De Lima, Agnes

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Agnes de Lima, educator and author, served as public relations director for the New School for Social Research, 1940-1960. She began a close friendship with Alyse Gregory in 1915, which continued until Gregory's death in 1967. Gregory was godmother to de Lima's daughter, author Sigrid de Lima (1921-1999). Agnes de Lima assisted in collecting letters of Gregory's husband Llewelyn Powys for publication by John Lane in 1943, and she acted as a literary agent in the United States for Powys's later works. A full biographical note for Alyse Gregory is provided in the register for the Alyse Gregory Papers (YCAL MSS 163).

From the guide to the Agnes de Lima collection of Alyse Gregory, 1924-1968, 1939-1967, (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library)

Agnes de Lima, 1887-1974, educator, author, and public relations director for the New School for Social Research, 1940-1960. De Lima maintained a close friendship with Alyse Gregory from 1915 until Gregory's death in 1967, assisted in collecting letters of Llewelyn Powys for publication, and acted as a literary agent in the United States for Powys's later works.

Alyse Gregory, 1884-1967, social reformer and writer; managing editor of the literary magazine The Dial, 1924-1926; married to English author Llewelyn Powys and close associate of the Powys family.

From the description of Agnes de Lima collection of Alyse Gregory, 1924-1968 (bulk 1939-1967). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79700055

Agnes de Lima, 1887-1974, educator, author, and public relations director for the New School for Social Research, 1940-1960. De Lima maintained a close friendship with Alyse Gregory from 1915 until Gregory's death in 1967, assisted in collecting letters of Llewelyn Powys for publication, and acted as a literary agent in the United States for Powys's later works.

Alyse Gregory, 1884-1967, social reformer and writer; managing editor of the literary magazine The Dial, 1924-1926; married to English author Llewelyn Powys and close associate of the Powys family.

From the description of Agnes de Lima collection of Alyse Gregory, 1924-1968 (bulk 1939-1967). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702164829

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Role Title Holding Repository
creatorOf De Lima, Agnes. Correspondence with Theodore Dreiser, 1941. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn John Collier papers, 1910-1987 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
referencedIn Collier, John, 1884-1968. John Collier papers, 1910-1987 (inclusive). Yale University Library
referencedIn The Nation, records, 1879-1974 (inclusive), 1920-1955 (bulk). Houghton Library
creatorOf De Lima, Agnes. Correspondence with Van Wyck Brooks, 1940-1961. University of Pennsylvania Library
referencedIn John Collier papers Yale University Library
creatorOf Agnes de Lima collection of Alyse Gregory, 1924-1968, 1939-1967 Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Bourne, Randolph Silliman, 1886-1918. Randolph Silliman Bourne papers, [ca. 1910]-1966. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Randolph Silliman Bourne Papers, 1910-1966. Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Alyse Gregory papers, 1888-1982, 1939-1967 Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf De Lima, Agnes. New York City's budget exhibit as a method of reform. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
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associatedWith Bourne, Randolph Silliman, 1886-1918. person
associatedWith Collier, John, 1884-1968. person
associatedWith de Lima, Sigrid. person
associatedWith Gregory, Alyse, 1884-1967. person
correspondedWith Nation (New York, N.Y. : 1865). corporateBody
associatedWith New School for Social Research (New York, N.Y.) corporateBody
associatedWith Powys family. family
associatedWith Powys family. family
associatedWith Powys family. family
associatedWith Powys, Llewelyn, 1884-1939. person
associatedWith Sergeant, Elizabeth Shepley, 1881-1965. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Devon (England)
Devon (England)
Dorset (England)
Dorset (England)
Dorset (England)
Devon (England)
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American literature
Authors, American
Women authors, American
English literature
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Birth 1887-08-05

Death 1974

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