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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 906 Collections and/or Records:

Letters between Ellsworth Mason and T.S. Matthews, 1987-09-13 - 1987-10-2

 File — Box 11, Folder: 11
Identifier: 1976.004.11.11.001-041
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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

Dates: 1987-09-13 - 1987-10-2

Letters between J. Howard Woolmer and Mark Jacobs, 1976-12-15, 1977-01-10

 Item — Box 2, Folder: 3
Identifier: 1976.004.2.3.013
Scope and Contents Letter 1, Jacobs to Woolmer: "We, my wife and I, are most grateful to you, Mr. Woolmer, for your kindness in your offer to us, through Mrs. Laura (Riding) Jackson, of possible assistance to us in our attempt to establish a living for ourselves in the second-hand book business. Your voluntering to help where there is a feasible way of helping is extraordinarily kind, and we thank you for it. It is good to have the friendship of Mrs. Jackson, and good to have the acquaintance of her friends...
Dates: 1976-12-15; 1977-01-10

Letters from Laura Jackson to J. Howard Woolmer, 1977-06-17

 Item — Box 2, Folder: 3
Identifier: 1976.004.2.3.041
Scope and Contents

"I'm sorting some more ms material. I have found these pages, which cover parts of the book on language- pages from the first typed version, with revision material some of it is new ms. draft."

Dates: 1977-06-17

Letters from Laura Jackson to J. Howard Woolmer, 1978-04-9, 1978-04-10

 Item — Box 2, Folder: 6
Identifier: 1976.004.2.6.012
Scope and Contents

Letter dated 1978-04-9: "This is just to thank you for your letter of March 27th. I do understand that you will wait until a further (third) batch of ms. comes to you before..."

Letter dated 1978-04-10: "I have decided not to try to pack more into a box that would hold more. I think my decision is on the side of safety." This letter also contains an itimized list of material referenced in the body of the letter.

Dates: 1978-04-9; 1978-04-10

Letters from Laura Jackson to J. Howard Woolmer, 1975-09-13

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 22
Identifier: 1976.004.1.22.027
Scope and Contents

Letter 1: "It would be helpful to me at this time, when I am in need of working some plans involving..."

Letter 2: "Something as to possible arrangement, for reprint, of earlier writings of mine..."

Letter 3: "Since I am sending you a couple of communications, I thought it would be of general convenience if I sent you a note on an idea I presented tentatively..."

Dates: 1975-09-13

"Liberalism"

 Item — Box 6, Folder: 3
Identifier: 1976.004.6.3.001
Scope and Contents

"Rough ms. [?] of completed essay, unpublished."

Dates: 1965 - 1974

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

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