Michele Zackheim Papers
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Writer and visual artist Michele Zackheim is the author of two novels: Violette's Embrace and Einstein's Daughter: the Search for Lieserl. The Michele Zackheim Papers comprise research materials for the novels, including correspondence, manuscripts, legal documents, publicity material, photographs, books such as biographies and tourist guides, and audio and video cassettes.
Biographical Note
Writer and visual artist, Michele Zackheim is the author of two novels. Violette's Embrace: A Novel (Riverhead Books, 1996), is a fictional biography of the French writer Violette Leduc. Her second novel, Einstein's Daughter: The Search for Lieserl (Penguin Putnam, 1999), follows the mystery of the lost illegitimate daughter of Mileva and Albert Einstein. Zackheim has also worked in the visual arts as a fresco muralist, an installation artist, and a painter. She has received two NEA awards, and has taught at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.
Arrangement
The records are arranged in five series that have been further arranged in five subseries. The contents of each series or subseries are arranged alphabetically or chronologically. The series and subseries arrangement of the records is as follows:
SERIES I: Leduc
Subseries A: Research
Subseries B: Manuscripts
Subseries C: Legal
Subseries D: Correspondence
Subseries E: Publicity
Subseries F: Media
Subseries G: Photographs
Subseries H: Miscellaneous
SERIES II: New Yorker Assignments
Subseries A: Research
Subseries B: Manuscripts
Subseries C: Correspondence
Subseries D: Miscellaneous
SERIES III: Einstein
Subseries A: Research
Subseries B: Manuscripts
Subseries C: Legal Documents
Subseries D: Correspondence
Subseries E: Publicity
Subseries F: Media
Subseries G: Photographs
Subseries H: Administrative
Subseries I: Miscellaneous SERIES IV: Albert Einstein Family Correspondence Trust
Subseries A: Legal Documents
Subseries B: Correspondence
Subseries C: Miscellaneous
SERIES V: Miscellaneous writing assignments and projects
Subseries A: Writings
Subseries B: Visual Arts
Subseries C: Miscellaneous
Scope and Contents
The Michele Zackheim Papers are comprised of research material, correspondence, manuscripts, legal documents, publicity material, photographs, audio and video cassettes. The research materials include a copy of August Forel's "Die Frage Sexuelle" with manuscript annotations by Mileva Maric, which was unearthed during one of Zackheim's visits to Serbia. Also included are research materials from various archival collections and duplicates of many of the legal documents related to Evelyn Einstein's lawsuit against the Einstein Family Correspondence Trust. The collection also contains source materials such as books including biographies, auction catalogs, and tours guides that focus on the life of Albert Einstein that were used to help write Zackheim's second novel, Einstein's Daughter: The Search for Lieserl, a biography of Einstein's illegitimate daughter.
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Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright (or related rights to publicity and privacy) for materials in this collection, created by Michelle Zackheim was not transferred to New York University. Permission to use materials must be secured from the copyright holder.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date (if known); Michele Zackheim Papers; MSS 108; box number; folder number; Fales Library and Special Collections, New York University Libraries.
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
The Michele Zackheim Papers were donated to the Fales Library on December 18, 2000 by Michele Zackheim. An accretion was donated by Michele Zackheim in May of 2018; the accession number associated with the accretion is 2018.084.
Audiovisual Access Policies and Procedures
Audiovisual materials have not been preserved and may not be available to researchers. Materials not yet digitized will need to have access copies made before they can be used. To request an access copy, or if you are unsure if an item has been digitized, please contact fales.library@nyu.edu with the collection name, collection number, and a description of the item(s) requested. A staff member will respond to you with further information.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Born-digital materials have not been transferred and may not be available to researchers. Researchers may request access copies. To request that material be transferred, or if you are unsure if material has been transferred, please contact fales.library@nyu.edu with the collection name, collection number, and a description of the item(s) requested. A staff member will respond to you with further information.
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Processing Information
Processing decisions for this collection prior to 2018 have not yet been recorded. In 2018, an accretion was rehoused in new acid-free folders and document boxes. Original caption information, when available, was transcribed onto acid-free archival folders. Materials that were loose was foldered and titled.
