Scope and Contents
The John Gould Fletcher collection contains writings, journals, correspondence, and photographic and other materials by, about, or relating to the poet John Gould Fletcher. The collection features original drafts, many corrected, for individual poems and collections of poems, including Breakers and Granite (1921) and "Rest in the Harbour" (1916-1917), and short essays. In addition to drafts of original writings by Fletcher, the collection contains reproductions of journals and correspondence, and other papers such as documents, clippings, and printed ephemera.
Dates
- 1911-1965
Creator
Language
English
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The John Gould Fletcher 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 through various gifts and purchases, 1942-1964.
Arrangement
Organized into five series: I. Writings, 1913-1947. II. Journals, undated. III. Correspondence, 1911-1965. IV. Photographic Material, 1951-1960. V. Other Material, 1922-1956.
Extent
3.34 Linear Feet (9 boxes)
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Overview
The John Gould Fletcher collection contains material by, about, and relating to American poet John Gould Fletcher.
John Gould Fletcher (1886-1950)
John Gould Fletcher, born in Little Rock, Arkansas and educated at Phillips Academy and Harvard (1903-1907), was a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and author. Fletcher lived in England for years before returning home to Arkansas where, in the 1920s and 1930s, he was active with a group of writers and poets known as the Southern Agrarians. Works by Fletcher include Fire and Wine (1913), Goblins and Pagodas (1916), The Black Rock (1928), the autobiography Life is My Song (1937), Selected Poems (1938), for which he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize, The Burning Mountain (1946), and the history Arkansas (1947). Fletcher married twice, in 1916 to Florence Emily “Daisy” Arbuthnot, and in 1936 to childrens' book author Charlie May Simon.
Processing Information
The collection received preliminary processing at the time of acquisition. Further organization, rehousing, and description was carried out in 2011.
Formerly classed as Za Fletcher.
Formerly classed as Za Fletcher.
- Title
- Guide to the John Gould Fletcher Collection
- Author
- by Beinecke staff
- Date
- May 2011
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository