Chester Kallman collection of papers

id
1092
origination
Kallman, Chester, 1921-1975
date statement
1937-1973
key date
1937
identifier (local_mss)
19193
org unit
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
call number
Berg Coll MSS Kallman
b-number
b15922520
total components
116
total series
5
max depth
3
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2013-04-01 15:04:05 UTC
updated
2026-08-14 02:11:50 UTC
status note
(missing)
Display Aeon link
true

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physdesc
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unitid
{"value"=>"Berg Coll MSS Kallman", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"19193", "type"=>"local_mss"}
unitdate
{"value"=>"1937-1973", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1937/1973"}
date_inclusive_start
1937
date_inclusive_end
1973
keydate
1937
unittitle
{"value"=>"Chester Kallman collection of papers"}
repository
{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">The New York Public Library.</span> <span class=\"subarea\">The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.</span> <div class=\"address\"><span class=\"addressline\">New York, New York</span></div>"}
abstract
{"value"=>"This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts, typescripts, correspondence, notebooks, financial documents, certificates, and portraits."}
prefercite
{"value"=>"<p>[Identification of the item]. The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library.</p>"}
origination
{"value"=>"Kallman, Chester, 1921-1975", "type"=>"persname"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>Chester Kallman was an American poet and librettist.</p>"}
custodhist
{"value"=>"<p>Some of the materials were formerly owned by Caroline Newton and William Meredith.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts, typescripts, correspondence, notebooks, financial documents, certificates, and portraits. The manuscripts and typescripts include poems, essays, librettos, and translations. The correspondence, dating from 1939 to 1972, includes letters by the author to Alan Ansen, W. H. Auden, Christopher Isherwood, Lincoln Kirstein, Nicolas Nabokov, Caroline Newton, and others. Also present are letters relating to the author, dating from 1942 to 1970, between various correspondents including David Protech. There are letters to Kallman from W. H. Auden, Lincoln Kirstein, William Meredith, William A. Rogers, Peter Salus, and others, dating from 1944 to 1973.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The Chester Kallman collection of papers are arranged in five series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19193#c219449'>Manuscripts and Typescripts</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19193#c219509'>Correspondence</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19193#c219554'>Financial Documents</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19193#c219558'>Portraits</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19193#c219563'>Certificates</a></div>\n</li></ul>\n", "type"=>"arrangement"}
acqinfo
{"value"=>"<p>This is a synthetic collection, created from materials acquired through gift and purchase from various sources.</p>"}
userestrict
{"value"=>"<p>For permission to publish, contact the Curator, The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.</p>"}
note
{"value"=>"<p>Card catalog available.</p>", "encodinganalog"=>"555"}
processinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Processed by Staff; Machine-readable finding aid created by Lynn Lobash and Nina Schneider.</p>"}
extent_statement
344 items
date_start
1937
date_end
1973

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