Christopher Morley papers, 1916-1954

Summary Information

At a Glance

Call No.:
MS#0900
Bib ID:
4079133 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Morley, Christopher, 1890-1957
Repository:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Physical Description:
1 box (1 box (20 items))
Language(s):
English .
Access:
You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

This collection is located on-site.

This collection has no restrictions.

Description

Summary

A group of letters and manuscripts of Morley. The five letters are to various persons. Among the manuscripts are an early poem"The Flags on Fifth Avenue" (1916); an essay entitled "In the Steerage of the Lusitania;" a one-act play entitled "On the Shelf;" and a 1941 revision of Shakespeare's TEMPEST.

Arrangement

Cataloged.

Using the Collection

Restrictions on Access

You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

This collection is located on-site.

This collection has no restrictions.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

Preferred Citation

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Christopher Morley papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Accruals

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

Ownership and Custodial History

Eleven of these items were transferred from General Manuscript Collection at the time that the remainder were placed on deposit by Barnard Library.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Barnard Library. Method of acquisition--Deposit; Date of acquisition--1975. Accession number--M-75.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 08/--/89.

Subject Headings

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Genre/Form
Essays CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Poems CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Place
American literature CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Subject
American drama CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Authors, American CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID