Beinecke Collections

Dr. Edward Fayette Eldridge, American physician, poet, and novelist, was born in New York in 1855 or 1857. He attended the State Normal School in Cortland, New York and graduated from Dartmouth Medical School in 1881. Eldridge practiced medicine in Boston and in Wisconsin before traveling in Europe and relocating to Grand Junction City, Colorado, in 1892.

    The Yale Collection of American Literature has acquired the papers of poet and visual artist Ray DiPalma. The author of some thirty books of poetry and visual work including Letters, Provocations, and Motion of the Cypher, DiPalma has had a rich and varied career as poet, editor, book artist, and artistic collaborator, beginning in the 1960s. He lives in New York City and teaches at the School of Visual Arts.

“Making No Compromise: Margaret Anderson and the Little Review” is on view at the Beinecke Library from October 1, 2006, to January 5, 2007 -- Exhibition Opening Reception: Tuesday, October 10 5:15pm

 

The Beinecke Library has acquired a collection of more than 325 books and chapbooks of poetry by modern and contemporary Native American poets. This extensive collection includes the work of well established poets such as Joy Harjo and Simon Ortiz as well as work by less well known writers.