Guide to the Elizabeth Bishop Estate and Posthumous Events Collection, 1976-2013
Table of Contents
- Collection Summary
- Biographical Note
- Scope and Content Note
- Subject Headings
- Related Material
- Administrative Information
- Access and Use
- Encoding Information
- Arrangement
- Series List
- Container List
Collection Summary
Repository: | Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College Libraries |
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Title: | Elizabeth Bishop Estate and Posthumous Events Collection |
Dates: | 1976-2013 |
Quantity: | 4.5 cubic feet (16 boxes) |
Abstract: | The Elizabeth Bishop Estate and Posthumous Events Collection consists of materials pertaining to the literary estate of Elizabeth Bishop, managed by Alice Methfessel after the poet's death in 1979. The collection also includes ephemera and realia from various events celebrating Elizabeth Bishop since her death. Included are, pamphlets, posters, flyers, clippings, video and audio recordings, and files of general information. |
Biographical Note
Elizabeth Bishop, noted American poet, died in 1979. For more information about her life and work, see the Guide to the Elizabeth Bishop Papers.
TopScope and Content Note
This collection consists of materials pertainint to the literary estate of Elizabeth Bishop, managed by Alice Methfessel after the poet's death in 1979. The collection also includes ephemera and realia from various events celebrating Elizabeth Bishop since her death. Included are, pamphlets, posters, flyers, clippings, video and audio recordings, and files of general information.
TopArrangement
This collection is arranged into six series.TopAccess and Use
Access
This collection is open for research according to the regulations of the Vassar College Archives and Special Collections Librarywithout any additional restrictions.
Restrictions on Use
Permission to quote (publish) from unpublished or previously published material must be obtained as described in the regulations of the Vassar College Archives and Special Collections Library.
Subject Headings
Names:
- Baumann, Anny.
- Bell, Pearl K.
- Bishop, Elizabeth, 1911-1979
- Giroux, Robert.
Organizations:
- Farrar, Straus, and Giroux.
- Vassar College.
Subjects:
- Executors and administrators--United States.
- Literature--Authors.
- Publishers and publishing--United States.
- Women poets, American--20th century.
Encoding Information
Encoded by Laura Streett, April 2012. Updated by Mark Seidl, September 2019.
TopPhysical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Audio and video recordings may need to be duplicated before access is allowed. Pleased contact Archives & Special Collections for details.
TopAdministrative Information
Preferred Citation
Elizabeth Bishop Estate and Posthumous Events Collection, Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College Libraries.
Processing Information
Processed by Laura Streett and Janine St. Germain, 2012 and 2019.
Acquisition Information
Some material (acquired by the Vassar College Library before 2004) was removed from the Bishop Papers; and some material came in various subsequent accessions. The materials pertaining to the Elizabeth Bishop estate were purchased in 2011.
Series List
Series I. ELIZABETH BISHOP ESTATE |
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Series I is divided into five subseries. The first subseries consists of correspondece relatinging primarily to Alice Methfessel's stewardship of Elizabeth Bishop's literary estate. The second subseries includes galley proofs of Bishop's writings, as well of scholarly works on Bishop. The third subseries consists legal documents and other materials pertaining to Bishop's literary estate. The fourth subseries includes reviews of Bishop's Collected Poems and Collected Prose taken from various magazines and newspapers. The fifth subseries includes audio cassette recordings of a memorial service for Bishop and of a reading in honor of the tenth anniversary of her death. |
Series II. ASSORTED POSTHUMOUS EVENTS |
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Series II gathers materials pertaining to assorted events in honor of Elizabeth Bishop after her death. |
Series III. VOICES AND VISIONS |
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Series III consists of video recordings and other materials related to the program, Voices and Visions: A Television Course in Modern Poetry, 1988 |
Series IV. 11th ANNUAL KEY WEST LITERARY SEMINAR, 1993 |
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Series IV gathers participant information, photographs, press clippings and other materials related to the 11th Annual Key West Literary Seminar. |
Series V. THE ART OF ELIZABETH BISHOP |
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Series V consists of participant information, video recordings, realia, and other materials pertaining to The Art of Elizabeth Bishop: An International Conference and Celebração in Brazil, 1999. |
Series VI. CENTENARY EVENTS, NOVA SCOTIA |
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Series VI gathers audio and printed materials relating to Bishop centenary events organized in Nova Scotia by the Elizabeth Bishop Society of Nova Scotia, 2011. |