Archibald MacLeish Collection For more information about the MacLeish Collection please contact Claire Lobdell, archivist, at lobdellc@gcc.mass.edu or by phone at (413) 775-1834. Please also review our access and use policy before your appointment. The MacLeish Collection was founded in 1974 by six educators from Greenfield Community College to advance the knowledge and understanding of poet Archibald MacLeish—the man, his life, his works, and his times. Portrait of Archibald MacLeish - original oil painting on board by Mary K. Eipper, gift of the estate of Elizabeth H. Keith. Mr. MacLeish authorized and supported this effort by contributing his own time and energy to a series of interviews about his work and offering books and manuscripts to the collection. In 1984, the heirs to his estate donated 1690 additional items to the collection. The Archibald MacLeish room, housing MacLeish's personal library, is on the third floor of the Core, just outside the library, in room C307. The collection is composed of two parts: Part I Archibald MacLeish's personal library of poetry and prose by authors he liked, or who influenced him, or who were influenced by him. It consists of 1629 cataloged monographs, including 1503 books, 122 periodical issues, and four music scores. More than 130 of these items have handwritten annotations by MacLeish; more than 180 are inscribed by their authors; and nearly 45 contain holograph inserts. Part II The Friends' Collection, organized in November 1986. In 2002 the Friends' Collection consisted of 2432 books, booklets, pamphlets, galleys (page proofs), and periodical issues; 1178 letters and manuscripts; and nearly 10,000 non-print items including artifacts and memorabilia for a total of over 13,500 items. Please the GCC library for indexes of the MacLeish collection, written by Margaret E.C. Howland. Some of the files may contain material about the administration of the Archibald MacLeish Collection rather than material about MacLeish himself. Archibald MacLeish archival collections at other repositories Yale University The Beinecke Library at Yale holds the majority of MacLeish's personal papers. The Archibald MacLeish Collection (MSS YCAL 38) and the Archibald MacLeish Collection Addition (YCAL MSS 269) consist of correspondence, writings, personal papers, and sound recordings, documenting Archibald and Ada MacLeish’s personal life, family history, and careers. Princeton University Princeton has a small Archibald MacLeish collection, as well as MacLeish materials in other collection in their archives. University of Massachusetts / Amherst The University Archives includes a small Archibald MacLeish collection, as well as publications and MacLeish materials in other collections. Vassar College Approximately 100 items are housed in Thompson Library and special collections.