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Jackson, Laura (Riding), 1901-1991

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1901-01-16 - 1991-09-02

biographical statement

Laura Jackson was an American poet, critic, novelist, essayist and short story writer.

Found in 910 Collections and/or Records:

Elegy in a Spider's Web, unknown

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: 2020.063.1.2.017
Scope and Contents

"What to say when the spider / Say when the spider what..."

Dates: unknown

Ellsworth Mason collection of Robert Graves, 1917-1975

 Collection
Identifier: 1976-009
Scope and Contents Series 1: Correspondence: Robert Graves: arranged alphabetically by surname, consists of 491 autograph, typescript, and carbon copy typescript letters and cards from Graves to friends and colleagues, including Dereck Boothby (retired British major and, at the time of the correspondence, the head of an organization of covens in the British Witch Cult); Aemelia Laracuen (long time friend and intimate of Graves and illustrator of Love Respelt); Larry Wallrich (friend and bookseller who handled...
Dates: 1917 - 1978; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1969

"End-Of-Year-Words", 1973-12

 Item — Box 3, Folder: 12
Identifier: 1976.004.3.12.001
Scope and Contents

Item includes an envelope addressed to Ellsworth Mason.

Dates: 1973-12

Enough, unknown

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: 2020.063.1.1.015

"Essay on an article by Dr. John Holloway on the poetic work of Charles M. Doughty"

 Item — Box 3, Folder: 13
Identifier: 1976.004.3.13.001
Scope and Contents

A commentary page on the manuscript states the following: "Rough ms. script of an essay on an article on the poetic work of Charles M. Doughty which will appear in the appendix of a book on Doughty by myself which I am now bringing to completion - no publishing [arrangements?] made for this book yet."

Dates: 1965 - 1974

Eventual Love, unknown

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: 2020.063.1.4.013
Scope and Contents

"Remember kissing, haste of embrace, / The then too swimming voyage everywhere--..."

Dates: unknown

"Excerpts from My Praeterita"

 Item — Box 4, Folder: 1
Identifier: 1976.004.4.1.001
Scope and Contents

"This is very rough [first?] draft of Praeterita material for presentation in Chelsea #35."

Dates: 1965 - 1974

"Extracts from Praeterita" Typescript

 Item — Box 4, Folder: 11
Identifier: 1976.004.4.11.001
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Correspondence and manuscripts of the American poet. Handwritten and carbon copy typescripts.

Dates: 1965 - 1974

Faith Upon the Waters, unknown

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: 2020.063.1.2.036
Scope and Contents

"A ghost rose when the waves rose, / When the waves sank stood columnwise..."

Dates: unknown

"Favorable Criticism: A Special Case"

 Item — Box 6, Folder: 11
Identifier: 1976.004.6.11.005
Scope and Contents

"Revised version of...'Special Honors for Laura Riding'", (see item 1976.004.6.11.006)

Dates: 1965 - 1974

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Archival Object 906
Collection 4
 
Subject
Authors, American -- 20th century 2
Authors, American -- Correspondence -- 20th century 1
Authors, American -- France -- Paris -- 20th century 1
Authors, English -- 20th century 1
Authors, English -- 20th century -- Correspondence 1