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Archives related to: Thayer, Scofield, 1889-
| title | Dial/Scofield Thayer papers, 1879-1982 (bulk 1920-1925) | repository | Yale University Library |
| description | The papers document the life and activities of Scofield Thayer and the history of Dial Magazine under his ownership. They include the surviving Dial office files, with correspondence by Alyse Gregory, Marianne Moore, Gilbert Seldes, Kenneth Burke, and J. Sibley Watson; manuscripts, typescripts and corrected galleys of submissions to the magazine by authors including Ezra Pound, T. S. Eliot, D. H. Lawrence, George Santayana, William Butler Yeats, and Glenway Wescott; and advertising material. Thayer’s own papers include his extensive correspondence with these literary figures and others, including E. E. Cummings, Sigmund Freud, Thomas Mann, and Cuthbert Wright; drafts of poetry and essays; financial papers; and documentation of his art collection. Biographical/Historical note: Scofield Thayer (1889-1982) graduated from Harvard in 1913 and attended Magdalen College, Oxford. With J. Sibley Watson, he purchased Dial Magazine in 1919, and served as its editor until 1925, publishing works by many leading Modernists. During this time, Thayer also built his collection of modern art and oversaw the publication of the portfolio Living Art. He suffered a severe breakdown in 1925, from which he never recovered, and died in May 1982. He married Elaine Orr in 1916; they divorced in 1921. Location: BEINECKE (Non-Circulating) Call Number: YCAL MSS 34 |
| extent | 53.55 linear feet (100 boxes) + 7 broadside folders |
| formats | Correspondence Business Papers Personal Papers Financial Papers Ephemera |
| access | Papers in Boxes 77-82 restricted until 2012. Restricted fragile papers: see curator. |
| record link | http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/beinecke.dial |
| record source | http://search.library.yale.edu/catalog/3437193 |
| finding aid | Finding aid available online and in repository. |
| acquisition information | The collection was purchased in 1987 with the assistance of the Beinecke Foundation. Roughly half of the present collection, mostly concerningThe Dial magazine, had been on deposit at Yale since 1950. This material has now been reunited with a large quantity of the writings, correspondence, and personal papers of Scofield Thayer which had been housed at the Worcester Storage Company since the late 1930s. (For more information on the history and provenance of the collection, see Christa Sammons, "TheDial File,"Yale University Library Gazette, Spring 1987.) |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:29:55 |
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| title | Dial Press records, 1924-1983. | repository | Yale University Library |
| description | The Dial Press Records document the workings of this twentieth-century press and consist primarily of publicity files. These include biographies, bibliographies, catalogs, and book synopses. Also included is documentation of author publication receptions and publicity tours, Dial Press logo samples and stamp, guest books, stationery, reviews of Dial Press titles, and a collection of correspondence and printed materials documenting the history of the Dial Press. The Records span the years 1924 to 1984. Biographical/Historical note: Dial Press, founded in 1923 in Manhattan. Bio/History: Dial Press, founded in 1923 in Manhattan. Location: BEINECKE (Non-Circulating) Call Number: YCAL MSS 253 |
| extent | 9.5 linear feet (19 boxes) |
| formats | Business Papers Correspondence Printed Materials Ephemera Catalogs |
| access | This collection is open for research. |
| record link | http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/beinecke.dialpress |
| record source | http://search.library.yale.edu/catalog/7911031 |
| finding aid | Online and in repository. |
| acquisition information | Gift of Donna A. Schrader, 1987. |
| updated | 12/07/2018 11:06:40 |
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| title | Dial/Scofield Thayer papers : addition, 1885-1928. | repository | Yale University Library |
| description | The papers consist of correspondence and personal papers of Scofield Thayer, including letters from Amy and Robert von Erdberg, Erik von Jurié, R. T. Nichol, and Florence Thayer. Personal papers include school compositions and other writings by Thayer; notes and memoranda; newspaper clippings; and photographs of the Gaston Lachaise portrait bust of Thayer. Biographical/Historical note: Scofield Thayer (1889-1982) graduated from Harvard in 1913 and attended Magdalen College, Oxford. With J. Sibley Watson, he purchased Dial Magazine in 1919, and served as its editor until 1925, publishing works by many leading Modernists. During this time, Thayer also built his collection of modern art and oversaw the publication of the portfolio Living Art. He suffered a severe breakdown in 1925, from which he never recovered, and died in May 1982. He married Elaine Orr in 1916; they divorced in 1921. Location: BEINECKE (Non-Circulating) Call Number: YCAL MSS 95 Related material: Dial/Scofield Thayer Papers (YCAL MSS 34), American Literature Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. |
| extent | 2.75 linear feet (5 boxes) |
| formats | Clippings Correspondence Ephemera Personal Papers Writings |
| access | Restricted Fragile Papers in box 5 may only be consulted with permission of the appropriate curator. Preservation photocopies for reference use have been substituted in the main files. |
| record link | http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/beinecke.dialadd |
| record source | http://search.library.yale.edu/catalog/4036936 |
| finding aid | Online and in repository. |
| acquisition information | Purchased with the assistance of the Beinecke Foundation in 1987 and transferred to Beinecke Library in 1996. |
| updated | 12/07/2018 11:06:00 |
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