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Wesley McNair Papers

Wes McNair (right) with his brothers, summertime 1950. The collection contains many materials from McNair's early life as well as his college and professional years.

PRELIMINARY FINDING AID
(October 2006)

ACCESSION NUMBER
2006-1

NAME/LOCATION OF REPOSITORY

Name: Colby College Special Collections, Waterville, Maine

Contact: Patricia Burdick, Special Collections Librarian

paburdic@colby.edu or 207 - 859 - 5151

Hours: Open year round Monday - Friday, 10am - noon and 1 - 4:30pm

Appointments encouraged.

EXTENT OF COLLECTION

Approximately 100 linear feet (core collection) with accruals expected.

NAME OF CREATOR(S)

Primary creator is Wesley McNair. Collection also contains correspondence and creative works by family members, peers and other individuals.

SCOPE/CONTENT NOTE

The core collection, received in March 2006, contains materials dated 1941 - present:

Scrapbooks, photographs, family letters, clippings and ephemera
Early writings (elementary through high school)
Notebooks with graduate school writings, teaching notes and poem drafts
Manuscript drafts, first appearances and audio/visual recordings
Extensive correspondence (Maine Times colleagues, Donald Hall, literary peers)

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Poet Wesley McNair was born in New Hampshire in 1941. He lives and works in Mercer (central Maine). Click here to read a summary of his life and career.

CONDITIONS GOVERNING ACCESS

“Restricted access” materials require prior permission from Wesley McNair. All requests for access should be directed to Patricia Burdick, Special Collections Librarian. All materials are to be used in Special Collections during regular hours or by appointment. All materials are protected by copyright.

LANGUAGE OF THE MATERIAL

English, with Chile teaching fellowship materials in English and Spanish.

ARRANGEMENT, ACCRUAL AND ACCESS INFORMATION

Click on series title to see content description and container lists.

SERIES A: EARLY MATERIALS No accruals expected. Restricted.

SERIES B: PHOTOGRAPHS Accruals expected. Restricted.

SERIES C: MAINE TIMES MATERIALS No accruals expected. Unrestricted.

SERIES D: NOTEBOOKS Accruals expected. Unrestricted.

SERIES E: MANUSCRIPT DRAFTS Accruals expected. Unrestricted.

SERIES F: CORRESPONDENCE – FAMILY Accruals expected. Restricted.

SERIES G: CORRESPONDENCE – DONALD HALL Accruals expected. Restricted.

SERIES H: CORRESPONDENCE – GENERAL Accruals expected. Restricted.