Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
David R. Clark fonds
General material designation
- Textual record
Parallel title
Other title information
Title statements of responsibility
Title notes
- Source of title proper: Titled based on contents of fonds.
Level of description
Fonds
Reference code
Edition statement
Edition statement of responsibility
Class of material specific details area
Statement of scale (cartographic)
Statement of projection (cartographic)
Statement of coordinates (cartographic)
Statement of scale (architectural)
Issuing jurisdiction and denomination (philatelic)
Dates of creation area
Date(s)
-
1970-1999 (Creation)
Physical description area
Physical description
1.2 m of textual records
Title proper of publisher's series
Parallel titles of publisher's series
Other title information of publisher's series
Statement of responsibility relating to publisher's series
Numbering within publisher's series
Note on publisher's series
Archival description area
Name of creator
Biographical history
David R. Clark was born in Seymour, Conn. and educated at Wesleyan (B.A. 1947) and Yale (Ph.D. 1955). He also studied at Reed College, Indiana University and the Kenyon School of English. Clark has taught English Literature at many locales including: University of Massachusetts, Amherst (Professor of English); University College, Dublin; University of Victoria and Syracuse University. His publications are mainly (but not exclusively) centred on Irish literature, where his work has been both critical and editorial. He is a member of the editorial board of The Cornell Yeats.
Custodial history
Scope and content
The fonds consists of: research notes; correspondence; census material; manuscript photocopies, transcriptions and proofs produced in the production of The Winding Stair (1929): Manuscript materials for The Cornell Yeats (1995) published by Cornell University Press. In addition to material on Yeat's The Winding Stair (1929), the research includes related material from The Winding Stair and Other Poems (1933) and Words for Music Perhaps. Also included is a set of corrected page proofs for Druid Craft (1971).
Notes area
Physical condition
Immediate source of acquisition
Arrangement
The order of the material is substantially the received order, with items in folders kept together and Clark's titles maintained, where applicable. Folders have often been listed with further description in square brackets. Material in bulk groupings has, on occasion, been divided into folders. The material in box 2 had the inscription: "Sent back by Steve Parrish, Aug. 4, 1997".
Language of material
Script of material
Location of originals
Availability of other formats
Restrictions on access
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Finding aids
File list available.
Generated finding aid
Associated materials
Accruals
General note
The following abbreviations are used by Clark and:
WS29=The Winding Stair (1929)
WS33=The Winding Stair and Other Poems (1933)
WMP32=Words for Music Perhaps and Other Poems (1932)
Alternative identifier(s)
Standard number
Access points
Subject access points
- Authors, American--20th century--Correspondence
- Irish literature--19th century
- Irish literature--20th century
- Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939 Shadowy waters
- Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939 Words for music perhaps
- Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939. Winding stair
- Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939. Works. 1982
Place access points
Name access points
- Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939 (Subject)
Genre access points
Control area
Description record identifier
Institution identifier
Rules or conventions
Status
Final
Level of detail
Full
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Revised by JF, May 25, 2020.
Language of description
- English
Script of description
Sources
Digital content metadata
Filename
clark_inventory.pdf
Latitude
Longitude
Media type
Text
Mime-type
application/pdf