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General Manuscript File Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS200

  • Staff Only
  • No requestable containers

Scope and Contents

The General Manuscript File Collection consists of 26 boxes of correspondence and other manuscript materials from notable individuals, dating from 1667, 1727, and 1735 to 2012, acquired individually by the department from various sources over several decades. Collection contents are mostly correspondence and original manuscript materials, but some files also include typed and printed materials and, infrequently, related photographs. Individuals represented in the collection include literary, dramatic, artistic, political, and military figures.

Dates

  • 1667, 1727, 1735-2012

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on use of the materials in the department for research; all patrons must comply with federal copyright regulations.

Biographical / Historical

Due to the variety of creators, individual biographical notes can be found at the file-level.

Extent

10.4 Linear Feet (26 document boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Spanish; Castilian

German

French

Italian

Danish

Norwegian

Abstract

The General Manuscript File Collection consists of 26 boxes of correspondence and other manuscript materials from notable individuals, dating from 1667, 1727, and 1735 to 2012, acquired individually by the department from various sources over several decades.

Arrangement

The General Manuscript Files Collection is an artificial collection (compiled by staff from multiple sources). File arrangement is alphabetical by correspondent. Infrequently, file titles indicate names as subject or recipient, rather than author.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

These items were acquired individually over several decades, either as purchases or donations. In some cases, letters were discovered in and separated from books in the library’s collection, where they had originally been tipped or laid in.

Glossary of Cataloging Terms and Acronyms

A.L.s. means “autograph letter, signed” (“autograph” meaning written in the author’s own hand). T.L.s. means typed letter, signed. A.Ms.S. means “autograph manuscript, signed.” T.Ms. means “typed manuscript.” A.N.s. means “autograph note, signed” (as distinct from a letter in its shorter length). A.C.s. is “autograph card, signed.” “Originally laid into” means the item was found loose inside a book. “Originally tipped into” means the item was found inside a book, and the edge of the item had been adhered or otherwise attached to the book.

Title
Guide to the General Manuscript File Collection
Author
Natalia Gutiérrez-Jones in collaboration with Benn Joseph
Date
2022 April
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Library Details

Part of the Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Deering Library, Level 3
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