Edwin Arlington Robinson Letters, 1899-1968

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Collection Overview

Creator:

Robinson, Edwin Arlington (1869-1935)

Collector:

Princeton University. Library. Special Collections

Title:

Edwin Arlington Robinson Letters

Repository:

Manuscripts Division

Permanent URL:

http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/8s45q882k

Dates:

1899-1968

Size:

1 box and 0.5 linear feet

Storage Note:

ReCAP (scarcpxm): Box 1

Language:

English

Abstract: Consists of original letters and transcriptions of additional letters by Edwin Arlington Robinson, American poet and winner of three Pulitzer Prizes.

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

The collection contains forty-one autograph letters by Robinson to Mrs. Edward P. Mason, dated 1900 to 1911. The bulk of the collection, however, comprises typed transcriptions of the author's letters to various other correspondents, including Louis B. Isaacs and Mrs. M. MacDowell. Also included are a thesis on the poet by Robert Scott Fraser and his transcriptions of over two hundred of Robinson's letters, which are accompanied by photocopies of the originals.

Collection Creator Biography:

Robinson

Edwin Arlington Robinson was the first major American poet of the twentieth century. A master of many technical forms, Robinson was awarded the Pulitzer Prize three times -- for his Collected Poems (1921), The Man Who Died Twice (1924), and Tristram (1927).

Collection History

Acquisition:: Various AM.
Custodial History: The collection was formed as a result of a departmental practice of combining into one collection manuscript material of various accessions relating to a particular author.
Appraisal: No appraisal information is available.
Processing Information: Folder inventory added by Hilde Creager (2015) in 2012.

Access & Use

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

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Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

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