Scope and Contents
The Gertrude Buckman Correspondence contains letters from various writers, poets, and editors, including John Berryman, James Laughlin, Adrienne Rich, Kurt Vonnegut, and Robert Penn Warren, spanning 1944-1997.
Dates
- circa 1944-1997
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The Gertrude Buckman Correspondence 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 Gertrude Buckman on the Elizabeth Wakeman Dwight Memorial Fund, 1998, and on the Sinclair Lewis Fund, 2000.
Extent
0.42 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Abstract
Letters to Gertrude Buckman from various writers, poets, and editors, including John Berryman, James Laughlin, Adrienne Rich, Kurt Vonnegut, and Robert Penn Warren. Letters date from circa 1944-1997 and include a small amount of letters from unidentified correspondents.
Gertrude Buckman
Gertrude Buckman, writer and first wife of author Delmore Schwartz.
Processing Information
This collection includes materials previously identified by the following call numbers: Uncat ZA MS 567 and Uncat ZA File 409.
- Title
- Guide to the Gertrude Buckman Correspondence
- Author
- by Molly Wheeler
- Date
- May 16, 2007
- 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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