and historical information; Anthony Towne (poet and author, co-author with Stringfellow, and joint owner of the house on Block Island); materials relating to circuses, a hobby of Stringfellow's; newspapers and clippings; other magazines; printed matter; and miscellaneous photographs, scrapbooks, medals, plaques, yearbooks, tapes, certificates, passports, film (Who Do You Kill?), posters, and records.

Also, "An Annotated Bibliography of the Works of William Stringfellow," by Paul D. West, 1990.

 SUBJECTS Names: Stringfellow, William. INFORMATION FOR USERS Restrictions on use:

Letters from Anthony Towne to Jack Dowling may not be published without Dowling's written consent until 1 January 2015 or Dowling's death.

 Cite As:

William Stringfellow papers, #4438. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.

 SERIES LIST

Series I. General Correspondence Boxes 1-25Letters to and from Stringfellow

Series II. Bishop Pike Box 26Materials dealing with Death and Life of Bishop Pike

Series III. Legal Business Boxes 27-29Court records, legal documents, and some correspondence dealing with his law business

Series IV. Manuscripts by Stringfellow Boxes 30-35

Series V. Manuscripts by others Boxes 36-39

Series VI. Magazines with Articles by or about Stringfellow Box 40

Series VII. Block Island Boxes 41-43Materials pertaining to Block Island-legal, political history. Stringfellow was a Warden on Block Island from 1976-1978.

Series VIII. Anthony Towne Material Boxes 44-45Poet and author; co-author with Stringfellow, and joint owner of the house on Block Island

Series IX. Circus Materials Boxes 46-47Magazines, flyers, tickets, etc.

Series X. Newspapers Boxes 48-54Mostly clippings, various newsprint publications

Series XI. Other Magazines Boxes 55-63Mostly theological ( Sojourners, Witness, Christianity and Crisis, Presbyterian Survey, The Christian Century) and legal ( Harvard Law, New York State Bar Bulletin, Notre Dame Lawyer) with a few popular ones ( Esquire, New Yorker and Time).

Series XII. Printed Matter Boxes 64-73Includes any miscellaneous printed matter such as pages from magazines (excluding newspapers), books, pamphlets, flyers etc. and includes Xerox and mimeograph copies

Series XIII. Miscellaneous Boxes 74-80Photographs, scrapbooks, medals, plaques, yearbooks, tapes, certificates, passports, film: Who Do You Kill?, posters, records

 CONTAINER LIST Series I. Correspondence 1 1940-1952 2 1953-1956 3 1957-1958 4 1959-1960 5 1960-1961 6 1962 7 1963 8 1964 9 1964-1965 10 1965 11 1966 12 1966-1967 13 1967-1968 14 1969-1970 15 1970-1971 16 1971-1972 17 1973-1974 18 1974-1975 19 1975-1976 20 1976-1977 21 1978-1979 22 1979-1980 23 1980-1981 24 1982-1984 25 1984-1985 25 Miscellaneous personal files Series II. Bishop Pike 26 Materials dealing with Death and Life of Bishop Pike Series III. Legal Business 27 Wendt and Monahan 28 Monahan 29 Miscellaneous 30-35 Series IV. Stringfellow Manuscripts 36-39 Series V. Manuscripts by Others 40 Series VI. Publications with Articles by or about Stringfellow 41-43 Series VII. Block Island Material 44-46 Series VIII. Anthony Towne Material 46-47 Series IX. Circus Materials 48-54 Series X. Newspapers and Clippings 55-63 Series XI. Other Magazines 64-73 Series XII. Printed Materials Series XIII. Miscellaneous 74 Scrapbooks, 1944-1947 75 Scrapbooks, 1947-1956 76 Records, plaques and film 77 Certificates and photographs 78 Tapes, passports and memorabilia 79 Photographs and yearbooks 80 Posters, paintings, plaque 81 Postcards and commercial photographs