Scope and Contents
Information about the content of this series comes chiefly from donor-prepared lists. The physical material does not always follow the order of the subseries, however, as the boxes were not packed in that order; when unpacking, Houghton staff did their best to check against the list, but material may show up in the wrong subseries occaisonally. For instance, material on the lists supposed to be included in the "Harvard" series may be found physically and within this finding aid under the "wrong" subseries. For that reason, researchers are encouraged to use keyword searching within this finding aid.
"Year files" comprise materials from a particular year organized according to the "JA filing system", a system created by David Kermani and associates in 2002 and applied retroactively to 2000-2001. "Day files" are organized in the same way. "Archived" files seem to be files kept before the adoption of the filing system but organized along the same lines. Year and day files may contain original and reproduced correspondence in various stages, publication files, letters of recommendation, household files, organization and publishing files, files about translations and about plays, prose, poems, photographs, houses, family, interviews, conversations, and collaborations.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1914-2018
Language of Materials
English, with a small amount of French.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted: fragile; consult curatorial staff (boxes 62, 77, 223, and 224).
There are no restrictions on physical access to the rest of the collection. Collection is open for research.
A portion of this collection is shelved offsite. Retrieval requires advance notice. Check with Houghton Public Services staff.
Extent
250 linear feet (225 boxes)14 Terabytes (89 items)
Physical Location
Harvard Depository, b
Creator
- From the Collection: Ashbery, John, 1927-2017 (Person)
- From the Collection: Kermani, David K. (Person)
- From the Collection: Roussel, Raymond, 1877-1933 (Person)
- From the Collection: Martory, Pierre (Person)
- From the Collection: Skillings, Emily (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Houghton Library Repository
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