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• Author/Creator:
  Anderson, Margaret C.
  
• Title:
  Elizabeth Jenks Clark collection of Margaret Anderson, 1886-1998.
  
• Physical Description:
  17.71 linear feet (32 boxes)
  
• Links:
  View a description and list of collection contents in the Yale Finding Aid Database.
  View a selection of digital images in the Beinecke Library's Digital Images Online database
  

• Yale Holdings

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  Location:
  BEINECKE (Non-Circulating)
  To request for use in the Beinecke Reading Room select a box in the finding aid
  
  
  Call Number:
  YCAL MSS 265
  
  Status:
  Not Checked Out
  
  Notes:
  Former call number: Uncat Mss 706. Processing completed; bein, ms 2/08
  
  
  
   
• Notes:
  Chiefly in English, some letters and writings in French.
  Purchased from Mathilda M. Hills on the Eugene G. O'Neill Memorial Fund, 2004. Gift of Mathilda M. Hills, 2004 and 2006.
  
• Organization:
  Organized into seven series: I. General Correspondence, 1932-1981. II. Writings, 1914-1973. III. Writings of Others, 1947-1972. IV. Photographs, 1886-1979. V. Sound Recordings, 1976-1983. VI. Personal Papers, 1941-1973. VII. Mathilda Hills Papers, 1971-1998.
  
• Access and use:
  Boxes 30-32: Restricted fragile material. Reference surrogates have been substituted in the main files. For further information consult the appropriate curator.
  
• Biographical / Historical note:
  Margaret Anderson (1886-1973), writer and editor. Anderson was the founder and editor of the Little Review and author of several books, including My Thirty Years' War; The Fiery Fountains; The Strange Necessity; and The Unknowable Gurdjieff.
  
• Summary:
  The Elizabeth Jenks Clark Collection of Margaret Anderson contains correspondence, writings, photographs, sound recordings, and other papers. The material documents Anderson's life, work as editor of the Little Review and author, and romantic relationships with many noted writers, poets, artists, photographers and performers of the twentieth century, in particular her close friendship with co-editor and writer Jane Heap, writer Solita Solano and sculptor Elizabeth Jenks Clark. The bulk of the papers documents her personal and professional life after the Little Review ceased publication, including her personal life in France and her friendship and studies with George Ivanovitch Gurdjieff. A portion of the papers documents publishing the Little Review and provides context to Anderson's role as founder and editor of the magazine.
  Correspondence, writings and photographs comprise the bulk of the papers. Correspondence documents her close friendships, lesbian relationships and professional pursuits. Photographs include portraits that appeared in the Little Review and snapshots of friends and family. The papers also contain writings of others, including Solita Solano and Georgette Leblanc, and recorded interviews with Anderson's family and friends. Personal papers and Mathilda Hill's research material make up the smallest portion of the papers.
  
• Other formats:
  Portions available on microfilm from Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
  
• Format:
  Archives or Manuscripts
• Indexes/Finding aids:
  Finding aid available.
  
• Cite as:
  Elizabeth Jenks Clark Collection of Margaret Anderson. Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
  
• Subjects:
  Man Ray, 1890-1976.
  Abbott, Berenice, 1898-1991.
  Anderson, Margaret C.
  Britton, Coburn.
  Caruso, Dorothy.
  Clark, Elizabeth Jenks.
  Davidson, Louise.
  George, Victor.
  Gurdjieff, Georges Ivanovitch, 1872-1949.
  Heap, Jane, 1883-1964.
  Hills, Mathilda M.
  Hulme, Kathryn, 1900-1981.
  Leblanc, Georgette, 1869-1941.
  Solano, Solita, 1888-1975.
  Little review (Chicago, Ill.)
  American literature--20th century.
  American poetry--20th century.
  Authors--20th century.
  Lesbian and gay experience.
  Lesbian authors.
  Poets--2 20th century.
  Publishers and publishing.
  Women authors.
  
• Subjects (Local Yale):
  LGBTQ resource
  
• Genre/Form:
  Photographs.
  Sound recordings.
  
• Occupation:
  Authors.
  Editors.
  
• Also listed under:
  Clark, Elizabeth Jenks.
  Hills, Mathilda M.
  Solano, Solita, 1888-1975.