Poems on affairs of state records

Collection

Call Number: OSB MSS 167

Scope and Contents

The Poems on Affairs of State Records consist of typescripts of Augustan satirical poems, galley proofs, and a number of card indexes, all related to the Yale edition of Poems on Affairs of State: Augustan Satirical Verse, 1660-1714.

Dates

[circa 1960-1980]

Conditions Governing Access

The materials are open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

The Poems on Affairs of State Records are the physical property of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the appropriate curator.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Transferred from the Poems on Affairs of State editorial project office, Yale University Library, 2001.

Arrangement

Organized into two series: I. Poems, 1960-1980. II. Index Card Files, 1960-1980.

Extent

13 Linear Feet (16 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Catalog Record

A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog

Persistent URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/beinecke.poas

Additional Description

Overview

Poems on Affairs of State

The multivolume Yale edition of Poems on Affairs of State: Augustan Satirical Verse, 1660-1714 (POAS) was begun in 1963 and completed in 1975. Under the general editorship of Yale English professor George de Forest Lord, the editorial project published seven volumes of chronologically arranged satirical and political verse, as well as a volume of selections from the full edition.

Processing Information

This collection received a basic level of processing, including rehousing and minimal organization, in 2010. Box titles appearing in the contents list below are based on those provided by the creator or previous custodian.

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Guide to the Poems on Affairs of State Records
Author: by Diane J. Ducharme and Olivia Hillmer
Date: July 2010
Description rules: Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description note: Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository

http://beinecke.library.yale.edu/

Contact:
P. O. Box 208330
New Haven CT 06520-8330 US
(203) 432-2977
beinecke.library@yale.edu

Location

121 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511

Opening Hours

Access Information

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