English Department Photographs
Description:
Bernard Malamud sitting with a cat, ca. 1960. Malamud was an English professor at Oregon State College from 1949 to 1961. During this time he wrote three novels: The Natural (1952), The Assistant (1957), and A New Life
(1961) as well as a collection of short stories, The Magic Barrel (1959) for which he received the National Book Award. He was presented OSU's Distinguished Service Award in 1969.
Source: English Department Photographic Collection (P 222)