Papers of Rachel Field, 1933-1939.

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Papers of Rachel Field, 1933-1939.

Collection contains the manuscripts of six poems, three letters, and two photographs. The manuscripts of the poems include the poem beginning "Though critics' praise be large or scant ..." (dated January 2, 1934), and undated manuscripts of "Spinner of time" (with related clipping), "Years ago," "Island visit," "The Place thereof" (with autograph corrections), and "Witch-Hazel" with manuscript to Anne requesting some Bible references. Letters include Field's letter to "Joe dear", dated August 11, 1933, in which she thanks him for critical remarks on an unnamed poem and remarks on Joe's poem "Possessions" and other writings. Field's letter of May 30, 1936, responds to letter from Miss Apgar about Field's "Time out of mind," refers to date of Eiffel Tower and other corrections made in her books. In a letter dated January 21, 1939, to Marion Whelpley, Field gives thanks for praise for "God's pocket" and discusses the Praslin children and their governess. Photographs include one of Field with her husband used as their 1938 Christmas card and an undated photograph of a Scottish terrior, "Trotty" with Field's autograph on the back.

11 items.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7355422

University of Virginia. Library

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Whelpley, Marion Louise,

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Field, Rachel, 1894-1942

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Rachel Field, author, studied playwriting at Radcliffe, 1914-1918. She wrote plays, children's books, poetry, and novels. She received the Newberry medal for children's literature (1929) and the National Award for Fiction (1935). From the description of Papers, 1845-1942 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232008513 Rachel Field, American novelist, poet, and author of children's fiction. From the guide to the Rachel Field collection, 1917-1942,...