Scope and Contents
The Louis Lohr Martz Correspondence comprises Martz's correspondence with the American and British writers Iris Murdoch, Richard Hugo, David Ignatow, James Laughlin, Owen Slavitt, Diane Wakoski, and Robert Penn Warren. Six page proofs of works by Murdoch are included, as are writings by other correspondents.
Dates
- 1966 - 1996
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The Louis Lohr Martz Correspondence 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 Louis Lohr Martz, 2000 and 2005.
Arrangement
Organized into three groupings: May 8 2000 Acquisition, May 30 2000 Acquisition, and May 2005 Acquisition.
Extent
1.04 Linear Feet (3 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Biographical / Historical
Louis Lohr Martz (1913-2001) was Sterling Professor Emeritus of English at Yale University and acting director of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library (1972-1978).
Processing Information
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This collection received a basic level of processing in 2014, including rehousing and minimal organization. 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, identified by a unique call number and titled 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 initial processing.
This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
- American literature -- 20th century
- British literature -- 20th Century
- Hugo, Richard, 1923-1982
- Ignatow, David, 1914-1997
- Laughlin, James, 1914-1997
- Librarians -- Connecticut -- New Haven
- Librarians -- Connecticut -- New Haven -- 20th Century
- Martz, Louis L. (Louis Lohr), 1913-2001
- Murdoch, Iris, 1919-1999
- Slavitt, Owen
- Teachers -- Connecticut -- New Haven
- Teachers -- Connecticut -- New Haven -- 20th Century
- Wakoski, Diane
- Warren, Robert Penn, 1905-1989
- Title
- Guide to the Louis Lohr Martz Correspondence
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- by Beinecke staff
- Date
- 2014
- 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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