Content Description
The collection documents the literary work and career of Alain Arias-Misson and consists of correspondence; writings and works by Arias-Misson including poetry, visual poetry, notes, and other writings; writings and visual poetry by others; printed material including cards, pamphlets, ephemera, exhibition catalogs, serials, and books; and born-digital audiovisual materials. Correspondence includes letters to and from both general and literary correspondents. Works of others include work by Jean-François Bory and Ugo Carrega.
Dates
- 1956 - 2017
Creator
- Arias-Misson, Alain (Author)
Language of Materials
In French, English, and Italian
Conditions Governing Access
This material is open for research.
Box 41 (DVD): Restricted fragile material. Access copies of digital files may be requested. Consult Access Services for further information.
Conditions Governing Use
The Alain Arias-Misson 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
Purchased from Alain Arias-Misson and Librairie Patrick Fréchet on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 2018.
Arrangement
Organized into eight series: I. Correspondence, 1960-2014. II. Poems, notes, and writings, 1959-2017. III. Works by others, 1956-1993. IV. Visual poetry and related materials, 1958-2017. V. Cards, pamphlets, and other ephemera, 1959-2004. VI. Plexiglas and other projects, 1960-2017. VII. Printed materials, 1962-2017. VIII. Electronic media, 2009.
Extent
24.33 Linear Feet (41 boxes)
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Abstract
The collection documents the literary work and career of Alain Arias-Misson and consists of correspondence; writings and works by Arias-Misson including poetry, visual poetry, notes, and other writings; writings and visual poetry by others; printed material including cards, pamphlets, ephemera, exhibition catalogs, serials, and books; and born-digital audiovisual materials. Correspondence includes letters to and from both general and literary correspondents. Works of others include work by Jean-François Bory and Ugo Carrega.
Alain Arias-Misson
Alain Arias-Misson (born 1936) is a Belgian artist and poet.
Processing Information
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This collection received a basic level of processing, including rehousing and minimal organization.
Information included in the Description of Papers note and Collection Contents section is drawn from information supplied with the collection and from an initial survey of the contents. Folder titles appearing in the contents list below are often based on those provided by the creator or previous custodian. Titles have not been verified against the contents of the folders in all cases. Otherwise, folder titles are supplied by staff during initial processing.
This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
- Arias-Misson, Alain
- Audiovisual materials
- Belgian poetry (French) -- 20th Century
- Belgian poetry (French) -- 21st century
- Born digital
- Bory, Jean-François, 1938-
- Carrega, Ugo, 1935-2014
- Poets -- Belgium -- 20th Century
- Poets -- Belgium -- 21st century
- Poets, Belgian -- 20th Century -- Archives
- Poets, Belgian -- 21st century -- Archives
- Visual poetry
- Title
- Guide to the Alain Arias-Misson Papers
- Author
- by Beinecke staff
- Date
- November 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository
Location
121 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Opening Hours
Access Information
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