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Gertrude Buckman correspondence

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 379

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

Language

English

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)

Catalog Record

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

Persistent URL

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/beinecke.buckman

Overview

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
Language of description
Finding aid written in English.

Revision Statements

  • 2010-02-10: Transformed with yale.addEadidUrl.xsl. Adds @url with handle for finding aid. Overwrites @url if already present.

Repository Details

Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository

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