Conrad Aiken collection of papers

id
1270
origination
Aiken, Conrad, 1889-1973
date statement
1913-1963
key date
1913
identifier (local_mss)
19212
org unit
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
call number
Berg Coll MSS Aiken
b-number
b15934717
total components
34
total series
2
max depth
3
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2013-04-01 15:04:08 UTC
updated
2018-06-04 18:43:37 UTC
status note
(missing)
Display Aeon link
true

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physdesc
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unitid
{"value"=>"Berg Coll MSS Aiken", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"19212", "type"=>"local_mss"}
unitdate
{"value"=>"1913-1963", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1913/1963"}
date_inclusive_start
1913
date_inclusive_end
1963
keydate
1913
unittitle
{"value"=>"Conrad Aiken 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 by and about the author, and notebooks for 1913 through 1927."}
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"=>"Aiken, Conrad, 1889-1973", "type"=>"persname"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>Conrad Aiken was an American novelist, short-story writer, and poet.</p>"}
custodhist
{"value"=>"<p>Previous owners include Maurice Firuski.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts, typescripts, correspondence by and about the author, and notebooks for 1913 through 1927. The manuscripts and typescripts consists of novels, poems, outlines of stories, notes for works, and essays, as well as essays and reviews about the author by Randall Jarrell and Alfred Kreymborg. The correspondence consists of letters from the author, dating from 1935 to 1963, to Muriel Rukeyser, May Sarton, Frances Steloff, Julian Symons, Louis Untermeyer, and others, as well as letters relating to the author, dating from 1920 to [1963], between various correspondents including Maurice Firuski, Kathleen Raine, Frances Steloff, and others.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The Conrad Aiken collection of papers are arranged in two series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19212#c219844'>Manuscripts & Typescripts</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19212#c219857'>Correspondence</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
63 linear feet (items)
date_start
1913
date_end
1963

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