Howard Griffin collection of papers

id
2798
origination
Griffin, Howard, 1915-1975
date statement
1942-1975
key date
1942
identifier (local_mss)
19196
org unit
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
call number
Berg Coll MSS Griffin
b-number
b15922523
total components
68
total series
2
max depth
3
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2013-04-01 15:04:35 UTC
updated
2018-06-04 18:54:50 UTC
status note
(missing)
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true

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physdesc
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unitid
{"value"=>"Berg Coll MSS Griffin", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"19196", "type"=>"local_mss"}
unitdate
{"value"=>"1942-1975", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1942/1975"}
date_inclusive_start
1942
date_inclusive_end
1975
keydate
1942
unittitle
{"value"=>"Howard Griffin 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 and typescripts, as well as correspondence dating from 1942 to 1975."}
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"=>"Griffin, Howard, 1915-1975", "type"=>"persname"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>Howard Griffin was an American poet, editor, and interviewer.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts and typescripts, as well as correspondence dating from 1951 to 1964. The manuscripts and typescripts include drafts of his work on W. H. Auden and Frank O'Hara, as well as an Auden poetry exam and Griffin's notes on Auden lectures. The correspondence includes letters to Frances Steloff dating from 1951 to 1964. The bulk of the correspondence is addressed to Griffin from Alan Ansen, W. H. Auden, Elizabeth Bishop, Paul Bowles, Ivy Compton-Burnett, Cecil Day-Lewis, Robert Graves, Christopher Isherwood, Chester Kallman, Rose Macaulay, Marianne Moore, Howard Nemerov, Anais Nin, Frank O'Hara, George Plimpton, Katherine Anne Porter, Stephen Spender, Carl Van Vechten, Sylvia Townsend Warner, and others dating from 1942 to1975.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The Howard Griffin collection of papers are arranged in two series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19196#c226462'>Manuscripts and Typescripts</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19196#c226472'>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>"}
custodhist
{"value"=>"<p>This is a synthetic collection, created from materials acquired through gift and purchase from various sources.</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
160 items
date_start
1942
date_end
1975

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