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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:

Finality, unknown

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: 2020.063.1.2.032
Scope and Contents

"Finally bigness turned into the sun. / Hotter and hotter then made man..."

Dates: unknown

First Draft Manuscript

 Item — Box 8, Folder: 10
Identifier: 1976.004.8.10.001
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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

Dates: 1965 - 1974

First writing for the book "Praeterita", 1972-06

 Item — Box 6, Folder: 9
Identifier: 1976.004.6.9.001
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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

Dates: 1972-06

Footfalling, unknown

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: 2020.063.1.2.014
Scope and Contents

"A modulation is that footfalling. / It says and does not say..."

Dates: unknown

For-Ever Morning, unknown

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: 2020.063.1.2.040
Scope and Contents

"'Time's Conscience' cried the allerion. / 'How freat the thrustlecock and thistle..."

Dates: unknown

"For Later Readers of Story-Writing of Mine of Earlier Time", 1976

 Item — Box 3, Folder: 14
Identifier: 1976.004.3.14.001
Scope and Contents

"First ms. draft of commentaries on the last 4 stories in Progress of Stories, to follow reproduction of these stories in Chelsea #35."

Dates: 1976

"For Later Readers of the Presented Four Stories" Typescript

 Item — Box 4, Folder: 10
Identifier: 1976.004.4.10.002
Scope and Contents

Includes section title page: "II: Stories"..."All stories that follow are from Progress of Stories (Seizin Press, Constable, 1935)."

Dates: 1965 - 1974

"For revision work on language book"

 Item — Box 6, Folder: 21
Identifier: 1976.004.6.21.001
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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

Dates: 1965 - 1974

"Foreword" Typescript

 Item — Box 4, Folder: 9
Identifier: 1976.004.4.9.001
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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

Dates: 1965 - 1974

Friendship On Visit, unknown

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: 2020.063.1.4.006
Scope and Contents

"Our names had to each other been two rumors / Yours of a lengthy daring, quick..."

Dates: unknown

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Authors, American -- 20th century 2
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Authors, American -- France -- Paris -- 20th century 1
Authors, English -- 20th century 1
Authors, English -- 20th century -- Correspondence 1