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Carl Haverlin papers relating to Carl Sandburg

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Carl Haverlin, born (circa 1899) in Globe, Arizona, was the son of a mining engineer. Although Haverlin never graduated from high school, he was regarded as an authority on the Civil War. Haverlin was considered a pioneer in radio broadcasting.

His career in broadcasting began in 1924, when, at the age of 25, he took a job working at Station KFI in Los Angeles. He conceived the idea of broadcasting the Rose Bowl football game and sold the idea to NBC. The 1927 Rose Bowl game was one of NBC's first coast-to-coast broadcasts. The play-by-play account was called by Haverlin and Graham MacNamee.

After working at Station KFI for a number of years, Haverlin left radio to enter the business of music transcription. In 1940 he became vice president for station relations at Broadcast Music Inc. BMI had been formed in 1940 to compete with the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers in licensing radio broadcasters to use copyrighted material.

Carl Haverlin became president of BMI in 1947, returning to BMI after serving as vice president of the Mutual Broadcasting System from 1944 to 1947. He continued as president of BMI until his retirement in 1964. Haverlin died in 1985 at the age of 86.

During Haverlin's years at BMI, he developed a close working relationship and friendship with Carl Sandburg. They worked together on

Lincoln's Devotional and The New American Songbag. In addition to the correspondence and material related to their work together, Haverlin collected various printed items and manuscripts written by Carl Sandburg. It is this collection of Sandburg material which composes the Carl Haverlin Papers.

"Carl Haverlin, Leader in Radio and Historian," The New York Times, August 30, 1985. p.D15.

This collection consists of the Carl Sandburg files kept by Carl Haverlin spanning the years 1909–1964. The material consists of correspondence, contracts, speeches and poetry by Sandburg, photographs of Sandburg, programs, galley proofs and drafts of writings by Sandburg, and clippings and tear sheets.

The files reflect the friendship between Haverlin and Sandburg, Sandburg's publication projects connected with Broadcast Music Incorporated, and their shared study of the life and times of Abraham Lincoln.

The first series of these papers consists of Carl Haverlin's correspondence with Carl Sandburg or with other persons on topics related to Carl Sandburg. The second series includes material toward the publication of

Lincoln's Devotional, for which Carl Sandburg wrote the introduction. Series III consists of material related to Carl Sandburg's The New American Songbag, published by BMI in 1950.

Series IV includes various printed or typescript copies of speeches, addresses, and remarks delivered by Carl Sandburg as collected by Carl Haverlin. Series V consists of copies of poetry written by Carl Sandburg. Series VI includes a variety of material related to Carl Sandburg, including a preface for Sandburg's

Complete Poems, a prologue for "The Family of Man" (photography exhibition by Edward Steichen), and a transcript of "Lincoln on Pennies," which was Sandburg's first printed piece.

Series VII consists of programs of events honoring or involving Carl Sandburg. Series VIII includes clippings, tear sheets, and photocopies of articles about Sandburg. Series IX consists of photographs of Carl Sandburg.

Boxes 1-2: Shelved in SPEC MSS manuscript boxesBox 3: Shelved in SPEC MSS oversize boxes (17 inches)

Purchase, June 1987.

Processed by Anita A. Wellner, 1988-1991. Encoded by Thomas Pulhamus, February 2010. Further encoding by Lauren Connolly, June 2015, and Tiffany Saulter, November 2015.

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University of Delaware Library Special Collections
Finding Aid Author
University of Delaware Library, Special Collections
Finding Aid Date
2010 February 25
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The collection is open for research.

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Collection Inventory

Scope and Contents

Consists of the correspondence between Carl Haverlin and Carl Sandburg, in addition to correspondence among Haverlin, the staff of Broadcast Music Inc., and other individuals. Much of the correspondence relates to publishing projects on which Haverlin and Sandburg worked jointly or events including Sandburg.

Scope and Contents

Includes original letters from Sandburg and in most cases, the carbon responses of Haverlin. Also included are a number of enclosures such as music for songs and photographs. The correspondence concerns publishing projects and personal matters.

Haverlin-Sandburg Correspondence, 1947-1952.
Box 1 Folder F1
Scope and Contents

ANSs, TLSs, TL (carbon)s, photograph, TL, TNSs, telegrams, and photocopies. Includes photocopies of songs written by Russell Garmong.

Physical Description

19 items (19 leaves) 21 pp

Haverlin-Sandburg Correspondence, 1954-1956.
Box 1 Folder F2
Scope and Contents

TLSs, TL (carbon)s, and TL. Includes a TL from Captain William T. Walker to Sandburg.

Physical Description

13 items (13 leaves) 13 pp.

Haverlin-Sandburg Correspondence, 1957-1960 and [n.d.].
Box 1 Folder F3
Scope and Contents

TLSs, TL (carbon)s, ANS, photograph, TL (photocopy), and ALS (photocopy). Includes two photographs of Sandburg taken November 22, 1960.

Physical Description

17 items (17 leaves) 17 pp.

Haverlin-Sandburg Correspondence, [1950: June].
Box 1 Folder F4
Scope and Contents

ANS, TLS, and photocopies. Includes ANS from Sandburg to Haverlin with enclosures: a TLS to Sandburg from Steven M. Lestina and photocopies of the music which he has written to accompany the words of the poem, "Wizard Oil," written by Carl Sandburg.

Physical Description

4 items (4 leaves) 25 pp.

Scope and Contents

Includes numerous carbons of letters written to Sandburg as well as correspondence with a variety of other persons at BMI, Harcourt & Brace (Sandburg's publisher), and other organizations. Much of the correspondence concerns Carl Sandburg, his life, honors, writings, and his activities.

Haverlin Correspondence, 1950-1956.
Box 1 Folder F5
Scope and Contents

TL (carbon)s, TLSs, telegram, Ts (carbon), AN, Ts, and program. Includes interoffice correspondence at BMI, a list of book titles with autograph additions made by Carl Sandburg, a TLS from Buchanan & Co., and letters from organizations regarding public events involving Sandburg. Also includes a Library of Congress program for "An Evening with Carl Sandburg," and lists of records requested by Sandburg.

Physical Description

74 items (81 leaves) 85 pp.

Haverlin Correspondence, 1957.
Box 1 Folder F6
Scope and Contents

TL (carbon)s, ALSs, TLS, clippings, tear sheets, and TNS. Includes clippings about Carl Sandburg, most of which document Sandburg's visit to Chicago in 1957 and a meeting with Frank Lloyd Wright.

Haverlin Correspondence, 1958-1959.
Box 1 Folder F7
Scope and Contents

TNSs, TL (carbon)s, clippings, TLSs, printed material, AN, and autograph. Includes Haverlin's transcription of a phone message from Carl Sandburg to honor Herbert Lehman, notes to Jimmie Cairns of BMI, the February 1958 issue of Vasastjarnan featuring articles on Carl Sandburg and his poetry.

Physical Description

28 items (32 leaves) 49 pp.

Haverlin Correspondence, 1960-1963.
Box 1 Folder F8
Scope and Contents

TL (carbon)s, clippings, Ts (mimeograph), Ts (carbon), and TLSs. Includes a TLS from the Library of Congress concerning Abraham Lincoln; a TLS from Iowa Congressman, Fred Schwengel; a Ts (mimeograph) copy of an address by Haverlin about Lincoln titled "The Last Best Hope;" and a Ts (carbon) copy of the essay, "Marintha Wilming to Robert Winshore."

Physical Description

37 items (54 leaves) 54 pp.

Scope and Contents

Concerns the publication of a reprint of a devotional book carried by Abraham Lincoln. The reprint was published as Lincoln's Devotional by Channel Press in 1957. Sandburg wrote an introduction for this book and Haverlin edited the book. Includes various correspondence, typescripts of the introduction, research material, and a photocopy of the original devotional book.

Correspondence, 1956-1957.
Box 2 Folder F9
Scope and Contents

TL (carbon)s, TLSs, and Ts (photocopies). Includes correspondence among Sandburg, Haverlin, and the publishers; information from the Library of Congress verifying the signature of Abraham Lincoln in a copy the original devotional owned by Haverlin; and a photocopy of the typescript introduction written by Sandburg.

Physical Description

48 items (60 leaves) 60 pp.

Introduction by Sandburg, [1957].
Box 2 Folder F10
Scope and Contents

Ts and ANS. Introduction. Original Ts draft of Sandburg's introduction and selected passages from

Lincoln's Devotional. Both bear the author's autograph corrections. This draft of the introduction varies from the final printed version. Also included is an ANS from Sandburg stating: "the piety in the rhymed verses stinks with cant and hypocrisy and is abhorrent and loathsome. That's my testimony and evaluation." Physical Location

2 items (28 leaves) 28 pp.

Revisions of introduction, [1957].
Box 1 Folder F11
Scope and Contents

Ts (carbon), Ts (photocopy), and Ts bearing autograph revisions and deletions by Haverlin. Three copies of a revision of the introduction written by Sandburg. This draft varies from the final version.

Physical Description

3 items (27 leaves) 27 pp.

The Believer's Daily Treasure, 1852.
Box 2 Folder F12
Scope and Contents

Ts (carbon). Carbon copy of a transcript of the text of the devotional book which was used by Lincoln and the basis of

Lincoln's Devotional. Physical Description

1 item (191 leaves) 191 pp.

"How Many `Lincoln Bibles'?" [n.d.].
Box 2 Folder F13
Scope and Contents

Ts (photocopy). Article from an unknown source written by Robert S. Barton.

Physical Description

1 item (12 leaves) 12 pp.

Miscellaneous, [1957].
Box 2 Folder F14
Scope and Contents

Ts, photograph, and autograph. Includes a Ts statement by Bruce Catton to be used for advertising, a photograph of the printed blurb, and an autograph manuscript in an unidentified hand titled, "Chapter XI: Lincoln's Religion."

Physical Description

3 items (5 leaves) 5 pp.

Scope and Contents

Compiled by Carl Sandburg with the assistance of Haverlin and BMI, the book was published by Harcourt, Brace and Company. This series includes letters to Sandburg from Haverlin, memoranda and notes among the BMI staff, correspondence with Harcourt, Brace and Co., and fan mail form radio stations about the book. Also included are carbons and drafts of the contract, ideas for songs to be included in the book, and other information. The material is arranged in ten folders: the first folder contains an endorsement by Bing Crosby, the second and third folders contain the remainder of the correspondence arranged chronologically. The remaining seven folders contain a contract, drafts of the foreword, proofs, material from

Songs of America, and the publication announcement for The New American Songbag.
Bing Crosby endorsement, 1950.
Box 2 Folder F15
Scope and Contents

Telegram and ANS. ANS from Bing Crosby praising

The New American Songbag. The statement was used in the advertising for the book. Physical Description

2 items (2 leaves) 2 pp

Correspondence, 1949-1950.
Box 2 Folder F16
Scope and Contents

TLSs, TL (carbon), TN, Ts, telegrams, autograph, TCS, and TNS.

Physical Description

78 items (86 leaves) 86 pp.

Correspondence, 1951-1963.
Box 2 Folder F17
Scope and Contents

TLSs, ALSs, TL (carbon)s, ACS, autograph, TN, Ts (mimeograph), drawing, and leather samples.

Physical Description

71 items (73 leaves) 73 pp.

Publishing Contract, 1950.
Box 2 Folder F18
Scope and Contents

TLSs, TL (carbon), and Ts (carbon) with Ts insertions and deletions. The contract is signed by Sandburg and Haverlin and each change in the contract bears the initials of both. Correspondence related to the contract is also included.

Physical Description

4 items (5 leaves) 5 pp.

Foreword, [1950].
Box 2 Folder F19
Scope and Contents

Ts with autograph corrections by Sandburg. Original Ts of a draft of the foreword.

Physical Description

1 item (16 leaves) 16 pp.

Foreword, [1950].
Box 2 Folder F20
Scope and Contents

Ts (carbon). Carbon copy of a revised draft of the foreword.

Physical Location

1 item (9 leaves) 9 pp.

Foreword, [1950].
Box 2 Folder F21
Scope and Contents

Ts and Ts (carbon). Draft of the final version of the foreword.

Physical Description

1 item (9 leaves) 9 pp.

"Second Proof", 1950.
Box 2 Folder F22
Scope and Contents

Galley Proofs with autograph corrections in an unidentified hand, dated October 18, 1950. Includes two sets of text with some duplicate galleys and one set of galleys for the index and foreword.

Physical Description

3 items (24 leaves).

Songs of America, [n.d.].
Box 2 Folder F23
Scope and Contents

Photocopy. Photocopy of the title page and pages 1-11 of the text of

Songs of America which was the predecessor to The New American Songbag. Physical Description

1 item (7 leaves).

Announcement, [1950-1951].
Box 2 Folder F24
Scope and Contents

Printed brochure. Three copies of the brochure announcing

The New American Songbag. Physical Description

3 item (3 leaves) 12 pp.

Scope and Contents

Includes printed material and typescripts of various verbal presentations made by Carl Sandburg. Arranged chronologically by date of the address.

1943 February 7, 1943-02-07.
Box 3 Folder F25
Scope and Contents

"Meditation at Arlington." Printed broadside signed with autograph envelope. A broadside of the meditation delivered by Carl Sandburg on the G-E Mazda Lamp Hour of Charm. Inscribed to Carl Haverlin by Sandburg.

Physical Description

1 item (1 leaf) 1 p.

1954 December 13, 1954-12-13.
Box 3 Folder F26
Scope and Contents

"Remarks by Carl Sandburg at Dedication of Overseas Press Club's Memorial Center (as Telecast on NBC-TV's `Dateline' Program." Ts (mimeograph) with autograph note. Ts (mimeograph) copy of a press release of remarks made by Carl Sandburg. The press release is dated January 10, 1955. Includes two copies, one bearing an autograph note to Haverlin.

Physical Description

2 items (4 leaves) 4 pp.

1959 February 12, 1959-02-12.
Box 3 Folder F27
Scope and Contents

"Carl Sandburg's Address Before Joint Session of Congress, February 12, 1959, to Commemorate the 150th Anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's Birth." Ts (photocopy) and printed. Ts (photocopy) of the advance release of the speech and an offprint of the speech from the Congressional Record. Also includes advertisements for a recording of this speech.

Physical Description

6 items (21 leaves) 34 pp.

1959 November 19, 1959-11-19.
Box 3 Folder F28
Scope and Contents

"Speech of Carl Sandburg on the Gettysburg Battlefield, November 19, 1959." Ts and Ts (carbon) with Ts corrections. Includes a Ts (carbon) with Ts corrections of the original speech and a Ts transcript of the speech as delivered by Sandburg. Sandburg's additions to the speech are in parentheses.

Physical Description

2 items (10 leaves) 10 pp.

1961 March 4., 1961-03-04.
Box 3 Folder F29
Scope and Contents

"Address of Carl Sandburg Upon the Occasion of the One Hundredth Anniversary Inaugural of Abraham Lincoln, East Front of the United States Capitol, March 4, 1961." Ts (mimeograph). Transcript of the address.

Physical Description

1 item (7 leaves) 7 pp.

1961 Autumn, 1961.
Box 3 Folder F30
Scope and Contents

"Carl Sandburg." Printed copy and TN. Two copies of

Envoy containing Carl Sandburg's "Address of Carl Sandburg Upon the Occasion of the One Hundredth Anniversary Inaugural of Abraham Lincoln...." One copy has attached a TN. Physical Description

3 items (15 leaves) 61 pp.

Scope and Contents

Includes printed, facsimile, and Ts (carbon) poems by Sandburg, as well as one poem set to music by E. Lang.

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by titles of the poems.

"Culture Vultures," [n.d.].
Box 3 Folder F31
Scope and Contents

Ts (carbon). Flat Rock, N.C. Poem bears a two-line note written by Sandburg.

"The Gong on Time", 1963 January 3.
Box 3 Folder F32
Scope and Contents

Clipping. Poem by Sandburg printed in The Los Angeles Times Magazine.

Physical Description

1 item (1 leaf) 1 p

"Names", 1952 December 25.
Box 3 Folder F33
Scope and Contents

Printed facsimile. Includes printed facsimiles of both the autograph and Ts forms of this poem. The facsimiles were printed by Broadcast Music, Inc. as a keepsake to commemorate Carl Sandburg's 75th birthday. Also included is BMI reprint done in 1953.

Physical Description

3 items (3 leaves) 12 pp.

"Sunsets (Songs for a Sailor)", 1946.
Box 3 Folder F34
Scope and Contents

Printed score. Words for the song are from Sandburg's poem, "Sunsets," and the music is by E. Lang. Published by The Boston Music Company.

Physical Description

1 item (3 leaves) 11 pp.

Scope and Contents

Includes a preface, a prologue, and two essays by Sandburg. Also includes a galley for the introduction to a play written by Otto Harbach and based on Sandburg's

Prairie Years.
Arrangement

This series is arranged alphabetically by title of the work.

"Ever Normal Turmoil", 1950 October.
Box 3 Folder F35
Scope and Contents

Broadside. These words by Sandburg were originally written July 9, 1944. Two hundred copies were printed by Peregrine Press in San Francisco.

Physical Description

1 item (1 leaf) 1 p.

"The Family of Man", [1955].
Box 3 Folder F36
Scope and Contents

Broadside. "An Exhibition of Creative Photography, Dedicated to the Dignity of Man, with Examples from 68 Countries, conceived and executed by Edward Steichen, assisted by Wayne Miller; installation designed by Paul Rudolf." Carl Sandburg wrote the prologue.

Physical Description

1 item (1 leaf) 1 p.

Galley Proof for Unidentified Title, 1950 September 21.
Box 3 Folder F37
Scope and Contents

Galley proof with autograph editorial markings in an unidentified hand and an autograph revision by Carl Sandburg. This galley is related to a playlet written by Otto Harbach based on Sandburg's

Prairie Years and printed by Carl Haverlin. Physical Description

1 item (1 leaf) 1 p.

"Lincoln on Pennies", 1909 August 3.
Box 3 Folder F38
Scope and Contents

Ts transcript. A transcript of Sandburg's first printed piece. This piece on Abraham Lincoln appeared in the Milwaukee Daily News, August 3, 1909.

Physical Description

1 item (1 leaf) 1 p.

"Notes for a Preface to Complete Poems", [1951].
Box 3 Folder F39
Scope and Contents

Ts (carbon). Bears an autograph note by Sandburg to Haverlin on the title page. Copy of Sandburg's draft for a preface for his

Complete Poems. Physical Description

1 item (13 leaves) 13 pp.

Scope and Contents

Three programs include the Annual Lincoln Award Dinner, Carl Sandburg's 75th Birthday, and a program of the Modern Poetry Association.

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically by date of the event.

"Carl Sandburg: 75th Birthday Dinner.", 1953 January 6.
Box 3 Folder F40
Scope and Contents

Printed program. Program includes a menu and a list of guests at the speaker's table.

Physical Description

2 items (2 leaves) 6 pp.

"An Afternoon With Carl Sandburg.", 1956 November 18.
Box 3 Folder F41
Scope and Contents

Printed program. Program presented by the Modern Poetry Association. Includes a facsimile of an autograph copy of Sandburg's poem, "Chicago."

Physical Description

1 item (1 leaf) 5 pp.

"The Annual Lincoln Award Dinner.", 1961 February 11.
Box 3 Folder F42
Scope and Contents

Printed program. Washington, D.C. Program is signed by Carl and Helga Sandburg and bears an autograph inscription to Haverlin from Sandburg: "Let Carl Haverlin take the oath and be discharged. A. Lincoln."

Physical Description

1 item (1 leaf) 4 pp. with envelope.

Scope and Contents

Includes news stories about Sandburg, reviews of some of his books, reports of his public readings or speeches.

Clippings, 1951-1964.
Box 3 Folder F43
Scope and Contents

Taken from newspapers and magazines.

Physical Description

19 items (20 leaves) 24 pp.

Photocopies of Clippings, 1925-1960.
Box 3 Folder F44
Scope and Contents

Photocopies and Ts (carbon). Most of the copies are from 1939 and consist of reviews of Sandburg's

Abraham Lincoln: The War Years. Also includes a typescript carbon transcript of various reviews. Physical Description

31 items (36 leaves) 36 pp.

Photographs, 1956 and [n.d.].
Box 3 Folder F45
Scope and Contents

Includes photographs of Sandburg at various times and places. Some of the photographs are credited to Broadcast Music Inc. One photograph has an ANS attached which identifies the persons in the photograph.

Physical Description

41 items (41 leaves).

Print, Suggest