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Daniel Edwards Kennedy collection

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 588

Scope and Contents

Contains autograph manuscripts of Kennedy's writings and autograph letters, signed, from various individuals to Kennedy. Also includes manuscript and printed material relating to The Queen's Shop, Kennedy's private press and bindery, and other papers. The papers date from 1799 to 1931.

Dates

  • 1799 - 1931
  • Majority of material found within 1893 - 1931

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The materials are open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

The Daniel Edward Kennedy 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 Roger Stoddard, 1967.

Arrangement

Organized into three series: I. Writings, 1894-1907. II. Correspondence, 1799-1931. III. Other Papers, 1893-1926.

Extent

0.63 Linear Feet (2 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.kennedyde

Abstract

Contains autograph manuscripts of Kennedy's writings and autograph letters, signed, from various individuals to Kennedy. Also includes manuscript and printed material relating to The Queen's Shop, Kennedy's private press and bindery, and other papers. The papers date from 1799 to 1931.

Daniel Edwards Kennedy (1879-1960)

Daniel Edwards Kennedy, American writer. Kennedy owned The Queen's Shop, a private press and bindery in Chestnut Hill and Brookline, MA. He graduated from Yale University in 1903.

Processing Information

Former call number: Za Kennedy.

Title
Guide to the Daniel Edwards Kennedy Collection
Author
by Molly Wheeler
Date
March 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

Contact:
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(203) 432-2977

Location

121 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511

Opening Hours

Access Information

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