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  • Biographical / Historical
  • Scope and Contents
  • Conditions Governing Access
  • Conditions Governing Use
  • Rights Statement for Archival Description
  • Immediate Source of Acquisition
  • Preferred Citation
  • Processing Information

  • Contributing Institution: USC Libraries Special Collections
    Title: Carl Sandburg collection
    Creator: Sandburg, Carl, 1878-1967
    Identifier/Call Number: 0165
    Physical Description: 1.125 Linear Feet 1 box
    Date (inclusive): 1939-1964
    Abstract: Collection consists of articles, clippings, photographs, and various books by American poet and biographer Carl Sandburg (1878-1967).
    Language of Material: English.
    Container: 1

    Biographical / Historical

    Carl Sandburg (1878-1967) was an American poet, biographer, journalist, and editor who won three Pulitzer Prizes: two for his poetry and one for his biography of Abraham Lincoln.

    Scope and Contents

    Collection consists of articles, clippings, photographs, and various books by American poet and biographer Carl Sandburg (1878-1967).

    Conditions Governing Access

    Advance notice required for access.

    Conditions Governing Use

    All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Department of Special Collections at specol@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

    Rights Statement for Archival Description

    Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

    Immediate Source of Acquisition

    Materials donated to USC in 1997.

    Preferred Citation

    [Box/folder# or item name], Carl Sandburg collection, Collection no. 0165, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

    Processing Information

    Collection is unprocessed.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    American literature
    American poetry -- 20th century
    Books
    Clippings
    Magazines (periodicals)
    Photographs
    Poetry -- 20th century -- Archival resources
    Poets, American -- 20th century
    United States -- Study and teaching -- Archival resources
    Sandburg, Carl, 1878-1967 -- Archives