Louis Auchincloss collection

Collection

Call Number: YCAL MSS 460

Scope and Contents

The Louis Auchincloss collection contains writings and a 2011 Addition. Writings consist of corrected drafts and proofs for works reflecting the diversity of Auchincloss's literary output over two decades from the mid 1960s to 1980s. Works include the following: the novels The Embezzlers (1966), A World of Profit (1968), The Country Cousin (1978), The Cat and the King (1981), and Watchfires (1982); a short story collection, Tales of Manhattan (1987); and a collection of critical essays on women writers, Pioneers and Caretakers (1965). The 2011 Addition contains material dating chiefly from the mid 1980s to 2001, including drafts of other novels and collections of stories, such as The Book Class (1984), The Atonement and Other Stories (1997), and Her Infinite Variety (2000), and lecture notes.

Dates

1966 - 1981

Creator

Auchincloss, Louis

Language

English

Conditions Governing Access

The materials are open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

The Louis Auchincloss collection 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

Acquired by gift and purchase, 1983-2011. For more information, consult the appropriate curator.

Arrangement

Organized into two series: I. Writings, 1966-1981. II. 2011 Addition, [circa 1960s]-2001.

Extent

3.34 Linear Feet (8 boxes)

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.auchincl

Additional Description

Overview

The Louis Auchincloss collection contains writings and a 2011 Addition. Writings consist of corrected drafts and proofs for works reflecting the diversity of Auchincloss's literary output from the mid 1960s to 1980s. Works include the following: the novels The Embezzlers (1966), A World of Profit (1968), The Country Cousin (1978), The Cat and the King (1981), and Watchfires (1982); a short story collection, Tales of Manhattan (1987); and a collection of critical essays on women writers, Pioneers and Caretakers (1965). The 2011 Addition contains material dating chiefly from the mid 1980s to 2001, including drafts of additional novels and story collections, such as The Book Class (1984), The Atonement and Other Stories (1997), and Her Infinite Variety (2000), and lecture notes.

Louis Auchincloss (1917-2010)

Louis Auchincloss, who attended Yale University (1935-1939) and the University of Virginia Law School (1941), was a prolific author of novels, short stories, criticism, biographies, and other non-fiction work from the early 1950s until shortly before his death in 2010.

Summary information is available in the standard biographical resources.

Processing Information

Preliminary processing was done on the Louis Auchincloss collection at an unknown date. During reprocessing of the collection in 2011, writings were put in alphabetical order.

Formerly classed as Za Auchincloss, Uncat Za Ms 220, and Uncat Za Ms 347.