Scope and Contents note
The Brooklyn Poetry Circle collection contains records pertaining to the organizational activities and publications of the Circle, including minutes, annual reports, budgets, and membership lists. As the Circle was primarily a social organization, however, the bulk of the material pertains more to the social history of the Circle rather than its administrative history. The collection adequately covers the entire history, with no gaps in the chronology, although the very early years are documented most completely.
There are several photographs and a small collection of sheet music. Very little correspondence is included. The records have been divided into the following nine series:
- Records, 1935-1989 and undated
- Personal Papers of Marie-Louise d'Esternaux and Gabrielle Lederer, 1935-1989 and undated
- Poems and Writings, undated
- Printed Magazines and Publications, 1939-1985
- Ephemera and Clippings, 1935-1989 and undated
- Scrapbooks, 1936-2000
- Books, 1914-1989
- Photographs, 1938-1976
- Oversize, 1935-1978