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Repository: Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
Location: b
Call No.: MS Am 1641.2
Creator: Woodberry Poetry Room (Harvard College Library).
Title: Additional poems,
Date(s): 1896-1967.
Quantity: 1 box (.5 linear ft.)
Abstract: Annotated drafts of poems and letters from various American poets including Conrad Aiken, Richad Eberhart, Norman McCaig, Sylvia Plath, and Anne Sexton.

Acquisition Information:

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by author.

Scope and Content

Contains annotated drafts of poems by various poets, mostly American; and some correspondence between the poets and the Poetry Room concerning tape recordings of the poets reading from their works. Poets include Conrad Aiken, Richad Eberhart, Norman McCaig, Sylvia Plath, and Anne Sexton.

Container List

• (1) Aiken, Conrad, 1889-1973. T.L.s. to John Lincoln Sweeny; Brewster, 16 Jun 1958. 1s.(1p.)

• (2) Aiken, Conrad, 1889-1973. Another Lycidas. TS. with A.MS. revisions; [n.p., n.d.]. 2s.(2p.)

• (3) Aiken, Conrad, 1889-1973. The autobiography of William Carlos Williams. TS. with A.MS. revisions; [n.p., n.d.]. 5s.(5p.)
  Review for the New York Tribune.

• (4) Aiken, Conrad, 1889-1973. The cicada. TS. with A.MS. revisions; [n.p., n.d.]. 1s.(1p.)

• (5) Aiken, Conrad, 1889-1973. The Cyclads. A.MS.; [n.p., n.d.]. 2s.(2p.)

• (6) Aiken, Conrad, 1889-1973. The flower. TS. with A.MS. revisions; [n.p., n.d.]. 1s.(1p.)

• (7) Aiken, Conrad, 1889-1973. The flutist. TS. with A.MS. revisions; [n.p., n.d.]. 2s.(2p.)
  Two drafts.

• (8) Aiken, Conrad, 1889-1973. [Introduction to T.S. Eliot]. TS. with A.MS. revisions; [n.p., n.d.]. 2s.(2p.)

• (9) Aiken, Conrad, 1889-1973. A letter from Li Po. TS. with A.MS. revisions; [n.p., n.d.]. 17s.(17p.)
  Two drafts.
  With printed text with A.MS. revisions; [n.p., n.d.]. 6s.(12p.)

• (10) Aiken, Conrad, 1889-1973. Overture. TS. with A.MS. revisions; [n.p., n.d.]. 10s.(10p.)
  Two drafts.

• (11) Aiken, Conrad, 1889-1973. The walk in the garden. TS. with A.MS. revisions; [n.p., n.d.]. 4s.(4p.)
  Includes fragment of an earlier version.

• (12) Aiken, Conrad, 1889-1973. When you are not surprised... [1st line of a poem]. TS. with A.MS. revisions; [n.p., n.d.]. 2s.(2p.)
  Two drafts.

• (13) Brown, George Mackay, 1921- A.L.s. to John Lincoln Sweeny; Edinburgh, 21 Apr 1964. 1s.(2p.)env.

• (14) Ciardi, John, 1916- Nona Domenica Garnaro sits in the sun... [1st line of a poem]. A.MS. and TS. with A.MS. revisions; [n.p., n.d.]. 5s.(6p.)
  Five drafts.

• (15) Connor, Tony, 1930- Making love half-asleep. A.MS. and TS.; [n.p.] Dec 1967. 3s.(3p.)
  Two drafts.

• (16) Eberhart, Richard, 1904- A.L.s. to John Lincoln Sweeny; Hanover, 6 Apr 1964. 1s.(1p.)

• (17) Eberhart, Richard, 1904- Am I my neighbor's keeper? A.MS. and TS. with A.MS. revisions; [n.p.] 5 Jan 1962. 5s.(5p.)
  Five drafts.

• (18) Eberhart, Richard, 1904- [Critique of "Am I my neighbor's keeper?"]. A.MS.; [n.p.] 1963. 8s.(8p.)

• (19) Eberhart, Richard, 1904- Meditation I. A.MS.; [n.p.] 1 Jul 1961. 4s.(4p.)

• (20) Eberhart, Richard, 1904- Meditation II. A.MS. and TS. with A.MS. revisions; [n.p.] 22 Jan 1962. 6s.(7p.)
  Two drafts.

• (20a) Fitts, Dudley, 1903- T.L.s. to John Lincoln Sweeny; New Haven, 21 Oct 1964. 1s.(2p.)

• (21) Gunn, Thom, 1929- A.L.s. to John Lincoln Sweeny; San Francisco, 23 Feb 1962. 1s.(1p.)

• (22) Hodgson, Amelia. 4 letters to John Lincoln Sweeny; 1946-1953.

• (23) Hodgson, Ralph, 1871-1962. T.L.s. to John Lincoln Sweeny; Minerva, 20 Sep 1950. 1s.(1p.)env.

• (24) Junkins, Donald, 1931- Postscripts to a childhood. A.MS.s., TS. with A.MS. revisions and carbon copies; Walden Pond, Aug 1960. 18s.(23p.)

• (25) Kirkup, James, 1918- T.L.s. to John Lincoln Sweeny; Tokyo, 27 May 1964. 1s.(2p.)

• (26) Kirkup, James, 1918-. A correct compassion. A.MS., TS. with A.MS. revisions, and galley proofs; [n.p.] 24 May 1951. 8s.(10p.)

• (27) McCaig, Norman, 1910- [13 poems]. A.MS.s. and TS.; [n.p., n.d.]. 13s.(13p.)
  Burning feathers..., The quartering infancy..., Time's waggish finger..., My politics' botched..., You sent me once..., I who see no mathematics..., Father of sixpence, Here I am singing..., Shall I cloud you..., The chinese moon..., The battle-piece weaves..., Two wrestles three..., Junketing with a skull... .

• (28) Morse, Samuel French, 1916- The scattered causes. TS.(carbon copy); [n.p., ca. 1955]. 61s.(61p.)

• (29) Morse, Samuel French, 1916-. The scattered causes. Galley proofs, s.; [n.p.] 1955. 12s.(12p.)

• (30) Muir, Edwin, 1887-1959. 2 A.L.s. to John Lincoln Sweeny:
  • Cambridge, Mass., 17 Nov 1955. 1s.(2p.)
  • Cambridge, England, 12 Dec 1957. 1s.(2p.)

• (31) Plath, Sylvia, 1932-1963. Tulips. TS. with A.MS. corrections; London [1961]. 2s.(2p.)

• (32) Sexton, Anne, 1928- The division of parts. TS., [n.p., n.d.]. 2s.(2p.)

• (33) Sweeny, John Lincoln. 2 letters to James Kirkup:
  • A.L.s.; Cambridge, 6 Oct 1952. 1s.(2p.)
  • TS.(carbon copy); same, 3 Jun 1964. 1s.(1p.)

• (34) Valentine, Jean P. A.L.s. to John Lincoln Sweeny; New York, [n.p.]. 1s.(1p.)

• (35) Valentine, Jean P. Pilgrims. TS. with A.MS. revisions and comments in Robert Fitzgerald's hand; [n.p., n.d.]. 23s.(26p.)