Collection ID: PCMS.0051

Collection context

Summary

Creator:
Frost, Robert, Reichert, Victor Emanuel, 1897-, and The Poetry Collection
Abstract:
Victor E. Reichert (1897-1990) was rabbi of the Rockdale Avenue Temple in Cincinnati, Ohio, from 1938 to 1962 and shared a long friendship with the American poet Robert Frost (1874-1963). In 1946 Reichert invited Frost to present a sermon, and in 1960 he was instrumental in awarding Frost an honorary Doctorate at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. Their relationship is documented in Andrew Marks's The Rabbi and the Poet (1994). Victor Reichert was an avid Frost collector, and his collection passed to his son Dr. Jonathan Reichert, Professor Emeritus from the UB Department of Physics, who donated it to the Poetry Collection. The Reichert Frost Collection features many signed and inscribed publications by Frost, a Frost manuscript, letters, photographs, audio recordings, and ephemera, as well as many Frost-related items from other critics.
Extent:
10 Linear Feet
Language:
English and Collection material in English .
Preferred citation:

[Description and dates], Box/folder number, PCMS-0051, Victor E. Reichert Robert Frost Collection, 1928-2014, The Poetry Collection of the University Libraries, University at Buffalo, State University of New York.

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Background

Scope and Content:

The Reichert Frost Collection features a Frost manuscript, letters, photographs, audio recordings, and ephemera, as well as many Frost-related items from other critics. The Clippings and Serials series includes over 600 Frost-related articles and reviews. The Manuscript series highlights Victor Reichert's reflections on his friendship and conversations with Frost. The donation included many signed and inscribed books by Frost, including first editions, unique chapbooks, and the holiday publications by Spiral Press, as well as books by Frost scholars, both signed and unsigned. These books were added to the Poetry Collection's collection of published materials. The collection also contains materials created for and documenting the annual Robert Frost event as well as materials purchased with the Jonathan F. Reichert Fund to Support the Victor E. Reichert Robert Frost Collection.

Biographical / Historical:

Victor E. Reichert (1897-1990) was rabbi of the Rockdale Avenue Temple in Cincinnati, Ohio, from 1938 to 1962 and shared a long friendship with the American poet Robert Frost (1874-1963). In 1946 Reichert invited Frost to present a sermon, and in 1960 he was instrumental in awarding Frost an honorary Doctorate at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. Their relationship is documented in Andrew Marks's The Rabbi and the Poet (1994). Victor Reichert was an avid Frost collector, and his collection passed to his son Dr. Jonathan Reichert, Professor Emeritus from the UB Department of Physics, who donated it to the Poetry Collection.

Acquisition information:
Donated to the Poetry Collection by Dr. Jonathan Reichert, Professor Emeritus from the Department of Physics at the State University of New York at Buffalo.
Processing information:

Collection processed by Marie Elia, Processing Archivist.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged in ten series.

  1. I. Manuscripts
  2. II. Correspondence
  3. III. William Meredith
  4. IV. Frost Family
  5. V. Clippings
  6. VI. Artwork and Photographs
  7. VII. Audiovisual Material
  8. VIII. Ephemera and Printed Material
  9. IX. Victor E. Reichert Robert Frost Event
  1. I. Manuscripts
  2. II. Correspondence
  3. III. William Meredith
  4. IV. Frost Family
  5. V. Clippings
  6. VI. Artwork and Photographs
  7. VII. Audiovisual Material
  8. VIII. Ephemera and Printed Material
  9. IX. Victor E. Reichert Robert Frost Event
Accruals:

Accruals are expected to this collection in Series IX and X.

Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using local best practices.

Access

RESTRICTIONS:

The Victor E. Reichert Robert Frost Collection, 1928-2014, is open for research.

TERMS OF ACCESS:

Copyright of papers in the collection may be held by their authors, or the authors' heirs or assigns. Researchers must obtain the written permission of the holder(s) of copyright and the Poetry Collection before requesting photocopies and/or publishing quotations from materials in the collection. Once permission is obtained, most papers may be copied in accordance with the library's usual procedures unless otherwise specified.

PREFERRED CITATION:

[Description and dates], Box/folder number, PCMS-0051, Victor E. Reichert Robert Frost Collection, 1928-2014, The Poetry Collection of the University Libraries, University at Buffalo, State University of New York.

See the Special Collections' preferred citations instructions for additional information.

LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
420 Capen Hall
North Campus
Buffalo, NY 14260, United States
CONTACT:
716-645-2917
lpo-poetry@buffalo.edu