Papers, 1911-1973 (inclusive).

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Papers, 1911-1973 (inclusive).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/232008816

Collection contains writings and corrspondence of Gertrude Berkman, including many letters to her daughters; writings of Sylvia Berkman, including material on Katherine Mansfield; and photographs.

2 linear ft.

Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏

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SNAC Resource ID: 7096515

Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏

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Berkman, Sylvia

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A professor of English at Wellesley College, Berkman was a writer of short stories and the author of Katherine Mansfield: A Critical Study (1951). She was also a fellow at the Radcliffe Institute (1964-1965) and a member of the Corporation of Yaddo (1966-?) Her sister Tessie was a professor of social work and her mother Gertrude was a writer. From the description of Papers, 1911-1973 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232008816 ...

Mansfield, Katherine, 1888-1923

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Katherine Mansfield was born in New Zealand, and also lived in England. During her Bohemian and rather brief life, she made significant contributions to the art of short story writing as a major 20th century writer. Her fiction is characterized by crisp metaphorical prose, a graceful yet inescapable sense of irony, and, above all, a unique and irresistible degree of observation. From the description of Katherine Mansfield letters, 1913. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). Worl...