Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions on access to the Library's microfilms of the William Faulkner manuscripts in its custody; the microfilm may be consulted by any interested party, and it will be lent through the interlibrary loan system. Materials are constantly added. Long-term loans may be arranged. Use of the microfilm will be restricted to the premises of the borrowing library. No loans will be made to individuals. Researchers should enquire of the Manuscripts Division concerning availability of microfilm of manuscripts that are pertinent to their work. Most of the literary manuscripts in our collections written by Faulkner, both holograph and typescript, have also been published in facsimile in William Faulkner Manuscripts, 25 vols (New York: Garland, 1986-87).

By the terms of the agreement by which the William Faulkner Foundation transferred the original manuscripts to the University, access to the original manuscripts is restricted (to ensure the survival of the physically-delicate originals) to doctoral candidates at the dissertation stage of their programs, and to certain mature scholars and critics. But even these researchers must demonstrate need to see the originals that goes beyond the requirements of most routine research. A doctoral candidate at the dissertation stage, or other qualified researcher who believes that his or her work requires access to the originals must correspond with the Curator of Manuscripts prior to arrival at the Library to obtain permission for access.

No microfilm, electrostatic, or other types of copies may be made of materials written by William Faulkner that are in our William Faulkner Collections. Other materials in the collections may be copied subject to the normal rules of the Library established under the conditions of the Copyright Act. All copying is performed by the Printing Services Department of the University.

Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred Citation

William Faulkner Collection, Accession # 6271-bq, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

This accession was given to the Library by Mrs. Linton R. Massey of Keswick, Virginia, on June 22, 1983, and bears no restrictions.

Scope and Content Information

This accession consists of twelve items, 1924-1974, papers of Linton R. Massey. Included are: three types drafts of "James Joyce: The Zurich Years"; manuscripts of three poems; a copy of The Smart Set , January 1924, containing the short story "The Voice of Urraca"; and a copy of The Dearborn Independent , October 29, 1927, containing the article "Whistler--The Decadent," all by Massey. The latter also contains "Thomas Jefferson's Thousand Years," by Vachel Lindsay. Also present are two letters from Monis Gilbert of The Smart Set to Massey regarding publication of his work. A certification of Massey's military service and a 1970 newspaper clipping regarding the signing over of the William Faulkner Papers to the University of Virginia complete the collection.