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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:

Life-Size is Too Large, unknown

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: 2020.063.1.2.012
Scope and Contents

"To the microscopy of thinking small / (To have room enough to think at all)..."

Dates: unknown

"Log of Letters - Laura Riding Jackson to Ellsworth Mason all in 1971"

 Item — Box 10, Folder: 9
Identifier: 1976.004.10.9.003
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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

Dates: 1965 - 1974

Mailing Envelopes, 1973

 File — Box 11, Folder: 12
Identifier: 1976.004.11.12.001-003
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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

Dates: 1973

Manuscript Text of Sections 2-4 and Carbon Copies

 Item — Box 6, Folder: 10
Identifier: 1976.004.6.10.001
Scope and Contents

"Some Ms. Text, and carbon copies of it, of sections of Praeterita - for book on my experiences in the world of literary eye."

Dates: 1965 - 1974

Many Gentlemen, unknown

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: 2020.063.1.2.007
Scope and Contents

"Many gentlemen there are born not babes. / They will be babes, they will be babes..."

Dates: unknown

Masopust, Michael, 1975-06-14

 File
Identifier: 1988.012.1.182
Scope and Contents

Masopust refers to the Graves and Riding project he discussed with Ellmann; queries Ellmann about the whereabouts of a series of letters between Yeats and Riding concerning the possiblity of including [Graves's] poems in Yeats's Oxford Book of Modern Poetry.

Dates: 1975-06-14

Meanwhile, unknown

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: 2020.063.1.3.016
Scope and Contents

"Equally dismal rain and sunshine-- / If the hours are hours of waiting..."

Dates: unknown

"Miscellaneous General Reflections"

 Item — Box 6, Folder: 4
Identifier: 1976.004.6.4.001

"Modern Imagination"

 Item — Box 6, Folder: 5
Identifier: 1976.004.6.5.001
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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

Dates: 1965 - 1974

Modern Superstition, unknown

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: 2020.063.1.4.011
Scope and Contents

"Unarguably there are spirits, ghosts, witches, / Devils and spells and charms and portents..."

Dates: unknown

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Archival Object 906
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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