Collections

The records include writings, correspondence and printed materials by or relating to Rudyard Kipling. Writings consist of holograph manuscripts, corrected typescripts, and corrected proofs. The bulk of the correspondence consists of letters from Rudyard Kipling to A. P. Watt and Alec Watt written between 1889 and 1936 concerning both the publication of Kipling's writings and personal matters. Pamphlets by Kipling comprise the bulk of the printed material, which also includes clippings, ephemera and various other items.

The collection is comprised of 1284 film posters, 156 film lobby cards, and 96 film press books from Arab countries. The majority of the items are from Egypt, but include pieces from Algeria, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria and other countries.

Aram Saroyan was born in 1943, the son of American writer and playwright William Saroyan. In addition to several volumes of poetry, Saroyan has published several autobiographical novels, including The Street, in addition to a critical study of beat poet Lew Welch and a biography of his father.

The records consist of administrative and research files documenting the activities and operations of the Arbovirus Research Unit of the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale School of Medicine.

Records of the secretary containing financial statements, minutes, correspondence, and printed matter.

The collection contains writings, correspondence, a handful of personal papers, and a songbook. The bulk of the material consists of drafts of such works as Songs for Eve (1954), The Wild Old Wicked Men & Other Poems (1968), The American Bell (1962), Herakles (1967), J. B. , and A Continuing Journey (1968).

The Archibald MacLeish Collection Addition consists of material related to the life and career of the American poet Archibald MacLeish received by the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library after the processing of the Archibald MacLeish Collection acquired in 1976. The Addition consists of correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, personal papers, and sound recordings documenting MacLeish and his family between 1801 and 1995.

Correction of the Records of the survey of 15 acres laid out to Captain Archibald McNiele as recorded in the 3rd book of Litchfield land records, pg. 39. Resurveyed by Charles McNiele, son of Archibald. Property south of the Seymour Meadow. Signed by Isaac Bissell and Asahel Strong, Committee and attested by Moses Seymour, register.

The Archibald M. Crossley Papers contains the personal and professional papers of survey research pioneer, Archibald M. Crossley. Reports, studies, questionnaires, correspondence and publications document the interactions, interests and activities of Crossley and his peers, as well as the polling organizations and companies with which he was associated.

Correspondence, manuscripts, teaching materials, research notes, speeches, printed matter, and a small amount of family correspondence comprise the papers of Archibald Foord. Nearly half the papers consist of note cards, research materials and manuscripts, primarily on British history. Included is the complete manuscript of: His Majesty's Opposition, 1714-1830 (published in 1964). Another large segment of the papers reflects Foord's teaching career at Yale and includes class notes, examinations, lectures, student papers, and grade books. Some family correspondence for the years 1934-1945 is also in the papers.