"Venerated Trinkets..." #1., 01/01/1957-12/31/1985

File — Box: 2, Folder: 5

Identifier: 55979

Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

The Manuscripts Series consists mainly of prose manuscripts by Ned O'Gorman, but include a few writings by friends and acquaintances. Among the most interesting of O'Gorman's manuscripts may well be his autobiographical writings, under the title 'Venerated Trinkets, Kept Memorials and Things Lifted Up...' Many pages of poems, both whole and fragmented, are also contained in the series. Another interesting manuscript is that of Edna Ramsey Yellins, a black woman from Harlem; the manuscript tells the story of her life as she recorded it for her children, beginning in rural Mississippi and ending up in Manhattan in the mid 1970's. The series also holds notebooks and 'diaries' kept by Ned O'Gorman, containing a wide variety of material, from class notes to appointments to fragments of poems and essays.

Dates

01/01/1957-12/31/1985

Conditions Governing Access

Most manuscripts collections at the Georgetown University Booth Family Center for Special Collections are open to researchers; however, restrictions may apply to some collections. Collections stored off site require a minimum of three days for retrieval. For use of all manuscripts collections, researchers are advised to contact the Booth Family Center for Special Collections in advance of any visit.

Extent

From the Collection: 4.5 Linear Feet (3 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Container Summary

1 TMs (about 160 pp.) of Venerated Trinkets, Kept Memorials and Things Lifted Up: a volume of autobiography by Ned O'Gorman. The title page contains a note that "chapters have appeared in Harpers Bazaar, The Atlantic Monthly and the American Poetry Society Journal."

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

"VENERATED TRINKETS...AUTOBIOGRAPHY" - MSS.: Manuscript

O'GORMAN, NED - MSS./AUTOBIOG.: Manuscript

"HARPERS BAZAAR" - REFERENCE: Manuscript

ATLANTIC MONTHLY, THE - REFERENCE: Manuscript

AMERICAN POETRY SOCIETY JOURNAL - REFERENCE: Manuscript