Masters-Davis collection, 1928, 1930-1977, bulk (1936-1944).

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Masters-Davis collection, 1928, 1930-1977, bulk (1936-1944).

Collection consists of correspondence, poetry, an extensive journal of Alice Davis's, snapshots, and miscellaneous printed material documenting the relationship between Alice E. Davis (later Tibbetts) and Edgar Lee Masters while they both lived in the Chelsea Hotel.

2 linear feet (2 boxes)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6718942

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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