Identity area
Reference code
CA ACU SPC F0018-S0001
Title
Correspondence
Date(s)
- 1962 - 2024 (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
1,012 files of textual material; 232 photoprints : col. and b&w ; 25x20cm or smaller; 37 photonegatives : col. ; 35mm; 2 CD-R
Context area
Name of creator
(1938-)
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
- Series consists of correspondence with authors, poets, editors, publishers, educators, artists, friends, admirers, book and art dealers, broadcasters, government officials, literary agents and others in the literary, publishing and educational fields.
- The Earle Toppings file contains John Metcalf's original outgoing letters to E. Toppings, returned to John Metcalf because copies were not made.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
- Series is arranged into the following Subseries:
- General Correspondence
- Fan Mail
- Metcalf Family
- Miscellaneous