Barney, Natalie Clifford, 1876-1972
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1876-10-31 - 1972-02-02
Biography
Natalie Clifford Barney was an American playwright, poet and novelist who lived as an expatriate in Paris.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Natalie Clifford Barney - Romaine Brooks correspondence, 1920-1969
Collection
Identifier: 1987-005
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of the correspondence between Natalie Clifford Barney and Romaine Brooks (Goddard), beginning in 1920 and continuing until 1969. There are a total of 633 letters, most of which are at least two pages in length and accompanied by the original mailing envelopes. There are 271 letters from Brooks to Barney, and 362 from Barney to Brooks. Brooks and Barney spent the war years together in Florence, Italy, thus accounting for the gap in the correspondence at that time. The...
Dates:
1920 - 1969