Identity elements
Reference code
US US-kylobm 2-ii
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Record subgroup
Title
Reading Notebooks (Working Notes)
Date(s)
- 1946-1968 (Creation)
Extent
4 cubic feet; 1.5 drawers
Name of creator
(1915-1968)
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
This Records Sub-Group contains handwritten notes on books being read by Merton contained primarily in spiral notebooks or in bound paper books. Most notes are unpublished and many are in incomplete sentences or contain direct quotes from something read. Occasionally, Merton wrote a poem in the pages of the notebook. A minority of the notebooks have been transcribed, but all have an index, but not a comprehensive one.
System of arrangement
The notebooks are roughly arranged chronologically. Refer to the notebooks index for topics, authors, and titles of works noted upon.
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Languages of the material
Scripts of the material
Language and script notes
Finding aids
See PDF file (Notebook-index.pdf) of index to reading notebooks linked to this record below.
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
Related materials elements
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related archival materials
Related descriptions
Notes element
Specialized notes
Alternative identifier(s)
Section
C.1b