William Stringfellow papers

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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.

Dates

1940-1985.

Creator

Stringfellow, William. (Person)

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

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Letters from Anthony Towne to Jack Dowling may not be published without Dowling's written consent until 1 January 2015 or Dowling's death.

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.

Extent

8.5 cubic feet. (8.5 cubic feet.)

Additional Description

Abstract

Personal and professional effects of William Stringfellow, lawyer, theologian and social critic in Harlem, NY and Block Island, RI.

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

Physical Description

Correspondence, newspaper articles and clippings, manuscripts, legal documents, flyers and tickets, scrapbooks, pamphlets, plaques, medals, yearbooks, cassette tapes, films, certificates, passports, posters, records.

General

Contact Information:: 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
Compiled by:: Staff
Date completed:: August 16, 1990
EAD encoding:: J.M. Nicholas, July 2003
Date modified:: RMC Staff, January 2011