16-09-2021
Hagstrom Book
Looking for books by Hagstrom Map Company? See all books authored by Hagstrom Map Company, including New York State Road Atlas, and Westchester County / Metro NY Atlas, and more on ThriftBooks.com. Correspondence between Jack Hagstrom and James Merrill, located in box 32, is restricted until Hagstrom’s death. There is no restriction on access to the rest of the Jack W. Hagstrom (AC 1955) James I. Merrill Bibliography Papers for research use. Particularly fragile items are restricted for preservation purposes. The Hagstrom Collection by Dalarnas Museum 120 pages Hagstrom History! This book is a great presentation of Dalarnas Museum's extensive Hagstrom Collection, one of the world's largest. The main part of the book is devoted to the electric guitars, basses and amplifiers, but also the Hagstrom accordions are represented.
Identifier:MA.01030
Scope and Contents
The Jack W. C. Hagstrom (AC 1955) James I. Merrill Bibliography Papers consist of approximately 43.75 linear feet of material relating to Hagstrom’s 2009 publication, James Ingram Merrill: A Descriptive Bibliography.
The bulk of the collection, twenty boxes, is periodicals that contain writing by or about James Merrill, most of which are referenced in Hagstrom’s bibliography. Some of these are the complete magazine or journal in which the article or poem appeared, while others are simply photocopies of the pages containing Merrill writings. There is also one box of booksellers’ catalogs with listings of Merrill books for sale. Many of these were books that Merrill inscribed to various people, and the inscriptions are reproduced in the catalogs.
The collection also includes several typescript drafts of the bibliography, as well as notes about writing the different sections of the bibliography. There are seven boxes of correspondence relating to the bibliography. This correspondence is primarily between Hagstrom and various publishers, editors, Merrill associates, and other parties who helped Hagstrom identify Merrill writings. There are also two sets of folders originally compiled by other people: bibliographer Mary Johnson and Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. poetry editor Harry Ford. Johnson’s material relate to a Merrill bibliography she was compiling, while Ford’s materials relate to James I. Merrill’s Knopf publications.
Personal correspondence in the collection includes several folders of letters from Merrill to Hagstrom, along with drafts or carbon copies of Hagstrom’s letters to Merrill. There are also folders of photocopied correspondence to and from Merrill to various associates, which Hagstrom collected from different sources. Notable correspondents in this group include Anaïs Nin, Richard Wilbur, and Bernard de Zogheb.
The bulk of the collection, twenty boxes, is periodicals that contain writing by or about James Merrill, most of which are referenced in Hagstrom’s bibliography. Some of these are the complete magazine or journal in which the article or poem appeared, while others are simply photocopies of the pages containing Merrill writings. There is also one box of booksellers’ catalogs with listings of Merrill books for sale. Many of these were books that Merrill inscribed to various people, and the inscriptions are reproduced in the catalogs.
The collection also includes several typescript drafts of the bibliography, as well as notes about writing the different sections of the bibliography. There are seven boxes of correspondence relating to the bibliography. This correspondence is primarily between Hagstrom and various publishers, editors, Merrill associates, and other parties who helped Hagstrom identify Merrill writings. There are also two sets of folders originally compiled by other people: bibliographer Mary Johnson and Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. poetry editor Harry Ford. Johnson’s material relate to a Merrill bibliography she was compiling, while Ford’s materials relate to James I. Merrill’s Knopf publications.
Personal correspondence in the collection includes several folders of letters from Merrill to Hagstrom, along with drafts or carbon copies of Hagstrom’s letters to Merrill. There are also folders of photocopied correspondence to and from Merrill to various associates, which Hagstrom collected from different sources. Notable correspondents in this group include Anaïs Nin, Richard Wilbur, and Bernard de Zogheb.
Dates
- 1956-2010
Creator
- Hagstrom, Jack W. C., MD, 1933-2019 (AC 1955) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Correspondence between Jack Hagstrom and James Merrill, located in box 32, is restricted until Hagstrom’s death. There is no restriction on access to the rest of the Jack W. C. Hagstrom (AC 1955) James I. Merrill Bibliography Papers for research use. Particularly fragile items are restricted for preservation purposes.
Conditions Governing Use
Requests for permission to publish material from the Jack W. C. Hagstrom (AC 1955) James I. Merrill Bibliography Papers should be directed to the Archives and Special Collections. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights.
Biographical / Historical
Jack W. C. Hagstrom (born December 2, 1933), physician, literary collector, LGBT rights advocate, and bibliographer, is a 1955 graduate of Amherst College. He earned an M.D. degree from Cornell University Medical College in 1959, where he went on to become Instructor in Pathology. He retained ties with the Amherst College Robert Frost Library as a member of the Friends of the Library and also as a collector and donor of modern British and American poetry, particularly work by gay poets. He has published several bibliographies of English language poets, including James Ingram Merrill: A Descriptive Bibliography (Oak Knoll Books, 2009); Dana Gioia: A Descriptive Bibliography with Critical Essays (Parrish House, 2002); and Thom Gunn: A Bibliography, 1940-1978 (Bertram Rota, 1979). Dr. Hagstrom died in November of 2019.
James I. Merrill (1926-1995), was a 1947 graduate of Amherst College and son of Charles E. Merrill (AC 1908), founder of Merrill Lynch & Co. His family’s fortune allowed James Merrill to travel extensively and devote himself to his writing. In turn, Merrill was extremely generous to others in the arts, establishing the Ingram Merrill Foundation, which awarded grants to artists and writers for over forty years. He published two novels and numerous books of poetry during his career, and won multiple literary awards for his poetry, including two National Book Awards and a Pulitzer Prize.
James I. Merrill (1926-1995), was a 1947 graduate of Amherst College and son of Charles E. Merrill (AC 1908), founder of Merrill Lynch & Co. His family’s fortune allowed James Merrill to travel extensively and devote himself to his writing. In turn, Merrill was extremely generous to others in the arts, establishing the Ingram Merrill Foundation, which awarded grants to artists and writers for over forty years. He published two novels and numerous books of poetry during his career, and won multiple literary awards for his poetry, including two National Book Awards and a Pulitzer Prize.
Extent
43.75 Linear feet (35 records storage boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
These materials were originally collected and created by Jack W. C. Hagstrom, and came to Amherst College in three different accessions. Accession 2008-096, which includes boxes 1-22, was gifted in 2010, except for box 22 which remains on deposit. Accession 2010-040, which includes boxes 23-35, was deposited in 2010 and formally donated to the Amherst College Archives and Special Collections in 2011. A small addition of correspondence and one periodical were donated in 2012. The materials in the collection have been maintained in the original order in which they were given to the archives, with the exception of the 2012 additions, which have been integrated alphabetically into the collection.
- Poetry Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Creator
- Hagstrom, Jack W. C., MD, 1933-2019 (AC 1955) (Person)
- Author
- Claire Lobdell, Merrill Project Archivist
- Date
- 2013 July
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Amherst College Archives and Special Collections Repository
Contact:
Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Robert Frost Library
61 Quadrangle Drive
AmherstMA01002-5000
(413) 542-2299
archives@amherst.edu
Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Robert Frost Library
61 Quadrangle Drive
AmherstMA01002-5000
(413) 542-2299
archives@amherst.edu
Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection:[Identification of item], Jack W. C. Hagstrom (AC 1955) James I. Merrill Bibliography Papers [Box #, Folder #], Amherst College Archives and Special Collections, Amherst College Library
Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection:[Identification of item], Jack W. C. Hagstrom (AC 1955) James I. Merrill Bibliography Papers [Box #, Folder #], Amherst College Archives and Special Collections, Amherst College Library https://archivesspace.amherst.edu/repositories/2/resources/412 Accessed August 12, 2021.
Identifier:MA.01030
Scope and Contents
The Jack W. C. Hagstrom (AC 1955) James I. Merrill Bibliography Papers consist of approximately 43.75 linear feet of material relating to Hagstrom’s 2009 publication, James Ingram Merrill: A Descriptive Bibliography.
The bulk of the collection, twenty boxes, is periodicals that contain writing by or about James Merrill, most of which are referenced in Hagstrom’s bibliography. Some of these are the complete magazine or journal in which the article or poem appeared, while others are simply photocopies of the pages containing Merrill writings. There is also one box of booksellers’ catalogs with listings of Merrill books for sale. Many of these were books that Merrill inscribed to various people, and the inscriptions are reproduced in the catalogs.
The collection also includes several typescript drafts of the bibliography, as well as notes about writing the different sections of the bibliography. There are seven boxes of correspondence relating to the bibliography. This correspondence is primarily between Hagstrom and various publishers, editors, Merrill associates, and other parties who helped Hagstrom identify Merrill writings. There are also two sets of folders originally compiled by other people: bibliographer Mary Johnson and Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. poetry editor Harry Ford. Johnson’s material relate to a Merrill bibliography she was compiling, while Ford’s materials relate to James I. Merrill’s Knopf publications.
Personal correspondence in the collection includes several folders of letters from Merrill to Hagstrom, along with drafts or carbon copies of Hagstrom’s letters to Merrill. There are also folders of photocopied correspondence to and from Merrill to various associates, which Hagstrom collected from different sources. Notable correspondents in this group include Anaïs Nin, Richard Wilbur, and Bernard de Zogheb.
The bulk of the collection, twenty boxes, is periodicals that contain writing by or about James Merrill, most of which are referenced in Hagstrom’s bibliography. Some of these are the complete magazine or journal in which the article or poem appeared, while others are simply photocopies of the pages containing Merrill writings. There is also one box of booksellers’ catalogs with listings of Merrill books for sale. Many of these were books that Merrill inscribed to various people, and the inscriptions are reproduced in the catalogs.
The collection also includes several typescript drafts of the bibliography, as well as notes about writing the different sections of the bibliography. There are seven boxes of correspondence relating to the bibliography. This correspondence is primarily between Hagstrom and various publishers, editors, Merrill associates, and other parties who helped Hagstrom identify Merrill writings. There are also two sets of folders originally compiled by other people: bibliographer Mary Johnson and Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. poetry editor Harry Ford. Johnson’s material relate to a Merrill bibliography she was compiling, while Ford’s materials relate to James I. Merrill’s Knopf publications.
Personal correspondence in the collection includes several folders of letters from Merrill to Hagstrom, along with drafts or carbon copies of Hagstrom’s letters to Merrill. There are also folders of photocopied correspondence to and from Merrill to various associates, which Hagstrom collected from different sources. Notable correspondents in this group include Anaïs Nin, Richard Wilbur, and Bernard de Zogheb.
Dates
- 1956-2010
Creator
- Hagstrom, Jack W. C., MD, 1933-2019 (AC 1955) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Correspondence between Jack Hagstrom and James Merrill, located in box 32, is restricted until Hagstrom’s death. There is no restriction on access to the rest of the Jack W. C. Hagstrom (AC 1955) James I. Merrill Bibliography Papers for research use. Particularly fragile items are restricted for preservation purposes.
Conditions Governing Use
Requests for permission to publish material from the Jack W. C. Hagstrom (AC 1955) James I. Merrill Bibliography Papers should be directed to the Archives and Special Collections. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights.
Biographical / Historical
Jack W. C. Hagstrom (born December 2, 1933), physician, literary collector, LGBT rights advocate, and bibliographer, is a 1955 graduate of Amherst College. He earned an M.D. degree from Cornell University Medical College in 1959, where he went on to become Instructor in Pathology. He retained ties with the Amherst College Robert Frost Library as a member of the Friends of the Library and also as a collector and donor of modern British and American poetry, particularly work by gay poets. He has published several bibliographies of English language poets, including James Ingram Merrill: A Descriptive Bibliography (Oak Knoll Books, 2009); Dana Gioia: A Descriptive Bibliography with Critical Essays (Parrish House, 2002); and Thom Gunn: A Bibliography, 1940-1978 (Bertram Rota, 1979). Dr. Hagstrom died in November of 2019.
James I. Merrill (1926-1995), was a 1947 graduate of Amherst College and son of Charles E. Merrill (AC 1908), founder of Merrill Lynch & Co. His family’s fortune allowed James Merrill to travel extensively and devote himself to his writing. In turn, Merrill was extremely generous to others in the arts, establishing the Ingram Merrill Foundation, which awarded grants to artists and writers for over forty years. He published two novels and numerous books of poetry during his career, and won multiple literary awards for his poetry, including two National Book Awards and a Pulitzer Prize.
James I. Merrill (1926-1995), was a 1947 graduate of Amherst College and son of Charles E. Merrill (AC 1908), founder of Merrill Lynch & Co. His family’s fortune allowed James Merrill to travel extensively and devote himself to his writing. In turn, Merrill was extremely generous to others in the arts, establishing the Ingram Merrill Foundation, which awarded grants to artists and writers for over forty years. He published two novels and numerous books of poetry during his career, and won multiple literary awards for his poetry, including two National Book Awards and a Pulitzer Prize.
Extent
43.75 Linear feet (35 records storage boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
These materials were originally collected and created by Jack W. C. Hagstrom, and came to Amherst College in three different accessions. Accession 2008-096, which includes boxes 1-22, was gifted in 2010, except for box 22 which remains on deposit. Accession 2010-040, which includes boxes 23-35, was deposited in 2010 and formally donated to the Amherst College Archives and Special Collections in 2011. A small addition of correspondence and one periodical were donated in 2012. The materials in the collection have been maintained in the original order in which they were given to the archives, with the exception of the 2012 additions, which have been integrated alphabetically into the collection.
- Poetry Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Creator
- Hagstrom, Jack W. C., MD, 1933-2019 (AC 1955) (Person)
- Author
- Claire Lobdell, Merrill Project Archivist
- Date
- 2013 July
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Robert G Hagstrom Books
Part of the Amherst College Archives and Special Collections Repository
Hagstrom Blue Book
Contact:
Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Robert Frost Library
61 Quadrangle Drive
AmherstMA01002-5000
(413) 542-2299
archives@amherst.edu
Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Robert Frost Library
61 Quadrangle Drive
AmherstMA01002-5000
(413) 542-2299
archives@amherst.edu
Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection:[Identification of item], Jack W. C. Hagstrom (AC 1955) James I. Merrill Bibliography Papers [Box #, Folder #], Amherst College Archives and Special Collections, Amherst College Library
Hagstrom Books
Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection:[Identification of item], Jack W. C. Hagstrom (AC 1955) James I. Merrill Bibliography Papers [Box #, Folder #], Amherst College Archives and Special Collections, Amherst College Library https://archivesspace.amherst.edu/repositories/2/resources/412 Accessed August 12, 2021.