Gerald Elliott Michigan authors collection

Collection

Identifier: Collection 304

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Book jackets have been removed and can be found in the Archives and other ephemera, such as correspondence or clippings found in the books, are housed separately in acid free folders, but cross-referenced to the item where found. Many of the items in the Michigan Authors Collection duplicate those found elsewhere in the book and archival collection, but come together here as Elliott's particular collection. Arrangement is alphabetical by author.

Dates

no date

Creator

Elliott, Gerald (Collector, Person)

Extent

8.9 Linear Feet (16 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Gerald Elliott (1907-1994) was an editorial writer for the Grand Rapids Press in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This collection consists primarily of published work by Michigan associated authors. Also included are items published in Michigan, those having information about Michigan or some other Michigan association. All items in the collection are believed to have been collected by Elliott, or received by him as part of the book review process, for reviews he primarily prepared for the Grand Rapids Press. Also included is correspondence between Elliott and authors, as well as some ephemera, photographs and biographical information.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gerald Elliott and Elliott family, accession numbers 1991.027, 1991.028.

Processing Information

Note: Items with regular book binding were removed from the archival order established for these holdings and cataloged according to traditional library book cataloging. These items also have markings in ink and glue which are not used as part of regular archival procedures, since they irreversibly mark the items. They are currently housed by call number in a separate location from the remainder of the collection. They can be located by searching the regular library catalog, though there is no series title for the archival collection title. Books from the collection are arranged by call number, begininning with Archives, followed by a number ranging from 001.2-917.94. A list of these titles, arranged by call number, can be found in Box 1.