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Jackson R. Bryer papers

 Collection 0052-LIT

Jackson R. Bryer was a professor in the English Department at the University of Maryland from 1964 to 2005. The Bryer papers cover the period 1947 to 2019 and consist of correspondence, manuscripts, galleys, and page proofs associated with Bryer's publications: Fifteen Modern American Authors (1969); Louis Auchincloss and His Critics (1977); F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Critical Reception (1978); William Styron: A Reference Guide (1978); "The Theatre We Worked For": The Letters of Eugene O'Neill to Kenneth Macgowan (1982); The Short Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald: New Approaches in Criticism (1982); American Women Writers: Bibliographical Essays (1983); Conversations with Thornton Wilder (1992); The Playwright's Art: Conversations with Contemporary American Dramatists (1995); Dear Scott, Dearest Zelda: The Love Letters of F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald (2002); Conversations with August Wilson (2006); Selected Letters of Thornton Wilder (2008); Eugene O'Neill: The Contemporary Reviews (2014); Conversations with Neil Simon (2019); and Why I Like This Story (2019). The collection is unprocessed, but a preliminary inventory is available.

Dates

  • 1947-2019 and Undated
  • Majority of material found within 1977-1984
  • Majority of material found within 2004-2019

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is unprocessed. This means that materials are in the same state we received them and have not been reviewed for content or condition. The collection may need to be screened prior to use. Please contact us before visiting the Special Collections reading room to view this collection. A preliminary inventory is available under the Inventories/Additional Information section.

Conditions Governing Use

Photocopies or digital surrogates may be provided in accordance with Special Collections and University Archives duplication policy.

Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs unless otherwise specified. It is the researcher's responsibility to secure permission to publish materials from the appropriate copyright holder.

Archival materials may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal and/or state right to privacy laws or other regulations. While we make a good faith effort to identify and remove such materials, some may be missed during our processing. If a researcher finds sensitive personal information in a collection, please bring it to the attention of the special collections reading room staff.

Extent

14.75 Linear Feet

Scope and Contents

The Jackson R. Bryer papers cover the period 1947 to 2019 and consist of correspondence, manuscripts, galleys, and page proofs associated with Bryer's publications as an editor: Fifteen Modern American Authors (1969); Louis Auchincloss and His Critics (1977); F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Critical Reception (1978); William Styron: A Reference Guide (1978); "The Theatre We Worked For": The Letters of Eugene O'Neill to Kenneth Macgowan (1982); The Short Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald: New Approaches in Criticism (1982); American Women Writers: Bibliographical Essays (1983); Conversations with Thornton Wilder (1992); The Playwright's Art: Conversations with Contemporary American Dramatists (1995); Dear Scott, Dearest Zelda: The Love Letters of F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald (2002); Conversations with August Wilson (2006); Selected Letters of Thornton Wilder (2008); Eugene O'Neill: The Contemporary Reviews (2014); Conversations with Neil Simon (2019); and Why I Like This Story (2019).

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was donated to the University of Maryland Libraries by Jackson R. Bryer in 1978. Bryer also donated accruals to the collection from 2002 to 2020.

Processing Information

These materials were received by the University of Maryland Libraries from 1978 to 2020. Upon arrival, the materials were re-housed into archival quality boxes and placed in acid-free folders. Folders were left in the original order in which they were received and labeled according to publication title.

Title
Guide to the Jackson R. Bryer papers
Status
Minimally Processed
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Revision Statements

  • 2009-03-31: EAD markup checked and verified by Jennie A. Levine.
  • 2017-05-01: Finding aid title revised; related accessions related; finding aid filing title and description rule added by Maya Riser-Kositsky.
  • 2017-05-10: Related materials note removed and external documents added by Maya Riser-Kositsky.
  • 2017-10-30: Finding aid reviewed and minor updates made by Caitlin Rizzo.
  • 2022-07-27: Lindsay Oliver edited the content description and incorporated Acc. 2020-0031-LIT into the finding aid.
  • 2022-08-31: Lindsay Oliver added a related materials note.

Library Details

Part of the Special Collections and University Archives

Contact:
University of Maryland Libraries
Hornbake Library
4130 Campus Drive
College Park Maryland 20742
301-405-9212