Collection: Authors and Poets collection

Assembled from a number of miscellaneous literary manuscript collections, Authors and Poets is a diffuse collection of correspondence, manuscripts, page and galley proofs, publications, serials, sound recordings, photographs, and ephemera relating to various literary figures. The bulk of the collection consists of materials by and relating to the publishing activities of twentieth-century American authors, such as William Carlos Williams, John Updike, Amiri Baraka, and Richard Aldington and journalists such as H. L. Mencken and Derek Stanford.

Dates

1880-1989 and undated
Majority of material found within 1946-1968

Use and Access to Collection

This collection is open for research.

Duplication and Copyright Information

Photocopies of original materials may be provided for a fee and at the discretion of the curator. Please see our Duplication of Materials policy for more information. Queries regarding publication rights and copyright status of materials within this collection should be directed to the appropriate curator.

Extent

8.75 Linear Feet

24 Items

Additional Description

Scope and Content of Collection

The Authors and Poets Collection contains correspondence, manuscripts, page and galley proofs, publications, serials, sound recordings, photographs, and ephemera relating to various literary figures. The material spans the dates between 1880 and 1989, with the bulk falling between 1946 and 1968.

Arrangement

The collection is divided into seven series.

Series 1: Correspondence
Series 2: Manuscripts and Notes
Series 3: Proofs and Publications
Series 4: Printed Matter
Series 5: Serials
Series 6: Sound Recordings
Series 7: Photographs

Custodial History and Acquisition Information

Many of the items in the collection were purchased from various dealers between 1970 and 1975 with some material purchased in 1963, 1968, and 1976-1977. For many of the items, information on the provenance does not exist. Some manuscript items were located in rare book materials and were subsequently removed for cataloging.

Related Material

The William Carlos Williams papers are among the holdings of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University. The Houghton Library, Harvard University, acquired the papers of John Updike in circa 2010.

Processing Information

The Authors and Poets Collection was created by combining of two literary manuscripts collections, Authors and Poets and Literary Manuscripts Miscellaneous. For both of these collections, material had been described at the item level and housed individually by item. When both collections were brought together, series were created based on format. Fragile materials and photographs have been housed in Mylar sleeves. Metal paper clips and staples have been removed. The materials have been placed in acid-free folders and boxes. Oversize materials have been separated and appropriately housed.

Administrative Information

Title: Guide to the Authors and Poets collection
Status: Completed
Author: Processed by Maureen Cech.
Date: 2010-04
Description rules: Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description: English
Script of description: Code for undetermined script
Language of description note: Finding aid written in English.

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Authors and Poets collection

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Additional Description

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Arrangement

Custodial History and Acquisition Information

Related Material

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