Scope and Contents
The papers consist of Constance M. Syford's unfinished doctoral dissertation for Yale University on Sir Philip Sidney's: The Defense of Poesie.
Dates
- 1960
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright status for 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
Transferred from the Sterling Memorial Library stacks, 1965.
Extent
0.5 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
The papers consist of Constance M. Syford's unfinished doctoral dissertation for Yale University on Sir Philip Sidney's: The Defense of Poesie.
Biographical / Historical
Constance M. Syford was born in Nebraska in 1889. She earned a B.A. in 1909 and an M.A. in 1911 from the University of Nebraska. She was a scholar of Early English literature. During her long career she taught English at Albright College, Millikin University, and the University of Nebraska, among others institutions. She completed much of the work for her Ph.D. at Yale University, but passed away in 1965 before finishing her dissertation. A memoir with extracts from her letters was independently published after her death.
- Title
- Guide to the Constance M. Syford Papers
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- compiled by Staff of Manuscripts and Archives
- Date
- June 1983
- 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
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Location
Sterling Memorial Library
Room 147
120 High Street
New Haven, CT 06511