Scope and Contents
The Marguerite Young Papers document the work of writer Marguerite Young. The papers consist of personal and professional correspondence, drafts of writings, audiovisual material, notebooks, research files, printed material, photographs, artwork, realia, and financial papers spanning the years 1925 to 1999. The bulk of the collection consists of Young's drafts of writings, correspondence, and audiovisual material. Writings include autograph manuscript and typescript drafts, printed versions, notes, and notebooks of her writings, including Angel in the Forest: A Fairy Tale of Two Utopias; Miss Macintosh, My Darling; and Harp Song for a Radical: The Life and Times of Eugene Victor Debs. Correspondence includes letters from friends and colleagues regarding her professional and personal life. Audiovisual material consists of sound recordings and one unidentified film, including the 1974 to 1975 radio production of Miss Macintosh, My Darling read by various authors and actors for WBAI-FM Pacifica Radio. Other papers include photographs, clippings, financial papers, personal papers, personal effects, and realia.
Dates
- 1925 - 1999
Creator
Language
English
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Restricted Fragile Materials in boxes 28-36 and 83 (audiovisual material) and box 37 (printed material) may be consulted only with permission of the appropriate curator. Reference copies of most sound recordings are available and are noted when present. Consult Access Services for further information.
Restricted Fragile Materials in boxes 28-36 and 83 (audiovisual material) and box 37 (printed material) may be consulted only with permission of the appropriate curator. Reference copies of most sound recordings are available and are noted when present. Consult Access Services for further information.
Conditions Governing Use
The Marguerite Young 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
Purchased from Marguerite Young on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 1993 and from Daphne Nowling on the Elizabeth Wakeman Dwight Memorial Fund, 2000. Donated by Margaret Hamilton, 1999 and Charles Ruas, 2000.
Arrangement
Organized into four groupings: I. January 1993 Acquisition, 1925-1995. II. December 1999 Acquisition, 1966-1995. III. January 2000 Acquisition, circa 1940-1994. IV. August 2000 Acquisition, 1999.
Extent
74.5 Linear Feet (86 boxes)
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Overview
The Marguerite Young Papers document the work of writer Marguerite Young. The papers consist of personal and professional correspondence, drafts of writings, audiovisual material, notebooks, research files, printed material, photographs, artwork, realia, and financial papers spanning the years 1925 to 1999. The bulk of the collection consists of Young's drafts of writings, correspondence, and audiovisual material. Writings include autograph manuscript and typescript drafts, printed versions, notes, and notebooks of her writings, including Angel in the Forest: A Fairy Tale of Two Utopias; Miss Macintosh, My Darling; and Harp Song for a Radical: The Life and Times of Eugene Victor Debs. Correspondence includes letters from friends and colleagues regarding her professional and personal life. Audiovisual material consists of sound recordings and one unidentified film, including the 1974 to 1975 radio production of Miss Macintosh, My Darling read by various authors and actors for WBAI-FM Pacifica Radio. Other papers include photographs, clippings, financial papers, personal papers, personal effects, and realia..
Marguerite Young (1908-1995)
Marguerite Young, American author of poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and criticism. Young was born on August 28, 1908 in Indianapolis, Indiana and died on November 17, 1995 in New York City. Her published works include Prismatic Ground (1937), Moderate Fable (1944), Angel in the Forest: A Fairy Tale of Two Utopias (1945), Miss Macintosh, My Darling (1965), and Harp Song for a Radical: The Life and Times of Eugene Victor Debs (1999). Her articles, book reviews, and poetry appeared in magazines and newspapers.
Processing Information
This collection includes materials previously identified by the following call numbers: Uncat ZA MS 314, Uncat ZA MS 649, Uncat ZA MS 630, and Uncat MSS 52.
Collections are processed to a variety of levels, depending on the work necessary to make them usable, their perceived research value, the availability of staff, and competing priorities. The library attempts to provide a basic level of preservation and access for all collections, and does more extensive processing of higher priority collections as time and resources permit.
This collection received a basic level of processing, including rehousing and minimal organization.
As a rule, descriptive information found in the Collection Contents section is drawn in large part from information supplied with the collection and from an initial survey of the contents. Folder titles appearing in the contents list below are often based on those provided by the creator or previous custodian. Titles have not been verified against the contents of the folders in all cases. Otherwise, folder titles are supplied by staff during initial processing. .
This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
Collections are processed to a variety of levels, depending on the work necessary to make them usable, their perceived research value, the availability of staff, and competing priorities. The library attempts to provide a basic level of preservation and access for all collections, and does more extensive processing of higher priority collections as time and resources permit.
This collection received a basic level of processing, including rehousing and minimal organization.
As a rule, descriptive information found in the Collection Contents section is drawn in large part from information supplied with the collection and from an initial survey of the contents. Folder titles appearing in the contents list below are often based on those provided by the creator or previous custodian. Titles have not been verified against the contents of the folders in all cases. Otherwise, folder titles are supplied by staff during initial processing. .
This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
- Title
- Guide to the Marguerite Young Papers
- Author
- by Andrea Benefiel and Molly Wheeler
- Date
- 2011
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository