African Collection, Yale University Library, records of the curator
Scope and Contents
The records consist of lists, bibliographies, correspondence, finances and expenses, and publications documenting the activities and operations of the curator of the African Collection at Yale University Library.
Dates
- circa 1963-2013
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
Access to the records is restricted. See Collection Contents for details.
Some records in this finding aid have been redacted, as they include student names, donor names, and other restricted data. These records will not appear in the published finding aid.
Arrangement
The records are arranged by accession.
Extent
20.5 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Abstract
The records consist of lists, bibliographies, correspondence, finances and expenses, and publications documenting the activities and operations of the curator of the African Collection at Yale University Library.
Biographical / Historical
The African Collection contains significant materials on southern Africa and the Anglophone African countries, and French-speaking West and Central Africa. The collection includes books and periodicals and extensive holdings of manuscripts, maps, photographs, and postcards.
General note
Forms part of Yale Record Group 32-D (YRG 32-D), Records of Yale school and departmental libraries and collections.
- Title
- Guide to the African Collection, Yale University Library, Records of the Curator
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- compiled by Daniel Hartwig
- Date
- November 2007
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
Yale University Library
P.O. Box 208240
New Haven CT 06520-8240 US
(203) 432-1735
(203) 432-7441 (Fax)
beinecke.library@yale.edu
Location
Sterling Memorial Library
Room 147
120 High Street
New Haven, CT 06511