Scope and Contents
The Joseph Bruchac Papers contain correspondence with family, publishers, and storytelling and literary colleagues; drafts of writings, on paper and computer disks; materials concerning writing workshops taught by Bruchac in prisons; writings of others, including Native American authors; and subject files, photographs, audiocassettes, and videocassettes, many relating to storytelling performances at festivals and schools, or to Native American storytelling and literary organizations, including Returning the Gift Native American writers conferences, 1990s, and the Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers & Storytellers, 1990s-2000s. Research strengths include Bruchac's writings and storytelling; teaching of Abenaki and other Native American cultures; 20th-century Native American literature, children's literature, and literary organizations; and 20th-century American small presses.
Dates
- 1959 - 2016
- Majority of material found within 1980 - 2016
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Boxes 37-40, 83, 115, 144, 152 (audiovisual material): Use of originals is restricted. Reference copies may be requested. Consult Access Services for further information.
Boxes 84, 99, 145, 175-176, 190 (born digital): Restricted fragile material. Reference copies of electronic files may be requested. Consult Access Services for further information.
Boxes 37-40, 83, 115, 144, 152 (audiovisual material): Use of originals is restricted. Reference copies may be requested. Consult Access Services for further information.
Boxes 84, 99, 145, 175-176, 190 (born digital): Restricted fragile material. Reference copies of electronic files may be requested. Consult Access Services for further information.
Conditions Governing Use
The Joseph Bruchac 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 Ken Lopez on the Eugene G. O'Neill Memorial Fund, Danford N. Barney, Jr. Fund, Sinclair Lewis Fund, Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, Theatre Guild Fund, and the Alfred Z. Baker, Jr. Fund, 1996-2017.
Arrangement
Organized into nine groupings: November 1996 Acquisition; September 1998 Acquisition; February 1999 Acquisition; April 1999 Acquisition; July 2006 Acquisition; September 2006 Acquisition; Other Acquisitions; October 2013 Acquisition; and November 2017 Acquisition.
Extent
176.17 Linear Feet ((188 boxes) + 1 roll + 1 broadside)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Overview
The Joseph Bruchac Papers contain correspondence with family, publishers, and storytelling and literary colleagues; drafts of writings, on paper and computer disks; materials concerning writing workshops taught by Bruchac in prisons; writings of others, including Native American authors; and subject files, photographs, audiocassettes, and videocassettes, many relating to storytelling performances at festivals and schools, or to Native American storytelling and literary organizations, including Returning the Gift Native American writers conferences, 1990s, and the Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers & Storytellers, 1990s-2000s. Research strengths include Bruchac's writings and storytelling; teaching of Abenaki and other Native American cultures; 20th-century Native American literature, children's literature, and literary organizations; and 20th-century American small presses.
Joseph Bruchac (1942-)
Joseph Bruchac, Native American storyteller; author of novels, stories, poems, essays, and children’s literature; and editor of poetry and fiction anthologies. Bruchac's storytelling and writings draw on his Abenaki ancestry and culture of Native Americans of the northeastern United States. Bruchac has been active in the Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers & Storytellers, and with his wife, publisher and editor Carol Bruchac, founded the Greenfield Review Literary Center and The Greenfield Review Press.
Processing Information
This collection consists of materials formerly classed as Uncat ZA MS 510, Uncat ZA MS 571, Uncat ZA MS 603, Uncat ZA MS 619, Uncat MSS 879, and Uncat MSS 924. In 2013, the collection received a baseline level of processing, including partial rehousing and minimal organization. The collection was reclassed under one call number, materials were organized into groupings by accession, and containers were renumbered in a single sequence. Most folder titles were based on information provided by the donor, while some were assigned by Library staff. Some names were updated to conform to Library of Congress name authorities; for some, see references to name forms provided by the donor were added instead. Folder titles were not verified against contents.
- Abenaki Indians
- Audiocassettes -- United States -- 20th Century
- Audiovisual materials -- United States -- 20th Century
- Authors -- United States -- 20th century
- Authors, American -- 20th Century -- Archives
- Born digital -- United States -- 20th Century
- Bruchac, Carol
- Bruchac, Joseph, 1942-
- Children's literature, American
- Indians of North America -- Juvenile literature
- Indians of North America -- Northeastern States
- Native American literature
- North American Native Writers' Festival
- Photographs -- United States -- 20th Century
- Prisoners' writings, American
- Small presses -- United States
- Storytelling -- United States
- Videocassettes -- United States -- 20th Century
- Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers & Storytellers
- Writers' workshops -- United States
Creator
- Title
- Guide to the Joseph Bruchac Papers
- Author
- by Beinecke staff
- Date
- 2007-05-16
- 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
The Beinecke Library is open to all Yale University students and faculty, and visiting researchers whose work requires use of its special collections. You will need to bring appropriate photo ID the first time you register. Beinecke is a non-circulating, closed stack library. Paging is done by library staff during business hours. You can request collection material online at least two business days in advance of your visit, using the request links in Archives at Yale. For more information, please see Planning Your Research Visit and consult the Reading Room Policies prior to visiting the library.