- Scope and Contents
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The Barbara Guest Papers span 1923 to 2006 and document Guest's life as a prominent American poet, her personal and professional relationships with other writers, and her personal life as a wife, mother, and friend. The papers include drafts of writings, correspondence, personal and professional papers, photographs, artwork, printed material, audiovisual material, born digital material, artwork, and a typewriter.
- Conditions Governing Access
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The Barbara Guest Papers is open for research.
Boxes 144-152 (audiovisual material): Restricted fragile material. Consult Access Services for further information.
Boxes 153-154 (born digital material): Restricted fragile material. Access copies of digital files may be requested. Consult Access Services for further information.
Box 179 (medical record) is restricted until 2056 February 15. - Conditions Governing Use
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The Barbara Guest Papers is 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
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Purchased from James S. Jaffe on the Eugene G. O'Neill Memorial Fund, the George B. Alvord Fund, the Danford N. Barney, Jr. Fund, the Sinclair Lewis Fund, and the Ezra Pound Archive Fund, 1993.
Purchased from Granary Books on the Ezra Pound Archive Fund, 1997.
Purchased from James J. Jaffee on the Sinclair Lewis Fund, 2002.
Purchased from James S. Jaffe on the Alfred Z. Baker, Jr. Fund, the Sinclair Lewis Fund, the Thornton Wilder Memorial Fund, 2007.
Purchased from James S. Jaffe on the Elizabeth Wakeman Dwight Memorial Fund, 2008. - Arrangement
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Organized into nine series: I. Correspondence, 1940-2006. II. Writings, 1953-2004. III. Personal Papers, 1943-2006. IV. Professional Papers, X. V. Photographs, circa 1923-2004. VI. Artwork, 1953-1995. VII. Printed Material, 1960-2004. VIII. Audiovisual Material, 1963-2000. IX. Born Digital Material, 1983-2006.
- Dates
- 1923 - 2006
- Extent
- 77.21 Linear Feet ((180 boxes) + 1 Broadside folder)
- Related Names
- Guest, Barbara, 1920-2006
- Language of Materials
- English