Manuscripts, 1903-1950
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Scope and Contents
Includes poems; prose books, published and unpublished; translations; essays; lectures and lecture notes; short stories; plays; and miscellaneous items.
All manuscripts are handwritten unless otherwise stated.
All dates are as given by John Gould Fletcher, except where indicated.
Мanу manuscripts including the poems have changes in ink, or pencil. No note of the minor changes has been made in the catalog.
Different drafts of a mss are entered separately, while copies are indicated with the original.
Damaged texts are indicated with a note.
Numerals in brackets (i.e. [I] [II] [III]) have been used to identify different work with the same title. This occurs especially in the poems.
Small brackets ([ ]) have been used to indicate information supplied in the entry.
Dates
- 1903-1950
Access Information
No access restrictions apply.
Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.
Arrangement
Major sorting and arranging of the material was done by Mrs. John Gould Fletcher (Charlie May). Her explanatory notes and supplied dates are indicated in the catalog by the initials C.M.F. The series has been further divided by form into nine subseries:
- 1. Poems
- 2. Published prose books
- 3. Translations
- 4. Unpublished prose books
- 5. Essays
- 6. Lectures and lecture notes
- 7. Short stories
- 8. Plays
- 9. Miscellaneous items
Creator
- From the Collection: Fletcher, John Gould, 1886-1950 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Department Repository
University of Arkansas Libraries
365 N. McIlroy Avenue
Fayetteville AR 72701 United States
(479) 575-8444
specoll@uark.edu