Scope and Contents
The Yale University Press records contain setting copies and proofs for works published by the press from 1919 through 1964 for many well-known twentieth century authors. Materials relating to multiple titles dating from the 1950s can be found, for example, for Gertrude Stein and Eugene O'Neill. Works can also be found for a number of authors affiliated with the University either as students or faculty. Many of the early titles in the collection were published as part of the Yale Series of Younger Poets. These authors include: Alfred Bellinger, the publisher John Chipman Farrar, John Hollander, Victor Starbuck, Viola Chittenden White, Amos Niven Wilder, and Wayland Wells Williams.
Most setting copies are heavily marked and annotated and in some cases setting copies, galley proofs, and page proofs are present for individual works, providing a record of the evolution of the text through the publication process.
Dates
- 1919-1964
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The Yale University Press Records 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 the Yale University Press, 1926-1964.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by author and then by title for authors with more than one title to their name.
Extent
9.4 Linear Feet (25 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Abstract
The records contain setting copies and proofs for works published by the press from 1919 through 1964 for many well-known twentieth century authors. Materials relating to multiple titles dating from the 1950s can be found, for example, for Gertrude Stein and Eugene O'Neill. Works can also be found for a number of authors affiliated with the University either as students or faculty. Many of the early titles in the collection were published as part of the Yale Series of Younger Poets. These authors include: Alfred Bellinger, the publisher John Chipman Farrar, John Hollander, Victor Starbuck, Viola Chittenden White, Amos Niven Wilder, and Wayland Wells Williams.
Yale University Press
See "A Brief History of Yale University Press" by Robert Pranzatelli, adapted from A World of Letters by Nicholas A. Basbanes, available at <http://yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks/about.asp>.
Processing Information
The collection was arranged alphabetically by author at an unknown date. During reprocessing of the collection in 2011, the alphabetical arrangement was preserved and, within this arragement, individual works for authors with more than one publication were arranged alphabetically by title.
Formerly classed as Za Yale University Press.
- American literature -- 20th century
- Authors and publishers
- Bellinger, Alfred R. (Alfred Raymond), 1893-1978
- Farrar, John Chipman, 1896-1974
- Hollander, John, 1929-2013
- O'Neill, Eugene, 1888-1953
- Publishers and publishing -- Archives
- Starbuck, Victor
- Stein, Gertrude, 1874-1946
- University presses
- White, Viola C., 1890-1977
- Wilder, Amos N. (Amos Niven), 1895-1993
- Williams, Wayland Wells, 1888-1945
- Yale University Press
- Yale series of younger poets
- Title
- Guide to the Yale University Press Records
- Author
- by Beinecke staff
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository
Location
121 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Opening Hours
Access Information
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