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J. M. Edelstein collection

 Collection
Identifier: Manuscript Collection No. 961

Scope and Content Note

The collection contains materials collected by J.M. Edelstein relating to various presses and poets. The collection includes correspondence between Edelstein and the Jargon Press; printed materials from the Cummington Press and Jargon Press; and materials relating to Robert Lowell, James Merrill, and Wallace Stevens.

Dates

  • 1958-1992

Language of Materials

Materials entirely in English.

Restrictions on Access

Unrestricted access.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

All requests subject to limitations noted in departmental policies on reproduction.

Biographical Note

James Martin Edelstein (1924-1996), bibliographer, book collector, and scholar . He served as Distinguished Bibliographer in Residence at the John Carter Brown Library at Brown University, Assistant Director at the Getty Center for the History of Art and the Humanities, and Chief Librarian at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.

Extent

16.5 linear feet (17 boxes) (1 oversized papers folder (OP))

Abstract

Collection of bibliographer, book collector, and scholar James Martin Edelstein, including correspondence between Edelstein and the Jargon Press; printed materials from the Cummington Press and Jargon Press; and materials relating to Robert Lowell, James Merrill, and Wallace Stevens.

Arrangement Note

Unprocessed collection. Roughly sorted by subject or record type.

Source

Purchase, 2003.

General

File name: edelstein961.doc

Processing

Unprocessed collection.

File name: edelstein961.doc

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Title
J. M. Edelstein collection
Author
Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University
Date
December 28, 2007
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library Repository

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