Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | August Heckscher papers, 1931-1999 |
|---|---|
| Span Dates | 1931-1999 |
| Bulk Dates | (bulk 1948-1976) |
| ID No. | MSS84727 |
| Creator | Heckscher, August, 1913-1997 |
| Extent | 23,000 items |
| Extent | 64 containers |
| Extent | 26 linear feet |
| Language | Collection material in English |
| Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms003061 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm00084727 |
| Summary | Writer, arts consultant, social commentator, and journalist. Correspondence, speeches, writings, and miscellaneous papers relating primarily to Heckscher's work as arts consultant to President John F. Kennedy, editorial writer at the New York Herald Tribune, director of the Twentieth Century Fund, parks commissioner and Administrator of Recreation and Cultural Affairs for the city of New York, and his work with various educational and cultural institutions. |