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William S. Trout Records

 Series

Scope and Content

From the Collection:

Correspondence, research materials, and other ephemera from poet and former Millersville professor William S. Trout. The manuscripts in this collection included a variety of records from William Trout, both personal writings in the forms of his unpublished poetry, correspondence, research materials, and teaching materials, as well as those gathered by Trout over the course of his life including his personal library, book reviews, poetry, and newspaper articles. The collection was donated by Terry Zeller, a former student and friend of Trout's, including a series dedicated to the research material collected by Terry Zeller over the course of writing his biography of Trout, titled "Living to One's-Self: The Life and Poetry of William S. Trout."

Dates

  • Majority of material found within The materials gathered by or from William S. Trout, including his correspondence and book collections. The majority of the records are between 1941 and 1977, but some date much earlier.
  • Majority of material found within The materials gathered by Terry Zeller on William Trout. Most materials gathered by Zeller are dated between 2005 and 2011, although the full scope lays between 1879 and 2020.

Conditions Governing Access

Archives and Special Collections of Ganser Library will reproduce Special Collections material to the extent that physical condition and copyright or other legal restrictions permit. Reproduction is available in the form of photocopies and digital images. All reproduction requests must be approved by a member of the professional staff. Decisions will take into account the type and condition of the binding, the brittleness of the paper, the size and the general size and fragility of the item. Archives and Special Collections adheres to the provisions of the 1976 Copyright Act and amendments and follows the minimum standards of educational fair use established under Section 107. In applying these standards, Archives and Special Collections will copy up to 10% of a copyrighted work if the copy is to be used for the purpose of private study, scholarship or research. The department will not copy for the purpose of public performance. Physical condition permitting, the department will copy more than 10% of a copyrighted work only with the written permission of the copyright holder. Multiple copies are not permitted under fair use. For authored works created since 1978, copyright lasts from the creation of the work until 70 years after the author's death. The expiration term for corporate, anonymous, or pseudonymous works is 95 years from publication or 120 years from creation, whichever occurs first. For works published before 1978, with a copyright notice, the maximum duration of copyright protection is 75 years. Works published before 1978 without a copyright notice are assumed to be in the public domain. Since March 1, 1989, a copyright notice is no longer necessary. Archives and Special Collections reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law.

Extent

From the Collection: 20 boxes

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Millersville University Special Collections Repository

Contact:
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