Huntsville Literary Association Collection

Collection

Identifier: MC-86

Staff Only

Content Description

Fifty notebooks from the Huntsville Literary Association and full series of "Poem" magazine from November 1967 - November 2014

Dates

Creation: 1967-11-01 - 2022

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research in the Archives & Special Collections reading room. Handling guidelines and use restrictions will be communicated and enforced by archives staff members.

Conditions Governing Use

This material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though the University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.

Biographical / Historical

"Founded by a group of literary enthusiasts in 1967," the the Huntsville Literary Association "sponsors or co-sponsors" the publication of the literary magazine POEM, various writing contests, talks by guest authors, book discussion groups, and performances by the American Shakespeare Center on Tour. "In addition, several annual social gatherings give members the opportunity to enjoy the literary arts in a relaxed, congenial atmosphere."

The goals of the Huntsville Literary Association are:

1. To promote and encourage the understanding, appreciation, and study of all forms of literature.

2. To publish and distribute a literary journal or magazine; to sponsor lectures, and generally engage in any form of activity or promotion for the encouragement, appreciation and understanding of literature.

3. To raise funds for the accomplishment of all of the above by all means proper and legal, and to use such funds for the furtherance of the purposes of this organization.

(from the Articles of Incorporation of the Huntsville Literary Association and the HLA's website)

Extent

6 Linear feet (6 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Rebecca Harbor Jones, 2014.

Processing Information

Collections are processed to a variety of levels, depending on the work necessary to make them usable, their perceived research value, the availability of staff, and competing priorities. The library attempts to provide a basic level of preservation and access for all collections as they are acquired, and does more extensive processing of higher priority collections as time and resources permit.