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Thomas McMahon correspondence

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 410

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of letters to Thomas McMahon from various writers, poets, and editors, including Saul Bellow, Gertrude Buckman, Thornton Wilder and Robert Penn Warren. Letters date from circa 1945-1968 and include a small amount of letters from unidentified correspondents.

Dates

  • 1945-1968

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The materials are open for research.

Conditions Governing Access

Box 3, Correspondence from Peter Hamill, is restricted until January 1, 2035.

Conditions Governing Use

The Thomas McMahon 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

Gift of Thomas McMahon, 1965-1968.

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by correspondent.

Extent

1.04 Linear Feet (3 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Catalog Record

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

Persistent URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/beinecke.mcmahont

Additional Description

Overview

The collection consists of letters to Thomas McMahon from various writers, poets, and editors, including Saul Bellow, Gertrude Buckman, Thornton Wilder and Robert Penn Warren. Letters date from circa 1945-1968 and include a small amount of letters from unidentified correspondents.

Thomas McMahon

Thomas McMahon was born in New York City on October 28, 1922. He earned a bachelor's and master's degree from Yale University in 1948 and 1956, respectively. He was the founding editor of the Yale Poetry Review. McMahon taught at the University of Puerto Rico and joined the faculty of The University of Texas in 1970. McMahon published many articles on Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Processing Information

This collection includes materials previously identified by the following call numbers: Za McMahon, Uncat Za Ms McMahon, Uncat Za File McMahon, and Uncat Za File Bellow.

Subjects

Related Names

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Thomas McMahon Correspondence
Author
by Beinecke staff
Date
2009
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository

http://beinecke.library.yale.edu/
Contact:
P. O. Box 208330
New Haven CT 06520-8330 US
(203) 432-2977

Location

121 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511

Opening Hours

Access Information

The Beinecke Library is open to all Yale University students and faculty, and visiting researchers whose work requires use of its special collections. You will need to bring appropriate photo ID the first time you register. Beinecke is a non-circulating, closed stack library. Paging is done by library staff during business hours. You can request collection material online at least two business days in advance of your visit, using the request links in Archives at Yale. For more information, please see Planning Your Research Visit and consult the Reading Room Policies prior to visiting the library.

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