Marianne Moore collection of papers, 1887-1975 bulk (1921-1969).

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Creator

Moore, Marianne, 1887-1972.

Location

Berg Collection of English and American Literature

Extent

• 1,187 items.

Access Restrictions

Restricted access; Berg Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Scope/Contents Note

This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts and typescripts, correspondence by and about the author dating from 1921 to 1971, a notebook from 1923, financial documents, pictorial works, and portraits of the author. The manuscripts and typescripts include holograph and typescript poems, drafts of poems, and an essay. Also present are essays, poems, and fiction in typescript and manuscript by W. H. Auden, Kenneth Burke, Muriel Rukeyser,Glenway Wescott and others relating to the author. The collection includes correspondence by the author, from 1921 to 1971, to Kenneth Burke, Babette Deutsch, John Edmunds, Jean Garrigue, Howard Griffin, Randall Jarrell, Elizabeth Mayer, James Merrill, Howard Moss, May Sarton, Laurence Scott, Frances Steloff, James Sibley Watson, Jr.,Glenway Westcott, Monroe Wheeler, and others. There are letters relating to the author, dating from 1945 to 1970, between various correspondents including Randall Jarrell, Frances Steloff, and others, as well as letters to the author from Herbert Mitgang.

Biographical/Historical Note

Marianne Moore was an American poet, playwright, literary critic, essayist, translator, and childrens' book author.

Controlled Access Terms

• Moore, Marianne, 1887-1972.
• Moore, Marianne, 1887-1972 -- Portraits.
• Correspondence.
• Notebooks.

Additional Creator Names

• Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh), 1907-1973.
• Burke, Kenneth, 1897-1993.
• Rukeyser, Muriel, 1913-
• Deutsch, Babette, 1895-1982.
• Edmunds, John, 1913-
• Garrigue, Jean, 1912-1972.
• Griffin, Howard, 1915-1975.
• Jarrell, Randall, 1914-1965.
• Mayer, Elizabeth.
• Merrill, James, 1926-1995.
• Mitgang, Herbert.
• Moss, Howard, 1922-
• Sarton, May, 1912-1995.
• Scott, Laurence.
• Steloff, Frances, b. 1887.
• Watson, James S. (James Sibley), 1894-
• Wescott, Glenway, 1901-
• Wheeler, Monroe, 1899-
• Sarton, May, 1912-1995. fmo
• Scott, Laurence. fmo
• MacIver, Loren, 1909- fmo
• Wheeler, Monroe, 1899- fmo
• Moss, Howard, 1922- fmo
• Watson, James S. (James Sibley), 1894- fmo
• Jarrell, Randall, 1914-1965. fmo
• Dial Press. fmo
• Gotham Book Mart. fmo
• Harper & Row, Publishers. fmo