Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1865, Oct. 1 | Born, New York. N.Y. |
| 1882-1923 | Worked in family jewelry business, Untermeyer-Robbins Co. and Charles Keller & Co. |
| 1923 | Resigned from jewelry business to devote full time to studying and writing |
| 1907 | Married Jean Starr (divorced 1926) |
| 1911 | Published first book of poems, First Love. Boston: Sherman, French & Co. |
| 1926 | Married Virginia Moore (divorced 1929) |
| 1929 | Reunited in marriage with Jean Starr (divorced 1930) |
| 1933 | Married Esther Antin (divorced 1945) |
| 1934-1937 | Poetry editor, American Mercury |
| 1939-1940 | Poet in residence, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich. |
| 1948 | Married Bryna Ivens |
| 1950 | Panelist on television show What’s My Line? |
| 1955 | Published A Treasury of Great Poems, English and American. New York: Simon and Schuster |
| 1961-1963 | Consultant in poetry, Library of Congress |
| 1965 | Published Bygones; The Recollections of Louis Untermeyer. New York: Harcourt, Brace & World |
| 1977, Dec. 18 | Died, Newtown, Conn. |