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Plath, Sylvia, 1932-1963

 Person

Biography

Sylvia Plath was an American poet, novelist, and short-story writer. She is credited with advancing the genre of confessional poetry and is best known for two of her published collections, The Colossus and Other Poems and Ariel, as well as The Bell Jar, a semi-autobiographical novel published shortly before her death.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Carl E. Rollyson papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2005-001
Scope and Contents

The Carl Rollyson archive consists of correspondence, research files, taped interviews, photographs, books, memorabilia, etc. for the biographies he has written on Rebecca West, Marilyn Monroe, Lillian Hellman, Martha Gellhorn, Norman Mailer and Susan Sontag. This collection comprises approximately 100 linear feet. This collection is unprocessed.

Dates: Undated