Search Results

1. Edwin Arlington Robinson papers, 1913-1940

   26 items. 7 containers. 2.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Poet. Chiefly holograph manuscripts of poems by Robinson including “Amaranth,” “Lancelot and Guinevere,” “Old King Cole,” “Talifer,” “The Master,” and “Tristram.” Also includes correspondence (1924-1932).

2. MacDowell Colony records, 1869-2017

   82,000 items. 214 containers plus 4 oversize. 90 linear feet. 1 microfilm reel. 1,252 digital files (9.63 GB). -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   The MacDowell Colony was founded as an artist colony in Peterborough, New Hampshire, in 1907 by Marian MacDowell who dedicated it as a memorial to her husband, American composer Edward MacDowell. The bulk of the records reflects the operational and administrative functions of the colony, its parent organization, the Edward MacDowell Association, and its fundraising staff based in New York. Consists of correspondence, applications for admission, minutes of meetings, reports, legal and financial papers, fundraising and event planning materials, office files, and miscellany.

   Please note:

   Access restrictions apply.

   Some or all content stored offsite.

3. William Orton Tewson papers, 1923-1926

   120 items. 1 container. .2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Editor and literary critic. Primarily a list of contributors and responses from authors, poets, and journalists to Tewson's query, "Do you care what the critics say about you?" posed in the Literary Review of the New York Evening Post in 1926.

4. Louise Chandler Moulton papers, 1852-1908

   9,000 items. 51 containers. 10.4 linear feet. 15 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Author. Chiefly letters received by Moulton from prominent literary figures in the United States, England, and Europe with some holograph poems. Also includes correspondence of the English poet John Marston and his son Philip Bourke Marston.

5. Kermit Roosevelt and Belle Roosevelt papers, 1725-1975

   61,500 items. 202 containers plus 3 oversize. 80.6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Author, businessman, explorer, and soldier (Kermit Roosevelt). Businesswoman and social leader (Belle Roosevelt). Correspondence, diaries, family papers, speeches, writings, subject files, military records, business and financial records, photographs, scrapbooks, printed matter, and other material reflecting many aspects of the Roosevelts' social, personal, and business activities.

   Please note:

   Some or all content stored offsite.

6. Lewis Nathaniel Chase papers, 1836-1947

   89,000 items. 224 containers. 89.6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Editor, author, and educator. Autographed letters and correspondence with poets, writers, artists, musicians, and actors; family papers; and miscellaneous personal and academic material stemming from Chase's career as a writer and university professor.

   Please note:

   Some or all content stored offsite.

7. Marian MacDowell papers, 1876-1969

   2000 items. 10 containers. 3.8 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Correspondence, manuscripts of writings, clippings and other printed material, memorabilia, and other papers relating primarily to Marian MacDowell's activities with the MacDowell Colony, the artist colony in Peterborough, N.H., established to honor her husband, Edward MacDowell.