Yale University Library

Overview

Repository: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
P. O. Box 208240
New Haven, CT 06520-8240
Email: beinecke.library@yale.edu
Phone: (203) 432-2972
Fax: (203) 432-4047
Call Number: Uncat MSS 949
Creator: Davison, Peter
Title: Peter Davison papers
Dates: circa 1940-2005
Physical Description: 15 boxes
Summary: Business and personal correspondence, writings, 1 audio compact disk, photographs, personal papers and other papers by or relating to Peter Davison.
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Administrative Information

Information about Access

This collection is open for research.

This collection may be housed off-site at Yale’s Library Shelving Facility (LSF). To determine if all or part of this collection is housed off-site please check the library’s online catalog, Orbis; material for which the location is given as “LSF” must be requested 36 hours in advance. Please consult with Beinecke Access Services for more information.

Ownership & Copyright

The Peter Davison Papers is the physical property of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the appropriate curator.

Cite As

Peter Davison Papers. Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

Processing Notes

This collection received a basic level of processing, including rehousing and in some instances minimal organization. Various acquisitions associated with the collection have not been merged and organized as a whole. Each acquisition is described separately in the contents list below, identified by a unique call number and titled according to month and year of acquisition.

The finding aid for this collection is compiled from individual preliminary lists for each acquisition that were created at or around the time of receipt by the library. The preliminary lists were migrated to comply with current archival descriptive standards and merged into a single file in 2007-2008. As part of the migration, modifications were made to the formatting of individual lists; however, the content of the lists was neither modified nor verified.

As a rule, descriptive information found in the Collection Contents section is drawn in large part from information supplied with the collection and from an initial survey of the contents. Folder titles appearing in the contents list below are often based on those provided by the creator or previous custodian. Titles have not been verified against the contents of the folders in all cases. Otherwise, folder titles are supplied by staff during initial processing.

This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.

Description of the Papers

Business and personal correspondence, writings, 1 audio compact disk, photographs, personal papers and other papers by or relating to Peter Davison.