George Barr McCutcheon collection

Collection

Call Number: YCAL MSS 667

Scope and Contents

The George Barr McCutcheon collection contains writings and other papers relating to the popular early Twentieth-century American novelist and playwright. There are drafts and proofs for a variety of writings, including novels, plays, and articles, dating from roughly 1900 to 1925. The collection features drafts and proofs for several of McCutcheon's novels, ranging from the early Castle Craneycrow (1902) to the penultimate Graustark story, East of the Setting Sun (1925). Other materials include an early penmanship book, a ledger containing detailed publication and financial information on individual works by McCutcheon, and prints and plates for the limited edition My Pictures (1916).

Dates

1876-1928

Creator

McCutcheon, George Barr, 1866-1928

Language

English

Conditions Governing Access

The materials are open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

The George Barr McCutcheon 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

Acquired by gift and purchase, 1950-1982. For more information consult the appropriate curator.

Arrangement

Organized into two series: I. Writings, 1897-1925. II. Other Papers, 1876-1928.

Extent

2.59 Linear Feet (8 boxes)

Catalog Record

A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog

Persistent URL

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/beinecke.mccutche

Additional Description

Overview

George Barr McCutcheon (1866-1928)

George Barr McCutcheon, American novelist and playwright. McCutcheon, who also wrote under the pseudonym of Richard Greaves, was born near Lafayette, Indiana, on 26 July 1866. He was educated at Purdue University and worked as a reporter for the Journal (1889), columnist for the Sunday Journal (1890), and city editor (1893) and part-time staff member, until 1905, at the Courier, all in Lafayette. McCutcheon wrote more than 40 novels, a number of plays and novelettes, and several essays, and is probably best remembered for the Graustark stories. He died 23 October 1928.

Biographical information taken from "George Barr McCutcheon." Twentieth-Century Romance and Historical Writers. Gale, 1994. Gale Biography In Context. Web. 28 Nov. 2012.

Processing Information

This collection received a basic level of processing, including rehousing and in some instances minimal organization upon receipt by the library. During re-processing of the collection in 2012, series were established for I. Writings and II. Other Papers and the writings and other materials were arranged alphabetically by title and material type in the Writings and Other Papers series respectively.

Former call number: Uncat Za McCutcheon.