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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:

Corrected Galleys, Part Three: The Authorial Experience

 Item — Box 5, Folder: 9
Identifier: 1976.004.5.9.001
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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

Dates: 1965 - 1974

Corrected Galleys, Part Two: Story

 Item — Box 5, Folder: 8
Identifier: 1976.004.5.8.001
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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

Dates: 1965 - 1974

Corrected Page Proofs

 Item — Box 9, Folder: 14
Identifier: 1976.004.9.14.001
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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

Dates: 1965 - 1974

Correspondence Summary of letters from Laura Jackson to Arthur Cohen and Stanley Burnshaw, bulk: 1965 - 1966

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 4
Identifier: 1976.004.1.4.001
Scope and Contents

"This correspondence to Cohen, Editor in Chief of Holt, Rinehart and Winston, begins discussion of the publication from her Collected Poems (1938) a selection, with a preface by Riding setting forth her current ideas about poetry."

....

"Cohen had Riding's preface read by Stanley Burnshaw, a writer who served as advistor, and he recommended rejection of the preface in harsh personal terms."

Dates: Record Keeping: Majority of material found within 1965 - 1966

Cure of Ignorance, unknown

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: 2020.063.1.3.019
Scope and Contents

"The dogs still bark, / And something is not clear..."

Dates: unknown

Cycles of Strangness [sic], unknown

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: 2020.063.1.3.012

Dear Possible, unknown

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: 2020.063.1.2.037
Scope and Contents

"Dear possible, and if you drown, / Nothing is lost, unless my empty hands..."

Dates: unknown

Death as Death, unknown

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: 2020.063.1.2.015
Scope and Contents

"To conceive death as death / Is difficulty come by easily..."

Dates: unknown

Ding-Donging, unknown

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: 2020.063.1.2.023
Scope and Contents

"With old hours all belfry heads / Are filled, as with thoughts..."

Dates: unknown

Divestement [sic] of Beauty, unknown

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: 2020.063.1.4.004
Scope and Contents

"She, she and she and she-- / Which of these is not lovely?..."

Dates: unknown

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