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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 John Berryman, poet, scholar and educator, were given to the Library of Congress by Eileen B. Simpson in 1989.
The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of John Berryman is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).
The papers of John Berryman 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.
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, John Berryman Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
The papers of John Berryman (1914-1972) span the years 1942-1982 and consist of journals, family correspondence, and miscellany. Berryman’s journals record daily events, details about his writings, private thoughts and feelings, details related to his relationships with his friends and wife, and dreams. General correspondence consists primarily of letters written by his wife, Eileen B. Simpson (1918-1922) and also include some letters written by Berryman to Simpson. The miscellany folder includes a list of jobs to which he applied and draft materials with edits, most of which are undated.
This collection is arranged into three groupings by material type and chronologically therein.