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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

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)

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.fieldr

Additional Description

Overview

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.

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.

Subjects

Related Names

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Rachel Field Collection
Author
by Molly Wheeler
Date
October 2011
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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