Literary File, circa 1923-1958
Conditions Governing Access
The papers of Merrill Moore are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use.
Scope and Content Note
Holograph, typed, and printed sonnets, supplemented by poems, prose writings, published articles and books, and miscellaneous material.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1923-1958
Access and Restrictions
The papers of Merrill Moore are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use.
Arrangement
Approximately two-thirds of the material consists of sonnets organized under general titles by Moore and arranged chronologically. A partial index of individual sonnets follows this grouping. The remaining material, also largely sonnets, is arranged alphabetically by title, theme, or subject.
Container Range
Box: E1-E122
Part of the Manuscript Division Repository
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