Hayden Carruth Letters

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: http://bit.ly/scuareproduction. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: http://bit.ly/scuapublication. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.

Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Hayden Carruth Letters, Ms1978-005, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
Creator:
Carruth, Hayden, 1921-2008
Abstract:
The collection contains three letters by poet Hayden Carruth, advising a younger poet named Kevin.
Language:
The materials in the collection are in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Hayden Carruth Letters, Ms1978-005, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection contains three letters by poet Hayden Carruth, advising a younger poet named Kevin. In his letters, Carruth gives advice on Kevin's poems, on where to send his poems for publication, and current events in his life.

Biographical / historical:

Hayden Carruth (1921-2008) was a poet, professor, and a editor. He lived in Johnson, Vermont, during the time of the correspondence. For more information, see the Poetry Foundation biography.

Acquisition information:
The collection was purchased by Virginia Tech and transferred to Special Collections in 1978.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Hayden Carruth Letters was completed in 1978. Additional description was completed in March 2011.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard