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Louise Glück papers

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 946
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of correspondence, writings, notebooks, writings of others, ephemera, photographs, and artwork documenting the life and work of poet Louise Glück. Correspondence spans Glück's career and includes poets Steven Berg, Robert Pinsky, C. K. Williams, and others, as well as family correspondence. Writings include individual poems and drafts of collections including Ararat, The Wild Iris, Meadowlands, Vita Nova, A Village Life, and Faithful and Virtuous Night. Writings of others include works by numerous writers including Steven Berg, Frank Bidart, Kathryn Davis, Robert Pinsky, Claudia Rankine, Ellen Bryant Voigt, and C. K. Williams. Artwork includes oil paintings and watercolors by Louise Glück.

Conditions Governing Access

The materials are open for research.

Box 59 (videocassette): Restricted fragile. Reference copies may be requested. Consult Access Services for further information.

Boxes 39, 60: Restricted until 2050. For further information consult the appropriate curator.

Box 61 (student works): Restricted until 2089. For further information consult the appropriate curator.

Boxes 62-65: Restricted: not to be consulted before January 1, 2037.

Box 73 (student records): Restricted until 2095. For further information consult the appropriate curator.

Boxes 78 (audiovisual material): Restricted fragile. Reference copies may be requested. Consult Access Services for further information.

Conditions Governing Use

The Louise Glück 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 Wylie Agency on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 2008, 2017 and 2022.

Arrangement

Organized into eight series: I. Correspondence, 1950s-2005. II. Writings, 1950s-2006. III. Writings of Others, 1970s-2005. IV. Other Papers, 1950s-1990s. V. Artwork, 1958-1965. VI. Restricted Material. Series VIII: October 2022 Acquisition, 1950 - 2021.

Dates
1940-2021
Extent
61.62 Linear Feet ((70 boxes) + 8 art)
Related Names
Glück, Louise, 1943-
Language of Materials
English