Table of Contents
- Collection Summary
- Biographical Note
- Scope and Content Note
- Subject Headings
- Administrative Information
- Access and Use
- Encoding Information
- Container List
Collection Summary
| Repository: | Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College Libraries |
|---|---|
| Creator: | Babson, Helen Corliss |
| Title: | Helen Corliss Babson Papers |
| Dates: | approximately 1905-1962 |
| Quantity: | 0.3 cubic feet (1 box) |
| Abstract: | This collection includes an engraved Phi Beta Kappa pin; a notebook of typescripts of Helen Corliss Babson's poetry, including some loose drafts; and her published book, Tide Rhymes (1958). |
Biographical Note
Helen Corliss Babson was born on August 19, 1881 in Gloucester, Massachusetts to Fitz James and Carrie Augusta Babson. After graduating from Vassar College in 1905, she stayed on first as a tutor, then as assistant to the Lady Principal from 1906-1909. In 1918, she received her master's degree at the University of Southern California. In 1927, she became the principal of Eagle Rock High School in Los Angeles, California. After her retirement in 1945, she began pursuing her interest in poetry. She had one book published and several poems printed in various journals. She died on January 2, 1970.
TopScope and Content Note
This collection includes an engraved Phi Beta Kappa pin; a notebook of typescripts of Helen Corliss Babson's poetry, including some loose drafts; and her published book, Tide Rhymes (1958). The book, the pin, an 1905 Vassar event card, and her 1962 prize-winning typescript are dated; the other materials are not.
TopAccess and Use
Access
This collection is open for research according to the regulations of the Vassar College Archives and Special Collections Library without any additional restrictions.
Restrictions on Use
Permission to quote (publish) from unpublished or previously published material must be obtained as described in the regulations of the Vassar College Archives and Special Collections Library.
Subject Headings
Subjects:
- Poets
- Poets, American
- Women Poets
VCL Categories:
- Literature and Writing
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Helen Corliss Babson Papers, Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College Libraries.
Processing Information
Processed by Laura Streett, June 2017.
Acquisition Information
Babson's PBK pin was donated in 1994. The rest of the collection was the gift of Mary J. Claybaugh, 1995.
Container List
There is no container list currently available for this collection.
Details
This collection includes an engraved Phi Beta Kappa pin; a notebook of typescripts of Helen Corliss Babson's poetry, including some loose drafts; and her published book, (1958).
