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Collection Overview
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The Donald Oresman Papers consists of correspondence between Oresman and William Gaddis, drafts, and source material toward Gaddis's book, A Frolic of His Own.
Collection Historical Note
Donald Oresman is an American corporate lawyer. He received his A.B. from Oberlin College in 1946 and his LL.B. from Columbia Law School in 1957. Oresman served as an Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Paramount Communications Inc., from December 1983 to March 1994. Prior to December 1983, he engaged in the practice of law as a Partner of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett. He has been a Director Emeritus of Movado Group, Inc. since June 13, 2013. He served as a Director of Movado Group, Inc., from 1981 to June 13, 2013.
Administrative Information
Repository:
MS Manuscripts
Access Restrictions:
Open
Use Restrictions:
Users of the collection must read and agree to abide by the rules and procedures set forth in the Materials Use Policies.
Providing access to materials does not constitute permission to publish or otherwise authorize use. All publication not covered by fair use or other exceptions is restricted to those who have permission of the copyright holder, which may or may not be Washington University.
If you wish to publish or license Special Collections materials, please contact Special Collections to inquire about copyright status at (314) 935-5495 or spec@wumail.wustl.edu. (Publish means quotation in whole or in part in seminar or term papers, theses or dissertations, journal articles, monographs, books, digital forms, photographs, images, dramatic presentations, transcriptions, or any other form prepared for a limited or general public.)
Acquisition Source:
Gift of Donald Oresman
Acquisition Method:
Accession number 23037
Related Materials:
See also the William Gaddis Papers (MSS049)
Preferred Citation:
Name of the Collection, Washington University Libraries, Department of Special Collections
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
[Series 1: Correspondence, Folders 1-3, 1987-1997],
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Series 2: Material toward A Frolic of His Own by William Gaddis, Folder 4, 1987-1992],
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All]
- Series 1: Correspondence, Folders 1-3, 1987-1997
- Consists of correspondence to and from Oresman, grouped into two subseries To Oresman and From Oresman.
- Sub-Series 1.1: Correspondence to Oresman, 1987-1993
- 10 items
- Folder 1: Gaddis, William
- Item 1: 1987: May 6
- Typed letter signed, 1 page. Enclosure: “Szyrk v. Village of Tatamount et al” (20 pages)
- Item 2: 1987: August 6
- Typed letter signed, 1 page. Enclosure: “Szyrk v. Village of Tatamount et al” (21 pages)
- Item 3: 1988: March 14
- Typed letter signed, 1 page. Enclosure: Typed letter signed [photocopy], 3 pages from Michael Kennedy to Saul Steinberg (1987: December 9)
- Item 4: 1988: June 16
- Typed letter signed, 1 page
- Item 5: 1988: August 4
- Typed letter signed, 1 page. Enclosure: Draft from A Frolic of His Own (19 pages)
- Item 6: 1990: January 21
- Typed letter signed, 2 pages
- Item 7: 1990: December 26
- Typed letter signed, 1 page. Enclosure: Draft from A Frolic of His Own (10 pages)
- Item 8: 1993: January 18
- Typed letter signed, 1 page
- Item 9: 1993: March 30
- Typed letter signed, 1 page. Enclosure: Draft from A Frolic of His Own (1 page)
- Folder 2: Peacock, Allen H.
- Item 1: 1988: March 14
- Typed letter signed, 1 page
- Sub-Series 1.2: Correspondence from Oresman, 1988-1997
- 11 items
- Folder 3: Gaddis, William
- Item 1: 1988: January 19
- Typed letter [photocopy], 1 page. Enclosures: “Admission to the New York Bar” (2 pages), “Admission to and removal from practice by appellate division; character committees” (2 pages), “Rules of the Court of Appeals for the Admission of Attorneys and Counselors at Law” (4 pages), “Practicing or appearing as attorney-at-law without being admitted and registered” (2 pages), “None but attorneys to practice in the state” (3 pages), and various sections concerning Penal Law Sentences (6 pages)
- Item 2: 1988: May 10
- Typed letter [photocopy], 1 page
- Item 3: 1988: May 11
- Typed letter [photocopy], 1 page
- Item 4: 1988: May 17
- Typed letter signed [photocopy], 2 pages
- Item 5: 1989: April 24
- Typed letter signed [photocopy], 1 page
- Item 6: 1989: December 27
- Typed letter signed [photocopy], 1 page
- Item 7: 1990: April 26
- Typed letter signed [photocopy], 1 page
- Item 8: 1990: July 9
- Typed letter signed [photocopy], 1 page. Enclosure: “Statement of Pierre N. Leval” on Fair Use (6 pages)
- Item 9: 1991: January 7
- Typed letter [photocopy], 1 page. Enclosure: “Carson v. Here’s Johnny Portable Toilets, Inc.” (14 pages)
- Item 10: 1993: January 26
- Typed letter signed [photocopy], 1 page
- Item 11: 1997: January 3
- Typed letter [photocopy], 1 page
Browse by Series:
[Series 1: Correspondence, Folders 1-3, 1987-1997],
[
Series 2: Material toward A Frolic of His Own by William Gaddis, Folder 4, 1987-1992],
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