Scope and Contents
The Joel Foote Bingham Papers consists of three manuscript volumes of poetry dating between 1855 and 1886. Included are a volume entitled "The Swedish Lovers, A Tale of the Prairies" and two notebooks containing original poems and translations.
These volumes were a gift of H. H. C. Bingham to Yale University in 1950.
Dates
- 1855-1886
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection are in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. Copyright status for other collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of H. H. C. Bingham in 1950.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Abstract
Three manuscript volumes of poetry, including "The Swedish lovers, a tale of the prairies," in one volume,and two notebooks of original poems and translations.
Biographical / Historical
Joel Foote Bingham; from 1852-1858, proprietor and principal of a boys' preparatory school in New York; in 1860 became a pastor in Buffalo, New York; in 1867 moved to First Parish Church, Augusta, Maine; in 1871 entered ministry of the Episcopal Church and served at St. John's Church, Portsmouth, N.H., St. John's Church, Waterbury, Ct., and St. James' Church, New London, Ct.; author and lecturer.
- Title
- Guide to the Joel Foote Bingham Papers
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- compiled by Jane Elaine Gerttz
- Date
- December 1981
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Created In Accordance With Manuscripts And Archives Processing Manual
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
Yale University Library
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New Haven CT 06520-8240 US
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beinecke.library@yale.edu
Location
Sterling Memorial Library
Room 147
120 High Street
New Haven, CT 06511