Scope and Contents
Dates
- 1838 - 1998
- Majority of material found within 1941 - 1998
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
Boxes 171-175 (Esther Baskin papers): Restricted until April 22, 2026. For further information consult the appropriate curator.
Conditions Governing Use
Immediate Source of Acquisition
8 September 1994 acquisition: Gift of Louis L. Martz, 1994.
September 1995 acquisition: Gift of Hosea Baskin and Sarah Baskin, 1995.
Arrangement
Extent
155.47 Linear Feet ((150 boxes) + 22 art, 3 broadside )
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Leonard Baskin
Processing Information
This collection received a basic level of processing, including rehousing and minimal organization.
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 or revisions in arrangement and description.
Former call numbers: Uncat MSS 1016; Uncat MS Vault 719; Uncat MS Vault File; Uncat MS Vault 716; Uncat MS Vault 719; and Uncat MS Vault 824.
- American literature -- 20th century
- Artists -- United States -- 20th Century
- Artists' books (books) -- United States -- 20th Century
- Artists, American -- 20th Century -- Archives
- Babeuf, Gracchus, 1760-1797
- Baskin, Esther
- Baskin, Leonard, 1922-2000
- Drawings (visual works) -- United States -- 20th Century
- Gehenna Press
- Prints (visual works) -- United States -- 20th Century
- Publishers and publishing
- Sculptors -- United States -- 20th Century
- Woodcuts (prints) -- United States -- 20th Century
- Title
- Guide to the Leonard Baskin Papers
- Author
- by Beinecke staff
- Date
- October 2021
- 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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