Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell Project records
Collection
Call Number: RU 469
Scope and Contents
The records consist of scrapbooks and photostats of correspondence and clippings documenting the purchase of James Boswell's private papers by Yale University.
Dates
- 1927-1949
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Arrangement
The records are arranged by accession.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Overview
The records consist of scrapbooks and photostats of correspondence and clippings documenting the purchase of James Boswell's private papers by Yale University.
Separated Materials
8 folders containing original letters and cables to, and copies of letters and cables from, Lt. Col. Ralph H. Isham, being his correspondence with Joyce Lady Talbot and others concerning the purchase of the Boswell papers were returned to donor, June 2008.
General note
Forms part of Yale Record Group 32-E (YRG 32-E), Records of Yale University Library programs, projects, and committees.
- Title
- Guide to the Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell Project Records
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- compiled by Daniel Hartwig
- Date
- November 2007
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
Contact:
Yale University Library
P.O. Box 208240
New Haven CT 06520-8240 US
(203) 432-1735
(203) 432-7441 (Fax)
beinecke.library@yale.edu
Yale University Library
P.O. Box 208240
New Haven CT 06520-8240 US
(203) 432-1735
(203) 432-7441 (Fax)
beinecke.library@yale.edu
Location
Sterling Memorial Library
Room 147
120 High Street
New Haven, CT 06511