Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Buckley, William K., 1946- and Plath Profiles
- Abstract:
- The Plath, Sylvia mss. XI, ca. 2006-2011, consists of materials relating to the journal, Plath Profiles.
- Extent:
- 2 Boxes
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
[Item], Plath mss. XI, Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Background
- Biographical / Historical:
Plath Profiles is an interdisciplinary, international, academic journal focusing on the scholarly examinations and personal reflections related to Sylvia Plath and her work. The journal, created in 2008, is published annually on the Internet via Indiana University, Northwest. Memoirs, trade-sections, students essays, notes, sections to provide volumes, art, poetry, music, photos, archival research, biographical studies, and comments are examples of materials published.
William K. Buckley is a professor in the English Department at Indiana University, Northwest. Buckley was born in California in 1946. He received his Ph. D from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He has published widely in poetry journals, chapbooks, and books. He is the winner of "Best Chapbook of the Year" from Modern Poetry in 1997. His work has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. He is the current editor of Plath Profiles. Buckley created the journal with the help of other Plath scholars at Smith College (MA), Indiana University (IN), and Oxford College (England).
- Scope and Content:
The collection includes correspondence regarding the creation and continuation of the journal, submissions to the journal, as well as publications on the topic of Plath from Buckley. Other materials include copied photographs, poems, articles, and other Plath-related material, as well as a typescript of a recently published book of essays on Plath to introduce high school and college students to Plath.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift: 2012, 2014
- Arrangement:
The collection is arranged following original order.
- Physical location:
- ALF (Auxiliary Library Facility)
Indexed Terms
- Names:
- Plath, Sylvia
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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This collection is open for research.
Many collections are housed offsite; retrieval requires advance notice. Please make an appointment a minimum of one week in advance of your visit.
- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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Photography and digitization may be restricted for some collections. Copyright restrictions may apply. Before publishing, researchers are responsible for securing permission from all applicable rights holders, then filling out the Permission to Publish form.
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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[Item], Plath mss. XI, Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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1200 East Seventh StreetBloomington, Indiana 47405-5500, USA
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- CONTACT:
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(812) 855-2452liblilly@indiana.edu