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Women poets

Guide to the Alice Meynell Papers, approximately 1875, 1893

Collection Title
Alice Meynell Papers
Abstract
Papers consist of her manuscripts of two poems as well as letters to John Lane and James Carlton Young.
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Guide to the Alma Lutz Collection of English and American Women
Authors, 1801-1876

Collection Title
Alma Lutz Collection of English and
American Women Authors
Creator
Abstract
A collection of handwritten letters,
formal notes, autographs, poetry, short writings, and lithograph portraits of
prominent nineteenth-century women authors, including Maria Edgeworth, Caroline L.
Herschel, Hannah More, Lydia Huntley Sigourney, and Lady Emmeline Stuart
Wortley.
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Guide to the Amy Bartlett Papers, 1979-2000

Collection Title
Amy Bartlett Papers
Creator
Abstract
Poems and manuscripts from the life and career of Amy Bartlett.
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Guide to the Amy Lowell Papers, 1916-1956

Collection Title
Amy Lowell Papers
Abstract
The collection contains fifty-one letters from Amy Lowell to Elisabeth B. Cutting, two letters to Thomas Boyd, and two letters to other editors of the . There are also three letters from Lowell's lover, Ada Russell, to Cutting, one letter from Mary Cornelia Lee to Lowell, and two letters from W.W. Kean and Barbara Swain about Amy Lowell.
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Guide to the Elizabeth Bishop Papers, circa 1880-2023 (bulk 1929-1979)

Collection Title
Elizabeth Bishop Papers
Abstract
Correspondence, diaries, notebooks, manuscripts and drafts, memorabilia, artwork, publications, and photographs relating to Bishop's personal and professional life. Also, letters, minutes, contracts, and financial records from her teaching and publishing activities, 1943-1979; manuscripts, typescripts, drafts, revisions, and fragments of her poetry and prose writings, 1929-1979; Vassar student notebooks, travel diaries, notes from her 17-year residence in Brazil, and family information, 1931-1977; manuscripts, typescripts, articles, essays, and poetry by or about other writers, especially Robert Lowell, 1925-1979; and printed poetry, prose, reviews, and articles by or about Bishop.
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Guide to the Helen Corliss Babson Papers, approximately 1905-1962

Collection Title
Helen Corliss Babson Papers
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, (1958).
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Guide to the Iannucci Modern American Literature Manuscript Collection, approximately 1934-1999

Collection Title
Iannucci Modern American Literature Manuscript Collection
Abstract
Manuscript material accompanying the Iannucci Modern American Literature Book Collection.
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Guide to the John S. Van E. Kohn Edna St. Vincent Millay Collection, 1917-1976

Collection Title
John S. Van E. Kohn Edna St. Vincent Millay Collection
Abstract
Materials collected by John S. Van E. Kohn, bibliophile and co-founder of the Seven Gables Bookshop in New York City. Includes manuscripts, correspondence, clippings, sheet music, miscellaneous printed material, photographs and notes compiled by Kohn about Millay's publication and his collection. The correspondence includes 8 letters to Frank Crowinshield, managing editor of Vanity Fair, and Karl Yost, a Millay bibliographer.
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Guide to the Louise Imogen Guiney Papers, 1884-1979 (bulk 1884-1921)

Collection Title
Louise Imogen Guiney Papers
Abstract
Papers consist mostly of correspondence concerning her personal and literary interests, including her original letters to Mary H. Rollins, Elkin Mathews, and others, 1887-1919; photocopies of her letters to Annie Adams Fields (Mrs. James T. Fields) and to Sarah Orne Jewett, 1884-1914; and microfilm copy of her letters in the Library of Congress and the Huntington Library. Other items include biographical and bibliographic materials; copies of Guiney's published works; microfilm copy of a dissertation on Guiney by Mary Murphy, 1939; and correspondence about Guiney between Vassar and Immaculate Heart College, 1979.
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Guide to the Margaret Miller Papers, 1916-1971

Collection Title
Margaret Miller Papers
Abstract
The Margaret Miller Papers include correspondence with visual and literary artists as well as photographs and an art booklet. Correspondents include Elizabeth Bishop, Lloyd Frankenberg, Loren McIver, and Frani Blough.
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Guide to the Marianne Moore Papers, 1924-1969

Collection Title
Marianne Moore Papers
Abstract
American poet Marianne Moore's letters
to Fanny Borden (Vassar College Librarian, 1924-1954), as well as one letter from
Moore's mother, Mary W. Moore, and a article about Moore's book signed by Moore.
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Guide to the Muriel Rukeyser Papers, 1927-1967

Collection Title
Muriel Rukeyser Papers
Abstract
The Muriel Rukeyser Papers contain various published works and corresponding promotional materials in addition to manuscripts, including signed Neruda translations. Correspondence with the poet and photographs of complete the collection.
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