Dorothy Simmons collection of Laura (Riding) Jackson letters, 1937-1968.
Collection Number: 6305
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library
DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY
Title:
Dorothy Simmons collection of Laura (Riding) Jackson letters, 1937-1968.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Collection Number:
6305
Abstract:
Consists of correspondence collected by Dorothy Simmons, and includes letters sent
to her by various friends, letters written by Laura (Riding) Jackson to Dorothy Simmons
and her husband Montague Simmons, letters sent to Schuyler B. Jackson, and letters
sent to Laura (Riding) Jackson by the Simmons. Included are a few manuscripts by Laura
(Riding) Jackson.
Creator:
Simmons, Dorothy
Quanitities:
.3 cubic feet.
Language:
Collection material in English
Consists of correspondence collected by Dorothy Simmons, and includes letters sent
to her by various friends, letters written by Laura (Riding) Jackson to Dorothy Simmons
and her husband Montague Simmons, letters sent to Schuyler B. Jackson, and letters
sent to Laura (Riding) Jackson by the Simmons. Included are a few manuscripts by Laura
(Riding) Jackson.
INFORMATION FOR USERS
Dorothy Simmons collection of Laura (Riding) Jackson letters, #6305. Division of Rare
and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
Dorothy Simmons was a sculptress and author, and member of a literary circle that
included American poet and critic Laura (Riding) Jackson.
Laura (Riding) Jackson was a poet, critic, and author best known for her association
with the Fugitives in the Thirties, for her literary partnership with Robert Graves,
and as the editor of Epilogue.
Names:
Jackson, Laura (Riding), 1901-1991.
Jackson, Schuyler B.
CONTAINER LIST
Container
|
Description
|
Date
|
|
Box 1 | Folder 1 |
Various to Dorothy Simmons
|
Apr. 10, 1937-Aug. 31, 1938 |
Box 1 | Folder 2 |
L(R)J to the Simmons
|
Apr. 24, 1937-Dec. 14, 1940 |
Box 1 | Folder 3 |
L(R)J to the Simmons
|
Jan. 6, 1941-Dec. 29, 1945 |
Box 1 | Folder 4 |
L(R)J to the Simmons
|
Apr. 8, 1946-Oct. 12, 1968 |
Box 1 | Folder 5 |
L(R)J to the Simmons (postcards and telegrams)
|
1938-1945 |
Box 1 | Folder 6 |
SBJ to the Simmons
|
Oct. 31, 1939-Feb. 10, 1948 |
Box 1 | Folder 7 |
Dorothy and Montague Simmons to L(R)J
|
May 2, 1937-Sept. 4, 1968 |
Box 1 | Folder 8 |
The Covenant of Literal Morality: Protocol I (Seizin Press, 1938), pp. 1-16
|
1938 |
Box 1 | Folder 9 |
"When the Skies Part," t.s., carbon, 2 pp.
|
n.d. |