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Collection material in English
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
The papers of William McGuire, author and editor, were deposited in the Library of Congress by McGuire between 1993 and 1999. In 2006, he gave additional material to the Library and converted the deposits to a gift. Some items from the gift of 2006 were processed as part of the records of the Frances G. Wickes Foundation.
The papers of William McGuire were arranged and described by Michael McElderry with the assistance of Thomas Bigley and Sherralyn McCoy in 2006.
Audiocassettes have been transferred to the Library's Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division where they are identified as part of these papers.
The Library of Congress also maintains related collections available to researchers, including the records of the Bollingen Foundation, the C. G. Jung Papers , and the records of the Frances G. Wickes Foundation.
The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of William McGuire is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, William McGuire Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
The papers of William McGuire (1917-2009) span the years 1868-1998, with the bulk of the material dating from 1967 to 1997. The collection contains personal and professional correspondence, subject files, editorial and research material, production and working files, and other publishing material relating primarily to McGuire's career as an editor for the Bollingen Series, a program of publications sponsored by the Bollingen Foundation. The papers also include similar material concerning the publication of McGuire's books
The Bollingen Series, established in 1943, was funded by Mary and Paul Mellon as a publishing program to bring the writings of the Swiss analytical psychologist C. G. Jung and other works on comparative religion, myth, and literature to the English-speaking public. The program was sponsored by Paul Mellon's Old Dominion Foundation until 1945 when the Bollingen Foundation, another Mellon philanthropy, took control and was published by Pantheon Books. In 1961, the Bollingen Foundation assumed publication until 1967 when the Princeton University Press became publisher. The Bollingen Series was given outright to the press in 1969, and the foundation became inactive. In addition to these papers, the Library of Congress also maintains related collections available to researchers, including the records of the Bollingen Foundation, the C. G. Jung Papers, and the records of the Frances G. Wickes Foundation.
The Bollingen Series published original works, translations of writings previously unavailable in English, and new editions of classics. It consists of one-hundred multivolume titles, constituting more than 250 separate volumes. The Bollingen Series Publications series contains correspondence, drafts, research and working papers, production material and other items relating to specific titles edited and published by McGuire in several editorial capacities. The core of the Bollingen Series was the publication of a complete edition of the writings of Jung. As executive editor of
The Bollingen Series published other volumes in a wide range of subjects including, in comparative religion and mythology, Joseph Campbell's
McGuire became an editor with the Bollingen Series in 1948. Throughout the 1950s and 1960s he was managing editor, and in 1967, when the series was transferred to the Princeton University Press, he joined the staff of the press as an associate editor until his retirement in 1982. The Office File contains correspondence, administrative records, and subject files maintained by McGuire, mostly as associate editor of the Bollingen Series publication office at the Princeton University Press. Administrative records contain information on book distribution and sales, editorial procedures, and publication policy including files pertaining to rejected or unpublished project proposals. Subject files contain personal reference material including files devoted to Sigmund Freud, Jung, and related topics. The Bollingen Series became increasingly involved with the reissue of titles in paperback and foreign editions. The Office File contains material relating to these issues and includes correspondence with German publishers Rascher Verlag and its successor, Walter Verlag, and British publisher Routledge & Kegan Paul. The Office File also includes McGuire's correspondence with various colleagues and staff members, including Gerhard Adler, Herbert Smith Bailey, John D. Barrett, Huntington Cairns, Vaun Gillmor, Dorothy Léger, and Paul Mellon.
The Writings by McGuire series is largely devoted to files assembled for the research and publication of two books,
In commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of its Consultantship in Poetry, the Library of Congress commissioned McGuire to write a book about the history of the program,
The Miscellany series contains personal files concerning private consulting and editing projects and other subjects not directly related to McGuire's position as editor of the Bollingen Series. The series is composed mostly of files in support of independent editing and research projects, including his contributions to volumes one and two of Ian MacPhail's compilation
The collection is arranged in four series:
Correspondence, memoranda, editorial and research material, drafts, production and publication material, notes, background material, transcripts, contracts and royalty statements, book reviews, minutes of meetings, reports, proofs, printed matter, and miscellaneous items relating to volumes published in the Bollingen Series.
Arranged alphabetically by name of author or title. The Bollingen Series checklist cites each volume by number in parentheses, referenced by the prefix B.S., immediately following the corresponding title.
Correspondence, memoranda, project proposals, notes, reports, editorial procedures and policy statements, minutes of meetings, printed matter, and miscellaneous items mostly concerning the administrative and organizational functions of the Bollingen Series publication office at the Princeton University Press as well as reference and research files maintained by McGuire as associate editor.
Arranged alphabetically by subject.
Correspondence, research material, drafts, notes, outlines, proofs, production and publication material, printed matter, and miscellaneous items relating to the research and writing of McGuire's published articles and books, including
Arranged alphabetically by type of material and therein alphabetically by title.
Correspondence, drafts, research material, notes, printed matter, and miscellaneous items concerning personal files not related to Bollingen Series publications. Included are McGuire's independent editing and research projects.
Arranged alphabetically by subject.