Guide to the Dorothy Simmons Collection of Laura (Riding) Jackson Letters,
1937-1968

Collection Number: 6305

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library

Contact Information:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
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Cornell University
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DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Dorothy Simmons collection of Laura (Riding) Jackson letters, 1937-1968.
Collection Number:
6305
Creator:
Dorothy Simmons
Quantity:
.3 cubic ft.
Forms of Material:
Correspondence.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
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.
Language:
Collection material in English

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Dorothy Simmons was a sculptress and author, and member of a literary circle that included American poet and critic Laura (Riding) Jackson.
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

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.
SUBJECTS

Names:
Simmons, Dorothy.
Jackson, Laura (Riding), 1901-
Jackson, Schuyler.
INFORMATION FOR USERS

Cite As:
Dorothy Simmons collection of Laura (Riding) Jackson letters, #6305. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
CONTAINER LIST

Date
Description
Container
Apr. 10, 1937-Aug. 31, 1938
Various to Dorothy Simmons
 Box 1 Folder 1
Apr. 24, 1937-Dec. 14, 1940
L(R)J to the Simmons
 Box 1 Folder 2
Jan. 6, 1941-Dec. 29, 1945
L(R)J to the Simmons
 Box 1 Folder 3
Apr. 8, 1946-Oct. 12, 1968
L(R)J to the Simmons
 Box 1 Folder 4
1938-1945
L(R)J to the Simmons (postcards and telegrams)
 Box 1 Folder 5
Oct. 31, 1939-Feb. 10, 1948
SBJ to the Simmons
 Box 1 Folder 6
May 2, 1937-Sept. 4, 1968
Dorothy and Montague Simmons to L(R)J
 Box 1 Folder 7
1938
The Covenant of Literal Morality: Protocol I (Seizin Press, 1938), pp. 1-16
Box 1 Folder 8
n.d.
"When the Skies Part," t.s., carbon, 2 pp.
 Box 1 Folder 9