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Donald Windham and Sandy Campbell papers

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 424

Scope and Contents

Writings, correspondence, photographs, artwork, and other papers by or relating to Donald Windham and Sandy Campbell.

Dates

  • 1805 - 2010
  • Majority of material found within 1930 - 2010

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The materials are open for research.

Boxes 66 and 73 (audiovisual materials): Use of originals is restricted. Reference copies may be requested. Consult Access Services for further information.

Box 79: Restricted fragile material for use only with curatorial approval. Consult Access Services for further information.

Conditions Governing Use

The Donald Windham and Sandy Campbell 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

Gifts and bequest of Donald Windham, 1989-2014.

Arrangement

Organized into ten groupings: December 1989 Acquisition, April 1990 Acquisition, November 1991 Acquisition, May 1993 Acquisition, November 1993 Acquisition, December 1997 Acquisition, December 1999 Acquisition, May 2011 Acquisition, February 2012 Acquisition, and July 2014 Acquisition.

Extent

54.2 Linear Feet ((77 boxes) + 2 broadside folders)

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.windham

Abstract

Writings, correspondence, photographs, artwork, and other papers by or relating to Donald Windham and Sandy Campbell.

Donald Windham

Donald Windham (1920-2010) was an American novelist and memoirist. He collaborated with Tennessee Williams on the play You Touched Me! Windham was the partner of Sandy Campbell from 1943 until Campbell's death in 1988.

Sandy Campbell

Sandy Campbell was an American actor and publisher of the Stamperia Valdonega in Verona press.

Title
Guide to the Donald Windham and Sandy Campbell Papers
Status
Completed
Author
by Beinecke staff
Date
June 2012
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Revision Statements

  • 2020-10-23: Updated by Rosemary K. J. Davis to add recent acquisitions.

Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository

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.