Thornton Wilder collection of papers

id
6099
origination
Wilder, Thornton, 1897-1975
date statement
1926-1975 [bulk 1926-1967]
key date
1926
identifier (local_mss)
19219
org unit
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
call number
Berg Coll MSS Wilder
b-number
b15934724
total components
43
total series
2
max depth
3
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2013-04-01 15:05:30 UTC
updated
2018-06-04 19:20:43 UTC
status note
(missing)
Display Aeon link
true

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physdesc
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unitid
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{"value"=>"19219", "type"=>"local_mss"}
unitdate
{"value"=>"1926-1975", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1926/1975"}
{"value"=>"1926-1967", "type"=>"bulk", "normal"=>"1926/1967"}
unittitle
{"value"=>"Thornton Wilder 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, and correspondence."}
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"=>"Wilder, Thornton, 1897-1975", "type"=>"persname"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>Thornton Wilder was an American playwright, novelist, and essayist.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts and typescripts, and correspondence. The manuscript and typescripts include descriptive copy by the author, as well as drafts of Glenway Westcott's talks with the author. The correspondence, dating from 1926 to 1975, includes letters from the author to Lewis S. Baer, May Sarton, John Collings Squire, Frances Steloff, Glenway Wescott, and others. There are also letters related to the author, dating from 1927 to 1975, between various correspondents including Albert and Chalres Boni, Will Durant, Glenway Wescott, and others, as well as letters to the author from Herbert Mitgang. There are letters to Wilder from the James Joyce Society, Herbert Mitgang, Glenway Wescott, and Louis Untermeyer, dating from 1948 to 1975.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The Thornton Wilder collection of papers are arranged in two series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19219#c247790'>Manuscripts and Typescripts</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19219#c247800'>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>"}
date_inclusive_start
1926
date_inclusive_end
1975
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"}
langmaterial_code
fre
eng
keydate
1926
langmaterial
{"value"=>"Some correspondence in French"}
processinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Processed by Staff; Machine-readable finding aid created by Lynn Lobash and Nina Schneider.</p>"}
extent_statement
84 items
date_start
1926
date_end
1975
date_bulk_start
1926
date_bulk_end
1967

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