Scope and Contents
Dates
- 1958-2007
Creator
Language of Materials
Conditions Governing Access
Boxes 3 and 13 (computer disks): Restricted Fragile Material. Reference copies of electronic files may be requested. Consult Access Services for further information.
Boxes 7-9 (audiovisual material): Use of original is restricted. Reference copies may be requested. Consult Access Services for further information.
Conditions Governing Use
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Arrangement
Extent
4.81 Linear Feet (13 boxes)
1.683 Megabytes (341 computer files (1683 kilobytes))
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Overview
William David Sherman (1940-)
Biographical information taken from "William David Sherman." Contemporary Authors Online. Detroit: Gale, 2001. Gale Biography In Context. Web. 8 June 2012.
Processing Information
Descriptive information found in the Collection Contents section is drawn in large part 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.
Computer files in the December 2007 Acquisition series were accessioned by the Yale University Digital Accessioning Support Service (DASS). Born digital archival material acquired on media by Yale University Library repositories is accessioned through the DASS prior to researcher use. For more information on the DASS and the actions taken during its accessioning work, click here: Born Digital @ Yale: Digital Accessioning Support Service [https://guides.library.yale.edu/c.php?g=300384&p=3593184].
This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
- American literature -- 20th century
- Audiovisual materials
- Authors
- Authors, American -- 20th Century -- Archives
- Benveniste, Asa
- Born digital
- Bunting, Basil, 1900-
- Corman, Cid, 1924-
- Creeley, Robert, 1926-2005
- DuPlessis, Rachel Blau
- England, North East
- Goodis, David, 1917-1967
- Griffiths, Bill, 1948-2007
- Hilton, Jeremy
- King's College London
- Lifshin, Lyn, 1944-
- Mottram, Eric
- Nash, Susan Smith, 1958-
- Photographic prints
- Presley, Frances
- Raworth, Tom, 1938-
- Sherman, William David
- Sound recordings
- State University of New York at Buffalo
- Video recordings
Creator
- Title
- Guide to the William David Sherman Papers
- Author
- by Beinecke staff
- Date
- May 2012
- 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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