Papers concerning Karen Blixen, 1934-1972 (inclusive), 1953-1967 (bulk).

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Papers concerning Karen Blixen, 1934-1972 (inclusive), 1953-1967 (bulk).

Contains letters and typescripts of contributions to memorial volume for Karen Blixen (Isak Dinesen: A Memorial, New York, 1965); original manuscripts, drafts and galley proofs for Parmenia Migel's biography of Blixen (Titania, New York, 1967); album of photographs pertaining to Blixen; and notebooks of miscellaneous printed material about Blixen and about Migel's book, including reviews. Also a few letters written by Blixen.

3 boxes (1.5 linear ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6707197

Houghton Library

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Migel, Parmenia

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Parmenia Migel Ekstrom (1908-1989) was a ballet historian and author, and founder and president of the Stravinsky-Diaghilev Foundation. Although she started her career as a writer under her maiden name, Parmenia Migel, in her subsequent career as a dance scholar and collector, she used her married name, Mrs. Parmenia Ekstrom, sometimes abbreviated PME in this finding aid. In the late 1930s she founded and headed the executive committee of the Ballet Guild (New York, N.Y.). From 1946 to 1955, she...

Dinesen, Isak, 1885-1962

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Graff, Robert D., 1919-

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Sean O'Casey was an Irish playwright. From the guide to the Robert D. and Marjorie Graff Sean O'Casey collection, 1916-1980., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Robert D. and Marjorie S. Graff are book collectors who maintain their private library in Far Hills, New Jersey. Robert S. Graff's collecting interests focused on 20th century American, English and Irish literature,including first editions. In 1965, Graff became a member of the Grolier Cl...