Beschreibung:
Collecting, Curating, and Researching Writers' Libraries: A Handbook is the first book to examine the history, acquisition, cataloging, and scholarly use of writers' personal libraries. This book also includes interviews with several well-known writers, who discuss their relationship with their books.
Preface Chapter I: Writers' Libraries: Historical Overview and Curatorial Considerations Richard W. Oram Chapter II: Cataloging Writers' Libraries Joseph Nicholson Chapter III: The Bookseller's Prospective Kevin Mac Donnell Chapter IV: Anne Sexton's Modern Library Amanda Golden Chapter V: A Poet's Library Times Two: The Library of Ted Hughes at Emory University David Faulds Chapter VI: Writers on Their Libraries Richard W. Oram and Kevin Mac Donnell Chapter VII: Location and Bibliographical Guide to Writers' Libraries Richard W. Oram and Joseph Nicholson Index About the Contributors