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Guide to the Clifton Joseph Furness Correspondence
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Descriptive Summary | ||
| Creator | Furness, Clifton Joseph, 1898-1946 | |
| Title | Clifton Joseph Furness Correspondence, | |
| Dates: | 1940 | |
| Abstract: | This very small collection, amount twenty-five pieces dated in 1940, consists essentially of the correspondence between Furness and Miss Jean K. Taylor who was the Chief Reference Librarian of the Queens Borough Public Library. Other correspondence is between Miss Hall and a few directors or members of some historical agencies in Long Island, all of this in reference to aiding Mr. Furness track down some correspondence which Walt Whitman had had with a certain Carlos D. Stuart sometime around 1849. All of the correspondence is in typescript, two or three memoranda carry penciled notations. | |
| Extent: | 1 box, .2 cubic feet | |
| Identification: | F-9 | |
| Location: | The material is located in the Archives at Queens Library. | |
Historical/Biographical Note
Clifton Joseph Furness was an editor, and a scholar on the life and works of Walt Whitman. Among some of his works was a collection of unpublished Whitman manuscripts which was published by Harvard University Press in 1928.
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Scope and Content Note
This very small collection, amount twenty-five pieces dated in 1940, consists essentially of the correspondence between Furness and Miss Jean K. Taylor who was the Chief Reference Librarian of the Queens Borough Public Library. Other correspondence is between Miss Hall and a few directors or members of some historical agencies in Long Island, all of this in reference to aiding Mr. Furness track down some correspondence which Walt Whitman had had with a certain Carlos D. Stuart sometime around 1849. All of the correspondence is in typescript, two or three memoranda carry penciled notations.
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Published citations should take the following form:
Creator of item, date of item (if known), identification of item, if a photograph its control number. The Clifton Joseph Furness Correspondence, Archives at Queens Library, Queens Borough Public Library.
Access Restrictions
Open for research without restrictions. Manuscripts are only available in the Archives at Queens Library, please call (718) 990-0770 for hours. Manuscript users will be required to complete the division's Manuscript Usage Form and deposit their photograph identification or Queens Borough Public Library card with a staff member. The identification will be returned to the user after she/he has returned the material. Manuscript users will deposit all their personal items behind the reference desk. Manuscript users must use the division's loose sheets of paper for note taking. To reiterate, no pen of any type is permitted. Paper and a pencil are available upon request. Manuscript users may be required to use special handling procedures depending on the conditions of the material.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish materials must be obtained in writing from the:
- Archives at Queens Library
- Queens Borough Public Library
- 89-11 Merrick Boulevard
- Jamaica, NY 11432
- Phone: (718) 990-0770.
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Access Points
Subject Names:
- Furness, Clifton Joseph, 1898-1946
Subject Places:
- Jamaica (New York, N.Y.)
Document Types:
- letters (correspondence)
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Inventory
[The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.]
