npv_babson_helen Guide to the Helen Corliss Babson Papers, approximately 1905-1962 Inventory prepared by Laura Streett Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College Libraries
Box 20, 124 Raymond Ave., Poughkeepsie, NY, 12604-0020
June 2017 Finding aid encoded by Laura Streett, 2016 Finding aid written in English. Collection Summary Babson, Helen Corliss Helen Corliss Babson Papers approximately 1905-1962 0.3 cubic feet (1 box) Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College Libraries 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.

 Scope 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.

 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Permission to quote (publish) from unpublished or previously published material must be obtained as described in the regulations of the Vassar College Archives and Special Collections Library.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 Encoding Information

Encoded by Laura Streett, June 2017.

 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.

 Preferred Citation

Helen Corliss Babson Papers, Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College Libraries.

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