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Yaddo records, 1870-1980

Title: Yaddo records 1870-1980

Yaddo is an artists' community located in Saratoga Springs, New York. The Yaddo Records contain the administrative records of The Corporation of Yaddo since its establishment in 1900, as well as the institutional records of Yaddo from 1926, the year Yaddo began accepting guests. Notable guests have included Newton Arvin, John Cheever, Aaron Copland, Malcom Cowley, Leonard Bernstein, Truman Capote, Carson McCullers, Langston Hughes, Sylvia Plath, Katherine Anne Porter, and Clyfford Still. The Yaddo Records also include the personal papers of Yaddo's principal founders, Spencer and Katrina Trask, and George Foster Peabody.

ArchivalResource: 190 linear feet; 550 boxes, 51 volumes

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/4795 View

Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh), 1907-1973. W.H. Auden and Chester Kallman Collection, 1929-1976.

Title: W.H. Auden and Chester Kallman Collection, 1929-1976.

Comprises manuscripts of Auden's literary works, primarily individual poems, some untitled, and collaborative efforts with Chester Kallman, including several versions of the libretto The Bassarids, and outgoing and incoming correspondence. Kallman materials include his own writings, adaptations, and notebooks, including several versions of Panfilo and Lauretta, as well as correspondence. Several letters to Kallman are letters of condolence on Auden's death. Also includes the guest book from their house at Kirchstetten.

ArchivalResource: 5 boxes (2 linear feet)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122590078 View