Rachel Field collection

Collection

Call Number: YCAL MSS 509

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of letters from Rachel Field to Ruth Stanley-Brown Feis and from Field to Prentiss Taylor. Also included in the collection are writings by Field, many with illustrations by Taylor, and original writings and drawings by Taylor.

Dates

1917-1942

Creator

Field, Rachel, 1894-1942

Language

English

Conditions Governing Access

The materials are open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

The Rachel Field 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

Gift of Prentiss Taylor, 1953, 1955; and Ruth Stanley-Brown Feis, 1966.

"Three Pills in a Bottle" (box 3) was transferred with George Pierce Baker material from Yale University Department of Drama, date unknown.

Arrangement

Organized into two series: I. Correspondence, 1917-1942. II. Writings and Drawings, 1928-1933.

Extent

1.17 Linear Feet (3 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.fieldr

Additional Description

Overview

Rachel Field, 1894-1942

Rachel Field, American novelist, poet, and author of children's fiction.

Processing Information

This collection includes materials previously identified by the following call numbers: Za Field (Rachel). Photocopies of catalog cards and provenance information are filed in Box 1.