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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:

Letter from Laura Jackson to J. Howard Woolmer, 1976-02-01

 Item — Box 2, Folder: 1
Identifier: 1976.004.2.1.021
Scope and Contents "I have now sent to Miss Raiziss what I think is probably the last of the material for Chelsea #35. I have more ready, but I think it likely the length limitations of an issue will prove strained even with just what I have sent to her. There will be on the cover the title of an introductory piece, which by the form of its presentation may be take for poem, but it is not one: 'It Has Taken Long...'"..."...I may be quote wrong, but, despite the usual treatment my work...
Dates: 1976-02-01

Letter from Laura Jackson to J. Howard Woolmer, 1976-03-09

 Item — Box 2, Folder: 1
Identifier: 1976.004.2.1.025
Scope and Contents

"I am content with all that your letter of March 3rd brought to me. Your report pleases me - and the gracious consullation as to those 19 copies; and it is good to have the check..."

Dates: 1976-03-09

Letter from Laura Jackson to J. Howard Woolmer and "Note for my Praeterita On several references to myself appearing in the third volume of Letters of Virginia Woolf", 1978-09-4

 Item — Box 2, Folder: 6
Identifier: 1976.004.2.6.031
Scope and Contents Typewritten Letter: "Here are the pages (the script) for my comments on the Woolf Letters for Praeterita, a book of momoirs treating of my literary-world experience." Typescript: "Elsewhere in these pages I refer to a manifestation to me of brutally unexplained ugly behavior on the part of Leonard Woolf, accompanied by an accusation having no foundation in or pertinence to anything within the compass of our relations - which had been, up to the occasion of personal encounter in question,...
Dates: 1978-09-4

Letter from Laura Jackson to J. Howard Woolmer, and Photocopied Letters between Laura Jackson and Jean Heard, 1978-08-6, 1978-07-25

 Item — Box 2, Folder: 6
Identifier: 1976.004.2.6.025
Scope and Contents Letter from Jackson to Woolmer: "I have decided to send you my copy of my letter - I am not sure as to just when I can get it xeroxed." Letter from Heard to Jackson: "The Friends of the Library of the Joint University Libraries are weeking to acquire Fugitive and Agrarian material not already held in the Jesse Wills Fugitive/Agrarian Collection. Because you were a distinguished member of the Fugitives, we would like to enlist your support." Letter from Jackson to Heard: "My thought on what...
Dates: 1978-08-6; 1978-07-25

Letter from Laura Jackson to John Cotton, 1971-09-25

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 7
Identifier: 1976.004.1.7.025
Scope and Contents "Certain developments in Mr. Mason's field of bibliographical interests and activities were only very recently made known to me by him, and these profoundly affect my feelings. This has nothing to do with the personal relations between Mr. Mason and myself. I had informed him that the new knowledge of these involvements raised for me very serious questions as to my feelings about his and my co-operating on an article for you..." "I am opposed to any going thhus to my former...
Dates: 1971-09-25

Letter from Laura Jackson to John Horden, 1973-11-03

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 9
Identifier: 1976.004.1.9.015
Scope and Contents

"It is good to have your point of view, as to how the neglect of cross-reference between two entries may have come about. There has been so much suppression and disregard of myself and my work, and distortion of literary and bibliographical actualities in connection, that mere inadvertence is not the first cause that springs to mind, with me, when I come upon such a thing as that on which I wrote in my letter to Professor Misenheimer."

Dates: 1973-11-03

Letter from Laura Jackson to Michael Blechner, 1976-09-04

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 19
Identifier: 1976.004.1.19.009
Scope and Contents

"What you have written as to the two crticial collaborations is of course satisfactory. I am sure you will, in all cataloguing of these two, observe the order of authorship - which has been blatantly misrepresented in many quarters critical and biliographical."

Dates: 1976-09-04

Letter from Laura Jackson to Michael Blechner, 1976-09-26

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 19
Identifier: 1976.004.1.19.013
Scope and Contents

"I am communicating to Mr. Clark exactly what you wrote there as to the bibliography - I wrote of the Chelsea issue with regret of my not offering to provide you with a copy."

Dates: 1976-09-26

Letter from Laura Jackson to Michael Blechner, 1976-12-20

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 19
Identifier: 1976.004.1.19.014
Scope and Contents

"I have thought, coming upon this listing made by Mr. Mason, and sent to me about a year ago, that it would interest you to have it. I have written a little on it..."

Dates: 1976-12-20

Letter from Laura Jackson to Michael Blechner, 1977-01-20

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 19
Identifier: 1976.004.1.19.016
Scope and Contents

"I thank you, Mr. Blechner for the word about the list I sent to you, and your not acknowledging it..."

Dates: 1977-01-20

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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