Kay Boyle typescript
Scope and Contents
The collection contains the carbon typescript of Kay Boyle's 125-page project on German history, titled "The Noblest of Witnesses: A Modern History of Germany," with manuscript corrections. Boyle worked on this project while she was a fellow at Wesleyan's Center for Advanced Studies in the spring of 1963. It is unknown whether this manuscript was ever formally published.
Dates
- Creation: 1962-1963
Creator
- Boyle, Kay, 1902-1992 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
University records - Copyright held by Wesleyan University; all other copyright is retained by the creator - In Copyright – Non-Commercial Use Permitted
Biographical / Historical
Kay Boyle (1902-1992) was an American writer and activist. Boyle was educated at the Shipley School in Bryn Mawr, PA and attended both the Ohio Mechanics Institute and the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. She completed a fellowship at Wesleyan University's Center for Advanced Studies in the years 1962-1963. Boyle was the recipient of two Guggenheim Fellowships, a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship, and two O. Henry awards.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet (1 half hollinger box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains the revised typescript of Kay Boyle's project on German history, which Boyle worked on during her time as a fellow at Wesleyan University in the years 1962-1963.
Arrangement
The collection was initially received in a single folder. Paperclips were removed and the typescript was refoldered and boxed into a slim hollinger box.
Subject
- Title
- Kay Boyle typescript, 1962-1963
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by: Riley Cameron, 8 May 2019; machine-readable finding aid created by: Riley Cameron, 8 May 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the University Archives Repository