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Collection Overview
- Creator:
- Fraser, Russell A. (Russell Alfred) (1927)
- Title:
- Russell A. Fraser Papers on R. P. Blackmur
- Repository:
- Manuscripts Division
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/v118rd589
- Dates:
- 1920-1982
- Size:
- 4 boxes, 1.4 linear feet
- Storage Note:
- ReCAP (scarcpxm): Boxes 1-3; B-001226
- Language:
- English
Abstract
Consists of papers of Russell A. Fraser concerning his biography of R. P. Blackmur, A Mingled Yarn: The Life of R. P. Blackmur (1981), including correspondence with friends, family, and associates of Blackmur, a few of Blackmur's proofs and drafts, and printed copies or clippings of writings by and about Blackmur.
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Correspondence | 1949-1982 (mostly 1976-1978) | ||
Writings by R. P. Blackmur | 1930-1937 | ||
Printed Materials by and about R. P. Blackmur | 1920s-1971 |
Collection Description & Creator Information
- Scope and Contents
The collection consists of Russell A. Fraser's papers concerning his biography of R. P. Blackmur, A Mingled Yarn: The Life of R. P. Blackmur, which was published by Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich in 1981. A significant portion of the collection comprises Fraser's correspondence with friends, family, and associates of Blackmur. Correspondents include Elizabeth Blackmur, Malcolm Cowley, R. D. Darrell, Tessa Horton, Lincoln Kirstein, Robert Penn Warren, John Marshall, Katharine Brown, and Allen Tate. Also present is one letter (1949) by R. P. Blackmur to John Marshall and additional materials collected by Fraser, including a set of page proofs for Blackmur's volume of poetry, From Jordan's Delight (1937), Blackmur's typescript of an essay called "Phoenix in Ashes," and printed copies of published writings by and about Blackmur from the 1920s-1970s.
- Arrangement
Arranged by material type.
- Collection Creator Biography:
Fraser
Russell A. Fraser (1927-2014) was an author, professor, and biographer of R. P. Blackmur (1904-1965). He was a professor of English at the University of Michigan from 1968 to 1995, and published his biography of Blackmur, A Mingled Yarn: The Life of R. P. Blackmur, in 1981.
Collection History
- Acquisition:
Correspondence was a gift of Russell A. Fraser in 1983 (AM 83-116). Additional files kept by Fraser when working on his biography of R. P. Blackmur were a later gift of his spouse, Mary Zwiep, in 2018 (AM 2019-47).
- Appraisal
Five bound volumes of photocopies of typescripts were transferred to the ReCAP circulating collections at the point of accessioning in 2018.
- Processing Information
Folder inventory prepared by Alicia Corona '13 in 2011.
Finding aid updated with new materials by Kelly Bolding in December 2018.
Access & Use
- Conditions Governing Access
Open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use
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- Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.
- Credit this material:
Russell A. Fraser Papers on R. P. Blackmur; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/v118rd589
- Location:
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Firestone LibraryOne Washington RoadPrinceton, NJ 08544, USA
- Storage Note:
- ReCAP (scarcpxm): Boxes 1-3; B-001226