William Stringfellow papers, 1940-1985.
Collection Number: 4438

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library


DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
William Stringfellow papers, 1940-1985.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Collection Number:
4438
Abstract:
Personal and professional effects of William Stringfellow, lawyer, theologian and social critic in Harlem, NY and Block Island, RI.
Creator:
Stringfellow, William.
Quanitities:
8.5 cubic feet.
Language:
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.
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Letters from Anthony Towne to Jack Dowling may not be published without Dowling's written consent until 1 January 2015 or Dowling's death.

INFORMATION FOR USERS

Cite As:

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

CONTAINER LIST
Container
Description
Date
Series I. Correspondence
Box 1
1940-1952
Box 2
1953-1956
Box 3
1957-1958
Box 4
1959-1960
Box 5
1960-1961
Box 6
1962
Box 7
1963
Box 8
1964
Box 9
1964-1965
Box 10
1965
Box 11
1966
Box 12
1966-1967
Box 13
1967-1968
Box 14
1969-1970
Box 15
1970-1971
Box 16
1971-1972
Box 17
1973-1974
Box 18
1974-1975
Box 19
1975-1976
Box 20
1976-1977
Box 21
1978-1979
Box 22
1979-1980
Box 23
1980-1981
Box 24
1982-1984
Box 25
1984-1985
Box 25
Miscellaneous personal files
Series II. Bishop Pike
Box 26
Materials dealing with Death and Life of Bishop Pike
Series III. Legal Business
Box 27
Wendt and Monahan
Box 28
Monahan
Box 29
Miscellaneous
Series IV. Stringfellow Manuscripts
Box 30
Stringfellow Manuscripts
Box 31
Stringfellow Manuscripts
Box 32
Stringfellow Manuscripts
Box 33
Stringfellow Manuscripts
Box 34
Stringfellow Manuscripts
Box 35
Stringfellow Manuscripts
Series V. Manuscripts by Others
Box 36
Manuscripts by Others
Box 37
Manuscripts by Others
Box 38
Manuscripts by Others
Box 39
Manuscripts by Others
Box 40
Series VI. Publications with Articles by or about Stringfellow
Series VII. Block Island Material
Box 41
Block Island Material
Box 42
Block Island Material
Box 43
Block Island Material
Series VIII. Anthony Towne Material
Box 44
Anthony Towne Material
Box 45
Anthony Towne Material
Box 46
Anthony Towne Material
Series IX. Circus Materials
Box 46
Circus Materials
Box 47
Circus Materials
Series X. Newspapers and Clippings
Box 48
Newspapers and Clippings
Box 49
Newspapers and Clippings
Box 50
Newspapers and Clippings
Box 51
Newspapers and Clippings
Box 52
Newspapers and Clippings
Box 53
Newspapers and Clippings
Box 54
Newspapers and Clippings
Series XI. Other Magazines
Box 55
Other Magazines
Box 56
Other Magazines
Box 57
Other Magazines
Box 58
Other Magazines
Box 59
Other Magazines
Box 60
Other Magazines
Box 61
Other Magazines
Box 62
Other Magazines
Box 63
Other Magazines
Series XII. Printed Materials
Box 64
Printed Materials
Box 65
Printed Materials
Box 66
Printed Materials
Box 67
Printed Materials
Box 68
Printed Materials
Box 69
Printed Materials
Box 70
Printed Materials
Box 71
Printed Materials
Box 72
Printed Materials
Box 73
Printed Materials
Series XIII. Miscellaneous
Box 74
Scrapbooks, 1944-1947
Box 75
Scrapbooks, 1947-1956
Box 76
Records, plaques and film
Box 77
Certificates and photographs
Box 78
Tapes, passports and memorabilia
Box 79
Photographs and yearbooks
Box 80
Posters, paintings, plaque
Box 81
Postcards and commercial photographs