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Laura Riding Jackson papers, 1924-1984 (bulk, 1970-1984).

Title
Laura Riding Jackson papers, 1924-1984 (bulk, 1970-1984).
Author
Jackson, Laura (Riding), 1901-1991.
Publication
New York, Saratoga, Wabasso (Fla.), etc., 1924-1984.
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Mixed materialPermit needed Berg Coll MSS Jackson 1924-1984Schwarzman Building - Berg Collection Room 320

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Additional Authors
  • Adams, Barbara.
  • Antell, Esther.
  • Davidson, Donald.
  • Graves, Robert, 1895-1985.
  • Jacobs, Marc.
  • Kirkham, Michael.
  • Mathias, James F.
  • Oliver, Mary, 1935-2019.
  • Schmidt, Michael, 1947-
Description
(77 manuscript boxes); 38.5 linear feet
Summary
Organized into 11 series: Series 1: Works by Laura Riding Jackson; Series 2: Correspondence; Series 3: Diaries; Series 4: Book reviews of Laura Riding Jackson’s works; Series 5: Criticism of Laura Riding Jackson’s works; Series 6: Photographs; Series 7: Documents; Series 8: Awards, bibliographies obituaries; Series 9: Ephemera; Series 10: Clippings; Series 11: Writings by others.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Clippings files.
  • Correspondence.
  • Contracts.
  • Diaries.
  • Manuscripts.
  • Printed ephemera.
  • Wills.
Note
  • Writings by others in the collection are chiefly about Laura Riding Jackson.
  • Documents series contains drafts of Laura Riding Jackson’s last will and testament.
  • Formerly owned by James F. Mathias (Saratoga, N.Y.), Vice President of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (N.Y.), and, for a time, Riding’s literary executor.
  • Donated to the Berg Collection by Wilson S. Mathias, James F. Mathias’s son, on June 13, 2000.
With (note)
  • Numerous photocopies of correspondence, articles, and pamphlets, as well as original manuscript material.
  • 7 leaves of autograph manuscript journal entries by Robert Graves.
  • Photocopies of Jackson’s diaries for 1979-1980.
  • Letters from poet Mary Oliver and photocopies or carbons of Jackson’s replies.
  • Voluminous correspondence with publishers and editors.
Access (note)
  • Restricted access;
Call Number
Berg Coll MSS Jackson 1924-1984
OCLC
907086839
Author
Jackson, Laura (Riding), 1901-1991.
Title
Laura Riding Jackson papers, 1924-1984 (bulk, 1970-1984).
Imprint
New York, Saratoga, Wabasso (Fla.), etc., 1924-1984.
With:
Numerous photocopies of correspondence, articles, and pamphlets, as well as original manuscript material.
7 leaves of autograph manuscript journal entries by Robert Graves.
Photocopies of Jackson’s diaries for 1979-1980.
Letters from poet Mary Oliver and photocopies or carbons of Jackson’s replies.
Voluminous correspondence with publishers and editors.
Local Note
Shelved in downstairs vault.
Access
Restricted access; request permission in holding division.
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Finding Aid
Added Author
Adams, Barbara. Addressee
Antell, Esther. Addressee
Davidson, Donald. Addressee
Graves, Robert, 1895-1985. Addressee
Jacobs, Marc.
Kirkham, Michael. Addressee
Mathias, James F.
Oliver, Mary, 1935-2019.
Oliver, Mary, 1935-2019. Addressee
Schmidt, Michael, 1947- Addressee
Mathias, James F. Former owner
Mathias, Wilson S. Donor
Research Call Number
Berg Coll MSS Jackson 1924-1984
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