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Leonard Strong collection

 Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 1084

Scope and Contents

The Leonard Strong Collection consists of autograph manuscripts and typescripts of poems, essays, short stories, and monographs; correspondence; and drawings by Strong which were acquired by the library over several decades. A group of materials acquired from James T. Babb include his correspondence with Strong and the book and manuscript dealer Bertram Rota.

A folder of catalog cards and lists for the Leonard Strong Collection is filed in box 1.

Dates

  • 1923-1961

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The materials are open for research.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of James T. Babb, 1965; purchased from G. F. Sims on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 1973; and acquired from unidentified sources.

Arrangement

Organized in three groupings: I. December 1965 Acquisition. II. August 1973 Acquisition. III. Undated Acquisitions.

Extent

2.71 Linear Feet (10 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.strong

Additional Description

Overview

The Leonard Strong Collection consists of autograph manuscripts and typescripts of poems, essays, short stories, and monographs; correspondence; and drawings by Strong which were acquired by the library over several decades. A group of materials acquired from James T. Babb include his correspondence with Strong and the book and manuscript dealer Bertram Rota.

Leonard Strong (1896-1958)

Leonard Alfred George Strong was an English writer of essays, novels, poetry, history, and other works. He was a director of Methuen Ltd. publishers from 1938 until 1958. Green Memory, Strong's autobiography, was published by Methuen Ltd. in 1961.

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, and does more extensive processing of higher priority collections as time and resources permit. This collection received a basic level of processing, including rehousing, in 2014.

The collection is comprised of material formerly classed as Uncat MS Vault Strong and Uncat MS Vault 159.

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Related Names

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Leonard Strong Collection
Status
Under Revision
Author
Beinecke Staff
Date
February 2014
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository

http://beinecke.library.yale.edu/
Contact:
P. O. Box 208330
New Haven CT 06520-8330 US
(203) 432-2977

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.

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