Research Catalog

Title

May Sarton collection of papers, 1914-1993 (bulk 1928-1974).

Author

Sarton, May, 1912-1995.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Agee, James, 1909-1955.
• Aiken, Conrad, 1889-1973.
• Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh), 1907-1973.
• Barber, Charles Andrew.
• Bogan, Louise, 1897-1970.
• Bowen, Elizabeth, 1899-1973.
• Brown, Rollo Walter, 1880-1956.
• Brown, William Theo, 1919-
• Ciardi, John, 1916-1986.
• Closset, Marie, 1875-
• Colum, Padraic, 1881-1972.
• Cummings, E. E. (Edward Estlin), 1894-1962.
• Davis, Katharine.
• De Selincourt, Basil, 1876-
• Hawley, Margaret Foote, 1880-1963.
• H. D. (Hilda Doolittle), 1886-1961.
• Holmes, John, 1904-
• Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967.
• Huxley, Julian, 1887-1975.
• Huxley, Juliette, 1896-1994.
• Koteliansky, S. S. (Samuel Solomonovitch), 1880-1955.
• Long, Haniel, 1888-1956.
• Lugné-Poe, 1869-1940.
• MacLeish, Archibald, 1892-1982.
• Matlack, Judith, 1898-1982.
• Mayran, Camille.
• Moore, Marianne, 1887-1972.
• Pitter, Ruth, 1897-1992.
• Rukeyser, Muriel, 1913-1980.
• Sarton, Eleanor Mabel, 1878-1950.
• Sarton, George, 1884-1956.
• Sedgwick, Ellery, 1872-1960.
• Stark, Freya.
• Stevens, Wallace, 1879-1955.
• Wilder, Thornton, 1897-1975.
• Williams, William Carlos, 1883-1963.
• Woolf, Leonard, 1880-1969.
• Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941.
• Javitz, Romana.
• Reed, Paul.

Description

8,040 items.

Summary

This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts and typescripts, correspondence, journals kept from 1928 to [1949], portraits, and an audio cassette.

Subject

• Sarton, May, 1912-1995
• Sarton, May, 1912-1995 > Portraits

Genre/Form

Correspondence.

Note

• Descriptions of the items in the May Sarton Collection of Papers, 1914-1993 (bulk 1928-1974) are available in the card catalog in the Berg Collection.
• The Berg Collection also holds the May Sarton Papers, which cover the years 1846-1995 (bulk dates 1920-1995), and for which a finding aid is available by searching under the TITLE option "May Sarton Papers" in the online catalog. The May Sarton Papers, 1846-1995 (bulk 1920-1995) are housed in 188 boxes (47 linear feet). They include manuscripts, correspondence, personal notebooks, artwork, handmade collections, anthologies and commonplace books, as well as family papers and photographs. They also include professional papers, theater-related materials, translations, and work inspired by May Sarton.

Biography (note)

• May Sarton was an American poet and novelist.

Language (note)

• Some material in French.

Provenance (note)

• This is a synthetic collection, created from materials acquired through gift and purchase from various sources. Former owners include William Theo Brown, Marie Closset, Julian Huxley, Romana Javitz, Samuel Solomonovich Koteliansky, Paul Reed, and Muriel Rukeyser.

Processing Action (note)

• Cataloged

Call Number

Berg Coll MSS Sarton

OCLC

NYPW04-A44

Author

Sarton, May, 1912-1995.

Title

May Sarton collection of papers, 1914-1993 (bulk 1928-1974).

Biography

May Sarton was an American poet and novelist.

Language

Some material in French.

Provenance

This is a synthetic collection, created from materials acquired through gift and purchase from various sources. Former owners include William Theo Brown, Marie Closset, Julian Huxley, Romana Javitz, Samuel Solomonovich Koteliansky, Paul Reed, and Muriel Rukeyser.

Local Note

Creation of collection-level record funded with the generous support of the Gladys Kreible Delmas Foundation.

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Added Author

Agee, James, 1909-1955.

Aiken, Conrad, 1889-1973.

Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh), 1907-1973.

Barber, Charles Andrew.

Bogan, Louise, 1897-1970.

Bowen, Elizabeth, 1899-1973.

Brown, Rollo Walter, 1880-1956.

Brown, William Theo, 1919-

Ciardi, John, 1916-1986.

Closset, Marie, 1875-

Colum, Padraic, 1881-1972.

Cummings, E. E. (Edward Estlin), 1894-1962.

Davis, Katharine.

De Selincourt, Basil, 1876-

Hawley, Margaret Foote, 1880-1963.

H. D. (Hilda Doolittle), 1886-1961.

Holmes, John, 1904-

Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967.

Huxley, Julian, 1887-1975.

Huxley, Juliette, 1896-1994.

Koteliansky, S. S. (Samuel Solomonovitch), 1880-1955.

Long, Haniel, 1888-1956.

Lugné-Poe, 1869-1940.

MacLeish, Archibald, 1892-1982.

Matlack, Judith, 1898-1982.

Mayran, Camille.

Moore, Marianne, 1887-1972.

Pitter, Ruth, 1897-1992.

Rukeyser, Muriel, 1913-1980.

Sarton, Eleanor Mabel, 1878-1950.

Sarton, George, 1884-1956.

Sedgwick, Ellery, 1872-1960.

Stark, Freya.

Stevens, Wallace, 1879-1955.

Wilder, Thornton, 1897-1975.

Williams, William Carlos, 1883-1963.

Woolf, Leonard, 1880-1969.

Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941.

Brown, William Theo, 1919- Former owner

Closset, Marie, 1875- Former owner

Huxley, Julian, 1887-1975. Former owner

Javitz, Romana. Former owner

Koteliansky, S. S. (Samuel Solomonovitch), 1880-1955. Former owner

Reed, Paul. Former owner

Rukeyser, Muriel, 1913-1980. Former owner

Research Call Number

Berg Coll MSS Sarton