Scope and Contents
The Small Pond Magazine Records contain correspondence, writings, and productions files created in the production of the literary magazine. Correspondence includes letters from contributors to the editor, Napoleon St. Cyr. Writings include works from contributors for review and publication in the magazine. Production files include notes, galleys, photographs, and drawings. The records span the years 1970-1999.
Dates
- 1970-1999
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The Small Pond Magazine 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
Purchased from The Small Pond Magazine on the various funds, 1991-2002.
Arrangement
Organized into twelve groupings: I. July 1991 Acquisition. II. October 1992 Acquisition. III. December 1993 Acquisition. IV. December 1994 Acquisition. V. November 1995 Acquisition. VI. November 1996 Acquisition. VII. November 1997 Acquisition. VIII. November 1998 Acquisition. IX. November 1999 Acquisition. X. October 2000 Acquisition. XI. December 2001 Acquisition. XII. October 2002 Acquisition.
Extent
6.89 Linear Feet (22 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Overview
The Small Pond Magazine Records contain correspondence, writings, and productions files created in the production of the literary magazine. Correspondence includes letters from contributors to the editor, Napoleon St. Cyr. Writings include works from contributors for review and publication in the magazine. Production files include notes, galleys proofs, photographs, and drawings. The records span the years 1970-1999.
The Small Pond Magazine
The Small Pond Magazine was a literary magazine published by Napoleon St. Cyr in Stratford, Connecticut from 1963 to 1999.
Processing Information
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, competing priorities, and whether or not further accruals are expected. The library attempts to provide a basic level of preservation and access for all collections [as they are acquired], and does more extensive processing of higher priority collections as time and resources permit.
The collection received preliminary processing at the time of acquisition. Further organization, rehousing, and description were carried out in 2012.
The collection is comprised of material formerly classed as: Uncat ZA MS 203, Uncat ZA MS 250, Uncat ZA MS 309, Uncat ZA MS 414, Uncat ZA MS 463, Uncat ZA MS 506, Uncat ZA MS 537, Uncat ZA MS 586, Uncat ZA MS 641 and Uncat MSS 73, Uncat MSS 188, Uncat MSS 378. Various acquisitions associated with the collection have not been merged and organized as a whole. Each acquisition is described separately in the contents list below, according to month and year of acquisition.
Information included in the Description of Papers note and Collection Contents section is drawn 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 basic processing.
This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
The collection received preliminary processing at the time of acquisition. Further organization, rehousing, and description were carried out in 2012.
The collection is comprised of material formerly classed as: Uncat ZA MS 203, Uncat ZA MS 250, Uncat ZA MS 309, Uncat ZA MS 414, Uncat ZA MS 463, Uncat ZA MS 506, Uncat ZA MS 537, Uncat ZA MS 586, Uncat ZA MS 641 and Uncat MSS 73, Uncat MSS 188, Uncat MSS 378. Various acquisitions associated with the collection have not been merged and organized as a whole. Each acquisition is described separately in the contents list below, according to month and year of acquisition.
Information included in the Description of Papers note and Collection Contents section is drawn 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 basic 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 Small Pond Magazine Records
- Author
- by Beinecke Staff
- Date
- October 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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