Glenway Wescott papers, 1900-1990
Title:
Glenway Wescott papers 1900-1990
The Glenway Wescott Papers consist ofcorrespondence, journals, notebooks, manuscripts, personal and financialpapers, research files,photographs, graphic items, clippings, objects, andaudiotapes. The material documents Wescott's life, work, and personalrelationships with many noted artists, writers, and performers of the 20thcentury including his long-time companion, Monroe Wheeler, many of whose papersare included here. Series I, Correspondence, consists of six subseries:Wescott-Wheeler Correspondence (letters between the two men); Wescott FamilyCorrespondence; Wescott Family Third-party Correspondence; Wheeler FamilyCorrespondence; General Correspondence; and Third-partyCorrespondence. Series II contains Wescott's Journals and Notebooks, anextensive collection of personal records detailing the author's life andthoughts from the late 1930s up to shortly before his death. Wescott's"journals" are in the form of three-ring binders, filled with notes, clippings,copies of letters, and images. Series III, Writings, represents a portionof Wescott's original works. The writings are divided into five subseries:General Writings (including drafts of an autobiography, "The Odor ofRosemary"); Writings about People; Lectures, Broadcasts and Speeches; Writingsabout Glenway Wescott; and Writings of Others. Personal Papers contains arange of material documenting the various activities of Wescott and Wheelerarranged in 18 subseries. Financial Papers, gathers together material in achronological run, from 1925 through 1986. Series VI contains Wescott's ownResearch Files of various subjects. Photographs are grouped into ten subseries.Graphic Items consists of various image materials. Clippings covers a widerange of subjects, with a focus on art, book reviews, current events, essaysand articles, and people. Series X, American Academy of Arts and Letters,concerns Glenway Wescott's membership in this organization, including the yearsof his presidency, 1960-62. Objects consists of pieces of realia received withthe archive. Audio-Visual Materials is a collection of sound recordings and avideotape. Series XIII, Additions transferred from the Monroe WheelerPapers, contains items relating to GW which came to light during the processingof the Monroe Wheeler Papers and which could not be easily integrated into theexisting archival arrangement.
ArchivalResource:
Total Boxes:
489; Other
Storage Formats: audiotapes, art storage; Linear Feet: 216
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