Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The papers of John Anthony Ciardi, poet, editor, literary critic, lecturer, and journalist, were donated to the Library of Congress in three parts. Part I was given by John Ciardi in 1970; Part II by his daughter, Myra Ciardi Watts, in 1998; and Part III by Wayne State University Libraries, Detroit, Michigan, in 1999. Additional items in Part III were given by Mary Lou Harkness in 2000.
Processing History
Part I of the papers of John Ciardi was arranged and described in 1974 by John C. Broderick. Additional material received between 1998 and 2000 was processed as Parts II and III respectively by T. Michael Womack with the assistance of Laura Kells, Sherralyn McCoy, and Susie Moody in 2000.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Roman numeral designating the Part followed by a colon and container number, John Ciardi Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.